Vicki Farmer John Fullbright Toshi Reagon Marshall Crenshaw/ Jonathan Edwards/ Garland Jeffreys Featuring three esteemed elders of the contemporary singer-songwriter form, this song-swapping gig should make you feel like a fly on the wall at an after-show jam. Sept. 18,…
Marie Ubaldini HARD TO HANDLE: PhillyBloco builds on what founder Mike Stevens heard in Rio de Janeiro, but adds accordion, violins and more. Before there was PhillyBloco, Mike Stevens was already on the local scene calling the changes with Alô…
Crackerfarm Della Mae At this years Folk Alliance International, The Hillbenders bluegrass rendering of Tommy (yes, The Whos rock opera) was so popular that throngs of us were huddled around the conferences closed circuit TVs. Theyll play it again Saturday…
Mucca Pazza Mucca Pazza This is a marching band with attitude. The headgear on some members of Mucca Pazza brings to mind Marvin the Martian, with speakers on top to help the quieter instruments compete with the masses of horns.…
To be clear: Fishtown-based swingabilly band Delco Nightingale was not thinking of suburban PA when they adopted that name. There were no fond memories of visiting extended family in Primos or thereabouts involved. By now vocalist Erin Berry is tired…
Paulus Ponizak This is a Gypsy music weekend. Early Friday evening, East Gipsy Band will welcome frequent collaborator and sax genius Tim Ries when they play at the foot of the great staircase in the Art Museum, promising a set…
When I catch up with Susan Watts on the phone, shes up in the Catskills at Klez Kamp, the annual week of immersion in klezmer music and Yiddish culture. People travel from all over the world to study trumpet with…
Two steel guitars playing together and trading licks is all too rare an occurrence in Philly, and this bill in Chestnut Hill is a doozy. You know Jim Cohen; he resides here and is frequently enjoyed with Beats Walkin. His…
Once a Philly folk-music prodigy, Caryl P. Weiss passed away a year and a half ago and hadnt lived here for decades. Still, here comes the second annual Caryl P Memorial Concert at Mugshots. Peter Taney, another legend of the…
1. Guy Davis Juba Dance (M.C. Records) Juba Dance starts off with echoing string bands, then segues to the Delta before adding a ballad and the title song an old-time banjo tune suitable for flat footing. Davis is a…