So it looks like this might be your last chance to get out and enjoy the nice weather tonight until the rains come in. Tonight’s shows are loaded with up and coming artists. Catch these guys playing at these small venues while you still can. Cloud Nothings, one of my favorite new artists, is playing [...]

Snowmaggedon, snowpocalypse, call it what you want but over the weekend we got a pumbled with one of the worst snowfalls the city’s ever seen. I think the official total was something around 28.5 inches. You know what that translates to? A whole lot of people going absolutely nowhere, myself included. With all this extra [...]

It was announced a few days ago that both Neon Indian and Memory Tapes would be performing at next month’s Making Time. I’m not gonna lie, I wasn’t too thrilled with this month’s (Brodinski), but I am very excited to see these two artists. It seems like every time Neon Indian breathes, at least five [...]

When I first saw that Banksy’s stencil art started popping up around Park City, Utah my initial reaction was simply why? Yeah the Sundance Film Festival is quickly approaching but I never thought of it being an event that Banksy would target. A day later I discovered a certain trailer of a movie that will [...]

University of Delaware professor Tammy Anderson has published a new book about the decline of the Philly Music Scene.  611 HQ just got our copy and we will read up!  Prof. Anderson tells us that 611 has quite a few mentions inside the book too!  (Thanks prof!)
You can check out more about her and her [...]

This 4th of July weekend experience a new breed of events. The Texas Heat Music & Arts Festival is a combination of the best in indie, rock and dance for one weekend. Set to take place at Jones Plaza, located in the heart of the Theater District in Downtown Houston. 2 Days - 2 Stages - 40+ Acts
Not your typical 4th of July [...]

[ June 26, 2009; 10:00 pm; 10:00 pm; ] 611 has been a fan of Derrick May and Transmat for well over a decade - this is the type of once-in-almost-never special event for Philadelphia that you can’t afford to miss.  Derrick May aka Rhythim is Rhythim aka Mayday aka the Innovator lights up the Arts Garage for one night only on Friday June [...]

[ May 22, 2009; 10:00 pm; ]

611 is collectively a huge fan of Dave P’s Making Time party which has brought acts like Simian Mobile Disco, Justice, Soulwax, The Klaxons and countless others through a city that often gets looked past.  It’s a party Philadelphia can brag about and the Making Time 9 Year Anniversary Freakout at Pure, Friday May 22nd, [...]

[ May 2, 2009; 2:00 pm; ]

The UK’s Stenchman (True Tiger, Bovinyl Moosick, XS Dubz) is rockin’ his first US tour and Subdivision & Seclusiasis are giving you the Philly party stop. A power packed lineup featuring Brooklyn’s Secret Agent Gel (Dub War), Seclusiasis’ Dev79 and Sonkin, and Subdivision’s RX and Flufftronix. Zot is a slick lounge/club [...]

[ April 17, 2009; 10:00 pm; ] On 4.17.09, British house music DJ/Producer Chris Lake lands in Philadelphia for his first appearance at Lounge 125. With numerous US Top 10 singles over the past few years, most notably ‘Changes’, Chris Lake is one of the hottest and most in demand DJs in the game. In the studio, Chris Lake has been [...]