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“I think the highlight has been playing songs that I have such an intimate relationship with and seeing other people who have an intimate relationship with them,“ says Dusty Reske, founder and frontman of Slumberland Records indie pop outfit Rocketship, who are currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1996...

“It’s more of a classic-sounding song compared to most of my music…  I had ‘Wheels’ recorded, but was looking for a harmony similar to the Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris Trio album,” says Chicago singer/songwriter Ella Williams, aka Squirrel Flower (whose sounds are self-described as “witch rock”), 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...

This May, El Paso alt-rock veterans Sparta – currently comprised of founding members Jim Ward (vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Matt Miller (bass), in addition to drummer Neil Hennessy, who joined the fold in 2023 – released Cut A Silhouette, their sixth full-length and arguably best since 2002 debut LP Wiretap Scars,...

If you caught the latest episode of Philthy Radio (now streaming on Y-Not Radio), you heard “Robber,” the opening track and lead single of 2021’s Ignorance, the fifth studio album from The Weather Station, the indie rock/folk project of Toronto singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman, who have become regulars on Philthy...

Earlier this month indie rockers Slow Fiction released dollhouse, their 11-track debut LP which had FLOOD Magazine saying, “ specialize in breezy, dreamy power-pop as banged out by a five-person lineup that inevitably presents a denser sound than many of their peers.”  And earlier this week the New...

“I have been writing music that seems to live in Noah Davis’ paintings,” says bassist, singer, songwriter, composer, educator, and philanthropist esperanza spalding (who’s my age to the week and makes me feel as though I desperately need a more comprehensive day planner), reflecting on her last trip to...

You may have already heard earlier today that October 2nd is the official release date for when no one’s watching, the debut full-length from Los Angeles alternative rockers wilt… who you may have seen opening The Foundry for Remo Drive in 2024… or maybe you caught them at Kung...

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...