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Vocalist Veronica Swift is gearing up to play her fourth area show this year when she’ll be headlining the Music Hall at World Café Live on September 12th. Swift sold out Longwood Gardens this March, before making special appearances at The Dresden Dolls’ June shows at Union Transfer, which...
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“The live shows are heading in this doom jazz direction,” says Nashville musician Rich Ruth during a May phone chat. Although Ruth is perhaps most recognizable as a touring member of Americana singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman’s band, he also spends just as much time on the road with his own...
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Still looking for Valentine’s Day plans? Well, whether you’re all baed up or navigating the chilliest time of year solo, there’s sure to be plenty of love and affection going on at The Fillmore on February 14th courtesy of Sammy Rae & The Friends (The last time they played...
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This Saturday, February 11th, MilkBoy will be hosting PHILTHY MAG’s pick for the city’s best unofficial Super Bowl pre-party! The concert — which is currently sold-out — will feature the unlikely pairing of Nashville-based indie pop singer/songwriter Marielle Kraft with local openers Great Time, a dance-rock outfit whose sounds...
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“We’re never really home for more than four days, so the line between home and road is really blurry,” Sammy Rae tells me during a recent phone chat. Sammy Rae is the frontwoman of Sammy Rae & The Friends, a NYC group who blends classic rock, folk, jazz, musical...
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23-year-old LA-based/Iceland-bred singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey is currently in the middle of a sold-out US headlining tour. Last month saw the release of her debut LP, Everything I Know About Love, which Consequence of Sound described as, “a captivating symphony for the modern age,” and which V...
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After releasing Mood Valiant, their first new LP in six years, last year to profound critical acclaim, Australian jazz/funk outfit Hiatus Kaiyote are currently on a massive US tour, with an already-sold-out show this Sunday, August 7th, at Union Transfer. Additionally, Hiatus Kaiyote bassist Paul Bender released his first...
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Over the course of the past year the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection (along with the internet) has found a profound amount of love and affection for R&B artist Saleka. And the local singer/songwriter is literally about to take her show on the road as the opening...
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In the decade that Adia Victoria has been kicking out twangy blues jams (In the MC5 sense, not the hippie or party-ready sense.), she’s managed to play all of the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection’s favorite barroom dive venues, from local metal mecca Kung Fu Necktie, to...
Vocalist Veronica Swift is gearing up to play her fourth area show this year when she’ll be headlining the Music Hall at World Café Live on September 12th. Swift sold out Longwood Gardens this March, before making special appearances at The Dresden Dolls’ June shows at Union Transfer, which...
“The live shows are heading in this doom jazz direction,” says Nashville musician Rich Ruth during a May phone chat. Although Ruth is perhaps most recognizable as a touring member of Americana singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman’s band, he also spends just as much time on the road with his own...
