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  • Sammy Rae & The Friends and PHILTHY MAG, A History (2/14 at The Fillmore)

    Still looking for Valentine’s Day plans?  Well, whether you’re all baed up or navigating the chilliest time of year solo, there’s sure to be plenty of love and affection going on at The Fillmore on February 14th courtesy of Sammy Rae & The Friends (The last time they played...
  • Elizabeth Moen: “We are gonna do our best to rock your socks off.” (4/26 at MilkBoy)

    Chicago-based Americana singer/songwriter/guitarist Elizabeth Moen seems to be familiar with a lot of friends of PHILTHY…  She’s shared stages with the likes of Margaret Glaspy, Lissie, and Buck Meek, and even performed as a guitarist for Squirrel Flower in 2021…  And last year Moen released Wherever You Aren’t, her...
  • Emily Nenni Talks Honky-Tonk, Songwriting, and Inclusivity (1/26 at Silk City)

    It’s not often we come across a country singer/songwriter with Spotify playlists filled with the likes of The Cramps, MC5, and Lou Reed…  However, that just seems to be how Nashville-based Emily Nenni rolls.  “I’m just a huge fan of music, not just country,” she tells me during a...
  • Caroline Spence: “this album is sort of a refresh for me…” (6/27 at Underground Arts w/ American Aquarium)

    Friday, April 29th, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Caroline Spence will be releasing her fourth full-length, True North (via Rounder Records), which has already produced some of the year’s best Americana singles (“Clean Getaway,” “The Gift,” and, most recently, “Scale These Walls.”)  Although her headlining show at MilkBoy was cancelled after the...
  • Sammy Rae & The Friends: “I didn’t want to be a solo artist…” (10/3 at WCL)

    “It’s rare to see such a large project, and it’s nice to see a lot of people all care about each other at the same time,” says Sammy Rae, frontwoman of Sammy Rae & the Friends, describing her band.  She goes on to say, “I think it’s really special...
  • Lauren Jenkins on Independence and Getting Back on the Road

    “It really means more than I can express every time someone plays one of my songs for someone, whether they’re buying it or streaming it.  That puts gas in my tank,” says Lauren Jenkins.  Jenkins is a heartland rocker who seems to live the life of an always-impeccably-styled Americana...
  • PRONOUN Talks Getting Out of Her Apartment

    “It’s like an arena rock commercial pop album in your bedroom because you can’t play your instruments really well,” laughs Alyse Vellturo.  Vellturo, better known as PRONOUN, is discussing her OMG I MADE IT EP, which hits shelves June 11th, courtesy of Wax Bodega.  I recently got a chance...
  • Get Extra Sweaty with The Joy Formidable This Sat. and Sun. at Boot & Saddle

    Welsh alt rockers The Joy Formidable have been longtime friends of PHILTHY, from their days of super sweaty gigs at Johnny Brenda’s, to ginormous shows at Union Transfer, and their recent stops at Underground Arts, but this weekend the band will be playing likely their most intimate Philadelphia gigs...
  • Meet Kyle Emerson, Tonight at B&S with Ages and Ages

    A few weeks back Denver singer/songwriter Kyle Emerson released his latest single (and accompanying music video) “May You Find Peace,” the first single from his sophomore album, the follow-up to 2017’s Dorothy Alice.  And while his debut LP fits more neatly into the traditional “singer/songwriter” box, his latest sounds...