garage rock

This Thursday, August 15th, The Courettes are bringing a night of classic rock’n’roll – of the garage rock and proto-punk variety, not the kind that your dad listens to… unless you have an exceptionally cool dad – to Kung Fu Necktie.  The Danish-Brazilian duo, comprised of husband/wife Martin and...

This coming Saturday, February 24th, Union Transfer will be hosting two amazing acts that we haven’t seen in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for quite some time.  Headlining the evening is garage rock legends The Kills, who were last in town when they played the Eraserhood...

During a recent phone chat, I found out that Kyle Thomas, better known as King Tuff, actually has some roots in and around the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection: “I have a strong connection to Philly because my dad is from Cherry Hill…  I grew up going...

Colorado trio The Velveteers look like an entity straight out of Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine.  However, frontwoman and guitarist Demi Demitro says (in the band’s official bio) that they are far from a retro act: “We don’t want to sound like a band from a different time…  We want...

Tonight L.A. Witch bring their self-described “REVERB-SOAKED PUNKED-OUT ROCK” to Johnny Brenda’s for their first headlining show in Philthy in more than half a decade.  The Los Angeles trio were, however, in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection just last December, when they were supporting All Them...

“I always thought our old band got a pretty good reaction, but it was more like being impressed like, ‘Oh, they’re so young and they can play,’ and, ‘Oh, they can play for girls.’  And this time around, it feels like they’re generally surprised sometimes, and I feel like...

“I realized my whole life I’ve been very dark, very witchy, and in the past six months to a year I’ve embraced it a lot more,” says ZouZou Mansour of her sartorial swagger as frontwoman of Philly-based retro hard rockers Soraia.  You’ve likely seen Mansour clad in combinations of...

Today English post-punks-turned-hard-rock-legends The Cult announced their 11th studio album, Under The Midnight Sun, set to drop on October 7th, courtesy of Black Hill Records.  The album has co-founders Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar) joining producer Tom Dalgety — known for his work with Pixies, Ghost, and...

Since the release of their last full-length, 2018’s Constant Image, DC-based indie rockers Flasher have been through a few major changes.  Bassist Daniel Saperstein parted ways with the band, leaving guitarist Taylor Mulitz and drummer Emma Baker (who share vocal duties) to continue on as a duo.  Mulitz also...