Fillmore Philly

This Tuesday, June 20th, pop mega star Bebe Rexha is bringing her Best F’n Night of My Life Tour to The Fillmore.  And while we’re plenty excited for Rexha’s return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, we’re even more excited for the return of alt-pop singer/songwriter, filmmaker,...

The last time I encountered Ben Christo, guitarist and bassist of legendary post-punk outfit The Sisters Of Mercy, was in April of 2006 at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, a gig which Christo tells me he has both fond and slightly embarrassing memories of, during a recent phone...

Denver-based husband-wife indie pop duo Tennis (with whom we last spoke in January of 2018) have played many of our favorite Philly venues over the past 10+ years, although not necessarily in a logical order…  They’ve headlined Johnny Brenda’s, Union Transfer, Underground Arts, MilkBoy, Underground Arts again, and Union...

After an abundance of sell-outs, added dates, and venue upgrades, tonight Nessa Barrett kicks off her young forever Tour, the first-ever headlining jaunt from the 20-year-old pop star on the rise.  The trek begins with the first of two nights at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, Arizona, and will...

“It started in dumpy little clubs and evolved into this huge thing,” says Greensky Bluegrass dobro player Anders Beck, joking about the band’s rise to fame.  The group have been churning out a sound that blends their namesake with roots-rock, delivered as a jam band, since 2004’s Less Than...

Today indie-pop singer/songwriter Julia Wolf drops the music video for her latest single, “Rookie of the Year,” in addition to her debut LP, Good Thing We Stayed.  That name may sound familiar, if you were one of the few lucky enough to catch FLETCHER’s super sold-out, super intimate, and...

Although historically most associated with the aughts, Portland-based indie rockers Modest Mouse’s breakthrough sophomore record, The Lonesome Crowded West, actually dropped in 1997.  This 25th anniversary of the Calvin Johnson-produced album – ranked 29 on Pitchfork’s 100 greatest albums of the 1990s and 59 on Spin’s 100 greatest albums...

Last December Montreal indie rock outfit Stars treated the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection to a seasonal spectacular at World Café Live as part of their annual North American holiday shows.  The 24-song set included covers of Christmas classics by the likes of The Pretenders and The...

The last time the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection saw The Greeting Committee was just this February, when they headlined The Lounge at World Café Live after selling out the venue almost immediately.  However, the Kanas City indie rockers are already prepped for their return, when they...