Charlene Kaye is officially the first musician to make three appearances on Philthy’s homepage (and all in just over a year)… We obviously like her quite a bit.  Philthy first met the singer/songstress last July, when she was in the middle of a smashingly successful Kickstarter campaign to fund...

Becky Stark is often compared to a fairy tale princess.  However, I think fairy tale heroine seems far more accurate to me, for Stark is clearly an active agent in the beauty surrounding her and not simply the passive product of her circumstances and someone else’s bravery.  She is...

I think it’s safe to say that there’s only one band in the world who can claim to contain individuals who have (individually) collaborated with The Crystals’ LaLa Brooks, Fugazi’s Joe Lally, The Fiery Furnaces’ Eleanor Friedberger, Hercules and Love Affair, and Beyonce… among many others.  That band is...

Lindsey Stirling may, technically, be yet another YouTube-sensation-turned-legitimate-musical star, but she’s likely the only one whose aesthetic is equally indebted to modern dance, Mozart, and Nintendo… Her self-titled debut album hit shelves today, September 18th, but there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with her work.  After all, she...

You may recognize the lovely lady pictured below from GAP billboards and signage across Center City.  And she’ll be in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection this Friday… but not for an in-store.  She is Nicki Bluhm, frontwoman of Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers, who will be...

So Big Scary might be a new name to you, but they’re actually quite a big deal.  They’ve toured alongside the likes of Midlake, Editors, and Florence and the Machine; they’ve had a song in an AT&T advert, in addition to an episode of Grey’s Anatomy; they’ve released half...

Alicia Lemke, a.k.a. ALICIA, may be more enthusiastic about her work than any other musician I’ve spoken to in my life… and that’s pretty cool.  She’s quite excited and thankful to have the opportunity to be able to explore her loves as a professional musician in a time when...

Excursions into strange lands often prove for the most romantic inspirations for musicians… and Berlin would seem to have a subcategory of its own, as far as that sentiment goes.  Brooklyn’s organically eccentric indie poppers, Clare and the Reasons – known for their cleverly quirky use of things such...

I sort of wish that every band were TOY.  They listen to all the right tunes, wear all the right duds, and hang out in all the coolest circles of the English rock scene.  They’re ripe for a 2042 biopic about the hipness of their early days. TOY are a...