October 10, 2012
There’s no denying Philadelphia is where it’s at for great local music culture in the tri-state area. But the Before the Bridge Music Festival does back up a valid argument with its annual gathering that there is, in fact, a ton of noteworthy musicians you can see just over the state line in Collingswood. The [...]
Read more»October 2, 2012
Here’s one to make sure you don’t miss: the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra is performing a free concert to kick off Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s inaugural season as Music Director. The concert will take place at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall on Saturday, October 13 at 8 p.m., and the program is a special preview of the 2012-13 [...]
Read more»October 1, 2012
Penn Treaty Park is a favorite among Philadelphians for its scenic Delaware Riverside location. Plus, there’s no better place to celebrate the local history, community, commerce and culture of Fishtown than Penn Treaty Park. To wit, the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) will present the 5th Annual RiverCity Festival on October 6, from noon-5 p.m. at [...]
Read more»September 27, 2012
Here’s one to mark your calendar for: the fourth annual Bloktoberfest returns for 2012 on Saturday, October 13, taking over South Street from Broad to 18th Streets from noon-8 p.m. with craft beer, food trucks and multiple stages of live music. It’s truly one of the fall’s more epic festivals, and we wanted to give [...]
Read more»September 18, 2012
This is going to be awesome. Sly Fox Brewing Company, one of Philadelphia’s favorite local brewers, is hosting their annual “Can Jam” Festival this Saturday, September 22. Festival goers can expect nine hours of entertainment at Sly Fox’s new Pottstown Brewery. It’s the first major event at this new site, and it’s going to deliver. [...]
Read more»September 17, 2012
We told you it was festival season. With Oktoberfest kicking into gear and Live Arts/Fringe going strong through this weekend, it’s prime time for a fall festival. And PhilaMOCA and The Institute Bar are teaming up to throw one. This Saturday, September 22 from noon-8 p.m., the 12th Street Art & Music Festival wil take [...]
Read more»September 10, 2012
Today at noon, individual tickets go on sale for Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s inaugural season as the Philadelphia Orchestra’s eighth music director. The Orchestra will comp box office fees for tickets bought in person at the Kimmel Center Box Office today. Plus, the first 150 in line will get their choice of one free parking pass to [...]
Read more»September 5, 2012
It’s back: the famous Northern Liberties Music Fest, followed by the A Full Plate Rib Cook-off. This Saturday, September 8, as we mentioned a few weeks ago, the double whammy of an event in Northern Liberties returns to Liberty Lands Park. Head out for fantastic ribs prepared by individual and restaurant contestants, plus the commemorative, [...]
Read more»August 22, 2012
In celebration of the final days of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s marquee exhibition, Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia (closing September 3), the museum is hosting “Wooing the woodland Muse on slender reed,” an afternoon concert this Sunday, August 26 in the museum’s Van Pelt Auditorium. Musicians from Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music will [...]
Read more»August 22, 2012
University City District’s 40th Street Summer Series hits the lawn at 40th and Walnut Streets this Saturday, August 25 with another free summertime concert. Adventuredrum is a new dance band led by Philadelphia composer and percussionist Christopher Sean Powell. This Philadelphia-based group include those who have collaborated with the West Philly Orchestra, Fugazi’s Joe Lally, [...]
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