Austin

Austin noise-pop/shoegaze outfit DAIISTAR apparently have a lot of phriends in common with PHILTHY MAG.  In 2023 the quartet toured with The Dandy Warhols (keep checking the site for my recent chat with Dandys guitarist Peter Holmström, ahead of their May 14th show at Ardmore Music Hall), last year...

“It saved my life, for sure…  I don’t know how people survive without writing songs.  I don’t know how to process anything without it,” says Kelsey Wilson, frontwoman and bandleader of Austin soul/funk/R&B outfit Sir Woman (also of Americana band Wild Child).  This February, Sir Woman released If It...

“I know we can kind of have a sweet sound to a passerby, but it’s got some hurt, too, much like Philly has,” says Laura Colwell, frontwoman of Austin, Texas-born (but currently spread out) outfit Sun June, whose sound the group have long referred to as “regret pop.”  Despite...

“Like everyone else, I’m a big MJ Lenderman fan.  And I’m a pop girlie, so I’m loving the Sabrina Carpenter album…  I’m trying to get into more ambient music and just relax for once in my life,” jokes Blair Howerton, frontwoman of Why Bonnie, who released their sophomore LP,...

“Christina and I are still going crazy up there!  We just can’t contain ourselves!  It’s true joy and we have to move our bodies!  I’ve actually tried to stand still, just to see if I could do it, because I know a lot of shoegaze bands like to just...

During a recent phone chat with Sun June vocalist and bandleader Laura Colwell, in advance of the group’s November 8th show at Johnny Brenda’s, the frontwoman makes a point to confirm with me that they’ll be able to get cheesesteaks nearby, at which point she tells me she’s actually...

Despite their 2008 song, “Philadelphia” (off of Live at Antone’s), the majority of The Band of Heathens’ local appearances seem to take place outside of the city, such as Sellersville Theater and Ardmore Music Hall.  However, this coming Monday, September 18th, the Austin-based Americana rock band will be headlining...

“I love Philly!  Gimme that cheesesteak all day!” says guitar virtuoso Emily Wolfe, adding, “I really love playing there, the audiences are really attentive.”  Emily Wolfe has played the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection several times since the return of live music, including Halloween 2021 at Kung...

Last September I was chatting with singer/songwriter Kelsey Wilson about her funk outfit Sir Woman, who were currently on the road, and she casually mentioned that her band Wild Child were actually preparing to drop a new album, their first since 2018’s Expectations.  Well, today...