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“I’ve been wanting to do Liberation for so long. I knew I wanted to move further into the blues… The music that really got me started was the blues,” says ZZ Ward, referring to her forthcoming fourth studio album, Liberation, which drops this Friday, March 14th, courtesy of the...
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“I love a good listening room… There’s a certain level of attention and connection that can happen in a listening room… There’s something special about being able to sit down, take a load off, and settle in,” says Nashville-based Americana singer/songwriter Jobi Riccio, who kicks off her first-ever headlining...
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Just a few hours ago, Baltimore hardcore outfit Jivebomb dropped “SERAPHIM (MARINA’S SONG),” the third single from the band’s debut full-length, ETHEREAL, which drops March 28th on Flatspot Records (their home since 2022’s Primitive Desires EP). However, according to Jivebomb vocalist Kat Madeira, we will get a chance to...
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“I love that! It makes me extra excited!” says Lilly Hiatt when I tell her that her show here next week will actually be in a diner that was once featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Next Tuesday, March 11th, the Nashville singer/songwriter will be making her Silk City...
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“It’ll be a no computer, lawless and DAW-less setup, Octatrack and Machinedrum. I’m gonna try to get people to dance… I’m gonna dance… Merriment will be had,” says Erin Hoagg, aka Rare DM, during a recent phone chat. We’re discussing her three-date East Coast jaunt set for this weekend,...
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The last time I spoke with Chicago indie rock duo Friko – comprised of vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger – was in November of 2023. They’d just announced their signing to ATO Records (home of phriends of PHILTHY like Deer Tick, Honey Harper, Joseph, Margaret Glaspy, Neal Francis, and Pink Mountaintops),...
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“It’s like a sleepover party every night!” jokes Morgan St. Jean about her current tour, which kicked off last night in Washinton DC and will find the feminist pop artist playing a rare all-ages show at our very own Kung Fu Necktie this Friday, February 28th. The jaunt has...
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“I’ve played MilkBoy before and it was one of the best nights of the tour! People in Philly are the best!” proclaims modern crooner Stephen Day, before going on to characterize the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection as having some of the best energy of any city. ...
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The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection has become pretty well acquainted with Australian deathcore band Make Them Suffer over the years, with more than half a dozen shows since the release of 2015 sophomore LP Old Souls, most recently with an April 2024 stop at Theatre of...
“I’ve been wanting to do Liberation for so long. I knew I wanted to move further into the blues… The music that really got me started was the blues,” says ZZ Ward, referring to her forthcoming fourth studio album, Liberation, which drops this Friday, March 14th, courtesy of the...
