Concerts, Couture, and More.: April 2012

This Weekend I took a trip to Bethlehem, PA. The town is very industrial and is scattered with ruins of old steel factories. The town has a ton of cute shops and best of all an extremely awesome music venue. Musikfest Cafe is on the third floor of Art Quest. The Stage is backed up against a huge wall of windows, and behind the window is an old factory that is lit up with blue lights when it is dark. This weekend I went to go see Civil Twilight!!!!!
A really cool band called Delta Rae opened up the show! I instantly fell in love with their music! They are like a folk-indie-rock infusion, that every one is going to love! I was not expecting such a treat as an opening act. I feel very lucky to have seen them! And so unexpectedly! You can download a live album of theirs on Facebook! And you can watch their really cool video for Bottom of the River HERE!

Here are some photos!

Next up was Civil Twilight! AND OH MY GOODNESS, I love them! Their new album Holy Weather just hit stores! It is fantastic! They played fabulously as usual! I saw them about a year ago as well at the TLA in Philadelphia. My favorite song they played Friday night was off their new album and is called River! I have always been a fan of Civil Twilight and it is always a pleasure to see them! You can watch their video for their newest single, Fire Escape Here!

Here are some photos from the show!!

These last two photos kinda made my week! Even though I look kinda dorky haha!

Last night, I attended A Silent Film and Empires concert at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. Union Transfer is the newest music venue in Philadelphia. This place is very small, and I think that the smaller the place the better! The size made it very intimate and no matter where you stood, you could always see because of the raised stage! If you live in the Philadelphia area and haven't been to Union Tran I would highly recommend going! The show last night was hosted by my favorite radio station Radio 104.5! They play all the best alternative music! If you want to listen to this station (and you do) then I would suggest downloading the iheart radio app. A very talented local group called Find Vienna kicked off the show and wowed the audience with a great U2 cover.

Next came Empires!! I love them, but this was the first time that I have ever seen them live! I was completely blown away by their set! The lead singer has excellent stage presence and is very entertaining to watch! They have a new EP coming out that you can download for free at weareempires.com. I would highly recommend listening to them! They are definitely worth it! I talked to them after the show and they are just the nicest group!
Click this link to watch a VIDEO! I took this with my phone! It was one of may favorite songs!

This is a photo of the Lead singer and bass player from Empires!

Find them on Facebook!

The next band is one of my favorites in the world! If you have read my blog before you definitely have read about A Silent Film! I just love them and can't help but see them every time they come to Philadelphia! As always they sounded amazing and like nothing else! Robert the lead singer has a voice of velvet, Ali the bass player is one of the best bass players of today, Karl on guitar is pure genius, and Spencer plays the drums like no one else! They played a lot off new songs of their newest album, Sand and Snow, which comes out on June 5th, along with older favorites like, Driven By A Beating Heart, and You Will Leave A Mark. Their newest single, Danny, Dakota, & The Wishing Well is available on their Facebook page for a free download! A Silent Film is a group of extremely talented musicians and I think their music would appeal to just about every one! They sound amazing live, and get better every time I see them! Plus they are super approachable and fun to talk to!

Click on this link to watch a VIDEO that I took with my phone!