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Although I’m guessing many of our readers are currently in a food coma, hopefully you’ll be back on your feet for the weekend, as Philly will be getting two of the best shows it’s seen all year. Welsh rockers The Joy Formidable will play their most intimate Philly dates...
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Welsh alt rockers The Joy Formidable have been longtime friends of PHILTHY, from their days of super sweaty gigs at Johnny Brenda’s, to ginormous shows at Union Transfer, and their recent stops at Underground Arts, but this weekend the band will be playing likely their most intimate Philadelphia gigs...
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This Saturday, November 23rd, chamber poppers San Fermin will have a homecoming of sorts when they once again headline Union Transfer. Although the group (which has had numerous formations and an extensive list of members, at times including our good friend Charlene Kaye and the ladies of Lucius) has...
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We’ve always been big fans of “sister acts” here at PHILTHY and there’s none that we’re more excited about at the moment than World-Folk duo Rising Appalachia, led by sisters Chloe Smith and Leah Song. The band have been making music for more than a decade and are currently...
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Although we’re more than happy to finally have less-than-sweltering weather in Philthy in the Fall of 2019, we never get sick of mid-‘90s summertime jams… which our new friends in Winnetka Bowling League would seem to have in spades. The band, fronted by Matt Koma, recently put out their...
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Although Chastity Belt’s recently released self-titled LP isn’t exactly a “reunion album,” it does capture the spirit of the Seattle-based, Hardly-Art-signed, alt rock quartet after a brief hiatus, working on other projects and exploring extra-curricular sounds. Chastity Belt was co-produced by the band and Melina Duterte (better known as...
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Although I’ve never been a fan of the holidays, I am inclined to believe that they can be fun… based on The Holidays CAN Be Fun co-headlining Tour, coming to us courtesy of long-time PHILTHY friend and exceptionally quirky piano-pop singer/songwriter extraordinaire Elizabeth and the Catapult and YouTube-star-turned-exceptionally-soulful-indie-popper, Julia...
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For those of you, like myself, still yet to visit the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection’s very own, recently opened, City Winery, there are a number of good reasons coming up, including our good friends The Last Bison, Holly Miranda, and Scot Sax & Suzie Brown. However,...
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Clairo is officially our favorite YouTube-sensation-turned-legitimate-musical-force of 2019. The 21-year-old has been recording music since she was 13 and become a star on both SoundCloud and YouTube, but this summer she both released her debut LP, Immunity (courtesy of Fader), and opened a trek of sold out arena dates...
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Although the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection did host a number of noteworthy shows this actual Halloween, most notably Angel Olsen at Franklin Music Hall and Chelsea Wolfe at Union Transfer, I suspect that the city’s best Halloween celebration of 2019 will take place tonight at Johnny...
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In an era when digital-only EPs and surprise midnight releases seem to be all the rage, you really have to give it to a mega-pop star who releases her latest album as an accompaniment to a feature-length film of her own. Last month electropop chanteuse Melanie Martinez released K-12,...
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Although we’re all still lamenting the days when our favorite industrial disco sleazeballs (and other subversive outsiders in general) could headline a city’s premiere clubs throughout the ‘90s, Philthy has enjoyed getting to see Wax Trax! alums My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult play some of the city’s...
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Although they’ve apparently been trying to slow their touring, shortly after the August release of their seventh studio LP, Blood Year, Chicago post-metal instrumental trio Russian Circles quickly returned to the road. The band spent the second half of September touring with support from their local peers in FACS,...
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I can’t think of a better way to start getting amped for Halloween than to join female-fronted, horror-inspired, alternative metalheads In This Moment and New Years Day this Saturday, October 19th, at Franklin Music Hall. Headliners...
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Postmodern Americana singer/songwriter Odetta Hartman describes her sound as an amalgam of, “cowboy soul, future folk, superstitious songs, sound experiments,” driven by “back-porch banjos, detuned violins, foley field recordings, tuning forks.” Although her sound and presence are notably quirky, her musical chops are undeniable. Odetta Hartman is...
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Australian folk rockers The Paper Kites have been good friends of PHILTHY since all the way back in 2013, when they made their first trek through America (including a stop at Johnny Brenda’s). They’ve since returned to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection nearly countless times, playing...
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(Unfortunately, this concert has been cancelled.) Arthur Moon is nearly as complexly ambiguous as their moniker would imply… Arthur Moon is the project of Lora-Faye Åshuvud, a queer composer/singer/radio host who can’t actually read music… Arthur Moon sees the Brooklyn-based musician collaborating with her closest musician friends, and while...
