A Philly lifestyle publication, Phrequency.com, recently added a post about the event. Check out it out here.
Also, the Philly events blog, UWishUNu.com, posted a write-up about the show. Read it here.
press | March 6 musical event
Word is getting out about the awesome musical event at Studio 34 this weekend!
Samba class | Unidos da Filadelfia (most Sundays)
Most Sundays, 4:30 – 6 p.m. (contact Michael Stevens for actual dates)
Unidos da Filadelfia (Philadelphia United) is a community-based samba school modeled after the Carnaval parade organizations of Rio de Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. Founded in 2005, the school’s mission is to spread the joy and excitement of Brazilian percussion through music education and performance. Members of the school have the opportunity to play the traditional percussion instruments and learn the rhythmic styles of Brazilian Carnaval, and to perform at various community events. No prior musical experience is necessary.
If you would like to join our school, or would like to hire Unidos to perform at your event, please contact Michael Stevens (founder/director) at: sambafreak13@gmail.com.
benefit | Bring Down The Walls (3/5)
Friday, March 5, 7 p.m.
Featuring presentations by Laura Whitehorn (former political prisoner & member of the Weather Underground, editor of the recent book The War Before) and Josh MacPhee & Erik Ruin of Justseeds. Music TBA. $3- $10 donation requested, benefitting Reconstruction Inc., a grass-roots community development company that strives to build people’s capacity to transform the communities in which they live.
monthly chiptunes show | 8static
Second Saturdays, 7 p.m.
8static.com is Philadelphia’s premier monthly chipmusic event! In just over a year, 8static has hosted more than 60 acts from around the world. More than just a concert, each month’s event features a free workshop and open mic session for up-and-coming local artists. All ages. Cost: $8 or $5 with flier, which can be found at 8static.com.
monthly mini-workshop | Vinyasa Flow with Live Music (2/7)
Led by Julia Horn
Sunday, February 7, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Yoga is a gift to open the body, assist us in breathing life and reconnect us to our deepest Self and the beauty that surrounds us. Together we will celebrate our practice, our breath, our community and express our individuality through movement, music, a little-bit of sweat, and a lotta-bit of luv. Thomas Flanagan on sitar and Eric Carbonara on chaturangui. Cost: $15.
dance workshop | Dance Your Pants Off!
Saturday, January 16, begins at 11am lasts all day
Please come and show your support at Studio 34 for a day of dance classes and an evening of entertainment, dancing and yoga!
All of the funds raised will go to benefit The Humanitarian Dance Experience:
Next May, Brittany will be traveling to Brazil, Tanzania, Ghana and India to do humanitarian work, connect with the locals and experience their cultures through dance. She will also be writing a book about her experiences in the hope of creating change in this world and inspiring others to do the same.
For more info contact Brittany: Brittany@oneworldmanyhearts.com
Day event begins @11am $10 donation per class
Evening @7pm $10 donation
Enjoy the entire day for a $45 donation!
Dance Class Schedule:
11:00-12:00: Hip Hop w/ Alexa
12:15-1:15: Journey Dance w/ Jade
1:30-2:30: Belly Dancing w/ Alexa
2:45-3:45: Salsa w/ Ralphy
4:00-5:00: African Dance w/ Assumane
Evening Performances:
Musical Guest: Tania Alexandra @ 7:30pm
Dance Performances @ 8:30pm
DJ and Dancing @9:30pm
Candlelit Midnight Yoga to follow!
Giveaways, chair massage, delicious food and raffles!
One World Many Hearts
kids class | Music Together, Spring Term (04/10-06/19)
Saturdays, April 10 – June 19, 8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergardeners, and the adults who love them. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
Music Together classes are based on the recognition that all children are musical. All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning.
Spring term dates: April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22; June 5, 12, 19
Music Together classes are offered by The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy. For registration and other information, and to RSVP for demonstration classes, please contact icanplay@philasuzukipiano.com or 267.251.0429.
Tuition includes:
- Ten weekly 45-minute classes
- A beautifully illustrated songbook with activity suggestions for parents.
