Philthy Mag

10/06/2023

grandson, K Flay and Jack Kays at Franklin Music Hall

Canadian-American musician grandson is currently on his “I Love You, I’m Trying” world tour for his most recent album of the same name. He played Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia Sunday night with an opening performance from Jack Kays and support from K Flay. grandson played a 23 song set f...

10/06/2023

Bully: “It’s really freeing officially calling it a solo project.” (12/12 at Underground Arts)

Although the pandemic has provided a number of difficulties and annoyances for many artists who are back out on the road in the second half of 2021, for Bully’s Alicia Bognanno the circumstances have actually worked out quite well: “Touring is completely different for me, because this is my firs...

09/06/2023

Catching Up with mmeadows (6/21 at JB’s w/ Bayonne)

“We are currently 974 miles into the tour, driving out to the first show in Denver,” jokes Cole Kamen-Green during a recent phone chat, while looking at his odometer. Cole is one-half of experimental pop duo mmeadows, alongside partner (musical and life) Kristin Slipp. Cole is an in-demand instr...

09/06/2023

The Next Chapter of The Sisters Of Mercy: Live at The Fillmore

This past Saturday, June 3rd, post-punk legends The Sisters Of Mercy played their first show in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection since Halloween of 2008. Their 80-minute, 21-song set included 9 brand-new songs (The band hasn’t officially released new music since 1993.) intersperse...

08/06/2023

Declan McKenna and the Oracle Sisters at Union Transfer

English singer-songwriter Declan McKenna is currently touring North America on his 46 stop “The Big Return” tour. He played a sold out show at Union Transfer in Philadelphia with support from the Oracle Sisters for the 6th night of the tour. Playing songs from his two albums What Do You Think Ab...

08/06/2023

The Return of Love And Rockets (6/10 at The Fillmore)

The first half of 2023 has been a pretty momentous period for goth/industrial legends in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. Skinny Puppy brought their farewell tour to the 3,500-capacity opera house; Ministry, Gary Numan, and Front Line Assembly produced a night for the ages at Frank...

07/06/2023

“What’s Yr Take on Opening Night of Le Tigre’s Reunion Tour”

The first time I ever saw Le Tigre was in 2002 at The Black Cat in Washington DC. It was opening night of the band’s tour behind Feminist Sweepstakes, and their first show to ever utilize their DVD player (used to convert their famous manually operated slideshow into the 21st Century), which they....

07/06/2023

Sarah Kinsley Talks TikTok, Cocteau Twins, and Perfectionism (Tonight at WCL)

Tonight, The Lounge at World Café Live is hosting a sold-out show from singer/songwriter Sarah Kinsley, a young (but lifelong) musician who scored a 2021 viral hit on TikTok with “The King,” the title track of her sophomore EP. Kinsley grew up performing classical music in youth orchestras, bef...

01/06/2023

“What’s Yr Take on Opening Night of Le Tigre’s Reunion Tour

The first time I ever saw Le Tigre was in 2002 at The Black Cat in Washington DC. It was opening night of the band’s tour behind Feminist Sweepstakes, and their first show to ever utilize their DVD player (used to convert their famous manually operated slideshow into the 21st Century), which they....

31/05/2023

SYSTEMIC: A Retrospect of Americana Artwork by Leta Gray (June 1st-30th at PhilaMOCA)

This past Friday afternoon I found myself hanging with local artist Leta Gray at The Woodlands cemetery in West Philthy. Although perhaps best known as a tattoo artist and musician, this June (1st-30th) PhilaMOCA will be hosting SYSTEMIC: a Retrospect of Americana Artwork by Leta Gray. This Thursday...

31/05/2023

The Sisters Of Mercy’s Ben Christo: “I’m very excited for people to see this show that we’ve put together.” (6/3 at The Fillmore)

The last time I encountered Ben Christo, guitarist and bassist of legendary post-punk outfit The Sisters Of Mercy, was in April of 2006 at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, a gig which Christo tells me he has both fond and slightly embarrassing memories of, during a recent phone chat: “That was my f...

30/05/2023

Babygirl: “Pop music is the best!” (6/15 at The Foundry)

The last time we caught up with Toronto duo Babygirl – comprised of Kiki Frances and Cameron Bright – was in November of 2021, when they were on the road supporting Jeremy Zucker, which included a stop at TLA where Babygirl stole the show. During our chat I discovered that, despite their penchan...

24/05/2023

K. Flay: “One of the things I’ve always experienced in Philly is the intensity and the passion!” (6/4 at Franklin Music Hall)

“This next body of work is, I think, the strongest body of work of my career. I created it in the wake of enormous change, and I was set free in a lot of ways, and untethered myself from a lot of expectations,” says multi-platinum, two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist K. Flay during a recent phone c...

23/05/2023

K. Flay: “One of the things I’ve always experienced in Philly is the intensity and the passion!”” (6/4 at Franklin Music Hall)

“This next body of work is, I think, the strongest body of work of my career. I created it in the wake of enormous change, and I was set free in a lot of ways, and untethered myself from a lot of expectations,” says multi-platinum, two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist K. Flay during a recent phone c...

