Band Interviews

If you caught the latest episode of Philthy Radio (now streaming on Y-Not Radio), you heard “Robber,” the opening track and lead single of 2021’s Ignorance, the fifth studio album from The Weather Station, the indie rock/folk project of Toronto singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman, who have become regulars on Philthy...

“With this album, I have a team in the States for the first time in like 15 years…  Rough Trade dropped me in 2012, and I haven’t really had support in the States since then, so with this tour, it really feels like, ‘Okay, we’re giving it another shot!’...

This past weekend French viral Viking duo Eihwar brought their electro Nordic folk to American stages for the very first time with the commencement of their U.S. Nordic Ritual Nights Tour, which will wrap on September 20th at our very own Underground Arts.  The band, comprised of Asrunn (Vocals,...

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...