Band Interviews

It’s been more than six years since English singer/songwriter Kate Nash has been in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.  But next Thursday, October 10th, the MySpace-era artist kicks off her North America Fall 2024 tour at the Music Hall at World Café Live, her first appearance...

“It was two totally different gigs and crowds.  It was like a rap event going on downstairs and my audience was all confused,” says Jazmin Bean, laughing, of their most recent show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, which had the genderless British alt-pop artist headlining...

“I thought I would be sort of done with this touring cycle by now, but then I got offered this insane tour with The Jesus And Mary Chain and The Psychedelic Furs…  This is probably about to be the coolest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” says...

Asheville, North Carolina’s The Dead Tongues, moniker of folk singer/songwriter Ryan Gustafson, is no stranger to our neck of the woods.  He’s played 118 North in Wayne numerous times, last year he headlined MilkBoy [with our buddy Louisa Stancioff, with whom I recently spoke (keep checking the site) and...

“We’re gonna have a big old fat party!” says Serra Petale, songwriter and guitarist of London-based quartet Los Bitchos, who kicked off a seven-date North American tour last night in DC and will be headlining our very own Underground Arts tonight, 9/23 (And Petale admits to being a big...

“I’ve been surprised by how much the fans agree with what we want to play,” laughs Zach Williams, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Lone Bellow.  The Brooklyn-based Americana trio – who just this June played WXPN’s Concerts Under The Stars concert series in King Of Prussia and just...

“Like everyone else, I’m a big MJ Lenderman fan.  And I’m a pop girlie, so I’m loving the Sabrina Carpenter album…  I’m trying to get into more ambient music and just relax for once in my life,” jokes Blair Howerton, frontwoman of Why Bonnie, who released their sophomore LP,...

Tomorrow night Montreal indie pop outfit Stars kick off the Set Yourself On Fire 20th Anniversary Tour in Asbury Park.  And this Saturday, September 21st, they’ll be bringing the show — which celebrates two decades of their 2004 breakthrough LP (which received a 20th anniversary vinyl reissue this July...

Lucky for us, our new favorite bubblegrunge outfit (Apparently our favorite genre, according to Spotify.) is based right out of Fishtown!  The band, who’ve already released two singles and are preparing to put out their debut EP at the end of the month, are comprised of five Millennials with...