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Those who’ve listened the April edition of Philthy Radio (now streaming via Y-Not Radio) recently heard “Viking Hair,” an early single from South London post-punk quartet Dry Cleaning, which can be found on the band’s 2019 sophomore EP, Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks.  Those listeners also heard me discussing...

“I’m really working on getting free on stage.  I’m normally quiet, being on stage isn’t my natural state, so I’ve been really loving this last year of playing shows, getting a new taste of being a bit more comfortable,” says Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter Anna Tivel, reflecting on her most...

“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...

This weekend Alex G returns to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for the first multiple-night stand in his hometown in three years.  November of 2022 had the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist performing three nights in a row at Union Transfer in support of ninth studio LP...

“I will say, it is really fun to take a space that feels like a jazz club and just fucking tear it up,” jokes Lomes Oleander, frontwoman of Olympia-based country/punk band Pigeon Pit, who were supposed to play the Music Hall at World Café Live this coming Friday, June...

“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...