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Last month our phriends Babehoven — comprised of partners Maya Bon and Ryan Albert — released I See Them, I See Me (whose “Monster” you may have caught on the October/Halloween edition of Philthy Radio), their fourteen-track third full-length, courtesy of longtime home Double Double Whammy.  However, it’s certainly...

“I think the highlight has been playing songs that I have such an intimate relationship with and seeing other people who have an intimate relationship with them,“ says Dusty Reske, founder and frontman of Slumberland Records indie pop outfit Rocketship, who are currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1996...

“It’s more of a classic-sounding song compared to most of my music…  I had ‘Wheels’ recorded, but was looking for a harmony similar to the Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris Trio album,” says Chicago singer/songwriter Ella Williams, aka Squirrel Flower (whose sounds are self-described as “witch rock”), of...

“With this album, I have a team in the States for the first time in like 15 years…  Rough Trade dropped me in 2012, and I haven’t really had support in the States since then, so with this tour, it really feels like, ‘Okay, we’re giving it another shot!’...

“It’s funny, I still think of Johnny Brenda’s as like the new spot,” says Kid Millions, aka John Colpitts, drummer and co-founder of New York-based experimental rockers Oneida, who are preparing to play the venue for just about the umpteenth time on August 10th when I let him know...

Although we’re officially amidst one of the dryest seasons of the calendar year for live music, Philadelphia does have a handful of upcoming July shows really worth getting excited about… perhaps none more so than when Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek brings his solo show back to Johnny Brenda’s...

This Friday, June 26th, Montreal duo Born At Midnite — comprised of visual artist and pop musician Amery Sandford (whose solo project, Amery, you may have seen supporting Molly Nilsson last September at Johnny Brenda’s) and David Carriere, producer, songwriter, and guitarist in TOPS (who you may have seen...

Tomorrow, June 17th, KELS — an Atlanta-based artist who’s made a name for herself blending jazz, pop, and soul in a manner that has earned the attention of Big Boi and Timbaland — will be performing a long-sold-out show at Kung Fu Necktie.  However, we’re just as excited about...

“I like to curate my shows, and Dancing and Crying is a very clubby show with really theatrical elements.  It’s a hybrid of a live show, like going to a DJ set and there’s something very theatrical,” says Canadian electro-pop artist Kiesza – best known for 2014 debut single...