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        • Samantha Crain: “I’m trying to focus on my personal relationships…
          Samantha Crain: “I’m trying to focus on my personal relationships…
        • Winona Fighter’s Coco Kinnon on LP #1: “We were like,…
          Winona Fighter’s Coco Kinnon on LP #1: “We were like,…
        • Rachel Bochner: “If 2021 me saw 2025 me, I think…
          Rachel Bochner: “If 2021 me saw 2025 me, I think…
        • Sofie Royer: “I’m gonna just keep it real. There’s no…
          Sofie Royer: “I’m gonna just keep it real. There’s no…
        • Flashing Back to 2012 with Kasey Chambers (6/29 at City…
          Flashing Back to 2012 with Kasey Chambers (6/29 at City…
        • Pigeon Pit Talks Touring with Friends, Being Signed, and Imposter…
          Pigeon Pit Talks Touring with Friends, Being Signed, and Imposter…
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        • The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection KNOWS Katie…
          The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection KNOWS Katie…
        • Lauren Mayberry’s Return to Union Transfer
          Lauren Mayberry’s Return to Union Transfer
        • Adrianne Lenker Brings the Bright Future Era to a Close…
          Adrianne Lenker Brings the Bright Future Era to a Close…
        • Orla Gartland, As Intimate as it’s Gonna Get
          Orla Gartland, As Intimate as it’s Gonna Get
        • Alice Phoebe Lou Drops “Better” as Clairo Tour Winds Down
          Alice Phoebe Lou Drops “Better” as Clairo Tour Winds Down
        • The Sisters Of Mercy @ The Met Philadelphia
          The Sisters Of Mercy @ The Met Philadelphia

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        New York folk rock group Driftwood are currently touring behind their sixth full-length, December Last Call (which dropped last month), while also celebrating their 15-year anniversary as a band, and they’ll be headlining our very own MilkBoy on Friday, May 3rd.  “The rock club vibe, we did that for...
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      • Jesse Jo Stark: “i find it funny that spooky is in. but that’s just me being territorial.” (4/19 at TLA w/ The Veronicas)

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        April 18, 2024
        This Friday, 4/19, South Street – Philadelphia’s historic hot spot for goths, punks, rockers, weirdos and alternative kids of every variety – will fittingly be hosting the Gothic Summer Tour at Theatre of Living Arts.  Headlining the evening is Australian progressive pop sister duo The Veronicas, whose ...
      • STRFKR’s Josh Hodges: “If nothing else, I’m prolific. I write a song a day.” (4/23 at UT)

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        April 16, 2024
        “Union Transfer is amazing and one of my favorite venues, like Top 3.  That’s the place I would want to go to see a show,” says Josh Hodges, founder and mainman of Portland, OR indie rock outfit STRFKR.  The band has played the Eraserhood ballroom numerous times over the...
      • Daffo Talks About Connecting… (4/18 at The Foundry w/ Sir Chloe)

        izzy
        April 16, 2024
        This Thursday, April 18th, Vermont alt-rock group Sir Chloe will be headlining The Foundry at The Fillmore.  However, we’re just as excited to see Daffo, who is opening Sir Chloe’s current tour and for whom Thursday will be a homecoming show.  Daffo is the project of singer/songwriter Gabi Gamberg,...
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        April 16, 2024
        “Every show’s just been amazing…  It’s really fun to connect in a physical manner for the first time after not being able to do that for so long.  We’re never gonna take that for granted again,” says Alex Bleeker, bassist and co-founder of New Jersey indie rockers Real Estate,...
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        April 9, 2024
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        April 7, 2024
        New York avant-rock legends Swans – who first emerged from the ashes of no wave in the early ‘80s — have made four appearances at Union Transfer since reuniting in 2010 (Their very first gig back after over a decade was at our very own Trocadero Theatre.)  However, the...
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