https://vimeo.com/40669257] Vivian Nix-Early spends her Tuesday afternoons sitting on a bright, blue-carpeted floor surrounded by a handful of singing 4-year-olds. And she literally does not miss a note–singing everything from the participants’ names to the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40895662] BuildaBridge, located at 205 W. Tulpehocken St. in Germantown, is aimed at bringing hope and healing into the lives of children, families and communities in tough areas through the use of artistic gifts. Co-founders [continue reading…]
The Marvelous record shop in University City was bustling Saturday as customers gathered for the fifth annual Record Store Day. Crowds of vinyl lovers flocked to the store at 40th and Walnut streets in anticipation [continue reading…]
One of the greatest challenges musicians face is how to make a living off their craft. Rob Swift and Tom Williamson, members of the band, The Rivals, are attempting to supplement their band income with [continue reading…]
For five minutes every New Year’s Day in Philadelphia, the Duffy String Band struts its stuff down Broad Street during the Mummers Parade. These five minutes are the culmination of a year’s worth of planning, [continue reading…]
Students from the music program at Multi-Cultural Academy Charter School played to a packed library of parents, supporters, staff and students at their annual spring concert on June 9 . The students, a mixture of [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24199322] Most people might guess that the 55-year-old man strumming a guitar on a Manayunk bench had always wanted to be a famous guitarist. But few would probably suspect that he ended up becoming the [continue reading…]
Dawn Evans enjoyed a professional music career in Paris where she lived before becoming a wife and mother in Philadelphia. While in Paris Evan’s love of music flourished. She frequently worked with some of [continue reading…]
Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne are not the first recording artists someone would see walking into Tequila Sunrise Records on Sixth and Girard. That’s how owner and sole employee Anthony Vodges said he wants it. The music [continue reading…]
At the corner of 36th Street and Lancaster Avenue, the Green Line Café in Powelton Village is more than just an average coffee shop. The quiet, quaint space doubles as an art gallery, where the [continue reading…]
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