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“You can expect an unhinged, ganza-tronic musical experience full of all kinds of artists of different genres…  It’s definitely a family affair, a lot of surprise guest situations.  We’re all friends and we all genuinely love to collaborate,” says Puzzled Panther of the Casa Gogol Holiday Tour, this year’s...

“It’s been such an insane whirlwind of a year.  I’ve hardly had a second to catch my breath…  When you’re swept up in it, it’s hard to reflect and put a bow on it,” says singer, songwriter, bassist extraordinaire, and phriend of PHILTHY Karina Rykman when I ask about...

“I remember playing Stalag 13 in 1998 felt like playing Madison Square Garden, and there were probably 10 people at the show,” says a laughing Michael Berdan, vocalist for NYC noise outfit Uniform (whose demeanor is far more lighthearted than Uniform’s sounds would suggest).  For those unfamiliar, Stalag 13...

“I’ve been surprised by how much the fans agree with what we want to play,” laughs Zach Williams, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Lone Bellow.  The Brooklyn-based Americana trio – who just this June played WXPN’s Concerts Under The Stars concert series in King Of Prussia and just...

“Like everyone else, I’m a big MJ Lenderman fan.  And I’m a pop girlie, so I’m loving the Sabrina Carpenter album…  I’m trying to get into more ambient music and just relax for once in my life,” jokes Blair Howerton, frontwoman of Why Bonnie, who released their sophomore LP,...

Tomorrow night (8/30) Brooklyn feminist rock band partygirl return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection!  During a recent Zoom chat, I discover that partygirl founder, songwriter, and frontwoman Pagona Kytzidis is actually from the area, and the band (who first emerged during the pandemic) has already...

We first met Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Nisa – who described her sounds as, “genre-less music, leaning on pop, but not being tied to a genre.” – last February, while she was on her first-ever tour, which included a stop at MilkBoy.  Although at the time Nisa only had EPs and...

This Thursday, April 18th, Vermont alt-rock group Sir Chloe will be headlining The Foundry at The Fillmore.  However, we’re just as excited to see Daffo, who is opening Sir Chloe’s current tour and for whom Thursday will be a homecoming show.  Daffo is the project of singer/songwriter Gabi Gamberg,...

The last time we chatted with Daisy the Great – a NYC indie pop outfit led by Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker – was in early 2023, prior to their first-ever non-DIY headlining jaunt.  The group had previously toured as support for mega acts AJR, half•alive, and The...