alt rock

  • 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...
  • Yard Act’s “Dream Job,” and Perhaps Your Last Chance to Get Intimate with The Band (11/5 at Underground Arts)

    Last week Leeds post-punks Yard Act announced Where’s My Utopia?, their sophomore LP, which drops March 1st on Republic Records, in addition to lead single/video, “Dream Job.”  The album — co-produced by the band and Remi Kabaka Jr., of Gorillaz — follows up 2022 debut full-length, The Overload, and...
  • The Breeders Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Last Splash, Live at The Fillmore (9/20)

    This past Wednesday, August 30th, was the official Pearl Anniversary of The Breeders’ Last Splash, the sophomore LP from the alternative rock legends, featuring ‘90s classics like “Saints,” “No Aloha,” and “Cannonball,” the ineffably anthemic track inspired (at least in part) by the Marquis de Sade, whose Kim-Gordon-and-Spike-Jonze-directed music...
  • The Revivalists: “We’re cooking up some good stuff for you guys!” (7/12 at Skyline Stage w/ The Head and the Heart)

    Last month 8-piece roots rockers The Revivalists released Pour It Out Into The Night, their first LP since 2018’s Take Good Care.  Associated Press said of the release, “The Revivalists return with their fifth full-length album, promising more of their spicy gumbo of horn-accented alt-rock, blues, folk and gospel....
  • Wednesday at Their “home away from home.”

    “Philadelphia has always showed up for us, which is crazy, because we’re not from here, but this is our biggest show ever, I think.  It’s like our home away from home,” says Wednesday guitarist, vocalist, frontwoman, and founder Karly Hartzman after opening their June 17th headlining set at Union...
  • Get Intimate with Wallice, 6/28 at WCL

    February of 2022 saw Los Angeles-based indie pop singer/songwriter Wallice wow a group of young fans (My Drexel students can confirm.) at Franklin Music Hall while opening for Still Woozy.  And, earlier this year, she handled support duties for JAWNY at Theatre of Living Arts.  However, on Wednesday, June...
  • Enter the World of The Haunt, 6/29 at Silk City (w/ Starbenders)

    Those in attendance for dark trap rocker Mike’s Dead’s show late last month at Warehouse on Watts were treated to a deliciously devious set from immediate support act The Haunt, a brother/sister band – who have been making music together for a decade, originally as AnastasiaMax, before transitioning to...
  • Soft Blue Shimmer Talk Playing Live (Tonight at The Foundry w/ Softcult)

    “We’re expecting a freaking awesome show!” says Los Angeles-based shoegaze trio Soft Blue Shimmer of their show tonight, March 7th, supporting grungy, dreamy duo Softcult at The Foundry at The Fillmore.  The two acts that would seem to share a love of 90s-alt-rock have been on the road together...
  • Jordana: “I’m guessing it’ll be a nice, chill indie rock night…” (6/3 at JB’s)

    “I’m really excited to play Firefly.  I’ve never played a festival before,” says Jordana Nye (better known as simply Jordana), the bedroom-pop-star-turning-legit-alt-pop-sensation behind “I Guess This Is Life” (which has more than a million streams on Spotify).  Just yesterday the singer/songwriter released her debut LP, Face The Wall, courtesy...