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“It’s more of a classic-sounding song compared to most of my music…  I had ‘Wheels’ recorded, but was looking for a harmony similar to the Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris Trio album,” says Chicago singer/songwriter Ella Williams, aka Squirrel Flower (whose sounds she describes as “witch rock”), of...

English post-punk legends Public Image Ltd — founded and fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon — are currently about halfway through their first North American tour in eight years.  The jaunt, billed as “This Is Not The Last Tour” (which has taken the group around much of...

Last week English alternative rock legends The Charlatans celebrated the 25th anniversary of their seventh studio album, Wonderland.  And for the past week and a half, the band have been playing the LP’s opening track, “You’re So Pretty – We’re So Pretty,” for Stateside audiences on the North American...

This coming Saturday LA duo Automatic — comprised of Izzy Glaudini and Halle Saxon — kick off a month-and-a-half-long North American tour at Levitation 2026, where they’ll appear alongside PHILTHY phavorites Peter Hook & The Light, SINE, and Pearl & The Oysters.  And September 22nd they’ll play their biggest...

Last May UK punk rockers Bad Nerves played their first-ever headlining show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection at Underground Arts, a venue that I find out, during a recent interview with Bad Nerves bassist Jon Poulton, the band is a big fan of (Check out...

This May, El Paso alt-rock veterans Sparta – currently comprised of founding members Jim Ward (vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Matt Miller (bass), in addition to drummer Neil Hennessy, who joined the fold in 2023 – released Cut A Silhouette, their sixth full-length and arguably best since 2002 debut LP Wiretap Scars,...

Last month Australian singer/songwriter Grace Cummings released Bloodhorse!, her fourth full-length, third for ATO Records (home of our dear phriends Deer Tick, Friko, and Margaret Glaspy), and second with GRAMMY-nominated producer Jonathan Wilson, known for his work with Father John Misty, Angel Olsen, and our buddy Bella White.  And...

The last time I caught up with our phriends Bandits on the Run — the trio of Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn, who began their musical career as NYC buskers a decade ago — they were touring the recently released The Shakespeare Tapes, an EP inspired...

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...