23/05/2023

Getting to Know Moon Walker (5/31 at KFN)

“I don’t care about surprising people. I don’t care about anything other than having a song in me and getting it out that day,” says Harry Springer, the composer, producer, and performer behind Brooklyn-based Moon Walker, his alter-ego, who has already released two full-lengths since the sta...

18/05/2023

Flashing Back with Indigo De Souza (5/23 at UT)

Next Tuesday, May 23rd, Indigo De Souza will make her fourth attempt at headlining Union Transfer, after shows in January, May, and October of last year were postponed… Although the previous three dates were to have the Asheville-based singer/songwriter supporting her sophomore LP, Any Shape You T...

17/05/2023

Indigo De Souza: “Things always have been changing and always are changing.” (1/30 at UT)

Last September Asheville-based indie rock singer/songwriter Indigo De Souza played a sold-out show at Eraserhood’s exceptionally intimate PhilaMOCA. However, she’s already returning to David Lynch’s former neighborhood, this time to play across the street, at the much larger Union Transfer on ...

16/05/2023

Halocene’s Addie Nicole Amick on, “Outsourcing our decision-making to our fans.” (6/5 at KFN)

“We don’t have a label. It’s like our fans are our record label!” says Addie Nicole Amick, vocalist for metalcore trio Halocene, alongside husband and guitarist Bradley Amick and drummer Joseph Polizzi. The band, whose Maleficent EP drops this Friday, May 19th, have been making music since 2...

14/05/2023

Cobra Man: “Expect mayhem.” (5/13 at Underground Arts)

There are a lot of big concerts this Saturday night in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, but I seriously doubt that anyone else will be able to bring the party quite like LA-based Power Disco 7-piece, Cobra Man, led by Andy Harry and Sarah Rayne, who seem to fuse disco with classic....

13/05/2023

GAYLE Steals The Show…

This Monday, March 28th, Theatre of Living Arts was at full capacity for emerging pop star Tate McRae, whose resale tickets — according to gossip heard while waiting in a line that wrapped well around the block – were apparently going for up to $800. And while the 18-year-old phenom didn’t dis...

13/05/2023

PONY: “I think you can expect that we will all look really cute and we will put on a great show!” (5/20 at UT w/ Superheaven)

Next Saturday, May 20th, local contemporary grunge heroes Superheaven will be playing a SOLD-OUT show at Union Transfer to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut LP, Jar. However (I probably shouldn’t say this…), we at PHILTHY are even more excited about self-proclaimed “glitter power p...

12/05/2023

MUNA Get Gayotic in Philthy

Yesterday MUNA announced the new season of their podcast, Gayotic, with an episode in which Katie, Naomi, and Josette chatted with q***r icons Tegan and Sara about, “sharing hotel rooms during tour, secret high school girlfriends, feeling like the Phantom of the Opera, and, of course, our therapis...

12/05/2023

Taleen Kali: “I love punk as much as pop and goth as much as psych…” (5/16 at KFN)

Taleen Kali and I have been Twitter buddies for a few years now, so I was super bummed to have to miss her debut performance in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection when she played Ortlieb’s last October… However, she and her band will be back in the 215 this coming Tuesday, May 16t...

10/05/2023

The Blue Stones’ Tarek Jafar: “I want them to get something different out of the live show…” (5/18 at Underground Arts)

“It’s so important to me that people listen to the album, fall in love with it, and then come see the live show and fall in love for completely different reasons. I want them to get something different out of the live show than just what’s on the album,” says Tarek Jafar, one-half of blues-t...

10/05/2023

Harriette: “The biggest thing for me is just being myself.” (5/17 at WCL w/ Joan)

This Saturday, our new favorite TikTok-sensation-turned-formidable-indie-pop-singer/songwriter, Harriette, kicks off her very first US tour, as support for Arkansas duo Joan, which will have her at The Lounge at World Café Live next Wednesday, May 17th. Last month Harriette released her 8-song debu...

06/05/2023

Sorry Mom: “We’re really proud to tell people that we are a DIY band.” (5/19 at MilkBoy)

Today NYC femme punk trio Sorry Mom dropped “Teeth,” the third single from their debut LP, babyface, out next Friday, May 12th. The band kick off a US tour in a few weeks, with a headlining show Friday May 19th at our very own MilkBoy and a super huge date playing Boston Calling, alongside the l...

05/05/2023

Church Girls’ Mariel Beaumont on Philly, Live Music, and “Girls” Bands (5/6 at MilkBoy)

04/05/2023

Caroline Rose at Union Transfer

Caroline Rose performed their full fifth studio album, The Art of Forgetting, alongside a dazzling light display on 4/11.

03/05/2023

UPSAHL: “I’ve just been loving these headlining shows!” (5/3 at The Foundry)

“Honestly, just the past year of touring has been a literal dream come true… I’m down to live out of a suitcase for the rest of my life,” says UPSAHL. I first met the emerging alt-pop star – who I’m chatting with over the phone from the studio – in November of 2021, just after the rele...