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Last weekend electro-industrial trio HEALTH kicked off their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR in support of studio LP RAT WARS, which dropped digitally last December, amidst their European tour supporting Sleep Token (earning spots on “Best Albums of 2023” in the likes of Revolver, Alternative Press, and New York Magazine/Vulture, with...
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Philadelphia are no strangers to Twin Temple, “Los Angeles’ one and only purveyors of Satanic Doo-Wop.” We saw them in their earliest years alongside Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and Graveyard at Union Transfer in 2019. In 2022 we saw them on the mega-stage of Camden’s ever-name-changing pavilion, opening...
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This coming Saturday, February 24th, Union Transfer will be hosting two amazing acts that we haven’t seen in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for quite some time. Headlining the evening is garage rock legends The Kills, who were last in town when they played the Eraserhood...
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Today Brighton post-punk outfit Squid released standalone single “Fugue (Bin Song),” the follow-up to their second full-length, O Monolith, which dropped last June on Warp and which prompted Stereogum to say, “Squid turn dance-rock inside out until you can’t really dance to it anymore. The arty, explosive O Monolith will still...
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“The whole last year has been amazing! It changed my life, really,” Phoebe Go tells me during a recent phone interview, going on to admit, “It’s been so important for my growth as a person and understanding myself.” Last October, the Melbourne-based alt-pop singer/songwriter released single “Something You Were...
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“Me and Mark Gardener looked alike, we released records at the exact same time, and we were in the studio with Flood and Alan Moulder, who were best friends,” jokes Tim Burgess, frontman for The Charlatans, about his legendary Madchester band’s longtime relationship with shoegaze (although I hear they...
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This Friday, November 17th, Americana-flavored indie rockers Deer Tick will return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection for not one, but two concerts, with a Free At Noon performance at World Café Live in the afternoon (There are still spots remaining.), and a full-length set that...
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The last time glittery, retro electropoppers Cannons were in town was March of last year, when they sold out 175-capacity PhilaMOCA. Well, they’re about to make their return, and this time they’ll be across the street, headlining the 1,300-capacity Union Transer. The Los Angeles band’s last stop in the...
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Today Yoke Lore (AKA Adrian Galvin) released his latest single (and lyric video), “Hallucinate,” off of his upcoming debut LP, Toward A Never Ending New Beginning, which drops September 22nd on Yell House Records. Additionally, the indie rock singer/songwriter is set to kick off The Holy Havok Tour on...