The Fallser Club

Anthony Tidd’s Quite Sane Returns: A Philly Homecoming Release Party
2025-09-27 19:30 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Tickets $25
Doors 6:30 pm | Panel 7:30 pm | Performance 8:00 pm | Signing 9:30 pm | Afterparty with DJ Junior 9:45–11:30 pm
Preshow Panel discussion- J. Michael Harrison shares unheard excerpts from the Quite Sane journey via WRTI show archives.
Tidd is joined in conversation with Black scholars including Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, and Bruce Campbell, Jr.

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Boundary-pushing music, rooted in the creative fire of Painted Bride and amplified for the world to hear.

Anthony Tidd

Anthony Tidd, the visionary bassist and composer, brings his genre-bending band Quite Sane back home for a night of pure fire. Expect a fearless blend of jazz, funk, hip-hop, and unapologetic political commentary, delivered with explosive energy and Philly pride.
Anthony Tidd’s Quite Sane delivers a fearless fusion of hip-hop, funk, and progressive jazz, using groove as a catalyst for social consciousness and creative disruption.
A London-born, Harlem-based Guggenheim Fellow, Producer, Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, who continues to maintain a studio in Philadelphia, Anthony Tidd brings his supergroup Quite Sane back to Philadelphia for a long-awaited homecoming and the release of their powerful new album.
More than two decades after their groundbreaking 2002 debut The Child of Troubled Times, Quite Sane delivers a fearless follow-up, To Kill a Child of Troubled Times — a groove-charged fusion of hip-hop, jazz, and political commentary that resonates as urgently today as it did at the turn of the millennium.
Formed in late-’90s London and hailed as one of the most innovative bands of their era, Quite Sane’s debut became a cult classic. With members once split across continents, keeping the project alive proved challenging and fans have been waiting years for new music. For this performance, Tidd reimagines the ensemble with an all-American lineup including Anthony Tidd (Bass/Composition), Laurin Talese, Astrid Kralisch, Queen Jo, and Kokayi (vocals), Mark Shim (Sax), Mason Bryant (Guitar), Digba Ogunbiyi (Pianist), and Damion Reid (Drums).
This Philadelphia homecoming promises an immersive night in the spirit of Philly’s Sittin’ In legacy — opening with a pre-show artist panel, igniting with a full-length performance, offering a chance to meet the artists and purchase the limited edition audiophile double LP, and carrying the celebration into a post-show DJ-led dance party.
Satellite Sound amplifies jazz as a living archive of resilience, resistance, and renewal, as Anthony Tidd’s Quite Sane delivers a fearless fusion of hip-hop, funk, and progressive jazz, using groove as a catalyst for social consciousness and creative disruption.
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Ethan Cain Record Release Party with the Nicole Saphos Band & Masila Muli
2025-09-26 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door ( online ticket sales end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)

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Ethan Cain

Ethan Cain is one of those rare musicians who can do it all; moving seamlessly from recording studios to international stages, and shifting from a self-contained solo performer into a collaborative addition to a number of bands, including The Funky T, Emily Drinker, and many more. Also, a seasoned accompanist, he doesn’t just play the right chords, he possesses the gift of listening, feeling, processing, and bringing inspired flavors to the song. Ethan has always been on a path of music, a calling that has taken him from his high school bands to his college major to stages across the world. A well respected guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist, he has become a valuable member of and contributor to the local musica community, organizing open mic nights and concerts, mixing live sound, and producing other artists. Recently, Ethan has taken more time to write and record, releasing his first album in 6 years in 2024, called “5:24”. This year, he will release a new album in September, titled “An Open Window”. His sound is unique and memorable, his gift is undeniable, and his experience is impressive, also including numerous placements of his original compositions on popular tv shows.

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Nicole Saphos Band

Operating in the Fiona Apple / Dirty Projectors sphere of the alternative music spectrum, Nicole Saphos is known for her harmonically bold and rhythmically driven original music. To date, the LA-native, Philadelphia based artist has released three critically acclaimed albums, and has performed at venerated venues such as The Kennedy Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Rockwood Music Hall.
In 2019, Nicole became the first songwriter invited to attend the prestigious residency program at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine. She has also received several prominent grant awards for her work in songwriting and performance, including 2018 & 2020 Artist & Scholars grants from the Montgomery County Arts Council, and a 2020 Regional Independent Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council.

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Masila Muli

With roots in Kenya and a sound shaped by soul, jazz, and rock, Masila brings a style that’s as bold as it is smooth.
After a brief hiatus, Masila Muli will make an exciting return to the stage—right here at The Fallser Club!

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Luke Winslow-King with Drew Harris
2025-09-23 19:30 - 21:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door (online ticket sales end at 6pm on the day of the show)
Doors 7:00pm

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“Seamlessly melds delta blues, gospel, and jazz themes with personal, simplified lyrics that speak to his personal and artistic evolution.”– New York Times
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Luke Winslow-King

Originally from Cadillac, Michigan, Luke Winslow-King is a career rock & roll guitarist, singer, producer, songwriter. Having spent more than 15 years in New Orleans, and recording his 2008 album (Old/New Baby) at Preservation Hall, he was named ‘Best Blues Artist’ by Gambit Magazine. His 2018 hit, ‘I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always’ is nearing 10 million streams on Spotify. He was named a voting member of the Grammy Recording Academy in 2022. Now living in Calatayud, Spain, he continues to pursue his global quest; delivering honest, powerful, rustic, and authentic peoples’ music by stage and recording alike.
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The Luke Winslow-King Band features Tuscan slide guitar maestro Roberto Luti. With his unorthodox, angular, and evocative slide guitar style, Luti made a name for himself during his nearly decade-long residency in New Orleans. He became an integral part of international recording project Playing For Change; laying the original tracks for songs which have accumulated over 100 million plays on YouTube collaborating with: Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, Ringo Starr, Manu Chao, Toots and the Maytalls, and Dr. John.
The Luke Winslow-King Band (featuring Roberto Luti) have been touring for 15 years, and have performed extensively in North America and Europe, appearing on notable stages such as Austin City Limits, New Orleans JazzFest, Azkena Rock Festival (Spain), Tønder Festival (Denmark), BBK Legends (Spain), Paradiso (Netherlands), Glastonbury (UK), and Byron Bay Blues Fest (AUS). They have offered direct support for Jack White, Taj Mahal, Roseanne Cash, Tower of Power, Rebirth, and Greensky Bluegrass.
Winslow-King’s eighth full-length album Flash-A-Magic is slated for release on September 6, 2024. It features: Rev. Charles Hodges (Al Green), Fat Possum recording artists The Sensational Barnes Brothers, and was mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer Collin DuPuis.
Luke’s prior album, If These Walls Could Talk (2022) was called “Americana pop gold” by Glide Magazine, and received 4.6 million streams in its first year.
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“They’re one of the most professional, staunchly original, and true-to-their-core bands working today.”— American Songwriter
“Steeped in the muddy Delta blues, but prickles with the aunch of a more Mid-Western take on the genre.”— Consequence of Sound​
“…he demonstrates a wide range of songwriting worthy of comparison to Jason Isbell and John Fullbright.”— Austin Chronicle

Drew Harris

Drew Harris is a Philadelphia-based songwriter, guitarist, and founding member of The Naked Sun. For over a decade, he’s been at the center of the band’s evolution — shaping its sound from dusty folk beginnings to the expansive, guitar-driven indie rock heard on their new album, Mirror in the Hallway (out January, 2026).
Harris writes with a mix of vulnerability and grit, often circling themes of identity, mortality, and self-reflection. His lyrics balance raw honesty with poetic imagery, while his guitar work anchors The Naked Sun’s layered, widescreen arrangements.
With Mirror in the Hallway, Harris delivers his most ambitious and personal work to date, pulling from years of lived experience and creative persistence. It’s not just a record about looking in the mirror — it’s about daring to face what looks back.

