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This March SoCal psych-soul trio Chicano Batman released Notebook Fantasy, their first full-length since 2020’s Invisible People.  The album was produced by GRAMMY winner John Congleton – known for his work with PHILTHY phriends like Bully, BAILEN, Blood Red Shoes, and even some artists whose names don’t begin with...

Still looking for Valentine’s Day plans?  Well, whether you’re all baed up or navigating the chilliest time of year solo, there’s sure to be plenty of love and affection going on at The Fillmore on February 14th courtesy of Sammy Rae & The Friends (The last time they played...

Grace Potter (with and without the Nocturnals) has played the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection countless times over the years.  However, it’s been a while now, and we’ve definitely been missing the ineffably soulful retro rocker and all of the nights of rapturous rock n’ roll abandon...

“I’m excited to kick it off in Philly!  I don’t know that I’ve ever started a tour in Philly, starting where my roots are!” says ZZ Ward.  The Bucks County native – whose parents grew up in the area and who lived there herself until she was around eight,...

“I hope fans just really enjoy being present with me, because I demand it… and dancing,” says disco/soul/funk/R&B singer/songwriter Gavin Turek, only partially joking.  “I’m a serious performer.  I demand a presence and a mutual respect for each other.  The audience is performing for me, just as I’m performing...

“I don’t care about surprising people.  I don’t care about anything other than having a song in me and getting it out that day,” says Harry Springer, the composer, producer, and performer behind Brooklyn-based Moon Walker, his alter-ego, who has already released two full-lengths since the start of the...

This Saturday, February 11th, MilkBoy will be hosting PHILTHY MAG’s pick for the city’s best unofficial Super Bowl pre-party!  The concert — which is currently sold-out — will feature the unlikely pairing of Nashville-based indie pop singer/songwriter Marielle Kraft with local openers Great Time, a dance-rock outfit whose sounds...

Few bands would seem better suited to headline Kung Fu Necktie – Philly’s Mecca of proto-punk – than San Diego garage-soul trio The Schizophonics, whose primary influences would seem to be MC5, The Stooges, and The Cramps.  The band – who have been kicking out their jams since 2009...

“I’ve just always wanted to make funk music.  I wanted to make funk, soul, R&B,” says Kelsey Wilson, best known as one-half of the core of Wild Child, an Austin Americana outfit that has been putting out music since 2011.  And although Kelsey tells me during a recent phone...