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University City: Record Store Day a Success

April 23, 2012  0

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 [Read More]

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Mantua: Ample Living Space Attracts Musicians

April 11, 2012  1

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 [Read More]

Kensington

Kensington: Duffy String Band a Family Affair

November 16, 2011  0

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, [Read More]

Music

Nicetown: Multi-Cultural Academy Charter School’s Spring Concert A Success

June 13, 2011  0

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 [Read More]

Economy

Manayunk: A Day with the Guitar Man

May 25, 2011  1

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 [Read More]

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Former Parisian Vocalist Turns to Real Estate

April 21, 2011  0

  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 [Read More]

Ludlow

Ludlow: Tequila Sunrise-A Shot of Music

March 24, 2011  0

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 [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Green Line Cafe Stands for More Than Just Coffee

March 4, 2011  0

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 [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Morrell Park: Musician Gives the Spotlight Another Round

February 8, 2011  0

Angel Casiano loves music. He has rocked his guitar over the span of two decades. But after a five-year hiatus from playing live, the Morrell Park performer and writer is ready to tour the venues [Read More]

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