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10 Year Quizzo Anniversary with Sean P. Maguire !
2025-09-21 16:00 - 19:00
Tickets $10 online, $15 at the door. Online Quizzo tickets end at 3 pm on the day of the show
Doors at 1pm for the Eagle’s game.

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Post Eagle’s Game Quizzo!!
Come watch the Eagles game and then enoy the 10th Anniversary Quizzo Party with Sean Maguire!!

Much like “hoagie,” “wooder ice,” and “jawn,” Quizzo is a word entirely Philadelphian. Whether one Z or two, whether Wildwood or Ireland thinks they can lay a better claim to it, or whether you think your quiz(z)o host is better than me (he isn’t) is all irrelevant; Quizzo is as Philadelphian as Ben Franklin, the Liberty Bell, and Gritty. Here is this excellent article from Billy Penn about the history of Quizzo.
Just like there are a dozen names for Quizzo, there are a dozen different ways to play it. In my completely unbiased experience, my format works the best: 4 rounds of 10(ish) questions, each round it’s own topic. Unless it’s a themed Quizzo, each round is it’s own thing and not related to the rest. The standard format is Current Events in Round 1, an audio round in Round 2, a picture round in Round 3, and then we finish with another round on the microphone in Round 4, but sometimes rules are meant to be broken.
Sean is a seasoned entertainer in the Philadelphia area, where he has entertained crowds for a decade. When he is not embarrassing himself onstage or behind a microphone, Sean can be found debating which flannel shirt to wear for the day, playing his guitars way too loud in his new house in Havertown, and spending time with his awesome wife Casey (known to Quizzo! fans as “Mrs. Producer”) and son Declan, heir to the Quizzo throne.
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Jaffna: World Music Ensemble
2025-09-20 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door (online ticket sales end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)
Show at 8pm, doors open at 7:30pm

Jaffna

Jaffna is an acoustic, ethnic fusion ensemble that plays original music. This Philadelphia-based world music ensemble combines instrumentation and influences from the Middle East, India, and anywhere else that inspires them. With roots in the early 1990s, the group maintains its distinct style with original compositions and improvisations that stretch the boundaries of their respective cultures. Jaffna has produced 2 CDs of original music and its members maintain a high level of activity in many world music projects such as Barakka, One, Hindugrass, Arehm and Atzilut.
Jaffna musicians have created a musical universe with oud, guitar, tabla, and dumbek, where they can all argue, eat and stay good friends. Along with the strong Mid-East and Indian flavor come unmistakable flamenco, rock, Balkan, and jazz influences, the result of jamming in and around the vibrant Philadelphia world music scene for years.
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The Fallser Club is a 6,300 square foot community space and the location of East Falls Forward. East Falls Forward (EFF) is a registered community organization (RCO) with a pro-urban mission: a dedication to making East Falls a walkable, sustainable neighborhood with attractive places to eat, shop, and do business.

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Willy Porter with Sadie Gust
2025-09-19 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $25 online, $30 at the door (online ticket sales end at 7pm on the day of the show)
Doors at 7:30pm

Willy Porter
“Willy plays rhythms that make me want to crawl inside his guitar and sleep there forever.“
— Tori Amos

Willy Porter continues on a musical and personal odyssey spanning over two decades, 11 albums, and multiple continents. His journey has been defined by an inquisitive love for humanity and the language that describes what we all hold to be true. Porter’s songs weave a universal perspective about the questions, struggles, and triumphs of human existence. His live shows are guitar-driven grit, soul, silence and muscle– at times electrifying, dynamic, and unique in the way that Porter’s voice blends and fuses with his fret work.
A largely self-taught musician, Porter began treating audiences to his brand of guitar playing and wry storytelling in the late ‘80’s while living in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1990, he released his first full-length independent album, The Trees Have Soul, and the touring life has flowed steadily ever since. Porter has literally logged millions of miles across America, Canada, the UK, and Europe, touring solo, as well as with various incarnations of the Willy Porter Band and in support of artists like Tori Amos, Paul Simon, Jethro Tull, Sting, and Jeff Beck.
Porter’s breakthrough album, Dog Eared Dream, was released in 1994, and the song “Angry Words” quickly became a staple at the burgeoning AAA radio format. This led to a major label deal with BMG/Private Music in 1995. Unfortunately, Private was dismantled by BMG just as Porter was preparing to release his follow-up. With contractual freedom in 1998, Porter quickly signed with the San Francisco-based label Six Degrees. There he released three albums beginning with the studio gem, Falling Forward (1999), produced by multiple Grammy-winner Neil Dorfsman (Dire Straits, Sting). The eponymous Willy Porter (2001) followed featuring great guest performances by Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull and Tony Levin. His fan-favorite solo disc, High Wire Live (2003) was co-produced with Grammy-winner Ben Wisch (Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin).
In 2005 Porter left Six Degrees and launched his own imprint, Weasel Records. Together with longtime keyboardist/ collaborator Dave Adler, Porter produced the atmospheric album Available Light in 2006. His work with Guild & Fender guitars over the next several years would result in the manufacture of the “Willy Porter Signature” acoustic guitar. Porter then took time to record and produce singer/songwriter Natalia Zukerman, on her whip-smart Weasel debut, Brand New Frame (2008). Porter released his next disc, How to Rob a Bank in 2009, the heavily Americana-flavored record featuring the contributions of the LA-based quartet, Raining Jane. Bank was followed with a live disc recorded with the Carpe Diem String Quartet in (2010). This collaboration produced a gorgeous EP featuring several of Porter’s most enduring tunes (“Breathe,” “Paper Airplane,” “Watercolor”), elevated and reinterpreted against a backdrop of lush string arrangements.
In 2011, Porter produced the second Weasel release for Natalia Zukerman, the driving Gas Station Roses. A partnership with Milwaukee-based singer/ songwriter Carmen Nickerson resulted in the album, Cheeseburgers and Gasoline (2013). This spartan production illuminates themes of life-longing and relationship repair, all while balancing the dream of self-actualization on the axle of a carnival’s Tilt-a-Whirl. The record also includes Porter’s brilliant cover arrangement of Peter Gabriel’s “Digging in the Dirt.” Porter’s follow-up release, Human Kindness (2015) incorporated all of his acoustic, electric, and multi-string chops to bear in service of a great selection of songs bearing the influence of soul, rock, blues/Americana, showcasing Porter’s growth as a writer, musician, and producer.
After touring extensively together for more than two years, Porter and Nickerson released a full-length disc of original co-writes: Bonfire to Ash (2016). Produced by Grammy winning producer Ben Wisch (Marc Cohn, Jonatha Brooke) and featuring Bassist Zev Katz and Drummer/Producer Ben Wittman, Bonfire to Ash is a record that charts the experiences bridging the intimate with the universal. Porter and Nickerson borrow from their strong stage chemistry to render the same kind of musical conversation that unfolds in performance within a studio setting. This dialogic style broadens to consider the connections and values forged in the communities we call home (“Living Proof”) and in the responsibility we have to the planet that gives itself to house us (“Plant A Garden”). Bonfire to Ash compiles candid snapshots of the human journey, exposing ideas such as hope, regret, love, loss, and connection that remain immutable against time, history, or place.
In addition to making a life in music, Porter finds ways to make an impact on local and international levels. He is an active supporter of Advocates of Ozaukee, a shelter and treatment facility for victims of domestic violence and abuse in Mequon, Wisconsin. His annual benefit concerts have raised more than $100,000 for this organization to date. He is also an Ambassador for Guitars for Vets, a Milwaukee-based International organization that works to improve the lives of veterans by providing them with guitars and music lessons.
Willy Porter lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife and two children.

