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The time of year for live music is nearly gone, but there are still a handful of great shows coming to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection before 2024 calls it quits…  Tomorrow, December 14th, Irish brother/sister emo duo Greywind will make their Philthy debut when they...

Lucky for us, our new favorite bubblegrunge outfit (Apparently our favorite genre, according to Spotify.) is based right out of Fishtown!  The band, who’ve already released two singles and are preparing to put out their debut EP at the end of the month, are comprised of five Millennials with...

“The first time I was in Philly, I had a cheesesteak five minutes before I went onstage, which was the worst decision of my life,” Sydney Sprague tells me, laughing.  However, the indie pop singer/songwriter has had some more enjoyable experiences playing the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly...

“We got a writeup that called it an ode to 2005, and I was like, ‘They knew exactly what I was going for,’ like, they’re really picking up what I’m putting down!” laughs Lleen Dow, founder, frontperson, and as-of-recently sole constant member of Portland-based, aughts-emo-flavored indie rock outfit Thank...

“We’ve never gotten to play venues this big…  We’re the first band on these bills, so we feel like we’ve really got to bring our A-game,” says Brendan Dyer, founder and mainman of LA alt-rockers MILLY, who are about to embark on two pretty massive tours.  Just after a...

My first encounter with David Bazan’s Pedro the Lion came in November of 2002 when he played Washington DC’s The Black Cat, which had recently relocated to a few doors down the street.  Pedro the Lion were touring their third LP, Control, a concept album revolving around a businessman...

Alyse Vellturo, better known as PRONOUN, has the distinction of being the first artist I went to see live post-lockdown (Earlier that year, prior to the release of her June 2021 EP, OMG I MADE IT, we chatted and she told me she was desperately itching to get out...

Earlier this month, emo legends Dashboard Confessional announced a fall tour, which includes a September 15th stop at The Met.  However, the artist on the bill that we’re most excited about is Nashville-based (She’s originally from Wellsboro.) pop-punk powerhouse Taylor Acorn, who will be opening the entire tour.  We...

Last Saturday, July 15, Sad Summer Festival returned to Philadelphia for it’s fourth annual day of early 200os emo shows. This years lineup featured headliners Taking Back Sunday and The Maine, along with performances from PVRIS, Head Automatica, Hot Mulligan, Mom Jeans, Stand Electric, and Sincere Engineer. Taking Back...