alternative rock

You may have already heard earlier today that October 2nd is the official release date for when no one’s watching, the debut full-length from Los Angeles alternative rockers wilt… who you may have seen opening The Foundry for Remo Drive in 2024… or maybe you caught them at Kung...

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...

This Friday, June 19th, is the June edition of Philthy Radio, where I’ll be bringing you summertime jams from some PHILTHY phavorites.  However, this Thursday, Y-Not Radio (home of Philthy Radio) will be giving away a pair of free tickets to The Breeders’ June 26th return to The Fillmore, following...

I have it on good authority that ‘90s alt-rock legends Failure’s return to Underground Arts (which they last played in 2022) this coming Sunday, May 17th, is very nearly sold out…  When I was at the Eraserhood basement for BRONCHO’s 10-year celebration of Double Vanity on April 23rd, I...

London alt-rockers – and favorites of Y-Not Radio, the home of Philthy Radio – Wolf Alice are currently one night into their 2025 North American tour, which will have them returning to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for the first time since 2017 when they headline...

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...

“I heard that it doesn’t smell like trash in Philadelphia anymore,” says Nathan Williams, vocalist, guitarist, and founder of San Diego alternative rockers Wavves, before expressing his solidarity with the until-recently-striking union: “Power to the people!”  However, I hear a collective, “Ohhhh,” from the entirety of the band when...

If the reunited Pixies were a person, they would’ve turned legal drinking age this April (with the original only making it to the ripe age of seven).  However, for all of those latter-era Gen Xers who grew up just a little too young to catch them the first time...

“We’ve never gotten to play venues this big…  We’re the first band on these bills, so we feel like we’ve really got to bring our A-game,” says Brendan Dyer, founder and mainman of LA alt-rockers MILLY, who are about to embark on two pretty massive tours.  Just after a...