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Personally, I’d much rather find myself in a dive bar than a “gallery,” so when I heard Bleached’s local show tonight was relocated from PhilaMOCA to Boot & Saddle, it was quite a pleasant surprise (It’s also like half the size…) Ironically, the SoCal punk rockers, lead by Jessie...
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It’s been nearly four years since the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection has been graced with the presence of global superstar Marina Diamandis, and the London-based electropop singer/songwriter has been through a few changes in that time. Once known as Marina and the Diamonds, Diamandis now goes,...
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Milwaukee’s Rose of the West are an amalgam of pretty much all of our favorite sounds: post-punk, ethereal wave, dream pop, ‘90s alt rock… basically everything that beautifully soundtracked the lives of the most whimsically angsty and morose teens of the mid-80’s to the mid 90’s… The band is...
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Post-punks Deeper may hail from Chicago, but the band — who are double-headlining Boot & Saddle this Wednesday, September 4th, with Chicago peers Dehd — have some ties to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. The band have been touring their self-titled debut for more than a...
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Gavin Haley has quite the interesting story; at only 22, he’s already a former-professional-cyclist-turned-musician (I’m pretty sure he would be the first of that designation to appear on PHILTHY…) This summer he released two singles, “96” and “Show Me,” on Red Bull Records, and he’s currently working on an...
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Although Jay-Z-Palooza is headed for the Franklin Parkway this weekend, I can assure you that, if exceptionally mediocre mainstream hip-hop isn’t your thing, the best bill to hit Philly this week will be at Johnny Brenda’s this Wednesday, August 28th. Our favorite Fishtown ballroom and watering hole will be...
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“I’m an interpreter. I’m a singer/singer,” Samantha Sidley tells me, giggling. Sidley is a jazz singer (but not songwriter), who is perhaps best known for her work with The Bird and the Bee, both as a touring member of the dream pop outfit and also as a contributor to...
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Portland rockers Summer Cannibals released their fourth full-length this June, Can’t Tell Me No, which has proven to have a number of our favorite summertime jams… although not in the traditional sense… The album rings heavily of the best kinds of ‘90s rock, blending riot grrrl swagger with the...
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“I love it when people are skeptical about our name,” says Whitney Petty, lead guitarist of Thunderpussy. “Older women — and I just mean older than me — are like, ‘What is this music? My kids like it and it’s so vulgar,’ or ‘My kid wears their T-shirt and...
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Although you normally need to venture to Fishtown or South Philly to catch a good cozy, sweaty rock show in the City of Brotherly Love at Sisterly Affection, this weekend MilkBoy’s really got the Rock’N’Roll. Saturday night the Center City bar/restaurant/venue hosts Thunderpussy, bluesy hard rockers who still believe...
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Ada Lea recently joined a few of our favorite artists (Big Thief, Orenda Fink, and The Rural Alberta Advantage.) as a member of Saddle Creek’s roster, when she released her debut LP, what we say in private, just about two weeks ago. Ada Lea is the musical project of...
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L.A. rockers The Dollyrots have been kicking out pop punk jams for the better part of two decades now. The duo, comprised of wife and husband Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas, have churned out eight studio LPs of some of the most infectious summertime punk anthems of this century,...
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Although I’m guessing much of Philthy (or, likely more accurately, it’s suburbs) will be at Mick and Keef tonight… However, there are a handful of worthwhile concerts that are far more financially friendly, most notably BONES UK, who will be headlining MilkBoy for $15. The super-saucy electro-rockers — comprised...
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2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of the self-titled debut of arguably the last truly great “Rock’N’Roll” band, Buckcherry. 20 years ago the Sunset Strip rockers rose to fame with “Lit Up,” possibly the ‘90s most anthemic ode to blow. They were equal parts glamorous sleaze and bluesy swagger, halfway...
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While barely 26, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Parker Millsap has already been touring behind his fourth-full-length for more than a year now… quite the feat in the age of digital-only singles and EPs… And while Millsap’s first two albums were noted for their religious imagery, inspired by his time growing up...
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I’m sure that all of Philadelphia’s unabashed pop music fans are well aware that this Saturday, July 20th, The Fillmore will be hosting Carly Rae Jepsen, who first gained mega-notoriety with 2011 teen pop smash single “Call Me Maybe,” before going on to churn out Ptichfork-approved, synth-fueled dance pop...
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Although a usual staple of the summertime touring season, it’s been quite a while since the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection has seen a good double-headlining bill. However, Franklin Music Hall (better known as The Electric Factory), will have quite a good one tonight, as they host...
