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Those of you who caught the August edition of Philthy Radio, my monthly show for Y-Not Radio, heard me wish the Summer of 2025 a fine farewell with a block of summertime jams, including 2023’s “Summer Wrapped in Gold,” by David Wax Museum.  The self-proclaimed “Mexo-Americana” outfit – at...

Our Philadelphia Phillies spent this past swampy summer weekend in Washington DC, where the President of the United States has deployed the National Guard to police the nation’s capital.  And, in a fitting dystopian twist, this past Friday night, the Phillies’ home of Citizens Bank Park hosted My Chemical...

The last time we saw Australian neo-soul outfit Hiatus Kaiyote in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was June 29th of last year, when they played to a packed Franklin Music Hall the day after the release of their fourth, most recent, and best yet LP, Love...

“You can expect a trio of clam aliens screaming about butter,” says Tea Eater songwriter and frontperson Tarra Thiessen (also of Gustaf, Sharkmuffin, and MamajoeVramajoe) when I ask what’s in store for those who come out to the self-assessed “weirdo art punk” band’s show tomorrow, August 13th, at Nikki...

This past Tuesday, August 5th, The Mann Center hosted the summer shed spectacle of the year, starring co-headliners The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse, two legends of alternative rock whose histories with the Fairmount Park amphitheater are equally storied.  In addition to previously sharing the stage of [what is...

“With this record, I was like, ‘I’m gonna make this song and I’m gonna see who’s around to help out,’” says Golden Apples’ Russell Edling of Shooting Star, the Philadelphia indie rockers’ fourth full-length, which drops September 19th on their longtime home, Lame-O Records.  The album was recorded across...

While Nashville singer/songwriter Taylor Bickett may not exactly be an everyday marquee name just yet, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard Zoomer anthem “QUARTER LIFE CRISIS,” which dropped in 2022 and quickly went viral, inspiring nearly half a million fan-made videos on TikTok, in addition to more than...

This afternoon, UK alt-rock outfit bôa – who headlined The Foundry at The Fillmore last September amidst their sold-out North American reunion tour – are playing possibly their biggest show ever at this year’s Lollapalooza, 2:30-3:30 on the Bud Light Stage.  Last year, the trio – consisting of vocalist/guitarist...

“Our live show is always very happy, even if it is a bit rowdy.  My anger that I express is cathartic, I don’t ever point it at the audience…  It’s a place to let out the anger,” says Kelli Mayo, co-founder and co-frontwoman of self-professed “ugly pop” (their own...