alternative

  • Samia w/ Tommy Lefroy at Union Transfer (2/8)

    Nashville-via-NYC songwriter Samia is currently on tour for her newest album Honey, released Jan. 27 of this year. She kicked off the night with the first song off the eleven track album, “Kill Her Freak Out,” and continued through the rest of the album (besides “Nanana”). In amongst the...
  • Judah & The Lion and The National Parks at The Fillmore

    Nashville-based alternative and folk band, Judah & The Lion have just closed out their “Happy Again Tour” for their recent album “Revival.” They were joined by American folk/pop band The National Parks for the second half of their tour, with support from Smallpools for the first half.  Check out...
  • The Afghan Whigs, A Brief and Insufficient History in 10 Songs (9/16 at Underground Arts)

    Earlier this week alternative rock legends The Afghan Whigs released a music video for their latest single, “A Line Of Shots.”  And today the Cincinnati band, on their fifth decade, release their 9th studio album, How Do You Burn?, and kick off a US headlining tour that will have...
  • Anika: “The music does its own thing.” (5/29 at JB’s)

    Last year British-born, Berlin-based post-punk-leaning, avant-garde singer/songwriter Anika (real name Annika Henderson) released Change, her second solo album and first since 2010, on Sacred Bones.  In September we chatted about the album (which was inspired in equal parts by ‘90s alternative music, the current state of politics, the pandemic,...
  • Poppy Goes Alternative (4/2 at TLA)

    The last time the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection saw viral-performance-artist-turned-pop-star Poppy was February of 2020, when she last appeared at Theatre of Living Arts, supporting her recently released third LP, I Disagree, which had the candy-coated cyber princess transform into a legit metal vixen (The album...
  • Jerry Cantrell in 4 + 3 Brilliant Performances (4/3 at TLA)

    ‘90s Seattle grunge legends Alice In Chains recently announced a double-headlining summer amphitheater tour alongside Breaking Benjamin and opening act Bush, including an August 11th stop at Camden’s Waterfront Music Pavilion.  However, for those particularly dedicated fans (and those who prefer something a little more intimate than 25,000-capacity sheds),...