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Sadly, we’ve come to that time of year when the touring season has basically ended. However, we do have a few amazing, huge, shows in the near future, including Belle & Sebastian at Union Transfer later this week and The Psychedelic Furs and JAMES at Franklin Music Hall next...
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Although we’re really not fans of waking up in the AM, it just might be worth it this Friday when our good friends, Pure Bathing Culture, play World Café Live and XPN’s weekly Free at Noon series. Pure Bathing Culture are a Portland duo, comprised of Sarah Versprille and...
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This Friday Cate Le Bon returns to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for her most intimate show in years. Successfully headlining Johnny Brenda’s in 2016 and nearly-mega-venue Underground Arts in 2017, Le Bon’s stop this Friday at Boot & Saddle should prove to be quite special...
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Next Monday, June 24th, Eleni Mandell kicks off her latest tour of the Northeast in Boston. And that Wednesday, June 26th, will bring her once again to World Café Live Upstairs. And although we’ve never officially covered Mandell, we are friends of her sonic sisters, Inara George and Becky...
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San Fermin may have just announced their first Philly show in several years, November 23rd at Union Transfer, but lead vocalist Allen Tate will be making a far more intimate appearance in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection this Saturday, June 22nd, at Boot & Saddle. Last...
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Every time Australian indie poppers San Cisco have played the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection they’ve made quite the big splash… However, it’s now been nearly four years since we’ve seen the quartet. The last time we caught up with them was in June of 2015, when...
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Today our good friend Your Smith (formerly Caroline Smith) released her latest single (and accompanying lyric video, directed by Gemma Warren), “Wild Wild Woman,” on Neon Gold Records. The single follows up her Neon Gold debut, Bad Habit EP, which dropped last year and which I characterized as, “Boast...
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It’s been quite some time since PHILTHY, or the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in general, has caught up with Canadian indie rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage. The last time they graced us with their presence was in November of 2014, when they last headlined the...
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A few weeks back Denver singer/songwriter Kyle Emerson released his latest single (and accompanying music video) “May You Find Peace,” the first single from his sophomore album, the follow-up to 2017’s Dorothy Alice. And while his debut LP fits more neatly into the traditional “singer/songwriter” box, his latest sounds...
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Canadian alternative pop outfit Walk Off The Earth has been through quite a bit recently. Shortly after announcing possibly their biggest tour dates to-date late last year, longtime member Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor unexpectedly passed, leaving the remaining four to ponder their musical future. However, fortunately for fans (and...
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If you’re still looking for something to do this warm Friday night in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, I would highly recommend coming out to Boot & Saddle and getting acquainted with Irish electro-folk duo Saint Sister, who will be opening for Henry Jamison. Saint Sister...
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Although it’s fun getting to spend several nights a week seeing great young bands just on the verge of breaking, at 34, it’s almost always most exciting to get to indulge in the nostalgia of the music that raised me… And tonight, Johnny Brenda’s is hosting a double, or...
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Last Friday still-indie-enough-to-be-super-humble-and-lovely queer icon in the making Maddie Ross (dubbed “The Best DIY Rock Star You’ve Never Heard Of,” by Billboard) released her debut LP, Never Have I Ever, a collection of tunes conceived as a sort of soundtrack to a ‘90s teen rom-com, but with a queer...
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It’s hard to imagine that there could be a louder concert in Philadelphia this week than the show put on by drone metal legends Sunn O))) this Tuesday at Underground Arts, but I suspect electro noise rockers HEALTH are going to give them quite the run for their money...
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We’ve been big friends and fans of husband/wife Rob Kolar and Lauren Brown for quite a few years now, from their time as members of glam folk outfit He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, to their past several years as KOLARS, who...
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Tonight singer/songwriter extraordinaire, sex blogger, card-game-inventor (see: “The F’ing Truth”), and former Philly resident, Carsie Blanton, returns to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection to perform for the first time in about a year. The folky, jazzy songstress is currently wrapping up nearly two months’ worth of...
Although I’m guessing many of our readers are currently in a food coma, hopefully you’ll be back on your feet for the weekend, as Philly will be getting two of the best shows it’s seen all year. Welsh rockers The Joy Formidable will play their most intimate Philly dates...
Welsh alt rockers The Joy Formidable have been longtime friends of PHILTHY, from their days of super sweaty gigs at Johnny Brenda’s, to ginormous shows at Union Transfer, and their recent stops at Underground Arts, but this weekend the band will be playing likely their most intimate Philadelphia gigs...
