And now for some morning-after-the-storm rock from Ruby the Hatchet (playing...
The night has past, and sometime about 11 hours ago, Sandy was downgraded from Hurricane to Post-Tropical Cyclone – which kinda sounds more like a music genre than a weather formation. That isn’t to...
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Photo by Dominic Digiorno | twitter.com/digs1975 Explore the roots of The Roots with a 1996 audio documentary and vintage photos [link] Philadelphia art-pop act Auctioneer premiered a new song called...
View ArticleRuby the Hatchet donating profits from OUROBOROS to Hurricane Sandy Relief
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the musical community has stepped up and become a leader in fundraising and supporting the region affected by the storm. Local rockers Ruby the Hatchet have joined in...
View ArticleRuby the Hatchet at Kung Fu Necktie Saturday, December 8th
This Saturday, December 8th, the upstairs of Kung Fu Necktie will host the Philly alt-thrash four-piece Ruby The Hatchet; also on the bill is Baltimore’s Bad LIquor Pond, Wreaths from Asbury Park and...
View ArticleThe Key’s Year-End Mania: John Vettese’s top five Philly music discoveries of...
With just two weeks remaining in 2012, it’s come time to look back at the year that’s just passed us by, look ahead at the year just ahead of us, and generally reflect on stuff that got us excited – in...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Sun Airway at Johnny Brenda’s, Ruby the Hatchet with...
Photo by Shawn Brackbill | ShawnBrackbill.comGlittery pop outfit Sun Airway play Johnny Brenda’s tonight with Historics and Cruiser. On last year’s expansive sophomore release Soft Fall, Sun Airway...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Psychic Ills at Johnny Brenda’s, Bilal at World Cafe...
New York experimental rock band Psychic Ills headline Johnny Brenda’s tonight. The psychedelic-infused outfit recalls the distorted and distressed, laidback sound of early Kurt Vile with lo-fi vocals...
View ArticleThe Key Studio Sessions: Ruby the Hatchet
I first heard Philly by-way-of-Jersey heavy psychedelic four-piece Ruby The Hatchet back in September while I was holed up in my house, watching the winds of Hurricane Sandy (er, excuse me,...
View ArticleThe Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Oldermost, Ruby the Hatchet, The Lawsuits
In advance of their upcoming debut full-length, local five-piece Oldermost dropped a download of two free tracks earlier this week. “Close to the Fire” and “Once I Left” display two distinct moods of...
View ArticleDownload The Key Studio Sessions Vol. 7 (feat. Waxahatchee, Pissed Jeans,...
The latest edition of our Key Studio Sessions compilations is out today – now streamable and downloadable from Soundcloud! Check out this year’s in-studio appearances with The Key Studio Sessions...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Younger Me at The Fire, Mason Jennings at World Cafe...
They helped us though the end of summer with their “Swimming Pool” video and started the Fall on the right note with their two-track 7″ preview via Bandcamp. Now join York / Lancaster native Younger Me...
View ArticlePremiere: Ruby the Hatchet release ominous two-song EP
Ruby the Hatchet | photo by Troy Memis Jersey born, Philly bred rock outfit Ruby the Hatchet are back with a two song EP to blast us (hopefully) into spring. ”Paralyzed” b/w “Eliminator” follow up...
View Article“A mix of sleaziness and professionalism”: Philly artists weigh in on their...
The Districts at Buffalo Billiards | Photo by John Vettese The rickety van piloted by Philly psych-thrash outfit Ruby the Hatchet rolled into Austin just a few hours before its first South By Southwest...
View ArticleRuby the Hatchet signs with Tee Pee Records
2 days ago, Philly psych-rockers Ruby the Hatchet took to Instagram to announce the exciting news that they signed a record deal with Tee Pee Records. “We are proud to announce that we’re joining the...
View ArticleWatch Ruby The Hatchet pay homage to Evil Dead in the “Vast Acid” video
Ruby the Hatchet | from the “Vast Acid” video It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that heavy psychedelic Philadelphians Ruby the Hatchet are big horror movie buffs. The albums are loud and ominous,...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Ruby The Hatchet at Union Transfer, Chris Forsyth at...
Ruby The Hatchet via facebook.com Psychedelic rock quintet Ruby The Hatchet will be getting nice and weird tonight at Union Transfer in support of Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats at 7 p.m. The show will...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Mal Devisa at Boot & Saddle, The Baird Sisters at...
Mal Devisa | photo via Facebook Massachusetts multi-instrumentalist Mal Devisa performs at Boot & Saddle tonight. Touring in support of this year’s Kiid LP, Devisa will share her strikingly poetic...
View ArticleTonight’s Concert Picks: Ruby The Hatchet at Johnny Brenda’s, Brainfest at...
Ruby the Hatchet | photo by Mike Petzinger | via facebook.com/rubythehatchet It’s record release day for Jersey’s Ruby The Hatchet. The psych-rock outfit will be celebrating their latest LP Planetary...
View ArticleRuby the Hatchet, Radiator Hospital and more will play Spruce Street Harbor...
Radiator Hospital | screenshot from video The June shows haven’t even begun yet, but Spruce Street Harbor Park has already announced its Waterfront Sessions lineup through July. Earlier this month,...
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