Monthly Archives: May 2010

Shows

Shows This Week: May 31 – June 6, 2010

May 31, 2010 – 12:32 am

Sky High-Five
Shows This Week: May 31 – June 6, 2010

Jun 1 2010 Tim Butler – Volta Radio (Philadelphia, PA)
Jun 1 2010 Carsie Blanton – Eagleview Town Square (Exton, PA)
Jun 1 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – DC9 (Washington, DC)

Jun 2 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)

Jun 3 2010 The Spinning Leaves – Lansdowne Folk Club (Lansdowne, PA)

Jun 4 2010 Chris Kasper – The Flash (Kennett Square, PA)
Jun 4 2010 Overlook – The Note (West Chester, PA)
Jun 4 2010 Alright, Junior. – 3rd and Walnut (Lansdale, PA)
Jun 4 2010 JD Malone – The Saloon (Jeffersonville, PA)
Jun 4 2010 Mason Porter – Nepa Bluegrass Festival (Tunkhannock, PA)
Jun 4 2010 Pawnshop Roses – Dogfish Head (Rehoboth Beach, DE)
Jun 4 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – Jack Rabbits (Jacksonville, FL)

Jun 5 2010 John Mallinen, Ross Bellenoit – F&N Gallery: Record Fundraiser Show (Phila, PA)
Jun 5 2010 Chris Kasper – Studio 34 (Philadelphia, PA)
Jun 5 2010 Overlook – The Piazza at Schmidts: Radio 104.5 (Philadelphia, PA)
Jun 5 2010 JD Malone – America Bar & Grill (Chester Springs, PA)
Jun 5 2010 Tim Butler – Coffee Works (Vorhees, NJ)
Jun 5 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – Crowbar (Tampa, FL)

Jun 6 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – The Social (Orlando, FL)

See you at a show!

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The Philly Folk Parade – May Residency @ The Fire: Final Night (May 25, 2010)

May 28, 2010 – 3:11 am

Last week’s (May 18th) Philly Folk Parade, hosted by Chris Kasper, was a flawless flow of music like a prefect parade procession.  The show began with the relentless, face-melting rock of The Doublewides – that band is musically impressive and extremely entertaining.  Then a switch to the back room for a fine solo set by Marc Silver.  And back to the front for Birdie Busch’s set which was a duo with Ross Bellenoit – sweet, sweet folk music and no complaints here.  Stage switch to Brittany Ann – I’m not familiar with her music but it sounded great – nice touch with the harp.  Then it was time for that night’s host: Chris Kasper, an amazingly talented singer/songwriter who was joined by an equally talented group of musicians for a truly outstanding set.  The final set in the back room went to Hey Nude Friend I’m Tired, an interesting collaboration between Michael Baker (The Spinning Leaves) and Todd Henkins (The Great Unknown).  Cowmuddy, a definite must-see artist, closed the show with a great folk rock set and good times were had by all.

This week’s (May 25th) Philly Folk Parade show was extraordinary.  I’m almost positive that I’ve seen Wissahickon Chicken Shack at least once before but I’m afraid I wasn’t paying much attention then.  Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed their music for their sound is a bit too diverse for me to even begin to classify but it’s great.  Up The Chain (only 2/5ths of the band: Reed Kendall and Philip D’Agostino) played a nice set in the back room.  Then back to the front of the room for Andrew Lipke with a string quartet.  Lipke is an excellent singer/songwriter and hearing his music performed with such beautiful string arrangements was spectacular.  The great music continued with a super set by The Matt Helm Scream – if you don’t know that band you ought to.  Jim Boggia followed with a wonderful solo set that made me realize I should see Boggia live more often.  To the back room again for Daniel of the Moonlight who played what sounded like traditional folk songs something quieting fitting for this parade.  I have nothing but respect for Hezekiah Jones (Raphael Cutrufello) because he truly is an exceptional singer/songwriter and I was so excited to see how the final set was going to play out.  Well, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many Joneses on stage at once.  So, as the set went on it seemed like another Jones took to the stage and added to the harmonious wall of sound.  Wow, I couldn’t have thought of a better ending to The Philly Folk Parade May residency at The Fire – perfect!

A huge thank you goes out to The Philly Folk Parade for making Tuesdays in May such memorable, music filled nights – a music lover’s dream come true!

