Union Transfer

“I want to love and be loved, but I also want to be free.  The tension between those two things has been the central question of my life,” says Julia Jacklin via a recent press release, reflecting on the theme of The Gem, the Australian singer/songwriter’s fourth full-length and...

Those who caught the October/Halloween edition of Philthy Radio (now streaming via Y-Not Radio) heard “Damned” off of Run, Run Pure Beauty, the sophomore LP from Francis of Delirium, which NPR Music’s All Songs Considered calls, “Big, fuzzy, chunky, riffy indie rock,” and which prompted NME to write, “Capturing...

English post-punk legends Public Image Ltd — founded and fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon — are currently about halfway through their first North American tour in eight years.  The jaunt, billed as “This Is Not The Last Tour” (which has taken the group around much of...

Last week English alternative rock legends The Charlatans celebrated the 25th anniversary of their seventh studio album, Wonderland.  And for the past week and a half, the band have been playing the LP’s opening track, “You’re So Pretty – We’re So Pretty,” for Stateside audiences on the North American...

Next month Finnish rockers The Rasmus will officially be on their third decade when their debut full-length, 1996’s Peep, turns thirty.  But next week the quartet will kick off their first-ever headlining tour of North America, which includes a September 14th stop at our very own Union Transfer.  The...

Earlier this year Joy Division and New Order were announced as 2026 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  And earlier this month Peter Hook, bassist and founding member of the post-punk legends, made an appearance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame itself for an...

“It kind of blows me away that it’s been that long.  That album still has a near and dear place in my heart.  That’s when people really started taking notice, especially with ‘Stampede,’” says Will Anderson, vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and founder of NYC indie rockers Hotline TNT when...

It’s been less than a year since we’ve seen Jo Passed — the indie rock/experimental pop band of Toronto-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jo Hirabayashi — in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, with their last local show at West Philly DIY venue The Pouch in...

In April of 2023 riot grrrl co-founders and feminist legends Bikini Kill played their first show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection in 29 years when they headlined Franklin Music Hall (which they once again played in September of 2024), having last played the 215 at...