Theatre of Living Arts

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...

This April pop-rockers The Cab dropped Chasing Crowns, their third full-length and first in 15 years, the follow-up to last November’s Road to Reign: A Prelude EP (whose four tracks are included on the LP), the Las Vegas quintet’s first official release since 2014.  The EP was accompanied by...

Tonight indie folk outfit The Paper Kites kick off their North American Headline Tour behind their seventh studio album, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, which dropped this January via Nettwerk.  And one week from today, May 8th, the Australian quintet, longtime phriends of PHILTHY MAG,...

The last time we saw Latin alternative pop singer/songwriter VALÉ in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection was October of last year when she opened a sold-out Theatre of Living Arts for alt-pop sibling duo (and America’s Got Talent quarterfinalists) BETWEEN FRIENDS.  And the time before that...

I’m sure you’re well aware of The Wonder Years’ upcoming six sold-out nights at Theatre of Living Arts…  However, we’re actually more excited about some of the bands they’re bringing along to handle support duties, such as Pool Kids (4/10), Future Teens (4/11), Spanish Love Songs (4/12), Queen of...

Alt-pop singer/songwriter Maggie Lindemann first came into PHILTHY’s world in 2021…  She was about halfway in between her debut EP (2021’s PARANOIA) and debut LP (2022’s SUCKERPUNCH) and currently on the road as direct support for Madison Beer’s The Life Support Tour, where her nine-song set proved to be...

If you caught the January edition of Philthy Radio this past weekend on Y-Not Radio (now streaming), you heard “Horror Show,” an early classic from dark-pop icons The Birthday Massacre that longtime fans may remember seeing the band play “back in the day” at The Trocadero and Starlight Ballroom. ...

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...

Los Angeles retro alt-rockers Rocket (whose sound Paste characterized as, “imagine Sonic Youth writing songs for the pop charts.”) have already played some pretty huge shows in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.  Last year they opened two nights at The TLA for emo legends Sunny Day...