- Two copies of a professionally recorded CD which includes songs, rhythm chants, “play-along” music, and tonal and rhythm patterns — a different song collection for each semester, rotated over three years.
- A Parent Guide DVD for new families called: “Music Together at Home: Helping Your Child Grow Musically.”
- An ongoing parent education program throughout the semester to help parents learn how children develop musically, and how to assess their child’s rhythm and tonal development.
Music Together art & logo design © 1992-2010 Music Together LLC. Music Together is a registered Trademark. The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy, LLC is licensed by Music Together LLC. For more locations: www.musictogether.com, (800)728.2692
kids class | Music Together, Winter Term (01/09-03/27)
Saturdays, January 23 – March 27, 8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Free Demo Classes: Saturdays, January 2, 9, and 16, 8:25 – 9:15 a.m.
Space is limited–RSVP is required in order to reserve a spot: please call 267-251-0429 or email icanplay@philasuzukipiano.com.
Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergardeners, and the adults who love them. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
Music Together classes are based on the recognition that all children are musical. All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning.
Winter term dates: January 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27
Music Together is offered by The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy. For more information, please visit www.philasuzukipiano.com. To register for the class term, to RSVP for free demonstration classes, or for questions, please contact icanplay@philasuzukipiano.com or 267-251-0429.
Tuition includes:
- Ten weekly 45-minute classes
- A beautifully illustrated songbook with activity suggestions for parents.
- Two copies of a professionally recorded CD which includes songs, rhythm chants, “play-along” music, and tonal and rhythm patterns — a different song collection for each semester, rotated over three years.
- A Parent Guide DVD for new families called: “Music Together at Home: Helping Your Child Grow Musically.”
- An ongoing parent education program throughout the semester to help parents learn how children develop musically, and how to assess their child’s rhythm and tonal development.
Music Together art & logo design © 1992-2010 Music Together LLC. Music Together is a registered Trademark. The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy, LLC is licensed by Music Together LLC. For more locations: www.musictogether.com, (800)728.2692
music | 3 of Philly’s Finest Folk Singers: Andrew Gray, Steph Hayes, Andrew Lipke (12/12)
Saturday, December 12, 8 p.m
Join us for an evening of incredible solo performances by 3 seasoned and beloved Philly artists, each offering a rich and unique sound, together a shared commonality of pure talent and gracious hospitality.
Andrew Gray
of Hoots and Hellmouth
After a long stint of touring with Philadelphia’s Hoots and Hellmouth, Andrew Gray will be making a rare solo performance featuring songs of his own as well as from friends he met through his years of traveling with the band. Stripped down and simple, his voice creaks like embers in a fire of wood and steel, embracing songs in their purest form.
Steph Hayes
of Steph Hayes and the Good Problems, Slo-Mo, Stargazer Lily
Steph Hayes is a singer and songwriter who spent several years in pop/rock group Stargazer Lily. She signed with Arista Records in 2000, has written with Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Roy Orbison), John Shanks (Ashlee Simpson, Melissa Etheridge) and Shelley Peiken (Meredith Brooks) and many other top industry songwriters. She has also recorded with Nelly Furtado, The John Lennon REMIX project, and Ben Arnold.
After the break-up of Stargazer Lily in 2005, Hayes formed The Good Problems, an “urban folk” group including other local musicians and songwriters. They released Dirty Beauty in the fall of 2006. Songs from the record have been featured on the teen T.V. drama South Of Nowhere. Touring followed, and in 2008, Hayes released a live solo record of travel inspired songs. Mostly True Stories is an account of life on the road told by a D.I.Y. folksinger.
Steph is currently recording a new record with local legend Mike Pfeiffer (of The Asscoiates) and current proprietor of the newly inspired Hopetown Records. The working title is Made To Change and it will be a double-E.P; one side rock, one side folk. It’s literal interpretation of the term “folk-rock” and an exploration of Hayes’ duality. With no functional band set up in place, Hayes and Pfeiffer did most of the tracking themselves, stretching their combined creativity to play all of the instruments. The result is a totally unique sound that draws on the influences of Hayes and Pfeiffer’s shared idols: Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, The White Stripes, Wilco, Neil Young and most importatly Wyld Stallions. “If people get half as much of a rush listening to this record as Mike and I got from recording it, it’ll be successful.”