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Sadie Gust
Sadie Gust, also known as Sadie Leigh, is a singer-songwriter from Philadelphia who gained recognition for her music and winning the WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge. She began releasing music in the late 2010s and last year released an EP called “Skin”. Her songs often explore themes of love, family, and friendship, sometimes lighthearted and sometimes reflective. Sadie won $1,000, studio time, a WXPN membership, and a gift card in the WXPN challenge. She will also be performing at XPN Fest and Philly Music Fest.

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The Wildwoods with Joshua Finsel
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. (Online tickets end at 6 pm on the day of the show)
Doors 7pm. Tickets are still available at the door

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The Wildwoods

“Every note we play is a chapter in our story, a journey through the heart of American roots music. We’re The Wildwoods—where each lyric is a leaf in the vast forest of our sound.”
From the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska, The Wildwoods have grown into a folk/Americana trio rooted in rich harmonies and heartfelt storytelling. Formed by husband-and-wife duo Noah (guitar) and Chloe Gose (violin), and joined by longtime friend and bassist Andrew Vaggalis, the band crafts songs that feel both intimate and expansive—tales of home, hope, and the open road.
Their newest release, Dear Meadowlark (2025), is a love letter to the land that raised them. Inspired by seasons of touring, homesickness, and rediscovery, the album weaves chamber-folk arrangements with poetic lyricism, highlighting their signature harmonies and acoustic instrumentation. It follows a growing discography that includes Sweet Nostalgia (2017), Birdie & Goose (2017), Across a Midwest Sky (2019), and Foxfield Saint John (2023).
On stage, The Wildwoods have shared lineups with artists like Mighty Poplar, Sierra Ferrell, Aoife O’Donovan, Melissa Carper, Jaime Wyatt, and Joe Nichols, with appearances at renowned festivals including Summerfest, FreshGrass, and the Oyster Ridge Music Festival. Their songwriting continues to gain national attention—earning 2nd place in the 2024 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest for their song “Sweet Niobrara,” and securing semi-final spots in the International Songwriting Competition with “Untitled” and “Way of Train.”
The trio has also been recognized locally, earning the title of Best Band in the Lincoln Journal Star’s 2022 Lincoln’s Choice Awards and consistently receiving honors from the Omaha Arts and Entertainment Awards. They were finalists in both the FreshGrass Band Competition and the Gems on VHS “Gems in the Rough” contest in 2023.
Influenced by artists like Watchhouse, Nickel Creek, and Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Wildwoods blend folk, bluegrass, and indie sensibilities into something uniquely their own. Their music is lush with nature imagery, layered harmonies, and an emotional sincerity that captures the quiet beauty of their Midwestern roots.
Whether weaving tales from their rural upbringing or capturing fleeting moments from life on tour, The Wildwoods create a sound that feels like home…wherever you are.

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Joshua Finsel

Joshua Finsel has wandered the mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania for most of his life. Born and raised in the backwoods of the Poconos, his formative memories were forged in nature, under blue skies, near cold mountain streams, with family, friends, and love. Music found him early, on the tapes played by his mother and father, the Wild Elders, while creeping slowly down the long narrow dirt road to his family’s cabin in a pickup truck.
He was a straight edge rocker by high school in the 90s, before becoming a mystical folk singer/songwriter/musician in a college town a few short years later. Josh spent some time strumming around out in Oregon for a few years before setting down roots back home and founding the bluegrass-inspired rock band Free Range Folk with friends in 2010 and Wild Elder Wine & Cider Co. in 2019.
Josh’s versatile vocal and instrumental style ranges from Western-inspired laments to psychedelia. Although his solo work is collaborative, it showcases his subtlety and depth. Joshua’s music feels familiar to the ears, like the soundtrack to your dreams.

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Avi Wisnia, Bethlehem and Sad Patrick, Whirled Music
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:00
Doors at 1:30pm; Show at 2pm
Tickets $20 with discounts for PFS and MAC Members

AVI WISNIA

Dynamic Jazz/Pop Piano Singer-Songwriter
Avi Wisnia is an award-winning singer/songwriter, finding inspiration in 1950’s west-coast jazz, acoustic American folk, Brazilian bossa nova, and contemporary piano pop. Avi’s clever lyrics give a knowing nod to his contemporaries, while his smooth vocals and deft piano skills assure you that this is truly something new. He tours in support of his newest studio album, “Catching Leaves,” performing in prestigious venues around the world – from the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC to The Kennedy Center in DC to concert tours in Japan, Poland, and Brazil. His single “Sky Blue Sky” was recorded via satellite between Philadelphia and Brazil, winning recognition from the Philadelphia Songwriters Project and Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. In addition to being a performing songwriter, he has given a TED Talk, performed with The Moth storytellers, and hosts the monthly concert series Philly Songwriters in the Round at the Royal in Glenside PA. He is also featured in the EMMY-nominated PBS Documentary “How Saba Kept Singing” currently screening in select cities and streaming online. “Avi Wisnia represents the best of the singer-songwriter genre: great voice, great songs, exciting stage presence. He plays piano like he was born to it.” – The Minstrel Acoustic Folk Project

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Bethlehem and Sad Patrick

“Powerful, heartfelt songs about love and other struggles”
Bethlehem – Vocals, Body Percussion, Tarima
Sad Patrick – Guitar, Ukulele, Melodica, Keys
Bethlehem and Sad Patrick’s unique sound effortlessly combines powerful vocals and driving percussion with Sad Patrick’s distinctive hybrid of folk and jazz guitar. His guitar serves as a subtle yet mesmerizing counterpoint to her exceptional “vocussion” – a term she coined for her powerful, immersive singing, remarkable improvisations, and nuanced melodies riding atop tarima and body percussion.
The duo have appeared at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Ladybug Music Festival, the State Street Blues Stroll and State Street Jazz by Night, and Caramoor American Roots Festival, and opened for acts such as Macy Gray and Susan Werner. Their live performances and 2019’s “Love and Other Struggles” earned them a spot on NPR Slingshot’s prestigious list of Ten Artists to Know from Philadelphia.
“Their music strikes a chord with its authenticity and emotional depth,” praised Sarah Hojsak from WXPN / The Key. “Bethlehem and Sad Patrick use their unique blend of vocals and guitar to craft soul-stirring songs that tackle a range of issues with grace and beauty.”

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Whirled Music

Multi-genre/multilingual folk/jazz-tinged music.
Ken Ulansey, winds, Phyllis Chapell, guitar and vocals.
Ken Ulansey and Phyllis Chapell have been blending their talents for decades, recording in each other’s projects, mixing influences, broadening each other’s outlooks. As a duo, they draw from traditions as diverse as the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Brazil, Ireland, India and, of course, the American songbook. When with their larger group, these influences expand astronomically, creating a maelstrom of infectious rhythms.

