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MusicTown: City Rain, Topless and Jumping.
Want to be in JUMP? How about hanging out in an abandoned lot, taking your shirt off and jumping into the air with your gear? That’s what the guys from City Rain did. Jarrett Zerrer (left) and Ben...
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City Rain: Topless. In a Vacant Lot.
Text and image by G.W. Miller III. Jarrett Zerrer (left) and Ben Runyan grew up together. Sort of. They went to the same middle school and then the same high school. But they never spoke. They both...
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Summer Jam: City Rain (@The North Star on Thursday).
Our friends from City Rain will be performing on Thursday at the North Star Bar with The Canon Logic, Sleeper Agent and Run to Sandy. Check them out. There’s a good chance they will be barely clothed...
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Come Party With JUMP.
Celebrate the launch of the winter 2011/2012 issue with us at these events: Wednesday, November 16 at the Paley Library at Temple University. After a discussion about music journalism with the crew...
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Toy Soldiers, City Rain & Lady @ The Hard Rock Cafe.
Many thanks to Toy Soldiers, City Rain and Lady, all of whom performed last week at the Hard Rock Cafe to celebrate the launch of the winter 2011/2012 issue of JUMP. This is the visual issue,...
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BITBY: City Rain Doing An Acoustic Version of “I’m Gone” on the Race Street...
Check out this cool version of the City Rain tune in a video created by our friends at Bands in the Backyard. City Rain will perform at the North Star Bar on April 12.
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Intern Matthew’s Weekend Picks: Happy Anniversary! And Other Fun Reasons To...
Every week, intern Matthew Albasi brings you all the shows he wishes he could go to. It seems like it’s a weekend of annual events. We’ve got anniversary celebrations for Bands in the Backyard and The...
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Intern Matthew’s Weekend Picks: You Can Go Home Again.
Every week, intern Matthew Albasi brings you his musical selections for the coming days … Mmm, Thanksgiving weekend. The time for you to go out with all your old high school friends, tell stories about...
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Third Thursday Live and Local @ Race Street Pier, Featuring City Rain, Nicos...
Images by Luong Huynh. It was insanely hot by the time the second Third Thursday Live and Local event at the Race Street Pier began yesterday at 6 PM. Still, there was a good-sized crowd there and they...
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Hank & Cupcakes and City Rain @ Johnny Brenda’s.
Text and images by Darragh Dandurand. Ben Runyan and Scott Cumpstone of City Rain hit the stage at Johnny Brenda’s a little after nine last Thursday night. Their set was short but full of pumped-up...
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New Legacy Enterprises Holiday Showcase @ Kung Fu Necktie, Featuring Voss,...
Text and images by Darragh Dandurand. From mid-afternoon until midnight, Kung Fu Necktie was filled with fans for every genre last Saturday. New Legacy Enterprises held their second annual holiday...
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Mike Thatcher: “It Has That Real Magic, in a Space That Kinda Seems Illegal.”
As part of our partnership with Philly Beer Scene magazine, we’re documenting Philly’s relationships between music and beer. For the most recent issue of Philly Beer Scene, G.W. Miller III caught up...
View ArticleCity Rain: Back from the Void
Story by Lauren Silvestri. Photo by Milton Lindsay. Ben Runyan never thought he would perform as City Rain again. After starting the electronic project in 2007, it became a full band in 2010. In 2013,...
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