Atlanta

“We were a different band in a lot of ways from when we played Philly at World Café Live in 2023; we even had more members then.  We’ve learned and grown so much since then,” says Wallace, drummer of indie pop/rock trio Koyal, who will be returning to the...

Tomorrow, June 17th, KELS — an Atlanta-based artist who’s made a name for herself blending jazz, pop, and soul in a manner that has earned the attention of Big Boi and Timbaland — will be performing a long-sold-out show at Kung Fu Necktie.  However, we’re just as excited about...

Ugly Duckling Union, the third full-length from New York-based duo Lowertown, Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg, is set to drop May 22nd via Summer Shade, but it’s already produced a handful of our phavorite songs of 2026. This includes lead single “I Like You A Lot,” a ‘90s-alt-rocky love...

The last time we saw Coco & Clair Clair in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was April of last year, when the Atlanta rap duo headlined the 450-capacity Foundry.  However, this Thursday, November 7th, they’ll be headlining Theatre of Living Arts, the legendary South Street venue...

This past fall, ultra-heavy psych-rockers Royal Thunder found themselves playing mega-venues supporting grunge legends Alice In Chains.  They were some of the first shows the Atlanta trio played after an extended hiatus, following some January headlining dates and a summer tour supporting Royal Bliss.  The last time we saw...

“Faye is more punk than you think,” says lead vocalist of Atlanta punk outfit Upchuck, Kaila Turner (AKA KT), speaking of Atlanta singer/songwriter and phriend of PHILTHY Faye Webster, best known for blending alt country and R&B into an indie pop amalgam more likely to inspire bursts of emotional...

“I feel like we’ve been playing shows since we had like one song.  And we were playing shows, and we would do cover songs to fill up the time.  I feel like the shows came first, and then really diving into the music making process has been a slow...

Yesterday Atlanta duo Lowertown released their latest LP, I Love To Lie, courtesy of Dirty Hit.  And next week they hit the road for more than a month of shows supporting labelmate beabadoobee, including an October 29th stop at Union Transfer.  The band is comprised of BFFs Olivia Osby...

“When I was younger, I listened to a lot of country music, a lot of hair metal, and I was in a shoegaze band in the early 2010s, so I love Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, and Cocteau Twins.  We joke that Honey Harper is ‘bootgaze,’” says Will Fussell, frontman...