Remi Wolf

Last month LA-based, country-tinged folk-pop trio Trousdale stole the show with a 45-minute set opening The Met for Aussie blues-rockers The Teskey Brothers.  Trousdale’s musical journey began when the three University of Southern California students (now alum) — Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, and Lauren Jones – went viral on...

“I think this will be my favorite show we’ve ever done,” says Mandy Lee, lead vocalist of NYC alt-poppers MisterWives.  I’m speaking to Mandy and MisterWives drummer Etienne Bowler via phone from Etienne’s studio, where they’re putting the finishing touches on the details of The Don’t Look Down Tour,...

This February Brooklyn-based alt pop star-on-the-rise Grace Ives played to a sold-out crowd in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection when she opened for Remi Wolf at Union Transfer.   Since then, she’s released her sophomore LP, Janky Star (the follow-up to 2019’s 2nd, which dropped 6/10 on...

Although their third and latest LP (Entropy) came out in 2018, North Carolina folk-pop outfit The Collection have been dropping one-off pandemic singles for the past year-and-a-half, including “Blue Day,” “Loud,” “GET LOST,” and “Won’t Stop Yet,” which was released earlier this year.  The song, a charmingly irreverent anthem...

“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...

Grungy, garage-y alternative rockers Slothrust have been playing the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for about a decade now, from house shows to the mega-stage of The Fillmore, where they opened for Manchester Orchestra last October.  Last September the Boston band released their fifth full-length, Parallel Timeline,...

“The Philly show is gonna be lit!  People just need to be ready to rage!” says UPSAHL.  Last month the 22-year-old, sassy-as-fuck (although exceptionally sweet in real life) songwriter released her debut LP, Lady Jesus, a collection of infectious alt pop songs with a razorblade edge that would be...