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As I’m sure you’re aware, this Saturday the majority of the currently partnered portion of the population will be celebrating Valentine’s Day… However, our dear phriend Al Olender – who we first met in May of 2022, when she dropped her debut LP, Easy Crier – is far more...
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“I like playing smaller rooms more than bigger rooms. I like to fill the whole room with my voice. I played a lot of churches in Europe, which you’d think would be great, but I feel like my voice got lost in the rooms,” says longtime PHILTHY phriend and...
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“Every day we’re confronted with a confusing and scary world… Making music and creating things can feel flippant or unnecessary, but my own world view was defined and influenced by art and artists who weren’t afraid to highlight and offer solutions: Public Enemy, The Smiths or a wider American...
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This October, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection got a live preview of, what is thus far, our favorite album of 2026, when Ailbhe Reddy opened MilkBoy for Will Varley, her final show of 2025. The performance featured solo acoustic renditions of a handful of tracks from...
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You may have seen Long Island-based melodic metalcore outfit Deadlands opening our very own Brooklyn Bowl for “bimbocore” originator Scene Queen and sapphic pop star girli (who you may have heard on Philthy Radio) this July. However, this Tuesday, December 16th, the band — comprised of singer Kasey Karlsen...
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This coming Saturday, December 13th, Toronto indie folk group Great Lake Swimmers will close out 2025 when they return to Center City’s premiere rock n’ roll barroom, MilkBoy, a venue frontman and founder Tony Dekker — during a recent chat — tells me he’s a big fan of, despite...
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This June, Montreal outfit NOBRO put on the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection’s best punk performance of the summer when they brought The Go For Broke Tour – a double-headlining run that had them sharing top billing with almost-equally rad Canadian punks Bad Waitress, in addition to...
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One week from today, November 21st, indie retro pop/soul septet Couch will be at our very own Union Transfer as they prepare to play their most monumental gig yet just 24 hours later… but during an October phone chat with Zach Blankstein, the Couch lead guitarist tells me that...
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Bella White’s debut at MilkBoy — Center City’s last remaining barroom rock club to attract touring artists – has been a long time coming. The Calgary-raised/Nashville-based Americana singer/songwriter was set to play the venue in August of 2021, but was thwarted by a COVID scare the day of the...
As I’m sure you’re aware, this Saturday the majority of the currently partnered portion of the population will be celebrating Valentine’s Day… However, our dear phriend Al Olender – who we first met in May of 2022, when she dropped her debut LP, Easy Crier – is far more...
“I like playing smaller rooms more than bigger rooms. I like to fill the whole room with my voice. I played a lot of churches in Europe, which you’d think would be great, but I feel like my voice got lost in the rooms,” says longtime PHILTHY phriend and...
