Studio 34 Presents: Sweet Sound of Music
Friday, June 10 @ 8pm
$8 suggested donation – sweet teas and infused simple syrups on us!
Please join us for a special evening of music, showcasing an all West Philly line-up with long-time neighborhood favorites Joshua Marcus and Emily Bate! Joshua will set aside his banjo and pick up the ukulele to share some brand new tunes. Emily’s performances are a rare treat, offering a wonderful blend of ukulele, guitar and light-hearted vocals.
“To walk in to a new or familiar place, sit down and play a tune and hear the crowd sing along, to have a meaningful exchange with someone or a group of folks you know or don’t know by making music, or be part of an experience that stems from a song or night of singing, that is an extraordinary part of life.”
Joshua Marcus lives in Philadelphia, PA and has produced nine recordings under different bands and monikers in the last nine years, including Fan of Friends. This spring Marcus will release his newest recording, Reverse the Charges, on Chicago’s Contraphonic and Philadelphia’s High Two record labels. Joshua is currently working on a collaborative project to produce a folk recording dealing with current U.S. social and environmental justice struggles.
Emily Bate
Emily Bate’s spent 10 years performing, recording and touring, and singing sweetly about complicated things. She’s released three full-lengths and an several EPs. She is one half of the drag cover cabaret band Gender Mountain, with Dave End, and plays with lots of other buddies in West Philly. On this special occasion, expect some ukulele shredding, fingerpicked electric guitar, and big singing.
