Tag: johnny brenda’s
Get Extra Sweaty with The Joy Formidable This Sat. and Sun....
Welsh alt rockers The Joy Formidable have been longtime friends of PHILTHY, from their days of super sweaty gigs at Johnny Brenda’s, to ginormous...
Charming Disaster, Your Last Chance for a Great Halloween Party (Tonight...
Although the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection did host a number of noteworthy shows this actual Halloween, most notably Angel Olsen at...
Odetta Hartman: “I love all genres from all eras and all...
Postmodern Americana singer/songwriter Odetta Hartman describes her sound as an amalgam of, “cowboy soul, future folk, superstitious songs, sound experiments,” driven by “back-porch...
Come Sit Down with The Paper Kites, 10/4 in the Sanctuary...
Australian folk rockers The Paper Kites have been good friends of PHILTHY since all the way back in 2013, when they made their first...
Talk About Introspection, with Outer Spaces (Wed. at JBs)
Although Jay-Z-Palooza is headed for the Franklin Parkway this weekend, I can assure you that, if exceptionally mediocre mainstream hip-hop isn’t your thing, the...
Parker Millsap on a Year of Touring, What He’s Listening to,...
While barely 26, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Parker Millsap has already been touring behind his fourth-full-length for more than a year now… quite the feat in...
Have some fun getting to know Spirits Having Fun, Tonight at...
Sadly, we’ve come to that time of year when the touring season has basically ended. However, we do have a few amazing, huge, shows...
Flashing Back to 2016 with Cate Le Bon (Friday at B&S)
This Friday Cate Le Bon returns to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for her most intimate show in years. Successfully headlining...
San Cisco’s Huge Vibes Return to Johnny Brenda’s Next Wednesday (6/19)
Every time Australian indie poppers San Cisco have played the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection they’ve made quite the big splash… However,...
Get Nostalgic with Dressy Bessy and Filthy Friends, Tonight at JB’s
Although it’s fun getting to spend several nights a week seeing great young bands just on the verge of breaking, at 34, it’s almost...
The Ballroom Thieves: “It’ll be a high-energy show, but kind of...
Just about a year ago Boston-based Americana rockers The Ballroom Thieves packed an exceptionally squishy Johnny Brenda’s for an exceptionally sweaty Friday night, despite...
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)...
Flashing Back to 2014 with Caroline Rose (Friday at Underground Arts)
I’m sure readers of the site have seen that we recently flashed back to 2014 with Slothrust, back when we first met the alt...
Flashing Back to 2014 with Slothrust (Thursday at Johnny Brenda’s)
This September some of our favorite 21st Century alternative rockers, Slothrust (whom we last spoke to in March of last year), released their fourth...
BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey: “I keep an unfocused view on life at...
With their latest album, Bad Behavior, Oklahoma-based indie rockers BRONCHO attempt to comment on the current cultural chaos of American life without necessarily choosing...
Mothers’ Kristine Leschper: “I’ve never been interested in making anything genre-specific”
This September experimental rockers Mothers released Render Another Ugly Method (ANTI-Records), their first official release since songwriter/guitarist/vocalist/main-person Kristine Leschper relocated to the City of...
Halloween Party Tonight with Guerilla Toss at Johnny Brenda’s
New York-based, Boston-bred, outfit Guerilla Toss have always been charmingly-hard-to-pin-down genre-wise, so their amalgam of noise rock, punk rock, no wave, and even pop,...
Get Acquainted with The Goon Sax, Tonight at Johnny Brenda’s
When considering an entity such as Rock’N’Roll, based almost entirely on youthful passions and transgressions, it’s worth noting that those best fit for it...
Your Smith: “I want to make songs that you feel in...
This Saturday, September 29th, Neon Gold is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a massive concert/party at the 3,500-capacity Knockdown Center in NYC. The celebration...
Angel Olsen Gets Intimate, This Thursday at The Church
Just last December singer/songwriter extraordinaire Angel Olsen graced the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection with a two-night stand at Union Transfer. However,...
Sound&Shape: “Nice and loud and easy to latch onto”
This Monday, August 13th, Sparta (led by At The Drive-In alum Jim Ward) are playing a surprisingly cozy show at Johnny Brenda’s (Sorry, it’s...
Now, Now: “I kind of feel like we are a new...
It’s been nearly a year to the day since the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection last saw indie poppers Now, Now. Last...
TOMI: “I go down the rabbit hole more often than I...
TOMI may have just released her second EP, but she has been writing and playing music for the vast majority of her life, since...
Parker Millsap Takes a Stab at Pop Music (This Thursday at...
Although Oklahoma-born singer/songwriter Parker Millsap is best known as an Americana musician; blending blues, roots rock, and country; for his latest effort, Other Arrangements,...
Another Side of The Weather Station
The last time we spoke with Toronto-based musician Tamara Lindeman, perhaps better known as The Weather Station, was just over two years ago. Lindeman...
Still Alive
So as the Wells Fargo Center fills with orange and the newly healed Chris Pronger glides around the ice like a flying serial killer, there is a simple philosophy that is set to inspire both of the arena's inhabitants in either sport: A win's a win.
The Weekly Soundup, July 26-30
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7/26 New Jersey's Ducktails will be stopping by Younglove's for another of their great free shows. Joining Ducktails will be tourmates Big Troubles and locals Social...
The Weekly Soundup, July 20-24
7/20 Tonight the good folks at R5 Productions and WKDU have another rad lineup at Johnny Brenda's. Deer Tick and Wye Oak will be...
Tonight: Sun Airway’s At Johnny Brenda’s
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(Sun Airway, "Waiting On You")
Super good video. Super good band. Super good night of music.... What else more could you ask for?
Go see Sun Airway's...
Amazing Baby & Entrance Band @ Johnny Brenda’s 10/2
Click below to see all the photos from the show...
TTLY, Conrad