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“It’ll be a really intimate night for people who love songwriting and hearing the stories behind the songs,” says Emily Scott Robinson of the ESR Made Me Cry 2026 Tour, the trek behind Appalachia, the Colorado-based singer/songwriter’s fifth LP and third for John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, which dropped...

Some of you may have seen Amelia Day opening The Foundry for Elio Mei on “Halloweekend” of last year…  And later this week the Nashville-based singer/songwriter will return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection under more somewhat spooky circumstances when she headlines MilkBoy on Friday the...

“I’m really working on getting free on stage.  I’m normally quiet, being on stage isn’t my natural state, so I’ve been really loving this last year of playing shows, getting a new taste of being a bit more comfortable,” says Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter Anna Tivel, reflecting on her most...

This October, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection got a live preview of, what is thus far, our favorite album of 2026, when Ailbhe Reddy opened MilkBoy for Will Varley, her final show of 2025.  The performance featured solo acoustic renditions of a handful of tracks from...

This coming Saturday, December 13th, Toronto indie folk group Great Lake Swimmers will close out 2025 when they return to Center City’s premiere rock n’ roll barroom, MilkBoy, a venue frontman and founder Tony Dekker — during a recent chat — tells me he’s a big fan of, despite...

Hopefully you’ve heard by now that tomorrow, October 17th, is the October/Halloween edition of Philthy Radio (9-11pm ET on Y-Not Radio), where I’ll be spinning spooky songs from a plethora of phriends, including our newest phriend, Tei Shi, whose upcoming North American tour kicks off this coming Monday, October...

Next month, legendary punk outfit The Pogues will embark on their first North American tour in 13 years, the first since the passing of vocalist Shane MacGowan in 2023.  On September 8th, the third date of the tour brings original Pogues Spider Stacy, Jem Finer, and James Fearnley to...

“This feels the most like me, in this moment, sonically and lyrically.  I spoke more on how I thought the songs should go, giving myself permission to take up space and reflect how I feel and own that, and advocate for myself in small ways…  I think there’s a...

Last week Kasey Chambers – who you may have heard on the latest edition of Philthy Radio with her double-platinum No. 1 single “Not Pretty Enough,” off of 2001 sophomore LP Barricades & Brickwalls, which would go on to win the hearts of horror fans for its appearance in...