Music

It’s been less than a year since we’ve seen Jo Passed — the indie rock/experimental pop band of Toronto-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jo Hirabayashi — in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, with their last local show at West Philly DIY venue The Pouch in...

Fresh off of last week’s release of “The World Keeps Spinning,” her collaboration with Fousheé, tonight alt-pop/alt-rock artist Alemeda kicks off her biggest tour yet, supporting her Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Isaiah Rashad on his Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip, which will be stopping at The Fillmore Philadelphia next...

This June alt-rock legends Modest Mouse played a show at the relatively-nearby Archer Music Hall in Allentown, which sold out fairly quickly.  However, on August 19th Isaac Brock and his Portland-based crew (including longtime bassist Russell Higbee and longtime percussionist Ben Massarella) will be playing Philadelphia proper when they...

In April of 2023 riot grrrl co-founders and feminist legends Bikini Kill played their first show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in 29 years when they headlined Franklin Music Hall (which they once again played in September of 2024), having last played the 215 at...

“We were a different band in a lot of ways from when we played Philly at World Café Live in 2023; we even had more members then.  We’ve learned and grown so much since then,” says Wallace, drummer of indie pop/rock trio Koyal, who will be returning to the...

“It’s funny, I still think of Johnny Brenda’s as like the new spot,” says Kid Millions, aka John Colpitts, drummer and co-founder of New York-based experimental rockers Oneida, who are preparing to play the venue for just about the umpteenth time on August 10th when I let him know...

Those who caught the July edition of Philthy Radio (now streaming via Y-Not Radio) recently heard “The Trench Coat Museum” from post-punk rockers Yard Act, a 2023 stand-alone single that has gone on to become a staple in the Leeds-based quartet’s live show.  We first heard the track live...

Next week, ahead of His Small Large Band Fall 2026 tour, four-time GRAMMY winner, recipient of the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and Texas music legend Lyle Lovett will be wrapping up his An Evening with Lyle Lovett: Songs & Stories tour with a three-night stand at our...

“I try to connect on a human level while performing.  Some artists I like put on more of a show, and I think about how I could incorporate some more showy elements, but I really just wanna connect, to have a human-to-human connection,” says PINKNOISE, aka Kacey Foxx, an...