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Last week was the official start of fall touring season… which means we’re actually gearing up to see a handful of our phavorite acts for the second time this year… This May, we saw Australian alt-pop singer, songwriter, and producer Grace Shaw – better known as Mallrat, whose noted...
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This July, British indie rockers Wet Leg – founded by frontwoman Rhian Teasdale and lead guitarist Hester Chambers — dropped moisturizer, their sophomore full-length and follow-up to 2022’s charmingly crass and ineffably infectious self-titled debut (the first-ever UK number 1 album courtesy of an Isle of Wight act), both...
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This Wednesday is opening night of what is likely to be the most exciting double-headlining tour of the fall, when longtime friends and collaborators PUP and Jeff Rosenstock (and openers Ekko Astral) team up to bring their no-frills DIY punk rock to massive nightclubs and ballrooms across the US. ...
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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...
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The last time we saw Australian neo-soul outfit Hiatus Kaiyote in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was June 29th of last year, when they played to a packed Franklin Music Hall the day after the release of their fourth, most recent, and best yet LP, Love...
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“This tour is designed to be super energetic and like a party, as upbeat as possible. We all have 35 minutes, so we have to choose all the heavy-hitter songs from our catalogues, all of the fan favorites. It’s almost like a highlight reel. I actually went online and...
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Those of you who listen to Philthy Radio likely know that Lucy Dacus is pretty much our favorite person making music at the moment, with the Geffen singer/songwriter and former Philly resident tied for the most spins ever (Her only company being Pixies and Lucy’s one-time Matador labelmates Belle...
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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...
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“We knew right away it was our last record. Patrick didn’t want to do any records after Pollen, but we thought we needed to do this right and with respect for our fans,” says Alaina Moore, one-half of indie pop duo Tennis (along with husband Patrick Riley), who announced...
Last week was the official start of fall touring season… which means we’re actually gearing up to see a handful of our phavorite acts for the second time this year… This May, we saw Australian alt-pop singer, songwriter, and producer Grace Shaw – better known as Mallrat, whose noted...
This July, British indie rockers Wet Leg – founded by frontwoman Rhian Teasdale and lead guitarist Hester Chambers — dropped moisturizer, their sophomore full-length and follow-up to 2022’s charmingly crass and ineffably infectious self-titled debut (the first-ever UK number 1 album courtesy of an Isle of Wight act), both...
