Band Interviews

“The most rewarding and cathartic part of the process for me, in addition to writing and recording, has been connecting with fans after the shows and hearing people who have told me that it helped them process and move through their own grieving stories… which makes me feel so...

Earlier this month Coco released their second full-length, and next month they kick off their first-ever headlining tour.  The band is a supergroup of friends, comprised of Dirty Projectors’ Maia Friedman, Pavo Pavo’s Oliver Hill, and Lucius’ Dan Molad.  Their aptly named sophomore LP, 2, dropped courtesy of First...

Chicago’s music scene has been making a major splash in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection recently, with acts like Friko, Ratboys, Squirrel Flower, Elizabeth Moen, Dehd, Neal Francis, Macie Stewart (one-half of Finom), and Half Gringa playing some of our favorite shows of recent years.  And...

Today sees the release of Plunge, the fourth studio album from Sam Evian, known for his work producing, engineering, and mixing PHILTHY phavorites (and we like to think phriends) like Cassandra Jenkins, Kate Bollinger, Palehound, and Big Thief.  The album has already produced three singles, which have received high...

“I think we’re a bar band and we always kinda will be.  We’re bringing bar band energy wherever we’re playing,” says Paul Banwatt, drummer for Canadian indie rock outfit The Rural Alberta Advantage in a recent phone chat (During an interview last year, vocalist/guitarist Nils Edenloff echoed an alarmingly...

The last time we saw London-based singer/songwriter Laetitia Sadier in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was October of 2022, when she appeared with avant-pop legends Stereolab — the band that she co-founded and put her on the map in the ‘90s, who reformed in 2019 —...

Alternative pop-rock trio Beach Weather are just about two years into the band’s second go-round, after a five-year hiatus.  This time around lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Nick Santino and bassist Reeve Powers (who originally started the band in 2015) are joined by lead guitarist  and producer Sean Silverman. ...

Last weekend electro-industrial trio HEALTH kicked off their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR in support of studio LP RAT WARS, which dropped digitally last December, amidst their European tour supporting Sleep Token (earning spots on “Best Albums of 2023” in the likes of Revolver, Alternative Press, and New York Magazine/Vulture, with...

Last month 19-year-old pop star on the rise Natalie Jane released “Tattoos” – her latest single, whose teasers racked up over 25 million views on social media and even got a repost from Billie Eilish – and kicked off her first-ever North American headlining tour, which sold out well...