Band Interviews

This Saturday, March 31st, The Pretenders will play their first area headlining show in a decade when they take the stage of the Tower…

Last October we were all anxious to hear the local live premiere of Jessica Lea Mayfield’s latest work at Boot & Saddle…  However, an…

Although dear friends of PHILTHY He’s My Brother She’s My Sister  have parted ways (at least for the time being), vocalist/guitarist Rob Kolar and…

So Black Rebel Motorcycle Club put on one hell of a Rock’N’Roll spectacle last week at Union Transfer, the best the city has seen…

Although singer/songwriter Hannah Wicklund, frontperson for blues rockers Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin Stones, is just 20 years old, she’s already more than a…

Arc Iris have certainly not been strangers to The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in recent years, and we’re quite thankful for…

It’s not exactly like LA-based singer/songwriter Inara George has been in hiding in recent years… Her folk group, The Living Sisters; comprised of herself,…

About a week and a half ago I got a chance to chat with Alaina Moore, one-half of indie-popping husband-wife duo Tennis (Patrick Riley…

“We always describe ourselves as, ‘danceable grunge,’” Claire Evans tells me, laughing, after I tell her that “Look Alive” reminds me of, “a synth…

The touring season is coming to a close, however, there are still a small handful of upcoming shows in the City of Brotherly Love…

Montreal experimental rock trio BIG|BRAVE are wrapping up a pretty big year.  This September they released their sophomore LP, Ardor, on Southern Lord, and…

QTY’s debut full-length drops this Friday, following-up a headlining show at our very own Boot & Saddle this Thursday, December 7th.  However, Dan Lardner…

I’m hoping many of our readers are more than a little excited for Synth-Rock innovator and legend Gary Numan to take the stage of…

Tonight, The Dears return to Philadelphia for the first time in more than six years.  The Montreal indie-poppers (who’ve been at it since 1995),…

This Monday, October 30th, Willie Watson, co-founding former member of Old Crow Medicine Show, will be headlining Boot & Saddle in support of his…

This July England-born, Paris-residing songwriter Kate Stables – better known as This is the Kit (the band is rounded out by a gently revolving…

This January Tommy Stinson treated the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection to one of his most intimate local shows in ages.  Instead…

So, word on the street (and, actually, also from a few quite credible, inside sources) is that X’s show this Friday, September 22nd, at…

We at PHILTHY MAG have been big fans of Beverly for quite some time (Well, since their start around 2013…)  The Brooklyn band blend…

We first met soulful, synthy, alt-pop chanteuse VÉRITÉ last May, prior to a headlining performance at Boot & Saddle, which would leave those of…

Although one of our favorite singer/songwriters, Nashville’s Tristen Gaspardarek (better known simply as Tristen), seems to be constantly on the road and hitting up…

Brilliantly charming Minneapolis indie pop duo Now, Now, recently dropped their first new recording in half a decade, serving as the follow-up to their…

It hasn’t been long since The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection got a chance to catch up with Arc Iris.  Just last…

Upstate New York folk poppers The Sea The Sea are currently working on a new album, with a slightly new sound… Although it’s looking…

Bent Knee’s Land Animal may best the most accessible art rock record of the 21st century… and that’s not a bad thing… The Boston…

It’s hard to imagine many people are having a cooler year than step-sisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, better known as Skating Polly.  The…

This Friday songstress/guitarist virtuoso Laura Marling returns to Philadelphia for a performance at Theatre of Living Arts. However, support act Valley Queen, who has…

Although you don’t generally think of a Rock’N’Roll road show as the ideal setting for a married couple, Atlanta-based, psych-leaning, garage rockers Gringo Star…

Next week sees the live debut of our newest favorite duo… emerging from the ashes of one of our favorite trios… After the recent…

I’m guessing that a number of you are, at the moment, eagerly anticipating Bishop Briggs’ first ever Philthy headlining show this Friday, May 5th,…

It’s hard to imagine a more perfect lineup for an ultra-sweaty Saturday night at Philthy’s favorite former honky-tonk than The Wild Reeds and Blank…

Psych-rocking post-punks Moon Duo are currently between the releases of the two volumes of their fourth album, Occult Architecture (on Sacred Bones Records), a…

About a year ago we first met Kelsey Byrne, aka VÉRITÉ, whom I characterized as the ultimate embodiment of “alt-pop”: “A popular chanteuse (not…

Last Friday hyper-quirky experimental, Austin-based, indie poppers The Octopus Project released their sixth LP, Memory Mirror.  The album is the band’s first on Robot…

It can be hard to assume what’s coming next from composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Emily Wells.  Although the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter was originally best known for her work…

Although Oakland-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte – better known by her musical moniker, Jay Som – is merely 22, her young musical career could already…

If you’re currently navigating your way through Austin, attempting to spot the next super cool indie pop artist among the ineffably profound plethora of…

Although ultra-doomy rockers King Woman are still in the early stages of their career, they’ve already achieved some of their most significant and specific…

Although Vanessa Carlton is still perhaps best known for her 2002 pop mega-hit “A Thousand Miles,” her musical identity has taken a major turn…

Tonight our very favorite punky power-poppers, Potty Mouth, return to The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for the first time since the…

The last time Philthy saw Jesca Hoop was from the mega-stage of Union Transfer (surrounded by an overwhelming onslaught of lamps), when she and…

The last time I saw Brooklyn trio Slothrust was two-and-a-half years ago, noteworthy for being my very first show as a “thirtysomething.”  The band…

It’s not every day that an international pop star graces the stage of the charmingly grimy and endearingly divey Voltage Lounge.  However, this Valentine’s…