With no release date set, Hayes continues to play solo and in a variety of Philly bands including hip-hop/dance band Slo-Mo.
Andrew Lipke
Andrew Lipke has been making music in Philadelphia for over eleven years now and has kept himself very busy: From leading the rock band Metagroove to local, national, and critical acclaim, to composing music for original and innovative Philadelphia theater productions. From writing, performing, and producing his first full length solo record, to producing several records for up and coming regional artists. This broad range of experience gives Andrew’s lyrics a sense of subtlety and meaning that is refreshing and engaging, and his powerful voice has drawn comparisons to Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright and Elvis Costello – to name a few. This unmistakable voice and the beautiful and often haunting melodies of his songs continue to garner him new fans and praise from across the nation.
suggested contribution: $8 ($5 – $10 will get you through the door)
oh yeah! AND everyone will have a chance to WIN FREE STUFF:
yoga/pilates classes, CDs, and surprise contributions by the artists!
monthly party | Feet Active (11/13)
Friday, November 13, at 7 p.m.
We have a lot planned for this month’s Feet Active!
7pm sharp – Samba drumming class! Michael Stevens who leads regular samba classes in West Philly will guide this class suitable for beginners.
8:45 - Performance by Unidos da Filadelfia (Philadelphia United), a community-based samba school. They played at the Studio 34 anniversary party a few months ago and were amazing. (link below)
9:30 – Dance Party! Ginkgo! Ross of Love!
Midnight – Yoga led by Brittany who teaches at Studio 34. With live DJ. All levels welcome. Candlelight.
Vegan Cupcakes – Autumnly winterly deliciousness.
$5-10 or pay what you can
party | West Philadelphia Orchestra Neighborhood Dance Party (11/1)
West Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates 3 years!
Sunday, November 1, 7:30 – 11 p.m.
West Philadelphia Orchestra is celebrating their third anniversary of merrymaking and bootyshaking by throwing a high-energy dance party for the West Philly community. Hooray! It’s not in a bar, doesn’t start at 11 pm, and it’s in the neighborhood. The band will play some traditional music from Eastern Europe, as well as their original compositions that meld world rhythms, jazz, and Philly soul in one joyful sound. Bring family, friends, foods, drinks, and dancing shoes. $5 donation.
More info: www.westphiladelphiaorchestra.com and on MySpace
eclectic | StudioSeries (12/19)
Saturday, December 19, 8 p.m.
Emily Wexler – dance
Zornitsa Stoyanova – dance
Dan Blackberg/Nick Millevoi – trombone, guitar, projections
(Megan Bridge/Peter Price) – music, dance
Moving Parts/megfoley – dance
React/Dance (Kristin Shahverdian/Jacelyn Biondo) – dance
Tim Albro – electronics
The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests). The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it’s raw, and in the works. It’s a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances.
eclectic | StudioSeries (11/21)
Saturday, November 21, 8 p.m.
Chris Forsyth – guitar
Cecilia Corrigan – performance
Dustin Hurt – sound
Jen Mcginn – dance
Andy Hayleck – electronics, invented instruments
DaDaDance project (Eun Jung Choi-Gonzalez/Guillermo Ortega Tanus) – dance
The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests). The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it’s raw, and in the works. It’s a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances.
eclectic | StudioSeries Halloween (10/30 & 10/31)
Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 8 p.m.
Please join us for the spooky Halloween edition of the StudioSeries. They are separate lineups so come both evenings for double trouble. Contemporary dance, music, poetry and theater is super scary so bring a friend to hold your hand! This month features a raffle with big prizes like private pilates, yoga and myofascial bodywork.
