Band Interviews

Next month Finnish rockers The Rasmus will officially be on their third decade when their debut full-length, 1996’s Peep, turns thirty.  But next week the quartet will kick off their first-ever headlining tour of North America, which includes a September 14th stop at our very own Union Transfer.  The...

It’s been less than a year since City Winery Philadelphia last hosted Stella Cole, the 27-year-old vocalist who made a name for herself doing interpretations of jazz standards and selections from the Great American Songbook on TikTok during Lockdown, earning praise from James Taylor, Michael Bublé, Meghan Trainor, and...

“We were really surprised at the turnouts at the shows.  Philly was actually one of my favourite shows, and I’m not just saying that!” says Gussie Larkin, vocalist, guitarist, and one-half of New Zealand-bred, Berlin-based heavy psych two-piece Earth Tongue (alongside drummer Ezra Simons), reflecting upon the band’s first-ever...

“It kind of blows me away that it’s been that long.  That album still has a near and dear place in my heart.  That’s when people really started taking notice, especially with ‘Stampede,’” says Will Anderson, vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and founder of NYC indie rockers Hotline TNT when...

Earlier this month indie rockers Slow Fiction released dollhouse, their 11-track debut LP which had FLOOD Magazine saying, “ specialize in breezy, dreamy power-pop as banged out by a five-person lineup that inevitably presents a denser sound than many of their peers.”  And earlier this week the New...

“I have been writing music that seems to live in Noah Davis’ paintings,” says bassist, singer, songwriter, composer, educator, and philanthropist esperanza spalding (who’s my age to the week and makes me feel as though I desperately need a more comprehensive day planner), reflecting on her last trip to...

You may have already heard earlier today that October 2nd is the official release date for when no one’s watching, the debut full-length from Los Angeles alternative rockers wilt… who you may have seen opening The Foundry for Remo Drive in 2024… or maybe you caught them at Kung...

It’s been less than a year since we’ve seen Jo Passed — the indie rock/experimental pop band of Toronto-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jo Hirabayashi — in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, with their last local show at West Philly DIY venue The Pouch in...

Fresh off of last week’s release of “The World Keeps Spinning,” her collaboration with Fousheé, tonight alt-pop/alt-rock artist Alemeda kicks off her biggest tour yet, supporting her Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Isaiah Rashad on his Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip, which will be stopping at The Fillmore Philadelphia next...