Brooklyn Bowl

You may have seen Long Island-based melodic metalcore outfit Deadlands opening our very own Brooklyn Bowl for “bimbocore” originator Scene Queen and sapphic pop star girli (who you may have heard on Philthy Radio) this July.  However, this Tuesday, December 16th, the band — comprised of singer Kasey Karlsen...

One week from today, November 21st, indie retro pop/soul septet Couch will be at our very own Union Transfer as they prepare to play their most monumental gig yet just 24 hours later… but during an October phone chat with Zach Blankstein, the Couch lead guitarist tells me that...

Earlier this week, indie pop quartet The Aces kicked off the Gold Star Baby World Tour, beginning with a little more than a month of North American dates, including a November 14th stop at Theatre of Living Arts.  The tour — featuring support from Lydia Night of The Regrettes...

“We love Johnny Brenda’s!  Of course, if we could sell more tickets and sell giant rooms, that would be great, but we love playing Johnny Brenda’s.  It really is a room with such a vibe and a feel; you couldn’t build a room like that now, so I’m glad...

“When the tour’s over people are gonna be like, ‘Fuck, I wish I went to that!’  The intimacy is going to create exclusivity.  Like, afterwards, people are gonna kick themselves for not being there,” says indie pop singer MARIS of her upcoming Give Me A Tour! double-headlining jaunt with...

Today local Philadelphia alt-rockers Her New Knife announced the October 31st release of chrome is lullaby: re, featuring remixes of the six tracks of 2024 EP chrome is lullaby courtesy of Angel Emoji (of Frost Children, who headline The Foundry November 12th), Grimace, Red Rakes, Certain (Sword II), SILICONE...

Just yesterday, sister trio The Warning announced the theatrical release of The Warning Live from Auditorio Nacional, CDMX, a feature-length concert film which documents the band’s February headlining performance in Mexico City, which will play at a plethora of local venues on August 21st, before a double live album...

“When I play Philly, it feels full circle because of the people.  My family will be there, my friends will be there,” homegrown indie-pop artist Anna Shoemaker tells me during a recent phone chat.  The last time I spoke to the singer/songwriter, she was preparing for a few performances...

The City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection has become pretty well acquainted with Australian deathcore band Make Them Suffer over the years, with more than half a dozen shows since the release of 2015 sophomore LP Old Souls, most recently with an April 2024 stop at Theatre of...