izzy

During the day Izzy Cihak teaches transgression, subversion, and revolution at Temple and Drexel. At night he haunts Philthy's best venues to cover worthwhile acts for PHILTHY MAG. Morrissey is everything to him and, in their own heads, all of his friends see themselves as Zooey Deschanel.

  • Lady Lamb the Beekeeper: DVDs, NYC, and the Nostalgia of the Heart

    February 5, 2013
    The story of Lady Lamb the Beekeeper began about five years ago at a DVD rental shop in Brunswick, Maine (That does sound a bit like the opening line of a postmodern fairy tale, doesn’t it?)  Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is Aly Spaltro, who recently re-located to Brooklyn to...

  • Another Side of Brown Bird

    February 5, 2013
    “It is awesome!” proclaims MorganEve Swain when I ask her how to characterize Brown Bird’s upcoming album.  The album is called Fits of Reason and it’s set to be released April 2nd on Supply & Demand Music.  Brown Bird is a duo comprised of Swain and her partner, David...

  • Just Some of the Noise Madison Makes

    February 4, 2013
    I think Madison may be my biggest musical crush of 2013.  Madison is a NYC, platinum blonde, electro pop princess, who I’m kind of surprised doesn’t have the entire music world wrapped around her pinky finger.  However, she has received praise from the likes of NME, Interview Magazine, and...

  • The Fragility and Grace of Pascal Pinon

    February 4, 2013
    The sound of Twosomeness, the sophomore effort from Pascal Pinon  (comprised of Icelandic twin sisters Jófrídur and Ásthildur) could best be described as, “woodsy and wise.”  The album is out this Tuesday, February 5th, on Morr Music.  The indie “folk” duo are quite whimsical and organic, but there is...

  • Walking Shapes Are … Walking Shapes

    January 30, 2013
    NYC’s Walking Shapes are still a bit of an enigma.  Founded by Nathaniel Hoho and Jesse Kotansky, formerly of riotously rocking indie poppers The Click Clack Boom, along with Dan Krysa and Christopher Heinz, Walking Shapes released the song “Pusher” last month, via YouTube.  The song doesn’t clarify much...

  • Lily Claire and Her Wintertime Tricks

    January 25, 2013
    My favorite new musical friends made in 2012 have to be Lily and the Parlour Tricks… The Brooklyn six-piece that have the heart of a tortured poet, the soul of a 1960s R&B diva, and the style and swagger of a postmodern Cleopatra… They’re just fucking fantastic.  They take...

  • Ultraista Underground

    January 20, 2013
    If you’re looking for a good excuse to return to (or finally check out) Eraserhood’s quirkiest hotspot, Underground Arts , this Wednesday, January 23rd,...

  • Ex Cops Speak Out… Sort of

    January 20, 2013
    The sound of Ex Cops is hard to pin down.  It’s something in-between what could be described as delicately playful post-punk and postmodern, electro-twee.  They like sunny harmonies… but they also like the fuzzy stuff.  At the heart of Ex Cops is Brian Harding (formerly of Hymns) and Amalie...

  • He’s My Brother She’s My Sister… Giving Us a Reason to Dance

    January 12, 2013
    A year ago I had a discussion with Los Angeles’ He’s My Brother She’s My Sister about glam rock, Fellini, and Beckett… amidst other things… it was pretty cool.  HMBSMS are usually characterized as some combination of traditional folk, 60s psychadelica, and spectacles of glamour… They’re quirky, to put...