The Rural Alberta Advantage

“I think we’re a bar band and we always kinda will be.  We’re bringing bar band energy wherever we’re playing,” says Paul Banwatt, drummer for Canadian indie rock outfit The Rural Alberta Advantage in a recent phone chat (During an interview last year, vocalist/guitarist Nils Edenloff echoed an alarmingly...

Next Saturday, May 20th, local contemporary grunge heroes Superheaven will be playing a SOLD-OUT show at Union Transfer to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut LP, Jar.  However (I probably shouldn’t say this…), we at PHILTHY are even more excited about self-proclaimed “glitter power pop” duo PONY, who...

Here at PHILTHY MAG, we’re big fans of Saddle Creek Records, home to Ada Lea, Big Thief, Indigo De Souza, Land of Talk, and The Rural Alberta Advantage.  And last month I got a chance to get to know Katherine Paul (or KP), better known as Black Belt Eagle...

“I just love playing shows anywhere…  With every tour it’s a combination of, ‘Oh, wow!  We haven’t been here in a long time,’ or, ‘Hey!  This city has always been so great to us!’” says Nils Edenloff, lead vocalist and guitarist of folky indie rockers The Rural Alberta Advantage,...

Ada Lea recently joined a few of our favorite artists (Big Thief, Orenda Fink, and The Rural Alberta Advantage.) as a member of Saddle Creek’s roster, when she released her debut LP, what we say in private, just about two weeks ago.  Ada Lea is the musical project of...

It’s been quite some time since PHILTHY, or the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in general, has caught up with Canadian indie rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage.  The last time they graced us with their presence was in November of 2014, when they last headlined the...