pop

Tonight is the July edition of Philthy Radio (9-11pm ET on Y-Not Radio), which will feature a block of some of my favorite music of the first half of 2026, including the most poignant and potent track off of Empty Hands, the seventh full-length from Poppy and best metal...

At the top of the month, Emmy-nominated duo VOILÀ – comprised of Luke Eisner and Gus Ross – announced the Moonbloom tour, which will have the fully independent band (best known for 2020 single “Figure You Out”) bringing their love for pop rock and magic to mega stages of...

This Friday, June 26th, Montreal duo Born At Midnite — comprised of visual artist and pop musician Amery Sandford (whose solo project, Amery, you may have seen supporting Molly Nilsson last September at Johnny Brenda’s) and David Carriere, producer, songwriter, and guitarist in TOPS (who you may have seen...

Earlier this month English singer/songwriter and Polydor recording artist Holly Humberstone sold out her fifth consecutive show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection when she returned to Theatre of Living Arts on June 9th.  (Her first area appearance was supporting girl in red at Union Transfer...

Tomorrow, June 17th, KELS — an Atlanta-based artist who’s made a name for herself blending jazz, pop, and soul in a manner that has earned the attention of Big Boi and Timbaland — will be performing a long-sold-out show at Kung Fu Necktie.  However, we’re just as excited about...

“It wasn’t too thought out, to be honest…  The whole premise was we were just helping each other,” says Aaron Graham, one half of Ray Bull, before the other half of the New York-based duo, Tucker Elkins, admits, “We didn’t have a plan.”  I’m chatting with Aaron and Tucker...

Earlier this month, Swedish icon of subversive pop Cobrah — best known for delectably transgressive bangers like “GOOD PUSS” and “BRAND NEW BITCH” — put on what just might be the live music spectacle of the year May 5th at Union Transfer… which almost didn’t happen…  The date came...

“That was one of the craziest shows I’ve played in the past few years!  I think they shut it down halfway through because it was so much chaos, but it was so much fun energy,” says GRAMMY Award–winning, 4X platinum recording artist Daya of her experience performing at UPenn’s...

“There’s like a punk element, a big ‘fuck you’ element in a really light and fun way,” Liz Cooper proclaims of her It’s A New Day Tour, which resumes tonight in her current home state of Vermont (where she moved last July after about half a decade in Brooklyn)...