Phyllis’s repertoire features songs in 13 languages, from Brazil, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. Her 3-octave vocals are supported and complemented by her acoustic guitar, capturing musical styles from percussive sambas and explosive flamenco to elegant folk, jazz, contemporary, and originals. She was named one of the top jazz vocalists of all time by Scott Yanow (Downbeat, Jazz Times) in his new book, “Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide”. The Inquirer raved about her, “Chapell is an elegant singer who will steal your heart away. She eludes all labels!”
Ken Ulansey, Pennsylvania Council for the Arts winner, plays alto and soprano sax and pennywhistle. He is a musical chameleon, having played contemporary classical music with Relache, jazz with his own award-winning band, Latin with Synthesis and Minas, and folk music with many of the area’s–and even the nation’s–leading songwriters. Besides leading his own wedding band (Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly!) that specializes in Swing, Motown, Klezmer, Latin, Pop, Zydeco and Oldies, Ken has toured extensively in Europe, Asia and the States, played on nearly 200 recordings, and worked in collaboration with dancers, film-makers, poets and storytellers.

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Jim Boggia with Emmett Drueding
2025-09-13 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $25 online, $30 at the Door. (online ticket sales stop at 6:30pm day of show)
Doors open at 7:30pm
Jim Boggia

For more than 20 years, Jim Boggia has been winning over fans, critics, contemporaries and luminaries alike with his uncompromising devotion to the sort of winsomely nostalgic, emotionally direct songcraft that’s impervious to age. His sonically intelligent retro-pop manifesto informs three studio albums—2001’s Fidelity Is the Enemy, 2005’s Safe in Sound and 2008’s Misadventures in Stereo—and he’s worked with a startling array of artists, including Aimee Mann, Juliana Hatfield, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Bernadette Peters, David Poe, NRBQ’s Big Al Anderson, famed Beach Boys lyricist Tony Asher, MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, Attractions drummer Pete Thomas, esteemed ’70s pop misfit Emitt Rhodes, and Canadian songstress Amanda Marshall. Also an accomplished singer and guitarist, Boggia performs with the well-known New York City-based Beatles tribute band, the Fab Faux, as well as Mad Dogs & Dominos, an 18-piece collective headed by a heavyweight roster that includes Blues Brothers alum Lou Marini and producer John Leventhal. Oh, and he plays a mean ukulele.
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Emmett Drueding

Emmett Drueding is a Philadelphia-based guitarist, singer and songwriter with an admiration for Chet Atkins, Nat King Cole, The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Dave Van Ronk and the many greats of jazz and country blues. Drueding has spent years developing his distinctive guitar-centric sound that draws fluidly on these influences and others.
In 2015, Drueding released his first solo EP, titled Strange Bruise to acclaim from WXPN’s The Key and popular U.K blog The Mad Mackerel. In 2017, under the moniker Sons of EL, Drueding released Let’s Hook; a raucous rock album recorded in Whispering Pines studio in Los Angeles. In 2019 he released his first solo full length album in Tightrope Walker, which was recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia featuring a multitude of some of Philly’s best players. His self-titled release, Emmett Drueding, was released in June of 2023 featuring songs he wrote and recorded at home as part of an online songwriting group during the pandemic.
On Drueding’s writing and performing style, indie music blog B-Sides and Badlands noted, “He might be playing a character . . . but his conviction is as ripe as grapes on a vine ready for harvest.”

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African Friends: Bakithi Kumalo, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, and Youba Cissokho
2025-09-12 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door (online tickets end at 6:30 on the day of the show)

African Friends: A chance meeting developed into a deep friendship and a beautiful musical partnership.
This five-piece band will warm your heart and get your feet moving.

Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa

Tanyaradzwa is a visionary leader committed to African liberation. She is a scholar, healer, composer, singer, and Zimbabwean gwenyambira (mbira player)
She holds a Doctorate of Music in Voice Performance, a Master of Music in Voice Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition (cum laude) with minors in Voice Performance and French.
Tanyaradzwa did her undergraduate studies at Princeton University and her graduate studies at the University of Kentucky. At both institutions, she was the first Zimbabwean in history to graduate with degrees in music.
She recently returned to Princeton University where she was awarded the prestigious Hodder Fellowship by the Lewis Center for the Arts. This is a creative fellowship that was previously awarded to Danai Gurira and Nora Chipaumire – two immensely gifted ZImbabwean artists who inspired her. It is such an honour to be following in their artistic footsteps.
She is now an inaugural START Fellow at Princeton University.
Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe as the granddaughter of entrepreneur George Chirume Tawengwa – founder of the Mushandirapamwe Hotel, the first Black-owned hotel in Highfield, Harare (formerly Salisbury) – Tanyaradzwa was inspired by a spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration from a young age. She was also surrounded by music; her maternal great-grandfather had been a choral conductor, and both sides of her family enjoyed music-making.
“I perform for audiences all over the world, but my songs are for my people. When I call on the ancestral melodies that are held in our soil, our trees, our hearts, and our blood, I know that we are all healing – one note at a time. ”
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Bakithi Kumalo

Bassist Bakithi presents a joyful musical journey from the Roots and Rhythms of South Africa. Bakithi Kumalo always brings the most talented artists together for the ultimate musical experience that promises to move you in multiple ways. He has just completed a US tour with his lifelong friend, Paul Simon.
Found at the heart and soul of modern-day anthems that have shaped our sense of music and culture as we know it, award-winning, multi-instrumentalist Bakithi Kumalo (Bah-Gee-Tee Koo-Ma-Low) is ranked among the top 50 bass players in the world by Bass Player Magazine.
Born in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa, and surrounded by relatives who loved music and actively performed, with traditional African rhythms and acappella vocal groups all around him. Kumalo learned to follow the groove of the bass lines and developed licks based on the left-hand work of accordion players in the township bands. Landing his first job at the age of seven filling in for his uncle’s bass player, he continued to work as a session musician in South Africa during the 1970s and early 1980s and was soon recognized as a top session bassist, accompanying international performers during their South African tours.
Introduced to Paul Simon through producer Hendrick Lebone during recording sessions for the Graceland album in 1985, Kumalo traveled with Simon to New York to finish the record. Following accompaniment on the premier tour, he spent several years commuting between Soweto and New York City before permanently settling in the United States.
With a career spent touring alongside artists including Hugh Masekela, the Grateful Dead, Sting, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Gloria Estefan, Derek Trucks, Miriam Makeba, and many others, his abilities extend to his solo work as a singer, percussionist, pianist, and songwriter—in addition to his bass playing—presenting a culmination of diverse influences from throughout his life. Touring regularly with Simon throughout his career, Kumalo has recorded with and performed alongside artists including Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, Hugh Masekela, Herbie Hancock, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Brecker, Grover Washington Jr., Mickey Hart, and Disney’s The Lion King.
Best known for his groundbreaking bass line in “You Can Call Me Al,” pocket grooves from “Boy In The Bubble” and “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes,” and his overall big bass sound, Kumalo has also released several solo albums. His most recent project had him working alongside producer Maxfeld Gast and Militia Hill to create What You Hear Is What You See.

Youba Cissokho

YOUBA CISSOKHO plays the kora, a type of harp made from a calabash gourd. West African kings commissioned the kora to recount songs of folklore and love.
Youba fluently plays traditional Mandinka and Wolof music as well as a modern style made up of jazz, reggae, and Afro beats. His lilting sound and expansive range come from a lifelong exposure to rich musical diversity. His father is Issa Cissokho, the saxophone player for the legendary world music group Orchestra Baobab, which blended Latin and Caribbean music with West African styles.
Youba has performed solo all over Africa, Europe, and the United States including Paris, New York, and Dakar. He also joined Artist-In-Residence and LINES Ballet dancer Adji Cissoko on Center Stage at the Vail Dance Festival and frequently accompanies the Temple University ballet classes and orchestras. Youba has played at venues such as The Philadelphia Art Museum and World Cafe Live as well as on the main stages at Harmonic Earth Festival, Cisko Centre, and Odunde Festival, the largest African American street festival in the U.S. with over 500,000 attendees.
Youba currently resides in Philadelphia.

