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Last month I caught up with my phriends Tchotchke, whose 2022 self-titled debut LP proved to be the best sunshine punk record since I came up with designation to describe the sonic aesthetic of Beach Day (whose Kimmy Drake credited me with creating a genre).  However, the sounds of...

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...

As all serious music fans in the Mid-Atlantic know, this week is the official/unofficial start of touring season (“Fall Edition”), so hopefully we’ve all gotten enough sleep throughout the summer to spend 4-7 nights of each of the next 12 weeks or so in the city’s nightclubs, barrooms, listening...

“We love Philly!  We always have a good time when we play Philly,” says Baltimore trio Pinkshift, who we first met in 2022 – when they were on the road supporting other phriends of PHILTHY, Destroy Boys – and are gearing up for their second and third appearances in...

“I will say, it is really fun to take a space that feels like a jazz club and just fucking tear it up,” jokes Lomes Oleander, frontwoman of Olympia-based country/punk band Pigeon Pit, who were supposed to play the Music Hall at World Café Live this coming Friday, June...

The last time we saw Blondshell in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was when she opened Franklin Music Hall for Exile in Guyville’s 30th anniversary tour, which — I find out during a recent Zoom chat — was apparently the first encounter our phriend, and one-time...

Experimental rock outfit Deerhoof are currently celebrating their 20th album and 31st year (That’s china and a clock, for gifting purposes.)  April 25th saw the release of Noble and Godlike in Ruin via Joyful Noise, followed by the first leg of the 31 Flavours Tour, which kicked off the...

Sunflower Bean premiered nearly half of their fourth full-length, Mortal Primetime, right here in the 215, during the second half of their eight-song set on the April 18th edition of WXPN’s Free At Noon at World Café Live.  In the time since, the NYC rock trio (who we last...

“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...