the band of rivals

MEET THE BAND OF RIVALS:

NAME:  Greg Ondo
FIRST SHOW I PLAYED IN PHILLY:  Wherever the first BOR show in Philly was.
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE SEEN: Snarky Puppy at The Ardmore Music Hall.
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY MUSIC: I rep the Mad Platter in West Chester.  

NAME:  Sean Cox
FIRST SHOW I PLAYED IN PHILLY:  The Fire with The Band of Rivals
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE SEEN:  Amos Lee at The Mann.
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY MUSIC:  I like buying music at Record Connection.  

NAME:  Alex-Michael Alleva
FIRST SHOW I PLAYED IN PHILLY:  Broad Street Ministry, I forget the band.
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE EVER SEEN:  Pearl Jam with my brother.
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY MUSIC:  I rather enjoy streaming music on TIDAL.  
 

NAME:  Abbey Mertz
FIRST SHOW I PLAYED IN PHILLY:  Milkboy’s old spot in Ardmore.
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE EVER SEEN:  The Punch Brothers were great the last time I saw them.
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY MUSIC:  I usually stream on Spotify?

NAME:  Doug Keller
FIRST SHOW I PLAYED IN PHILLY:  I’m not sure Milkboy’s old Ardmore location counts as a Philly venue, so I’ll say The Fire with The Band of Rivals.
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE EVER SEEN:  I don’t think I can boil it down to a single concert, but all the shows I went to at The Stoop this past summer.    
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY MUSIC:  I like to buy music from the merch table of local bands after shows.

Images by Caitlin Phillips
Sound by Matthew Phillips Audio