“Get into the mash pit!” with Wimps, Tonight at B&S
Last month Seattle trio Wimps, hailed by The Stranger as, “Almost-catchier-than-the-Beatles,” released their third LP, Garbage People, likely the best punk album of the…
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Sound&Shape: “Nice and loud and easy to latch onto”
This Monday, August 13th, Sparta (led by At The Drive-In alum Jim Ward) are playing a surprisingly cozy show at Johnny Brenda’s (Sorry, it’s…
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Quiet Slang’s “Chamber pop for outsiders,” This Saturday at Underground Arts
This Saturday, July 14th, local punk rock hero James Alex is returning to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for an extra…
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Now, Now: “I kind of feel like we are a new band.”
It’s been nearly a year to the day since the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection last saw indie poppers Now, Now. Last…
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TOMI: “I go down the rabbit hole more often than I should admit”.
TOMI may have just released her second EP, but she has been writing and playing music for the vast majority of her life, since…
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White Denim and UNI Remind a Packed JB’s of How Girls and Boys Rocked in the ‘70s
Last Sunday a super-sold out Johnny Brenda’s was feeling extra nostalgic (for a time prior to the births of the vast majority of the…
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Another Side of Caroline Rose (Pun Intended)
Caroline Rose has been a dear friend of ours (and mine, personally) for quite a few years now… However, for the majority of our…
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Parker Millsap Takes a Stab at Pop Music (This Thursday at Johnny Brenda’s.)
Although Oklahoma-born singer/songwriter Parker Millsap is best known as an Americana musician; blending blues, roots rock, and country; for his latest effort, Other Arrangements,…
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Ciaran Lavery: “’Your album’s pretty good,’” was one of the best text messages I received.”
Irish folk singer/songwriter Ciaran Lavery is set to kick off his latest US tour this Wednesday, June 20th, at our very own Boot &…
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Come Check Out Jo Passed, the “fucked-up Beatles,” Tonight at B&S
So, although most of the major problems with Ticketfly and the ability to actually use the tickets that you paid for have been resolved,…
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Shilpa Ray: “I like that period of Rock’N’Roll that was really Nihilistic”
Last month Brooklyn-based blues punk singer/songwriter Shilpa Ray (also, notably former madame to the Happy Hookers, Bad Seed-backing-singer, and Drexel University student) released her…
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This Is The Kit Return to Johnny Brenda’s This Saturday
It hasn’t been long since The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection has heard from This Is The Kit. Just last December the…
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Nina Nesbitt Talks Taylor Swift, Touring, and Women Writing Songs
Although Philthy was supposed to spend 4/20 with Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt, when she opened for Clean Bandit at the Trocadero, when that tour…
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Five Reasons to See Peter Hook and The Light at Union Transfer
Former member of Joy Division and New Order Peter Hook and his band The Light return to Philadelphia to perform the legendary Joy Division…
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Kate Nash, On Going Back to Pop and Learning to Wrestle
So, Kate Nash hasn’t exactly been missing, but it has been a while since we’ve heard from her… musically at least. Last month the…
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Tristen Talks Packing Shows and Women in Music
We’ve always been big fans (and we’d like to think “friends”) of Nashville singer/songwriter Tristen Gaspadarek (although usually known simply as “Tristen”). We fell…
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5 Amazing Moments From As The Crow Flies at the Electric Factory
Although XPN essentially panned As The Crow Flies’ Philadelphia debut last Wednesday at the Electric Factory as Chris Robinson’s Black Crowes cover band, lacking…
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Mipso: “Our songs are just like stories and that holds up, regardless of the genre.”
Although North Carolina Americana quartet Mipso have just been making music together for a little more than half a decade, April 6th saw the…
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Join Sofi Tukker for “A wild party with a lot of sweat and joy,” this Thursday at UT
Although I’m still adamantly opposed to telephones that get the internet… or any phone that costs more than $50 but, I must admit that,…
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Halo Circus, Bringing it Back to Bourbon & Branch Tonight
The last time we caught up with Halo Circus they were on a crowd-sourced tour, promoting their debut LP, Bunny, a hard rock record…
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