Underground Arts

This Friday, June 26th, Montreal duo Born At Midnite — comprised of visual artist and pop musician Amery Sandford (whose solo project, Amery, you may have seen supporting Molly Nilsson last September at Johnny Brenda’s) and David Carriere, producer, songwriter, and guitarist in TOPS (who you may have seen...

This past Friday indie rock veterans Deer Tick released their ninth studio album, Coin-O-Matic, an ode to their home state of Rhode Island (The album’s title is taken from the cigarette-vending-machine company that served as the headquarters of legendary Providence mobster Raymond Patriarca, whose crew Deer Tick singer/guitarist John...

“The first time I visited Philly I just remember there was a huge Carvana!” laughs Margaret Sohn, the New York-based, Korean-American electronic musician behind Miss Grit, referencing their first trip to Fishtown, which had Miss Grit opening The Fillmore for indie rock veterans Metric in October of 2022.  The...

“Anyone that wants and feels the need for some empowerment or is curious about their more spiritual side, their witchy side.  To us, music is very much like magic work…  Also, anyone angry who needs an outlet to rage together,” says Nikoline Spjelkavik, guitarist, vocalist, and one-third of feminist...

I have it on good authority that ‘90s alt-rock legends Failure’s return to Underground Arts (which they last played in 2022) this coming Sunday, May 17th, is very nearly sold out…  When I was at the Eraserhood basement for BRONCHO’s 10-year celebration of Double Vanity on April 23rd, I...

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 City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection just saw Oklahoma indie rockers BRONCHO this past July when they played a sold-out Friday night show at Johnny Brenda’s amidst a tour supporting the quartet’s fifth full-length, Natural Pleasure, which dropped earlier that year.  However, BRONCHO are already set to...

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...

This Tuesday Chicago post-country quartet Ratboys released “Penny in the Lake,” the fifth and final single ahead of their sixth studio album, Singin’ to an Empty Chair, which drops today courtesy of the band’s new home, New West Records (also home to PHILTHY phriends Emily Nenni, Esther Rose, Jaime...