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Abou Lion Diarra

Abou “Lion” Diarra is a Malian musician known as a master of the n’goni, a traditional Malian harp-guitar, who blends traditional sounds with modern influences like blues, jazz, and reggae. He has also worked as a drummer, performing with notable musicians and creating music for theatre. His journey began in West Africa, traveling between cities like Abidjan and Bamako, and he is celebrated for his innovative playing style and his ability to use the n’goni as a guitar, bass, or even a drum.
Master Drummer, Music Producer, Teacher, Songwriter – Endorsed by Chicago Drum and Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals. High-energy live performer, having shared the stage with some of the greats, including jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd and jazz guitarist Leonel Loueké. He was the drummer on a South American tour with The Original Wailers!
Other tours have been with Times magazine’s African diva’ Angélique Kidjo, Leon and The People, Charanga Soleil, and Grammy award winner Charles Neville, ‘the horn man from the Neville Brothers’.
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Victor Gould

Born in Los Angeles and residing in New York City, Victor Gould began playing piano at the young age of four. Gould began his career as one of the first ever recipients of the Herbie Hancock Presidential Scholarship at Berklee College of Music. After completing his bachelor’s degree there, Gould studied at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at Loyola University, where he received a Master’s in Music.
Gould’s honors include the 2009 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award and 2006 semi-finalist in The Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. Victor has performed and or recorded with Esperanza Spalding, Terence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Ralph Peterson, Wallace Roney, Donald Harrison, Buster Williams and many others.
Victor’s debut album, Clockwork was voted number 1 debut Jazz album in NPR Music’s 2016 Jazz Critics Poll. Gould followed up was his sophomore project Earthlings, and is set to release his third project Thoughts Become Things in spring 2019. Victor currently tours with Jazzmeia Horn and Jeremy Pelt and is set to begin touring his with trio following the release of Thoughts.
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Eric Andersen featuring Steve Addabbo on Guitar with Kenn Kweder
2025-09-11 19:30 - 22:00
Tickets $35 online, and $40 at the door (online ticket sales end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)
Doors at 7pm
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We are excited to host folk music icon, Eric Andersen, at The Fallser Club. We will start the evening with a preshow interview with Eric and The Fallser Music Director, Garry Lee. Eric was a big part of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s in its heyday..hanging and forming musical relationships with the luminaries of those times, including Joni Mitchell, Dylan and Judy Collins. Garry and Eric will talk about those special days and also about his long recording career…including his lost ( and then found) album “Stages”…his later work with The Band’s Rick Danko…his move to the Netherlands…the changes in the music industry, and what keeps him touring and playing after 50-plus years. It will be an interesting evening of conversation and music. Also on the bill is Philly favorite singer-songwriter, Kenn Kweder!
Eric Andersen

Spend an evening with Eric Andersen to promote his new album Dance of Love and Death – 17 new songs – the first studio album of new Eric Andersen songs since 2003! He will perform songs from the new album as well as others spanning his career. Eric Andersen first came to prominence as a performer in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and immediately became part of the Village folk and songwriter scene and was at the epicenter of the
American Greenwich Village singer-songwriter explosion. Aside from his own classics, he’s co-written songs with Lou Reed, Townes Van Zandt, Rick Danko, and Bob Weir (Grateful Dead). And his songs have been covered by many artists including Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Fairport Convention and Peter, Paul & Mary.
He is featured in an Andy Warhol film (Space) and in many music documentaries. A full-length documentary about Eric Andersen The Songpoet (released 2019) is available for streaming on PBS. He has broken the boundaries of songwriting with a 26 minute recitative and incorporating literary influences and works in his writing. He is currently working on a memoir.
Eric has toured the world and released over 30 CDs of original music. In 2022 a 3 CD tribute album was released with artists (including Bob Dylan, Janis Ian, Richard Shindell, Linda Ronstadt, Happy Traum, Dom Flemons and many others) interpreting and covering Eric’s songs. Eric’s new album Dance of Love and Death (featuring Lenny Kaye, Larry Campbell and others) released in 2025 as a digital album, 2 CD set and a double LP will be celebrated at this show.
Eric Andersen in (Spoken) Pieces is a compilation of Eric’s spoken/recitative works. It was released as a
digital album on November 29, 2024. The live album: Blue River Live in Tokyo from a 2012 performance in Japan commemorating the 40th anniversary of Eric’s Blue River album was released in 2025 as a digital album and CD. Eric Andersen’s poetical songs have entertained and captivated audiences worldwide.

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The article covers this tour, Eric’s new album, Eric’s thoughts on the movie, A Complete Unknown, and his life in NYC with Andy Warhol, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, and Joni Mitchell. We are bringing an icon to The Fallser Club stage.

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Steve Addabo

Steve Addabbo is known as a Grammy winning producer, musician, writer, recording engineer and owner of Shelter Island Sound Recording studio in NYC. He helped launch the careers of Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin, along with many others. Steve got his start as a musician and studio technician, but continued on to managing, producing, engineering, and mixing.
Born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, the first record Steve Addabbo bought was Del Shannon’s “Runaway.” Addabbo started playing guitar in ninth grade, copying songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Monkees, among others. At the same time, he harbored a love of electronics and gadgets, building hi-fi amplifiers and receivers from kits he bought at Lafayette stores and the back pages of Popular Electronics, and recording himself on 2-track machines.
Out of Nothing is the first solo album of Steve’s long and storied career. Out of Nothing benefits from guest appearances by a stellar round of friends that Addabbo has made along the way. Folk hero Eric Andersen (and his violinist Michele Gazich) and young folk/Americana boomers Anthony da Costa and Caitlin Canty, master jazz bassist John Patitucci, fellow journeyman Larry Campbell and his bassist Byron Isaacs, alt-country dark horse Ana Egge, and respected New York session drummer Steve Holly (ex-Paul McCartney & Wings) are just a few who are along for the ride.
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Kenn Kweder

Philadelphia singer-songwriter Kenn Kweder has been a legendary figure on the city’s music scene since the early 1970s, earning the nickname “The Bard of South Street.” Known for his unpredictable style, raw energy, and fiercely independent spirit, Kweder has blended folk-rock, new wave, and rock & roll with influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen to David Bowie and Captain Beefheart. Though major labels like Arista showed serious interest—Clive Davis among them—Kweder consistently turned down deals that compromised his creative control, opting instead to record independently through his label, Pandemonium Music. This defiant independence, along with his genre-hopping musical identity, may explain why he never achieved national fame despite being a beloved local icon.
Kweder’s career is marked by wild stage antics, provocative self-promotion, and a rotating cast of bands including the Secret Kidds, Radio Church of God, and the Men From P.O.V.I.C.H. He opened for major acts like Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, and the Ramones, and was widely expected to become “the next big thing” in the late ’70s. Instead, he built a rich, underground catalog of releases such as Kitchen Folk, Man Overboard, and the Kwederology retrospective series. While his refusal to conform may have limited his commercial reach, it solidified his status as a cult hero in Philadelphia—one who has inspired generations of artists and remains a vital presence in the city’s music scene.
WHYY article about Ken Kweder’s documentary film, “The Adventures of a Secret Kidd: The Mass Hallucination of Kenn Kweder”

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The East Falls Train Station is a short walk from the Fallser Club. Parking in East Falls is no problem! There is ample free on-street parking near the East Falls train station driveway at 3610 Midvale Ave and a paid municipal lot three blocks away at 4100 Ridge Ave. Midvale Ave and Ridge Ave are both well-lit!