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Shows This Week: May 24 – May 30, 2010

May 24, 2010 – 8:03 am

guitar pick
Shows This Week: May 24 – May 30, 2010

May 25 2010 Alright, Junior. – North Star Bar (Philadelphia, PA)
May 25 2010 Hezekiah Jones – The Fire | The Philly Folk Parade (Philadelphia, PA)

May 27 2010 The Spinning Leaves – The Tipsy Teapot (Greenville, NC)

May 28 2010 Pawnshop Roses – DaVinci’s Pub (Collegeville, PA)
May 28 2010 Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers – Sherman (East Stroudsburg, PA)

May 29 2010 Sisters 3 – The Collingswood Mayfair (Collingswood, NJ)

May 30 2010 Box Five – Passim | Campfire Festival (Cambridge, MA)

See you at a show!

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Shows This Week: May 17 – May 23, 2010

May 16, 2010 – 11:02 pm

PA Sky May 2010

Shows This Week: May 17 – May 23, 2010

May 17 2010 Birdie Busch – Johnny Brenda’s | Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk (Philadelphia, PA)

May 18 2010 Chris Kasper, Birdie Busch, The Doublewides, Cowmuddy – The Fire | The Philly Folk Parade (Philadelphia, PA)

May 19 2010 Box Five – Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)

May 20 2010 Box Five – Puck (Doylestown, PA)
May 20 2010 Alright, Junior. – Tom ’n Jerry’s (Milmont Park, PA)

May 21 2010 Pawnshop Roses – Blockley Pourhouse (Philadelphia, PA)
May 21 2010 Ben Arnold – Theater of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
May 21 2010 Jim Boggia – Psalm Salon (Philadelphia, PA)
May 21 2010 Carsie Blanton – World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
May 21 2010 Cheers Elephant – The Khyber (Philadelphia, PA)

May 22 2010 IKE, Jealousy Curve – World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
May 22 2010 Maysie’s FarmFest 2010 – Maysie’s Farm (Ludwig’s Corner, PA)
May 22 2010 JD Malone – Pizza Time Saloon (West Point, PA)
May 22 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – Glasslands Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
May 22 2010 Pawnshop Roses – Spike Hill (Brooklyn, NY)
May 22 2010 Jim Boggia – Lisner Auditorium (Washington, DC)

May 23 2010 Blinkin Lincoln Productions: Allstar Jam – The Grape Room (Philadelphia, PA)
May 23 2010 Box Five, Johnny Miles | Phila. Songwriters Project Finals – Brownie’s 23 East (Ardmore, PA)

See you at a show!

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Saturday, May 22nd – Maysie’s FarmFest 2010 – The Conservation Concert: Local Food, Local Music

May 16, 2010 – 3:31 pm
Maysie’s FarmFest
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Location: 15 St. Andrew’s Lane, Glenmoore, PA 19343
[Ludwig's Corner, Chester County, PA]
Noon – 10:00PM
Tickets: $20 in adv | $25 at the gate
All Ages

The first annual Maysie’s FarmFest will be held Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Maysie’s Farm located at: 15 St. Andrew’s Lane, Glenmoore, PA 19343 [Ludwig's Corner, Chester County, PA].  It will be a day of “Great local music, great local food, and a fun day for the entire family!”  The music will be provided by some of Philly’s best artists: Sharon Little, Sisters 3, Hezekiah Jones, Birdie Busch, Chris Kasper, Kuf Knotz, Sweetheart Parade, Bob Beach, Philip D’Agostino, The Great Unknown, The Spinning Leaves, Ross Bellenoit, and Lauren Adams.  Also on the bill are: The Country Devils, and special guest Appalachian Uprising.

Maysie’s Farm Conservation Center is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving public understanding of the importance of conservation and ecological thinking. We pursue our mission primarily by working toward a local, sustainable food system. Our advocacy, community development and educational programs address the environmental, social and economic problems of the industrial, chemical based, food system and our farm demonstrates some of the alternatives available through a local, sustainable food system. On our seven acres of organically managed beds, we produce vegetables and fruits for about 200 households through our CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture program, which is in its 14th season. We have also started two seasonal Farmers Markets as well as a Farm and School Partnership with a local elementary school. We created and administer the Sustainable Agriculture Internship Training Alliance of Southeastern Pennsylvania and encourage and facilitate new farmers and the start-up of new farms. We promote organic food production, local food production and the development of community around food production.

