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Hyper-melodic folk and shoegaze-inspired indie rock duo Babehoven, comprised of Maya Bon and Ryan Albert, found themselves in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection twice last year in very different settings… In March they opened an exceptionally quiet show for Naima Bock at The Lounge at World...
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“I made this record with the intent of sort of riling people up more. In the past, whenever I would play my new music for friends, they’d be like, ‘Oh, that’s nice,” or something like that, and for this one I was like, ‘Fuck that! I wanna incite something...
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We last caught up with Land of Talk – Montreal-based indie rock outfit of Lizzie Powell, who have been signed to Saddle Creek since 2008 – in April of 2022, when they were touring behind their four-song Calming Night Partner EP, released in 2021, between 2020 LP Indistinct Conversations...
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Today sees the release of Plunge, the fourth studio album from Sam Evian, known for his work producing, engineering, and mixing PHILTHY phavorites (and we like to think phriends) like Cassandra Jenkins, Kate Bollinger, Palehound, and Big Thief. The album has already produced three singles, which have received high...
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The last time we saw London-based singer/songwriter Laetitia Sadier in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was October of 2022, when she appeared with avant-pop legends Stereolab — the band that she co-founded and put her on the map in the ‘90s, who reformed in 2019 —...
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I recently documented 20 of the hardest-to-believe-they-ever-happened Philadelphia shows of the past 20 years, which included Caroline Polachek fronting Chairlift for a crowd of about 30 at KFN in 2009, Charli XCX playing to under 20 at North Star Bar in 2012, and Billie Eilish’s first-ever Philthy appearance, which...
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This Friday, February 23rd, singer/songwriter and guitar legend Mary Timony – famed member of Autoclave, Helium, Wild Flag, and Ex Hex, in addition to Lindsey Jordan/Snail Mail’s former guitar teacher, who Wild Flag bandmate and Sleater-Kinney co-founder Carrier Brownstein once called, “Mary Shelley with a guitar” – will release...
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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...
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Grace Potter (with and without the Nocturnals) has played the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection countless times over the years. However, it’s been a while now, and we’ve definitely been missing the ineffably soulful retro rocker and all of the nights of rapturous rock n’ roll abandon...