[DID NOT ATTEND: June 28, 2025] Strand of Oaks / Stella Ruze
I have seen Strand of Oaks five times. I always think I’ve seen them more because I had planned to go to all of the Winter Specials that he played in Philly. But I haven’t gone to that many, although the last one was great.
When he announced this Concert Under the Stars, I immediately penciled it in. And then about a week later I saw that Babymetal was playing the same night in a venue that would allow us to see them pretty well. So I grabbed two tickets for Babymetal and knew I’d have to wait to see Strand of Oaks again–maybe this winter?
I assumed that Stella Ruze was a folk singer. Turns out they are a roots rock band from Philly. “They blend four-part vocal harmonies and horn arrangements into a new, genre-bending sound.” I’m not sure how genre-bending their sound actually is. It’s kind of folky and sounds like it woul dbe great to hear at an open air show.
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