Lior Phillips

Bio

Lior Phillips is a South African music and culture journalist originally from Cape Town, now based in Chicago, USA. She writes about music, film, and art. She just released her first book, the 33 ⅓ South African Popular Music via Bloomsbury Publishing. In addition, she is the creator, producer, and host of This Must Be the Gig, a podcast dedicated to artists’ vital memories of their first gigs and passion for live music and performance. She lives in Chicago, wrangling her twin sons with her husband and rescue dog, Buffy.