• Jenny Lewis @ The Palace, St. Paul

    Similar to her show at The Met last July, beloved singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis put on a spectacular performance in St. Paul last Friday. Instead of the rotating few Rilo Kiley songs she had been playing on previous legs of the Joy’All Ball Tour, Jenny pleasantly surprised us by including...
  • Nick Santino Talks the Return of Beach Weather (3/17 at The Foundry)

    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. ...
  • Jake Duzsik Talks Touring and All of HEALTH’s Sonic Elements (3/16 at UT)

    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...
  • Natalie Jane on Playing Live: “It’s just a room full of good energy… It’s my favorite part of the job!” (3/13 at The Foundry)

    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...
  • Hurray for the Riff Raff at The Foundry

    In support of their critically acclaimed 2024 album, The Past is Still Alive, Hurray for the Riff Raff played an incredible sold out show in Philly last Friday. They put on a spectacular performance, every song sounding nearly identical to the record. It’s a testament to the talent of...
  • Madi Diaz at World Cafe Live

    Last Thursday Madi Diaz played an incredible show at Philly’s World Cafe Live in support of her newest album, Weird Faith, which dropped last month on ANTI-.  It was the Nashville-based, Lancaster County-raised artist’s biggest headlining show in the 215 to date, previously having played the likes of Tin...
  • Hannah Diamond, One Night Only at Johnny Brenda’s (3/15)

    I recently documented 20 of the hardest-to-believe-they-ever-happened Philadelphia shows of the past 20 years, which included Caroline Polachek fronting Chairlift for a crowd of about 30 at KFN in 2009, Charli XCX playing to under 20 at North Star Bar in 2012, and Billie Eilish’s first-ever Philthy appearance, which...
  • 5 Reasons to Come See KMFDM This Sunday (3/10) at Brooklyn Bowl

    Industrial pioneers KMFDM have played Philadelphia countless times over the years.  Sascha K and his cohorts (which have included now-wife Lucia Cifarelli on keyboards/vocals and Andy Selway on drums since 2002, along with Andee Blacksugar on guitar since 2017) have headlined The Trocadero and TLA a plethora of times...
  • Daisy the Great: “I love a big stage! I love to run around!” (3/9 at The Fillmore w/ The Kooks)

    The last time we chatted with Daisy the Great – a NYC indie pop outfit led by Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker – was in early 2023, prior to their first-ever non-DIY headlining jaunt.  The group had previously toured as support for mega acts AJR, half•alive, and The...