So last week there was a shortage of good all ages shows in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.  In fact, there were none.  For those over 21, Philthy’s own Patty Crash did have a reinvention of sorts at Woody’s that was part burlesque and part DIY...

So about once every five years I am impressed by a band that I catch in concert that I’m not expecting to be impressed by.  For the past five years, that band has been YACHT.  I saw them for the first time about two years ago.  I was my...

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds recently made their US debut at Philthy’s own Academy of Music.  The one half of the core of Oasis serenaded the country’s oldest operating opera house with a handful of the band’s classics, along with his slightly-more-psychedelic recent output.  However, Noel wasn’t the only...

So The Stones are a tricky thing.  Chances are you’re at least somewhat of a fan.  Even better are the chances that your parents are fans (And you probably each think you “get” the band better than the other one.)  Nikki Sixx is a big fan… so are The...

So you may have noticed that there was no “Do It for the Kids” this past week.  That’s because, unfortunately, there weren’t any great options for those under 21 (For those over 21, there was Girl in a Coma with The Coathangers on Tuesday at the North Star.  It...

For years now I’ve been heralding San Antonio’s Girl in a Coma as “The only band worthy of their Smiths-inspired moniker” and they still haven’t put it on a T-shirt… That’s okay though, I still love them.  The trio, known for their Southern Fried take on Power Pop, released...

So Last week there was only one worthwhile all ages show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection (The Sounds)… but it was the best show of the year.  This week, however, I have a few more options… The Secret Sisters @ World Café Live (11/8) (supporting...

I’m not a big fan of holiday festivities (to put it mildly), however, I must admit that I did enjoy spending this Halloween with Rasputina… well, the first ten or fifteen minutes of this Halloween.  Their 10/30 gig at Johnny Brenda’s spilled slightly past midnight.  The world’s greatest cello...

  If it wasn’t for Brian Molko, there’s a reasonable chance that I would currently be a 27-year-old virgin… But, as luck would have it, a decade and a half ago Molko strutted into the limelight, decked out in glitter and furs, and posited the femme boi as the...