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“I thought I would be sort of done with this touring cycle by now, but then I got offered this insane tour with The Jesus And Mary Chain and The Psychedelic Furs…  This is probably about to be the coolest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” says...

“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,...

Last week Chanel Beads – the experimental project of New York musician Shane Lavers – kicked off their first-ever North American headlining tour, which has Lavers joined by collaborator, songwriter, and producer Maya McGroery and instrumentalist Zachary Paul.  The dates follow the April release of Chanel Beads’ debut album,...

Last month Brooklyn-based psych-pop quartet Crumb played an electrifying Sunday evening set alongside PHILTHY phavorites Jessica Pratt, Mannequin Pussy, and MUNA at Pitchfork Music Festival (There’s tons of footage on YouTube.), the final of three Midwest shows that served as the opening chapter of a North American headline (aside...

We remember the days of Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin playing Eraserhood’s Underground Arts like it was yesterday (The last time was apparently 2018…)  However, their last date in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection had them headlining the significantly grander and more opulent opera house (The Met...

“Union Transfer is amazing and one of my favorite venues, like Top 3.  That’s the place I would want to go to see a show,” says Josh Hodges, founder and mainman of Portland, OR indie rock outfit STRFKR.  The band has played the Eraserhood ballroom numerous times over the...

“I feel like I’ve had this New Year’s Eve convo before and the general consensus is that it’s kind of a bummer ,” says Foyer Red drummer Marco Ocampo of the almost always overhyped holiday.  Although vocalist and clarinetist (and Ocampo’s partner) Elana Riordan goes on to tell me...

This coming Sunday, October 8th, Los Angeles indie rock singer/songwriter Miya Folick will be returning to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection (where I recently found out she has some history) to headline The Foundry at The Fillmore.  She’s currently touring ROACH, her second LP, which dropped...

August 18th saw the release of NYC-based singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy’s third full-length, Echo the Diamond, courtesy of ATO Records.  However, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection had already gotten a few chances to experience the songs live.  “We had the opportunity to play the songs on this...