Live Events

This Friday, June 26th, Montreal duo Born At Midnite — comprised of visual artist and pop musician Amery Sandford (whose solo project, Amery, you may have seen supporting Molly Nilsson last September at Johnny Brenda’s) and David Carriere, producer, songwriter, and guitarist in TOPS (who you may have seen...

Earlier this month English singer/songwriter and Polydor recording artist Holly Humberstone sold out her fifth consecutive show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection when she returned to Theatre of Living Arts on June 9th.  (Her first area appearance was supporting girl in red at Union Transfer...

This April pop-rockers The Cab dropped Chasing Crowns, their third full-length and first in 15 years, the follow-up to last November’s Road to Reign: A Prelude EP (whose four tracks are included on the LP), the Las Vegas quintet’s first official release since 2014.  The EP was accompanied by...

This Friday, June 19th, is the June edition of Philthy Radio, where I’ll be bringing you summertime jams from some PHILTHY phavorites.  However, this Thursday, Y-Not Radio (home of Philthy Radio) will be giving away a pair of free tickets to The Breeders’ June 26th return to The Fillmore, following...

Tomorrow, June 17th, KELS — an Atlanta-based artist who’s made a name for herself blending jazz, pop, and soul in a manner that has earned the attention of Big Boi and Timbaland — will be performing a long-sold-out show at Kung Fu Necktie.  However, we’re just as excited about...

The season for live music may be winding down, but there are still a handful of very notable shows coming up in the very near future, including the Union Transfer debut of Josiah and the Bonnevilles, who will be bringing The Redline North American Tour to the Eraserhood venue...

“It wasn’t too thought out, to be honest…  The whole premise was we were just helping each other,” says Aaron Graham, one half of Ray Bull, before the other half of the New York-based duo, Tucker Elkins, admits, “We didn’t have a plan.”  I’m chatting with Aaron and Tucker...

This past Friday indie rock veterans Deer Tick released their ninth studio album, Coin-O-Matic, an ode to their home state of Rhode Island (The album’s title is taken from the cigarette-vending-machine company that served as the headquarters of legendary Providence mobster Raymond Patriarca, whose crew Deer Tick singer/guitarist John...

We last saw NYC indie-poppers (and dear phriends of PHILTHY) Daisy the Great this past September when the duo headlined the 140-capacity Kung Fu Necktie — their most intimate stop in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in more than half a decade — on their first...