Taking a stylistic nod from Shirley Manson while channeling the attitude of the Riot Grrrl movement, Dear Althea effuses haunting and emotionally charged lyrics and melodies. Likened as a cross between indie rock legends Sonic Youth and the Breeders, Dear Althea creates a girl-centric version of contemporary punk rock. www.dearalthea.comTumblr (3.0; @dear-althea)http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/<a href="http://rookiemag.tumblr.com/post/42943708897/we-can-either-sit-there-when-a-female-punk-band">Awesome quote from Matt from pissed jeans!</a>: <p>Matt Korvette of the band Pissed Jeans <a href="http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9062-pissed-jeans/" target="_blank">explaining to Pitchfork</a> why and how he’s trying to battle misogyny in his life.</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/43077262502http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/43077262502Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:40:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd61d525953f73bfdd5c5911a1613a4c/tumblr_mhxhpw13fP1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our banner on the deli philly site!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/42624462350http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/42624462350Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:05:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2bf98c56d8c75afef2a0f25ae1b1811/tumblr_mevggoWLJn1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Show! We guarantee you’ll leave full of glitter, rainbows, and kickass rock’n’roll.</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/37714936463http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/37714936463Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:02:48 -0500<a href="http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/194545?__utmx=-&__utmv=-&__utmk=153262520&__utmz=1.1355236280.1.1.utmcsr%3Dgoogle|utmccn%3D%28organic%29|utmcmd%3Dorganic|utmctr%3D%28not+provided%29&__utma=1.1940059694.1355236280.1355236280.1355236280.1&__utmc=1&__utmb=1.1.10.1355236280&wrKey=5E6B196C74E016E61467809E1F880491">Show this weekend-Get Excited!</a>: <p>the link above is where you may purchase tickets if you are so inclined. See your smiling faces Saturday!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/37714847605http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/37714847605Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:00:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb5gwwFwbX1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We had so much fun playing sugar town! thanks to everyone who came out!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32579370623http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32579370623Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:34:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb5920qOM51rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Merch table come visit!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32570705207http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32570705207Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:44:24 -0400“<p>Sat., Sept. 29<br/> Sugar Town</p> <p>It’s been a crap year for people with both brains and uteresus. What the world needs now is to get Doc deep in ‘90s riot-girl vibes, no? Yes. With that in mind, Dear Althea is the gateway plug into the latest Sugar Town showcase.  From the Dick-less Dale beach-party shimmy of  “Oh, Today” to the head-bobbing booby-bounce of “Girl V. Ex-Lover,” what we want now is chug after sweet chug of electric lady riffs. Joining in on the beautiful beats are the Pretty Greens—you used to know them as Go-Go’s tribute band Lust2Love—and Kate Ferencz. Billed as “a little Le Tigre, and a little bit Kimya Calvin K,” Ferencz has got a deliciously strange range, scraping weird sounds and words off the walls of those jagged hallways of acute anxiety that keep narrowing and narrowing until you have to write it all down in one big burst on the nearest napkin. That’s better. DJ set by Avalon Clare. -Tara Murtha<br/> 11pm. $8. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. 215.291.4919. kungfunecktie.com</p>”<br/><br/> - <em>Philadelphia Weekly’s write up of the show!</em>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32392070312http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32392070312Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:20:12 -0400<a href="http://www.citypaper.net/authors/patrick_rapa/171232871.html">city paper did a short show preview, check it!</a>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32389869456http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32389869456Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:54:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mazak7YPAz1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Practice makes something</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32354595103http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32354595103Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:31:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mayr5vTXcl1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Practice tonight for Saturday’s show. It’s gonna be awesome. Don’t cheat yourself out of an amazing night!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32330833437http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32330833437Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:32:19 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vu7f0HVrFp4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Dear Althea wants to rock your face off this saturday at kung fu necktie. Join us or cry! (you’ll weep tears of regret that is.)</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32197365896http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/32197365896Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:29:00 -0400“And for me the only way to live life is to grab the bull by the horns and call up recording studios and set dates to go in recording studios. To try and accomplish something.<br/> -John Frusciante”http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/28763342117http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/28763342117Sun, 05 Aug 2012 09:19:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ij8sx1MR1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A photo from Dean’s trip to Berlin.</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/24959105315http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/24959105315Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:31:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5byrg9GjF1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come out and support a great cause!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/24723622187http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/24723622187Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:23:40 -0400<a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/russian-riot-grrrls-jailed-for-punk-prayer/">We're playing a benefit for jailed Russian Riot Grrrls</a>: <p>Hey Kids!</p> <p>Join us June 23rd at Cha Cha’Razzi to support two women that were jailed in Russia for being in a Riot Grrrl band. More details to come!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/24088376536http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/24088376536Wed, 30 May 2012 18:32:00 -0400<a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/undergroundbooks">Help Undergound Books buy their space!</a>: <p>Hey Kids,</p> <p>My friend Josh started a fundraiser to help with the down payment on his bookstore. Help him expand and be the awesome bookseller he is! Thanks.</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/23484717338http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/23484717338Mon, 21 May 2012 12:33:01 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dPbQfyO0BJo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>RIP MCA you were my favorite</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/22390429857http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/22390429857Fri, 04 May 2012 13:54:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i8t9RuGB1rprdy7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>happy Star Wars day!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/22385070935http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/22385070935Fri, 04 May 2012 11:39:09 -0400<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=G-qliIcWuys">whirlwind at the lit lounge</a>: <p>Here’s a video of our last song at the lit lounge in nyc</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/21579884058http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/21579884058Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:54:39 -0400<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DearAlthea">Youtube channel</a>: <p>NYC clips to come in the meantime check out our youtube channel for past shows!</p>http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/21267654931http://dear-althea.tumblr.com/post/21267654931Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:08:34 -0400