Celebration of the Life of Carolyn Sutton (1946-2025)
2025-09-07 13:00 - 16:00
Light Refreshments with dessert and coffee/teaFormal Celebration with speakers and contributorsThe audience will be invited to share short memories of Carolyn
We will be creating a Time Capsule to capture Carolyn’s extraordinary life.
Please write down your experiences and thoughts about Carolyn and bring them with you.
We will collect pictures and other mementos to put in the capsule. We will also have materials on site to share a thought, memory, or wish.
Questions? Contact Gina Snyder, eastfallser@yahoo.net, or Michelle Feldman, michelle.feldman@eastfallspa.com.

Mikey Jr Returns with Brother John
2025-09-06 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door (Door sales end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)
8pm show Doors at 7:30pm

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Mikey Junior burst onto the blues scene less than a dozen years ago and since that time has amassed an impressive catalog of music and praise from both music fans and industry insiders.
“Mikey Junior is exactly what blues needs today — talented, engaging and young…He bridges the gap between generations of music lovers and makes it cool to love something old-school, winning over audiences throughout the country with the sheer power, passion, and sincerity of his live show.” -Blues Music Magazine
“Mikey Junior’s amazing skills on diatonic & chromatic harmonicas-combined with muscular vocals make him an exciting presence on today’s blues scene.”
-BOBBY REED, DOWNBEAT
“Mikey Junior’s performance… seals the deal on a release that sets a high bar for blues with real personality”
-Roots Music Report

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Brother John

John Colgan-Davis and Johnny Never

Since 2018, the two Johns have formed a musical bond that embodies the spirit of brotherhood in the blues. The Blues is universal. It knows no bounds and cares not about race, creed, gender, religion, or ethnicity. Brother John is the act that centers around Mid-Atlantic blues artists Johnny Never and John Colgan-Davis.
Johnny Never’s 2020, Blue Delta, Album earned some rave reviews and radio play all around the world. John Colgan-Davis’ harp is woven throughout the 14 track album produced shortly after the two met.

Johnny Never – Guitars and Vocals

Johnny Never is a highly regarded finger-style blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, who has studied and performed Delta and Piedmont style blues for decades. His music is inspired by the old-time blues masters such as Blind Boy Fuller, Robert Johnson, and Charlie Patton, but he is no mere musical mimic. Johnny is a great song writer whose robust new interpretation of the vintage blues sound is laced with a contemporary creative flair but feels so very honest to the spirit of the original blues music. His own compositions possess the qualities of the genuine article, delivered through deft finger-style guitar work and heartfelt vocals. He performs both solo and with accompaniment in blues and folk festivals, bars and music halls, from Memphis to Canada. Johnny and Harmonica Player, John Colgan-Davis were quarter finalist in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2024.

John Colgan-Davis – Harmonica

John Colgan-Davis started playing the harmonica in local blues and folk clubs back in the late 1960s while he was still a high school student. He played and recorded with Philadelphia singer-guitarist Jesse Graves and played and recorded with Bonnie Raitt when she lived in Philadelphia in the early 1970s. Through Bonnie, John got to meet and play with Mississippi Fred McDowell, Arthur Crudup, Buddy Guy, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and others. He has toured the Midwest and recorded two CDs, Cold and Lonesome on a Train and Heroes and Hard Times, with Tennessee bluesman Sparky Rucker. He performed and toured for three years with The John Cadillac Band. He is a founding member of The Dukes of Destiny.
In addition to being a blues-man, Johnny is also a painter. His work can be seen at www.johndorchester.net. John studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia back in the 1980s. He completed this portrait of John Colgan-Davis in June of 2023. It won the Director’s Choice Award at the 2023 Butler Institute of American Art’s annual national exhibit.

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The Happiness Project: Lizanne Knott, Gina Kaz, and John Conahan
2025-09-05 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. (online tickets end at 6:30 pm on the day of the show)
Doors at 7:30 pm
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Three great artists and friends are coming together (with a few of the best players around as an added bonus) to bring you “the happiness project.” It will be a night of music, laughter, and an all-around awesome time. Get your tickets early; this is one not to miss!

Lizanne Knott

Lizanne Knott is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania. She has performed at some of the most prestigious listening rooms, theaters, and festivals, here in the states and as far reaching as the UK, Ireland, and Spain, headlining and also sharing the stage with the likes of Shawn Colvin, Joan Osborne, Josh Ritter, Suzanne Vega, and many more. Her music has garnered praise and critical acclaim over the course of her career, securing her a place among her peers on the international stage and giving her a much-revered seat on the ever-growing Americana scene. She’s been featured on the popular syndicated news show “Nashville Today” among others. Her music has appeared in Billboard magazine, No Depression, The Guardian, and a handful of mainstream publications. Home now in Southeast Pa, she is once again taking to the stage to share her songs amongst friends and the audiences she loves. A believer in a more compassionate world, Lizanne advocates for animals and people alike, lending a hand or voice wherever she can.

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Gina Kaz

Gina Kaz Bio: Gina is a singer/songwriter pop indie artist from Philadelphia. She writes soundtrack-to-your-life- type of pop songs.
She has had two songs aired on ABC and has just released a brand new album and single (produced in the UK by Patch Boswell).
Gina is a mom of three, a Music Therapist working with the dying, a children’s artist ( she Won a Gold Parents’ Choice Award for her albums, and Best Children’s Album from the Independent Music Awards), written 2 singable books, runs her “Music with Gina” children’s music classes in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, all while being her fullest expression as Independent Artist, Gina Kaz.
It’s all a part of being Gina, her kids, her “music with gina” community, the dying, writing, creating music, building community…….GINA KAZ embodies all of it. Her mission is to use music to serve others and to give permission to be your fullest expression.

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John Conahan

John’s details: John Conahan is a composer, conductor, performer, and educator. John’s compositions have been premiered to much acclaim by an array of artists including Lorin Maazel, Marin Alsop, Denyce Graves, Donald Nally & The Crossing, Deborah Voigt, Antioch Chamber Ensemble, Lyric Fest, and Sir James Galway – at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. John is an active recording artist, maintaining a number of albums as a singer/songwriter, as well as with an experimental improvisation trio, and as a solo pianist focusing on his spontaneous piano works. His recordings are recently featured on television and in film, including PBS Great Performances.

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Philadelphia Small Business Tax Update: Changes You Need to Know
2025-09-03 13:00 - 14:30
This is a Free Event sponsored by the East Falls Development Corporation
A Business and Income Receipts tax exemption for small businesses is being phased out due to a successful legal challenge to that exemption.
Folks can read more here from Phila.gov.
These changes are already in effect and will impact all For-Profit businesses in Philadelphia.
The Revenue Department and Commerce Department officials will be here to explain in more detail.
You’ll get to learn more directly from the City about the changes coming, hear about new resources to help small businesses address this change, and ask questions.
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Red Cross Blood Drive
2025-08-28 14:00 - 19:00
Representative Tarik Khan presents
Red Cross Blood Drive at The Fallser Club

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter Khan to schedule an appointment.
Maximize your blood donation and help more patients. If you are eligible type O, B- or A- donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component.
Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.

