Today Yoke Lore (AKA Adrian Galvin) released his latest single (and lyric video), “Hallucinate,” off of his upcoming debut LP, Toward A Never Ending New Beginning, which drops September 22nd on Yell House Records.  Additionally, the indie rock singer/songwriter is set to kick off The Holy Havok Tour on...

Although the humidity has been making the usually-slow summer concert season even snailier than usual, with a massive drought of shows and sparse audiences at those that are happening, last Thursday’s (7/20) return of Jenny Lewis to The Metropolitan Opera House produced a crowd of several thousand – including...

When Wiretap Scars – the debut LP from Sparta, an El Paso-based post-hardcore outfit comprised of 3/5ths of the recently disbanded At The Drive-In – dropped, I was about to start my senior year of high school.  The Spectrum, North Star Bar, and Trocadero still remained, Franklin Music Hall...

This May, Nanna – co-lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of Icelandic indie folk outfit Of Monsters And Men — performed a midday, Free At Noon mini set at World Café Live as a part of this year’s NON-COMM.  The performance was on the eve of the release of her...

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection will always have an extra special place in its gritty little heart for Louise Post, who managed to namedrop us in a song about the breakup of Nick Cave and PJ Harvey…  on top of everything else she did throughout three...

“I lead from being a healing artist, so that’s my focus all the time.  It’s always about creating that healing environment,” Lauren Monroe tells me during a recent phone chat.  In addition to being a healing artist – and an advocate for mental health awareness, PTSD therapies, Suicide Prevention,...

This April Americana singer/songwriter Esther Rose dropped her fourth studio LP, Safe to Run, courtesy of New West Records, home to PHILTHY phriends Aaron Lee Tasjan, Caroline Rose, and Emily Nenni, among others.  The album – whose title track features Hurray For The Riff Raff – was written over...

Last month 8-piece roots rockers The Revivalists released Pour It Out Into The Night, their first LP since 2018’s Take Good Care.  Associated Press said of the release, “The Revivalists return with their fifth full-length album, promising more of their spicy gumbo of horn-accented alt-rock, blues, folk and gospel....

Next Friday, July 14th, TD Pavilion at the Mann will be hosting Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Garbage for the local stop of their double-headlining tour.  However, opening the show is nearly as renowned (and longstanding) indie rockers Metric, who have been kicking out synth-heavy new wave jams...