“Philly is one of my absolute favorite cities in the US!  I’m from Houston, and there’s no other city (maybe Atlanta) like Philly, that has the same kind of aggressive talking style that I’m used to!” says pop artist, DJ, and producer Mothé of the City of Brotherly Love...

You may have seen singer/songwriter VALÉ – whose roots in Colombia have helped to infuse her brand of alt-pop with the soul of traditional Latin sounds – opening The Met for The Driver Era’s Obsession Tour this June.  However, the Los Angeles-based musician is already scheduled to return to...

“It’s gonna be a really special show!  It’s gonna be completely solo and acoustic, all around one mic, which I’ve never done,” says NYC singer/songwriter and longtime phriend of PHILTHY Margaret Glaspy (who we first met in October of 2016, prior to a Johnny Brenda’s show where she was...

Former Talking Heads frontman and generally ineffably cool musical genius David Byrne is gearing up to make his debut at The Met Philadelphia, where he will be performing next Thursday (10/16), Friday (10/17), and Saturday (10/18) as part of his An Evening With David Byrne – Who Is the...

This weekend Alex G returns to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for the first multiple-night stand in his hometown in three years.  November of 2022 had the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist performing three nights in a row at Union Transfer in support of ninth studio LP...

Last month marked the fifth anniversary of MACROCOSM, the debut full-length from Colombia-based psychedelic funk trio BALTHVS, the project of guitarist Balthazar Aguirre (who’s joined by bassist Vanessa Muñoz and drummer Santiago Lizcano), who left a career in law after a life-changing rock-climbing accident to pursue a more creative...

Musical chameleon (and royalty) Noah Cyrus is currently amidst her biggest-ever headlining tour, and preparing to play her biggest-ever headlining show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection with her October 10th appearance at the city’s most prestigious ballroom, The Fillmore (Her last local headlining date came...

Those of you who caught the September edition of Philthy Radio (my monthly show for Y-Not Radio, now streaming) heard “Murmurations,” off of I Went To Find You, the first solo LP from Amy Millan in 16 years, which dropped this May via Last Gang Records.  The album had...

“We love Johnny Brenda’s!  Of course, if we could sell more tickets and sell giant rooms, that would be great, but we love playing Johnny Brenda’s.  It really is a room with such a vibe and a feel; you couldn’t build a room like that now, so I’m glad...