Oct 30th
Aaron Birk – performance, visual art
David Fishkin – saxophone
Jenny Sawyer – dance
Tina Heuges – dance
Rob Wright – poetry
Daniele Paloumpis – dance
Oct 31st
Erin Foreman-Murray – dance
Fatima Adamu – voice
Ben Camp – theater
Rebecca Patek – dance
Karina Kacala – voice
Sharon Mansur – dance
The StudioSeries is a monthly, informal series featuring performance in all media by some of the Philly’s most exciting artists (with some fabulous out of town guests). The StudioSeries is cozy, informal and fun! Come check out their work while it’s raw, and in the works. It’s a rare and thrilling opportunity to get a window into the artist’s creative process. Feel free to hang afterwards, meet the artists and chat with them about their performances.
party | Great Unknown CD Release Party (10/23)
Friday, October 23, doors at 8 p.m.
Promising to be a night to remember, The Great Unknown, an original band from West Philadelphia will release their new album, “Tonight, Let’s Pretend” at Studio 34’s big beautiful space on Baltimore avenue. Expect live music and DJ sets. Expect good people. Expect special guests. The new album will be played as well as brand new songs.
Doors will open at 8 pm with a variety of acts leading up to The Great Unknown set at 10:30. Get there early. Stay late. $12 admission (10$ presale); $20 includes new CD. To reserve your ticket, please email thegreatunknownband@gmail.com.
About the Album:
“Tonight, Let’s Pretend” is a major step for The Great Unknown, which has been harnessing its sound for three years in Philadelphia and beyond, playing local venues such as Johnny Brenda’s and World Cafe Live and touring throughout the south and northeast. Recorded in Millville, New Jersey to 3/4″ tape, the album catches the energetic live sound of the band while allowing for some studio experimentation and textures that add to the listening experience. The Great Unknown are “more concerned with crafting a song than cranking their amps and blasting through a batch of disposable booze tunes (Independent Weekly, Chapel Hill, NC) ,” and this record showcases that crafting in a cohesive, complete album that grows with each listen.
“I Can See Forever Up Here” starts the album with a twin electric guitar riff and a chorus that begs to be repeated for days. “Self-Portraits”, a song about legendary Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar, allows the band to stretch out, and is followed by the catchy “I’m Not Listening”, which was featured in Paste Magazine’s audio sampler last winter and can be heard on WXPN radio in Philadelphia. “Young Military Wives” features the saw and fiddle of the Wissahickon Chicken Shack’s Phil D’Agostino and Kiley Ryan, respectively, adding a combination of weariness and honky-tonk to the wartime song. The live anthem “We’ve Got Secrets” is augmented by soaring horns and a dinner party full of friends. The West Philadelphia Orchestra’s Jack Ohly lends his upright bass work to “Shrapnel” while the rest of the band offers it’s most subtle playing. “Votre Notra Dom” offers a changeup and features the keyboard work of EJ Simpson. The coupling of “Over and Over” and “Tonight, Let’s Pretend” find The Great Unknown seeking out the further regions of the pop song, featuring bowed upright bass and accordion in the former, and a symphony of noise in the title track. A crowd favorite, “The Weasel & The Worm” closes the album on an intimate note, as tape hiss fills the background of this hushed acoustic ballad.
party | Global Health Equities Program Fundraiser and Fun-raising Party (10/2)
Friday, October 2, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Join us for an evening of music, dance, food and fun. ALL proceeds will go toward the purchase of medical equipment for Mbagathi District Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Suggested donation: $10
About the Hospital:
Mbagathi hospital is 167-bed facility and the only district public hospital in Nairobi Province. The hospital is located on the edge of the Kibera slum, the largest slum in Kenya, and serves an annual average of 73,783 patients. Mbagathi district hospital runs the most important diagnostic center for tuberculosis in Nairobi and operates an HIV/AIDS clinic.
Equipment Needed:
This equipment is basic by Western standards with such items often found in each patient room. At the Mbagathi District Hospital, these items are scarce or non-existent.
- pulse oximeter – $50/each: used to monitor patient oxygen levels and for diagnosis of life-threatening AIDS-related infections
- EKG machine – $2000: used for the diagnosis of common emergent conditions, such as heart attacks.
- blood pressure monitor – $35/each
- internet access – $300/year: needed for communication and teleconferencing with medical experts from around the world.
