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“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)...

Last week our phriend Natalie Jane released brand-new single “sabotage,” the follow-up to 2025 LP the world i didn’t want, a 13-track collection that documents her thoughts navigating young womanhood as a burgeoning pop star.  And just yesterday Natalie Jane dropped the first official vlog from “the world i...

Some of you may have seen Amelia Day opening The Foundry for Elio Mei on “Halloweekend” of last year…  And later this week the Nashville-based singer/songwriter will return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection under more somewhat spooky circumstances when she headlines MilkBoy on Friday the...

You may have seen Toronto’s Jane Inc. opening The Foundry for Meg Remy’s U.S. Girls in spring of 2023, a tour that Carlyn Bezic tells me during a recent phone chat has proven to be a highlight of the project, allowing her to introduce her solo output to some...

Earlier this week, indie pop quartet The Aces kicked off the Gold Star Baby World Tour, beginning with a little more than a month of North American dates, including a November 14th stop at Theatre of Living Arts.  The tour — featuring support from Lydia Night of The Regrettes...

Today, King Princess – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer/actor Mikaela Straus – dropped her latest single, “Cherry,” the follow-up to LP #3, Girl Violence, which hit shelves last month via section1.  The song is named for King Princess’ archnemesis, “a large busted, cartoon stone fruit that has tried to thwart KPs advances at...

Hopefully you’ve heard by now that tomorrow, October 17th, is the October/Halloween edition of Philthy Radio (9-11pm ET on Y-Not Radio), where I’ll be spinning spooky songs from a plethora of phriends, including our newest phriend, Tei Shi, whose upcoming North American tour kicks off this coming Monday, October...

“Philly is one of my absolute favorite cities in the US!  I’m from Houston, and there’s no other city (maybe Atlanta) like Philly, that has the same kind of aggressive talking style that I’m used to!” says pop artist, DJ, and producer Mothé of the City of Brotherly Love...