• Citizen at Brooklyn Bowl (11/19)

    Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio punk-emo band, Citizen, play an incredible sold out show at Brooklyn Bowl on November 19th. Playing songs from their latest record, Calling the Dogs, as well as fan favorites from previous records. With opening acts, Modern Color and Narrow Head, this was certainly a...
  • Allison Russell Talks GRAMMY Noms, the Importance of Circles, and Her First Memoir (11/29 at WCL)

    “You can expect that it is going to be joyful circle work, where the audience is as much a part of the show as we are,” says Canadian-born/Nashville-based singer/songwriter and activist Allison Russell of her band’s current live show.  “I came up in roots music/Americana music, and it’s always...
  • Thanksgiving Pre-Party with Blondshell

    This past Wednesday, November 22nd, a leather-clad Liz Phair gave Gen Xers the perfect pre-Thanksgiving emotional cleanse with a performance of her seminal ’93 debut, Exile in Guyville, as part of the album’s 30th anniversary tour.  The “legendary albums” performance had the now-56-year-old Phair performing the lo-fi masterpiece at...
  • Welcome to the Surreal World of Karina Rykman (12/15 at MilkBoy)

    “It’s been such a surreal past few months.  It’s been hard to even make sense of it, to have these audiences know the songs and be singing them back to me is the greatest thing that could ever happen…  And it’s my debut record!” says Karina Rykman.  Rykman’s first...
  • Friko Talk Debut LPs (11/27 at KFN)

    Last week, Chicago duo Friko – comprised of vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger – announced the release of their debut LP, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here, which is set to hit shelves February 16th.  The announcement came alongside their drop of lead single, “Crashing...
  • Lydia Loveless: “Lots of people are saying certain songs make them cry… I always love that!” (11/30 at JB’s)

    Later this week, alt-country singer/songwriter Lydia Loveless kicks off their first tour behind their sixth studio album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again, which dropped this September on their previous home, Bloodshot Records (previous LP, 2020’s Daughter, was released via their own Honey, You’re Gonna Be Late Records),...
  • The Bobby Lees’ Last Philthy Show! (11/21 at MilkBoy)

    “We’ve always had the approach to play every show like it’s your last night alive,” says Sam Quartin, guitarist and vocalist for garage punk act The Bobby Lees, during a recent phone chat.  That is, unfortunately, now more relevant than ever, as the band recently announced, via their Instagram...
  • Mipso Closes Out 2023 at Johnny Brenda’s: “We’ll be delightfully unhinged.” (11/19)

    “I imagine we’ll be almost sort of delirious from all of time we’ve spent on the road…  We’ll be delightfully unhinged,” jokes Libby Rodenbough of Mipso’s upcoming, November 19th show at Johnny Brenda’s.  The show is not only the North Carolina-based, indie-Americana folk quartet’s last show of their current...
  • Deer Tick: “We always love Union Transfer and XPN, and we’ll be doing both this week.” (11/17 at WCL and UT)

    This Friday, November 17th, Americana-flavored indie rockers Deer Tick will return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for not one, but two concerts, with a Free At Noon performance at World Café Live in the afternoon (There are still spots remaining.), and a full-length set that...