johnny brenda’s

  • BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey: “I keep an unfocused view on life at times. It allows me to walk straight.”

    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 a side… or even an attitude… The album, released last month on Park the Van Records, blends the swagger of southern rock with the giddiness...
  • 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 Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.  The album has received praise from the likes of BrooklynVegan, NPR, and Treble Zine, who declared it, “nearly an hour-long...
  • 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, being categorized most frequently as art rock really feels like the most comfortable designation.  Although the band has been around for less than a decade,...
  • 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 are, themselves, youths.  Last month Australian trio, The Goon Sax, who were (according to their latest press release) 19 at the time, released their second...
  • Your Smith: “I want to make songs that you feel in your chest!”

    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 will include live performances by Marina, The Knocks, Broods, St. Lucia, and Alex Winston (among others), in addition to DJ sets from Captain Cuts, Noah...
  • 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, she’s already back and this time things are going to be a little different.  This Thursday, September 27th, Angel Olsen will be playing solo, as...
  • 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 sold out), after taking quite the hiatus (They’ve released a couple of songs in the past year, but their last album remains Threes, released way...
  • Now, Now: “I kind of feel like we are a new band.”

    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 July the Minneapolis duo went on tour and played a super-duper-sold-out show at Boot & Saddle, after a hiatus that lasted nearly half-a-decade.  Fans lined...
  • TOMI: “I go down the rabbit hole more often than I should admit”.

    TOMI may have just released her second EP, but she has been writing and playing music for the vast majority of her life, since she was a child.  Earlier this year the Brooklyn-based songstress released What Kind Of Love on RCA Records, the follow-up to 2017’s debut EP, Used...