Give August 1 to 28 for $15 egift card & successful donations get A1C testing. Terms: rcblood.org/Test

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Roots Revival Roadshow
2025-08-24 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. (Online tickets end at 6:30 pm on the day of the show)
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Roots Revival Roadshow

Roots Revival Roadshow is a dynamic traveling collective of musicians dedicated to celebrating the rich tapestry of African American music. With a sound rooted in blues, folk, rock, and soul, they breathe new life into classic songs while showcasing powerful original compositions in a writer’s round format. Their performances are a vibrant journey through time, bridging the past and present with heartfelt storytelling, infectious rhythms, and soulful melodies. Whether on stage or on the road, the Roots Revival Roadshow keeps the spirit of tradition alive while creating a sound all their own.
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Sug Daniels

Sug Daniels is a Delaware born, Philadelphia based, singer-songwriter, ukulele player and storyteller who is using the tools around her to capture the emotions of an era. Daniels’ work is as colorful, vulnerable, and charismatic as her personality. She thoughtfully combines elements of folk, rock, and soul alternatives to create personal and tender music interlaced with messages of truth and positive change.
Her single release with Don Giovanni Records “When I’m Gone” garnished well deserved attention from local and regional radio and venues and opened new paths. After years of touring with The Black Opry, playing official showcases in SXSW 2022, and supporting acts such as The Indigo Girls, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Molly Tuttle, and Buffalo Nichols, Daniels is working on her debut studio album “I Believe In You” set to be released September 23 2025.
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Antar Goodwin

Antar Goodwin, a Philadelphia-based roots and blues artist, blends the grit of classic blues with the soul of Americana in his music. Before gaining recognition with his band, Antar Goodwin & The Faithful Sinners, he spent 15 years as a bassist in New York City’s vibrant music scene. During this time, he served as a musical director and co-writer for several national touring artists, including Sting, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Bruce Katz, Sean Chambers, Ruth Brown, Benny Golson, and co-wrote the album “On My Way,” which reached the Billboard top 10 twice. His raw honesty and emotional depth create a powerful invitation for listeners. With a deep well of storytelling and masterful guitar work, Antar takes audiences on a journey of truth and transformation through his timeless sound.
Antar and his band recently concluded the second leg of their UK tour in support of their 2024 album, “The Game,” recorded and produced by Ben Rice at Degraw Sound, known for his collaborations with Joan Osborne, Valerie June, and Norah Jones. Upon their return, Antar signed with Bigger Beast Records, an artist-centric record label based in Connecticut. Building on the momentum of “The Game,” Antar is eagerly anticipating the release of his new single in the second half of 2025.

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Amelia Ray

Amelia Ray is The Interpreter: part storyteller, part musician, and possible spy who has performed in 25 countries and speaks seven languages. Amelia’s unique perspective and songwriting ability inspires Cultural Cohesion – a celebration of our diversity and common understanding of our shared experience through music.Cracking the code of what it means to be human, Ray has written compositions like “Ana no potable” – a song in Spanish in the voice of a disgruntled constituent to a lousy mayor –, “Dream” – a tribute to musicals dedicated to anyone who’s ever pursued their passions – and “Hambone Says” – a performance piece that uses a contemporary past aesthetic to explore U.S. racial and music history, and which won the Global Film Exhibition 2024 Best Music Video award. Her newest single, “Pretending to Read,” sees our protagonist covertly people-watching on the subway while using a book as a clever disguise for her true intentions.
The San Francisco Bay Area native organised and hosted The Quarantuned Music Festival – a series of virtual music festivals benefitting artists affected by Covid-19 concert cancellations in 2020 – and founded Europe for Ukraine, an initiative to produce an original, multilingual composition in support of the Ukrainian people. Ray also leads financial confidence panels and songwriting workshops online and at conferences worldwide.

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Amelia Ray – “Pretending to Read” (NPR Music Tiny Desk 2025 Contest Entry)

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Dante Robinson

Singer-songwriter Dante Robinson has been playing in and around his hometown of
Philadelphia for more than 12 years. Whether with the recently disbanded emo outfit Vague
Advice, on his own as a solo act, or backed by an ever-changing collection of Philly artists,
Dante has experimented with a variety of sounds, like the ambient swelling of post-rock; the
intricate guitar-focused riffs of emo music; and the almost-baroque pandemonium of folk songs
backed by brass and strings.
With support from the It’s Lit Family Band, Dante released a 4-track ep that highlights some of
his most introspective work to date; “on a hotel bed you paid for” is a thematically rich collection
of songs about trying and failing often to be a good person, cut with a dark but hopeful sense of
humor.
“I first encountered the music of singer-songwriter Dante Robinson last spring, when he was a
clear standout amid a flurry of Bandcamp Friday recommendations…Something about
Robinson struck a raw emotional nerve.” – John Vettese for The Key Studio Sessions

In June 2022, Dante released his song “Bad Year” on a 3-way split called “Splitsville” alongside
Clear Deep Sea and Jeff Croce via Fire Truck Records. Like many of his songs, “Bad Year” is
about the reflective process of taking responsibility for those moments when our desire to
connect and be useful gets in the way of our empathy.

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A Soulful Gift to the Community: Music Workshop & Finale Concert with The Black Breath Collective
2025-08-23 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door (Online ticket sales end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)
Performer ticket $15: includes three rehearsals and your star time on stage!!

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A Soulful Gift to the Community: Music Workshop & Finale Concert
Led by Waverly Alston – 30+ Years of Inspiring Voices
Songs include “We Are the One,” “Be Ever Wonderful,” ” O-o-h Child,” and many more!!! In community, things are going to get easier…
With special neighborhood guests including Bethlehem Roberson, Warren B. Cooper, and Christopher Murray.
Have you ever wanted to be part of something bigger than yourself? To feel the power of voices rising together in harmony, laughter, and purpose?
Join us for a community music workshop and finale concert — a heart-opening experience where we’ll come together as neighbors, friends, and fellow music lovers to sing, connect, and celebrate the joy of collective sound.

What to Expect:• Learn to sing choral-style in a warm, welcoming environment• Discover how to listen, blend, and breathe as one voice• Sing your favorite songs — with uplifting twists of fun, joy, and soulful reflection• No experience necessary — just bring your heart and your voice!
Your Guide: Waverly Alston, MA, with over 30 years of experience, Waverly Alston has taught everyone from professional vocalists to first-time singers what it means to sing in community — not just to hit the notes, but to find harmony in humanity.
The Grand Finale Concert:Cap it all off with a powerful performance for the community — a moment of unity, joy, and celebration that will lift spirits and remind us what’s possible when we raise our voices together.
Workshop Dates:
Thursday August 21 6pm to 9pm at The Fallser Club
Friday August 22 at East Falls Presbyterian Church 3800 Vaux Street
Saturday, August 23rd 10am to 12pm at The Fallser Club
Finale Concert: August 23 8pm (singers should arrive at 6:30pm)
Come as you are. Leave lifted. This is more than a music workshop — it’s a reminder of what we can create together.

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Can’t make all the rehearsals? Don’t give up. Write a note on the Google form to work it out with Waverly.
More questions? Reach out to director@thefallserclub.com

Waverly Alston, Jr.

Waverly Alston, Jr., MA, is a seasoned music minister, composer, and community leader with over 25 years of experience in gospel music and healing-centered engagement. He is the founder of the Black Breath Collective, a powerful ensemble of professional vocalists dedicated to inspiring through music. The group has performed at major venues including the Kimmel Center, Annenberg Center, FOX Television, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Waverly’s work goes beyond performance—he leads community gospel workshops that rekindle the love of singing and deepen the understanding of gospel’s spiritual roots. As an outreach minister, ministry consultant, adjunct professor, and master’s-level therapist, he brings together music, therapy, and faith to foster transformation, especially among urban male populations. His passion lies in creating spaces where music meets healing, and where communities are reawakened to purpose and possibility.

