pop punk

  • Pinkshift’s Ashrita Kumar on Being in Their First Band (9/10 at TLA w/ Destroy Boys)

    “I think my favorite reactions are the ones that tend to be slightly confused, like, ‘This is pop punk,’ then, ‘This is totally not pop punk,’ or ‘Oh, shit, they’re heavy!  I didn’t know they were that heavy,” says Ashrita Kumar, vocalist of Pinkshift, regarding the way their music...
  • The Wrecks’ Nick Anderson: “I had something to say, and it was very authentic and immediate.” (7/10 at TLA)

    Today sees the release of Sonder, the sophomore LP from pop rock troubadours The Wrecks (along with the music video for the album’s title track) and the catchiest and most pogo-able breakup album of the year, which vocalist/producer Nick Anderson tells me is the most potent batch of songs...
  • mxmtoon w/ Chloe Moriondo, One Night on South Street (6/5 at TLA)

    This Sunday, June 5th, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection will have its live debut of two of 2022’s best releases when bedroom pop stars mxmtoon and Chloe Moriondo play Theatre of Living Arts.  Headlining the evening is mxmtoon, who’s touring behind her second studio album, rising,...
  • Jordana: “I’m guessing it’ll be a nice, chill indie rock night…” (6/3 at JB’s)

    “I’m really excited to play Firefly.  I’ve never played a festival before,” says Jordana Nye (better known as simply Jordana), the bedroom-pop-star-turning-legit-alt-pop-sensation behind “I Guess This Is Life” (which has more than a million streams on Spotify).  Just yesterday the singer/songwriter released her debut LP, Face The Wall, courtesy...
  • GAYLE Steals The Show…

    This Monday, March 28th, Theatre of Living Arts was at full capacity for emerging pop star Tate McRae, whose resale tickets — according to gossip heard while waiting in a line that wrapped well around the block – were apparently going for up to $800.  And while the 18-year-old...
  • Poppy Goes Alternative (4/2 at TLA)

    The last time the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection saw viral-performance-artist-turned-pop-star Poppy was February of 2020, when she last appeared at Theatre of Living Arts, supporting her recently released third LP, I Disagree, which had the candy-coated cyber princess transform into a legit metal vixen (The album...
  • The Aquadolls: “Let’s make it a party!” (3/25 at WCL)

    This Monday ALT 104.5 made the announcement that Incubus and Sublime with Rome will be coming to Waterfront Music Pavilion Friday, August 5th.  However, the announcement failed to emphasize the very coolest band on the bill, The Aquadolls, who will be handling opening duties…  But don’t worry, for those...
  • illuminati hotties, Bringing the Tenderpunk (2/26 at The Church, w/ Fenne Lily and Pom Pom Squad)

    “The songs tell a story of my gremlin-ass running around LA, sneaking into pools at night, messing up and starting over, begging for attention for one second longer, and asking the audience to let me do one more,” says Sarah Tudzin of illuminati hotties’...
  • Destroy Boys’ Violet Mayugba on “The most fun I’ve ever had on tour.” (12/4 at The Church)

    Although hailing from the opposite coast, Northern California punk trio Destroy Boys have recently familiarized themselves with the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, where they recorded their third full-length album, Open Mouth, Open Heart, which dropped October 8th on Hopeless Records.  Early this year the band found...