folk-rock

  • Big Thief Fans Loving [Mainly] The New Stuff at Franklin Music Hall

    Being packed into a cramped corner of the seemingly well-beyond-sold-out Franklin Music Hall this past Saturday night (2/4), it was hard to believe that the headliners were, not so long ago, playing to half-capacity crowds at the likes of Tin Angel, Boot & Saddle, and MilkBoy.  However, in less...
  • Annalise Curtin: “I am louder than you’d think…” (7/7 at WCL)

    “I’d much rather sing about myself than talk about myself,” says local singer/songwriter Annalise Curtin.  Although the folk-pop-leaning singer and guitarist hails from the area, after the release of her 2013 debut LP, Battle Against Me, Curtin relocated to Cleveland, Milwaukee, and...
  • Come Sit Down with The Paper Kites, 10/4 in the Sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church

    Australian folk rockers The Paper Kites have been good friends of PHILTHY since all the way back in 2013, when they made their first trek through America (including a stop at Johnny Brenda’s).  They’ve since returned to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection nearly countless times, playing...
  • Catching Up with The Paper Kites (Tonight at Underground Arts)

    Australian folk-rockers The Paper Kites have been friends of ours for quite some time.  We first met them (or, more specifically, drummer Josh Bentley) back in November of 2013, when the band was wrapping up their first-ever US tour, in support of their debut LP, States.  We caught up...