For more information visit the Fest’s official site: www.maysiesfarmfest.org

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The Spinning Leaves host The Philly Folk Parade: Night #2 @ The Fire

May 13, 2010 – 1:43 am

Last night (May 11, 2010) was the 2nd night of The Philly Folk Parade Tuesday nights in May residency at The Fire (412 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123) and as expected with the caliber of talent on the bill it was phenomenal.  Johnny Miles and The Waywards opened the show with a great performance that made me realize that I really need to pay more attention to Miles’ music – it’s that good!  Oh my, The Phil D’Agostino Quintet is amazing!  Now, you might have seen Phil D’Agostino play bass (or several other instruments) as a member of a number of Philly bands but none of that compares to seeing The Phil D’Agostino Quintet live – you owe it to yourself to do so.  Hearing Spirit and Dust playing the back room stage led to one of those rare but perfect moments when you realize you now have another new favorite band.  Oh, I love when that happens!  The captivating quality of Psalmships’ music is unreal, spectacular, and breathtaking.  Last, but by no means least, was The Spinning Leaves – the hosts for the night and they did a great job of it and had an excellent closing set.  Also, on the bill were Shannon Pelcher and Hoots & Hellmouth who each did their parts to add to the wonderful night of music.  Thank you to everyone who played!

I’ll see everyone next week for night 3 (May 18, 2010) of The Philly Folk Parade residency.  Chris Kasper will be hosting that night with: The Doublewides, Birdie Busch, Cowmuddy, and more artists.

The final night of The Philly Folk Parade – May 25, 2010 will be hosted by Hezekiah Jones.

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Hezekiah Jones and Family Sings Greatest Will Oldham Music @ World Cafe Live

May 11, 2010 – 2:04 am

Hezekiah Jones & Family (5/9/10) By: Lisa Schaffer

The music this night proved to be absolutely amazing and simply unreal.

Sunday night (May 9, 2010) I went to World Cafe Live to see Hezekiah Jones and Family perform Will Oldham’s music.  I don’t know Will Oldham’s music so I decided to attend the show with the hope of hearing “I Am a Cinematographer” – the only Will Oldham song I know.  Actually, the only reason why I know that song is because of Hezekiah Jones.  I thought that I might hear a song or two that I recognized and not realize that it was a Will Oldham song but that never happened.  Even still, Hezekiah Jones and Family had a real awe-inspiring set.  And it was quite amazing to see the effort and skill they put into their performance to bring Will Oldham’s music to life that night.  Unfortunately, like I said before, I’m not familiar enough with Oldham’s music to tell you the setlist but I do know that they closed the night with “I Am a Cinematographer” which was the icing on the cake.

All I have to say is – Hezekiah Jones (Raphael Cutrufello) and Family (Brad Hinton, Andrew Keenan, Joshua Park, Kiley Ryan, Joe D’Amico, Daniel Bower, Philip D’Agostino, Michael Baker, Barbara Gettes, Bob Beach, and Emily Bates) played with such gusto as if they were some folk force to be reckoned with.

Thank you, all!

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Shows This Week: May 10 – May 16, 2010

May 10, 2010 – 8:00 am

April Sky
Shows This Week: May 10 – May 16, 2010

Monday, May 10
May 10 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – SPACE (Portland, ME)

Tuesday, May 11
May 11 2010 The Spinning Leaves – The Fire | The Philly Folk Parade (Philadelphia, PA)
May 11 2010 Carsie Blanton – The Living Room (New York, NY)
May 11 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – The Monkey House (Winooski, VT)

Wednesday, May 12
May 12 2010 Mason Porter -World Cafe Live | Yards Beer Dinner (Philadelphia, PA)
May 12 2010 The Swimmers – Blockley Pourhouse (Philadelphia, PA)
May 12 2010 Cliff Hillis – Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville, PA)
May 12 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – House of Blues (Boston, MA)

Thursday, May 13
May 13 2010 JD Malone – Cedar Hollow Inn (Malvern, PA)
May 13 2010 Ben Arnold – Sellersville Theater (Sellersville, PA)
May 13 2010 Jealousy Curve – Crocodile Rock Cafe (Allentown, PA)
May 13 2010 Jim Boggia – Infinity Hall (Norfolk, CT)

Friday, May 14
May 14 2010 The Fractals – Johnny Brenda’s | CD Release Show (Philadelphia, PA)
May 14 2010 JD Malone – Guppy’s Good Times (Conshohocken, PA)
May 14 2010 Ben Arnold – Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville, PA)
May 14 2010 Alright, Junior. – Chaplin’s (Spring City, PA)
May 14 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – Mercury Lounge (New York, NY)
May 14 2010 Jim Boggia – Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)

