[ATTENDED: February 21, 2026] The Afterglows
The Afterglows are a Philly band–a duo–Sam Cook-Parrott and Michael Cantor (although I’m not sure who was who).
They took the stage at 7 (the show was pushed up a but, I guess because KFN had an event at ten). One guy on guitar and another on bass and keys/drum machine.
Their songs were simple but their harmonies were really great. They had a kind of slow, dreamy quality–retro in a pleasant way.
The lead vocals we shared between the two, with the bassist’s voice being the higher. For one song, they switched instruments (and apologized for the delay) and then they went back to the basic setup.
Their set was really pleasant. Songs of love and loss with simple melodies and nice harmonies. None of which were more than 3 minutes I don’t think.
The last song, How This Ends rocked a lot more. It was louder and even had a noisy guitar solo at the end. A fun way to end the set.
SETLIST
Don’t Make Me Lonely §
Sea of Hate §
I’m Closing the Door ∇
The Nearest Window §
Here Comes the Night §
Bless My Soul ∇
Born Again §
How This Ends §
§ The Sound of the Afterglows
∇ The Afterglows
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