Eraserhood

“I’m excited to go on tour with Built to Spill!” says Kassie Carlson, front person of New York art rockers – and longtime PHILTHY phriends – Guerilla Toss, who played their umpteenth show at Johnny Brenda’s less than two months ago, a venue Carlson tells me she’s a big...

“We’ll have to make sure to play different sets, if you’re gonna be there all three nights!” says Simeon Kavanagh-Vincent, guitarist/synthesist of New Zealand quartet Phoebe Rings, who are, indeed, preparing to play three Philadelphia shows next month, when they open Union Transfer for fellow New Zealanders The Beths...

“As an Alaskan, I have a lot of thoughts on Thanksgiving,” says Portugal. The Man’s John Gourley, laughing, coyly admitting, “I never really believed in that holiday or the origins of the celebration.”  However, during a recent phone chat, the indie rock band’s founder, primary songwriter, and only constant...

Last year, seminal punk rockers The Saints – of whom Bob Geldof has said, “Rock music in the 70s was changed by three bands – the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Saints.” – released a 4-LP box set of their 1977 debut, (I’m) Stranded (also featuring an unreleased...

Y-Not Radio, home of Philthy Radio, is giving away a pair of tickets to see Cut Copy next Tuesday, November 18th, at Union Transfer, which they last played in 2017.  The date comes in the middle of a two-week North American jaunt in support of the Australian synth-pop act’s...

When I spoke to Gabi Gamberg, AKA Daffo, in May of this year, ahead of a June stop at Union Transfer on a run supporting Blondshell, the former Philly-area resident and currently LA-based artist spilled to me that they would be back at the Eraserhood ballroom in November, supporting...

If you’re a fan of Audiotree, there’s a good chance you recently saw the debut session from self-described “Bangkok Evilcore” outfit Whispers, a Thailand-based band signed to Flatspot Records (home of our phriends Jivebomb), who released their Yom-Ma-Lok EP last December.  The group have spent much of the past...

Today, King Princess – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/actor Mikaela Straus – dropped her latest single, “Cherry,” the follow-up to LP #3, Girl Violence, which hit shelves last month via section1.  The song is named for King Princess’ archnemesis, “a large busted, cartoon stone fruit that has tried to thwart KPs advances at...

This Friday, October 17th, is the October/Halloween edition of Philthy Radio (9-11pm ET on Y-Not Radio), where I’ll be spinning a plethora of especially spooky tracks from phriends of PHILTHY, including a hand-picked selection from London-based dream pop trio (comprised of electronic producers) Night Tapes, who are currently touring...