Saturday, May 15
May 15 2010 Adrien Reju – Tin Angel (Philadelphia, PA)
May 15 2010 Drink Up Buttercup, The Great Unknown – Theatre of Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
May 15 2010 The Spinning Leaves – Penn’s Landing: Art Star Craft Show (Philadelphia, PA)
May 15 2010 The Spinning Leaves – Connie’s Ric Rac (Philadelphia, PA)
May 15 2010 Mason Porter, Hezekiah Jones – After The Day Is Done: Shitkickers Ball (Havertown, PA)
May 15 2010 Laura Shay – Burlap and Bean (Newtown Square, PA)
May 15 2010 JD Malone – Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville, PA)
May 15 2010 Cliff Hillis – Phoenixville Farmer’s Market (Phoenixville, PA)
May 15 2010 IKE – HMAC Stage on Herr (Harrisburg, PA)
May 15 2010 Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers – Camp Jam in the Pines (Monroeville, NJ)
May 15 2010 Chris Kasper – Bar Four (Brooklyn, NY)
May 15 2010 Birdie Busch – Lizard Lounge | Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk (Cambridge, MA)

Sunday, May 16
May 16 2010 Hezekiah Jones, Sisters 3 – The Gene Shay Folk Show: WXPN (Philadelphia, PA)
May 16 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – John & Peter’s (New Hope, PA)
May 16 2010 Birdie Busch – Union Hall | Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk (New York, NY)

See you at a show!

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Featured Show: The Fractals – Heavy Rotation CD Release show @ Johnny Brenda’s – May 14, 2010

May 9, 2010 – 7:20 pm
The Fractals The Fractals
Friday, May 14, 2010 – 9pm
Heavy Rotation − CD Release Show
At: Johnny Brenda’s
(1201 N. Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA)
With: Status Green, and Zach Djanikian
$10.00 | 21+

Friday night (May 14th) join The Fractals at Johnny Brenda’s for their Heavy Rotation CD Release Show celebration.  The doors open at 8:00PM and the show starts at 9:00PM so 1201 N. Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA is the place to be.  Heavy Rotation is a collection of some really well executed pop/rock tunes, with strong songwriting and fleeting moments of a jazz undertone – making it quite an enjoyable listening experience.  And just imagine, this Friday you can enjoy it all…LIVE!

For more information:
The Fractals: website | Facebook Event
Johnny Brenda’s: website | Ticket purchase

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Shows This Weekend: May 7 – May 9, 2010

May 7, 2010 – 3:53 am
David Berkeley
Fri, May 7th – 5:00pm, FREE (after museum admission)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (26th St & Ben Franklin Parkway)

http://www.philamuseum.org/artafter5/

David Berkeley is an Atlanta, GA singer-songwriter who will be in Philly tonight (May 7) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of Art After 5.  Having been recently introduced to Berkeley’s music it’s his rich, warm voice (reminiscent of Ray LaMontagne) that stands out to me immediately.  Which is quickly followed by his story-like lyrics presented in an indie, acoustic, somewhat Americana style.  Berkeley is in the Philadelphia area in support of his most recent album Strange Light.

Also, you might enjoy any of the following Shows This Weekend: May 7 – May 9, 2010

Friday, May 7
May 7 2010 Alright, Junior. – The Khyber (Philadelphia, PA)
May 7 2010 Psalmships – Dawson St. Pub (Philadelphia, PA)
May 7 2010 JD Malone – The Saloon (Jeffersonville, PA)
May 7 2010 Mason Porter – Malone’s (Harrisburg, PA)
May 7 2010 Pawnshop Roses – Bowery Electric (New York, NY)

Saturday, May 8
May 8 2010 Pawnshop Roses – Whitpain Tavern (Blue Bell, PA)

May 8 2010 JD Malone – Craft Ale House (Limerick, PA)
May 8 2010 Mason Porter – Mountain View Park (Wind Gap, PA)
May 8 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)

Sunday, May 9
May 9 2010 Hezekiah Jones – World Cafe Live | Bonnie Prince Billy Songs (Philadelphia, PA)
May 9 2010 Carsie Blanton – Club Passim (Cambridge, MA)
May 9 2010 Drink Up Buttercup – Green Room (Montreal, QC)

Have a great weekend!
See you at a show!

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