- centrifuge – $450 – needed for preparation of blood and cerebral spinal fluid samples to allow health care providers to evaluate specimens on site and expedite diagnoses.
The Evening Line-up!
7:30pm: Soulful vocals of Fatima Adamu
Fatima is the quintessential example of a modern-day Renaissance woman. In addition to holding a degree in Geography and Urban Studies from Temple, Fatima is a poet, model, actress, singer, fashion designer, dancer and painter.
8:30pm: African Dance performance with Anssumane Silla’, Nikki Brake-Silla’ and ensemble with live drummining. Followed by a African Dance lesson!
Anssumane began his dancing career at the tender age of 11. He has since danced professionally for over 18 years with the National Ballet of Guinea Bissau. He career has lead him to perform for Dignitaries, Ambassadors and Presidents from around the world. Anssumane has performed in Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, South Africa and Libya and has garnered numerous awards for excellence in dance performance and teaching. He teaches traditional and contemporary dance styles (Bijagos, Balanta, Fula, and Manjaco) from Guinea Bissau.
9:ish – 11pm: DJ Ross Of Love spinning tunes!
For more info, contact Jen Cohn, MD:
jecohn6@critpath.org
monthly party | Feet Active (10/9)
Friday, October 9, 8 p.m.
A very special October Feet Active as Ross of Love and Jason Doodle are both celebrating birthdays.
The night sets up like this…
8pm – a special guest performance by the The Lenny Seidman Tabla Choir, with guest Craig Ebner on sitar.
9:30 – DJs Ginkgo and Ross of Love team up to set the stage for an energetic joyous dance party.
Midnight – Lenny returns to play live tabla during Jason’s midnight yoga class!
100+ vegan cupcakes with a special guest appearance from candles.
benefit | Swamp Anarchist Solidarity (9/20)
Sunday, September 20, 8 p.m.
Mandy Katz…. artistic visionary of many trades, musician, and gardener. She has played in numerous bands iincluding Kiss Kiss Kill and Beware the Blunted Needle.
A Stick And A Stone… known for his innovative compositions, featuring distinctive vocals accompanied with a raw stage presence.
Adelaide Windsome… story-telling expressed through puppetry, narrative, musical interludes, and multimedia art.
Ryen Clover… banjo tunes from Ithaca.
Suggested donation: $5-7
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chiptunes workshop & performance | 8static (8/22, 9/19, 10/10, 11/14)
Saturdays, August 22 (8 p.m.), September 19 (7 p.m.), October 10 (7 p.m.),
November 14, (7 p.m.)
8static is Philly’s premier monthly chip music event. Whatever you call it — chiptunes, 8-bit,chip music — it is created from the sound chips of old computers and video game consoles. Sponsored by the Hacktory, 8static hosts artists from around the world each month at Studio 34. Every show features a free workshop or lecture, followed by open mic and the main show. Each event showcases three musical artists and one live visualist — all for just $5 with a flier, or $8 without.
Check www.8static.com for more information!
monthly party | Feet Active (8/14)
Dance Party, Vegan Cupcakes, and Midnight Yoga
Friday, August 14, 7:30 p.m.
The spirits of collaboration are conspiring to make this Feet Active a very special night of local music. (Musicians travelled a combined .4 miles to reach the venue).
7:30- Banjo-slingin’ Joshua Marcus plays some all new environmentally themed songs and recordings inside a 16 foot geodesic dome lined with plastic bottles! (Limited seating in the dome, so come early for this unique, intimate performance)
8:30- Before you know it, your feet are stomping along to the cozy, infectious tunes of The Great Unknown.
9:30- While Ginkgo is carrying the Feet Active torch up to the White Mountains of Vermont, the ever-crimson-clad Ross of Love will guide you through a world tour of fresh grooves.
Throughout the night, enjoy Jason’s gourmet vegan cupcakes while taking in water-themed short films by Big Tea Party and Diedra Krieger, mistress of the Dome.
Midnight: Yoga!
$5 or pay what you can.
Yoga, Pilates, and more. New classes added each month.
