Band Interviews

This coming Tuesday, September 19th, Black Country, New Road will be playing a super sold-out show at the Sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church.  However, we’re just as excited about openers Daneshevskaya, who are currently on tour with the English art rock outfit.  Daneshevskaya is the project of Anna...

Today indie folk rock outfit Woods – comprised of a core of Jeremy Earl, Jarvis Taveniere, and John Andrews – released their latest studio album, Perennial, courtesy of their own Woodsist label.  And they’re celebrating the release – in addition to nearly their 20th anniversary, having formed in 2004...

Despite their 2008 song, “Philadelphia” (off of Live at Antone’s), the majority of The Band of Heathens’ local appearances seem to take place outside of the city, such as Sellersville Theater and Ardmore Music Hall.  However, this coming Monday, September 18th, the Austin-based Americana rock band will be headlining...

Bully, the 21st Century grunge outfit of Alicia Bognanno, is about to kick off the next leg of their tour behind Lucky For You, their fourth full-length, which dropped June 2nd on Sub Pop (who also released 2017 sophomore LP Losing and 2020’s third full-length, Sugaregg).  This batch of...

August 18th saw the release of NYC-based singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy’s third full-length, Echo the Diamond, courtesy of ATO Records.  However, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection had already gotten a few chances to experience the songs live.  “We had the opportunity to play the songs on this...

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection last saw English pop singer/songwriter Maisie Peters in March of 2022, on her completely sold-out debut US tour, which featured a Friday night stop at Theatre of Living Arts.  The tour was in support of Peters’ first full-length, You Signed Up...

“It’s hard for me to determine what it sounds like…  But a lot of the people that have heard it have used the terms, ‘more mature,’ and, ‘a little darker.’  But it still has that shiny Dollyrots coating!” says Kelly Ogden (also known as Kelly Dollyrot), bassist, lead vocalist,...

You may have caught Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist Billy Raffoul earlier this year at World Café Live, when he opened The Music Hall for pop rockers American Authors on their Best Night of My Life Tour (This August Raffoul and American Authors even followed-up the tour with a collaborative...

“I think this will be my favorite show we’ve ever done,” says Mandy Lee, lead vocalist of NYC alt-poppers MisterWives.  I’m speaking to Mandy and MisterWives drummer Etienne Bowler via phone from Etienne’s studio, where they’re putting the finishing touches on the details of The Don’t Look Down Tour,...