Californian indie pop band TV Girl is set to make their live Philippine debut on November 27. The trio, consisting of vocalist Brad Petering, drummer Jason Wyman, and keyboardist Wyatt Harmon, first emerged in 2010 with a string of EPs and followed with their debut album French Exit in 2014. They became staples of the bedroom pop world early on, building their identity on grainy drum machines, lo-fi samples, and a songwriting approach that pulled more from vintage pop than indie rock.
While best known now for viral tracks like “Cigarettes Out the Window” and “Blue Hair,” TV Girl’s broader catalog reveals a consistency that’s earned them serious credibility outside of TikTok. Their collaborations with names like George Clanton and an ever-expanding discography have only reinforced their staying power, especially in circles where internet music overlaps with the physical live scene. “Lovers Rock,” which recently crossed a billion streams, is a reminder that their reach was never an accident.
For fans in the Philippines, the announcement has struck a nerve across different communities. Some found the band through social media algorithms, others followed them from the early 2010s music blog era. They’ve drawn support from both the hyper-online and the offline indie scenes, with audiences eager to see a project that started in bedrooms move into a large-capacity space like New Frontier Theatre.
Tickets for TV Girl Live in Manila go on sale starting July 4 through Live Nation Philippines’ official website.