Bethlehem Roberson

Bethlehem Roberson is an exceptionally talented singer/songwriter/Vocussionist from the Germantown section of Philadelphia. Raised in an actively church-going family, she watched her father and uncles’ gospel group, “The Traveling Disciples” Gospel Quartet, she became steeped in the traditions of gospel music. In 2000, she came back to her Hebrew culture and merged her highly emotive gospel background with the formally studied traditions of Judaism.

Inspired more by male vocalists than female artists, Bethlehem draws influences from singers like Sam Cooke, David Ruffin, Marvin Gaye, and D’Angelo. For her, men tend to use their voices expressively in ways that intrigue her. As an artist she created Vocuussionism by simply not being able to play any music instrumentation and so she relied on her bodily ability to authentically create the music and rhythms she was hearing in her head. As a writer, her studies of the Torah and other sacred Hebrew texts, teach her that words have sacred power and must be used wisely and carefully. This has significantly influenced her approach to expressing the common human story.

Warren B. Cooper

Warren B. Cooper is a seasoned Performance Artist from Philadelphia, PA who is a dedicated voice for Justice-Peace. He is a Musician, Composer, Producer and Broadcaster, who runs a Production Company (Music Media Ministry) that creates and produces Sacred Justice Media Arts. As the oldest
son of Rev. Dr. J. Jerome Cooper Warren grew up on the front lines, and on the cutting edge, of The Movement. His worldview was shaped by the dual reality of growing up as a Black male in the shadow of Philadelphia’s 1964 race riots, and the influence of his father’s commitment to reaching (from a Spiritual Center) across cultures and sectors to build bridges of Beloved Community.

Warren’s entire career as an Artist has been based on the principle of using Music and Art to present Faith-Focused Solutions to Issues of Injustice, and to building those bridges of Beloved Community. Warren has been a professional musician since the age of 9. With roots in a wide diaspora of traditions, his performance presentation is a gumbo of distinctive artistry. As a vocal specialist, he reaches to give voice to the matters of Spiritual Awakening, Human Rights, and the Sanctity of our Planet. Since 1995 he has been producing events like Doing Church…with Jazz; The Philadelphia Jazz Nativity (An Interfaith Celebration of the Christ Principle); the Balm In Gilead Jazz Worship Series; A Biblical Celebration of Jazz; the Jazz Vesper of Thanksgiving and Christmas
Live! All were calibrated to translate Justice Principles of Peace through a focused (inter)faith lens and connect ‘ways of Seeing’ with tangible ways of Being (becoming) one Human Community.

Warren has released eight (8) music recording projects in various genres. Doing Church…with Jazz; Follow The Star; Reconciliation…Bringing It All Back Together; Healing Through Worship In Praise; Guitars & Voices…Talking About Choices; Christmastime 2 Creation; and The Liturgical Worship & Songbook – Volume 1 all preceded the latest addition to his discography – a Jazz release entitled The Permanently Peaceful Project – A Musical Practicum For Peace, (on Peace and Harmony Records – available on all music streaming platforms). This release is the soundtrack for the TAKE 5: Stop Violence Campaign. Warren serves as the founding Coordinator for the Campaign that promotes his TAKE 5 Violence De-Escalation Protocol. Warren is also a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the Justice Center for Sacred Theological Studies (formerly the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary). For 28 years he was
the founding host and producer of OVATIONS Gospel Music Radio on the Temple National Public Radio Network. With careers in Pennsylvania state politics, New Church Development Ministry and Community Organizing, Warren has also served as a Teaching Artist for the Ensemble Arts Philly
Education Program, and as an Arts Administrator for the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, where he is about to begin an Artist Residency.

As a performance artist, content creator and musician, Warren pursues virtuosity as an ultimate vehicle of expression. His wide array of experience and his passion for Human Rights, Environmental Justice and Spiritual Health, yields a uniquely flavored approach to putting a Message In The Music. As a Movement Activist, he continues to blend boundaries and create safe, open and intentional spaces for conversations that incubate possibilities for Pathways to Peaceful Ways of Being.

Christopher Murray

Christopher Murray is a soulful jazz and blues singer based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While influenced by artists such as Al Jarreau, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Will Downing, and Stevie Wonder, his voice always aims to be one-of-a-kind through countless years of experience singing for church and all around the city. His backing band, Soul Frequency, ranging anywhere from 4 to 10 musicians at a time, incorporates a mix of genres surrounding the jazz bubble, from R&B to latin to hip-hop rap and more. It’s because of Chris Murray’s powerful singing and the versatility of the individuals in Soul Frequency that they are able to deliver fresh, theatrical, and original takes on popular classic hits such as Summertime, Nature Boy, My Way, and many more. Chris Murray & Soul Frequency always strive to perform at festivals and major venues where they know the frequencies of souls resonate with their music the most. No matter what kind of crowd, Chris Murray is no stranger to always welcoming a crowd in ways they can be heartfelt by whatever happens on stage. The debut album, “CLASSICS,” released in January 2025 on all streaming platforms. Two singles for the album were released prior (“I Just Dropped By to Say Hello” and “My Way”), and there are also two official music videos from the album (“I Just Dropped By to Say Hello” and “Summertime”

David Streim

David Streim is a pianist based in Philadelphia. He has performed and recorded with a long list of artists and bands over the past 25 years, including Amos Lee, Townhall, Chris Kasper, Slowey and the Boats, Red Skiles Country Ramblers, Pretend Collective, Marc Silver, Perseverance Jazz Band, Modern Inventors, and many others.

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Tara Michel and Radio Poetica
2025-08-17 16:00 - 20:00
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. (Online sales end at 2:30pm on the day of the show)
Doors at 3:30pm

Tara Michel & Poetica

Tara Michel
Born in Scranton PA, daughter of Andrea and Bill Arnold, two musicians, from a family tree of musicians going back all the way to the civil war; she was saturated with music from the womb. Her first public performance was in church at the age of four, directed by her grandmother Edna Mitchell a renowned gospel and opera singer, who classically trained Tara. She charmed the audience with her talent and spunk, and it seemed she was indeed destined for the stage, where now she says she is most comfortable.
Tara relocated to Newark, NJ at the age of five, when Hip Hop began to flourish and take root in the hearts of the youth, and Tara was no exception. Her musical influences included Barbara Streisand, Nancy Wilson, Patti Labelle, Donnie Hathaway, Whitney Houston, Lou Rawls, Anita Baker, Chaka Khan, Lisa Fischer, and Phyllis Hyman. She began her professional career at fifteen, recording with producer Guy Vaughn. Then, started singing in Scranton PA as a professional lead singer with Paul Labelle in bands Exact Change and All that Jazz, as well as performing with Marko Marcinko, Dough Smith, Jimmy Waltich and Jim Cullen.
Tara has written and recorded hundreds of songs, including her debut album Sister of the Same with producer Corrine Preno. Her genuine passion for creating and performing music, coupled with her sincerity and humility, makes her a truly inspiring artist.

Poetica

Love is My Religion ❤️‍🔥 Music is My Ministry
Philly’s Minist-Her Of Music: Poetica Bey “She Jay” Auntie Pop
The Minister of Music 10 am sharp in Philadelphia on FM Radio WJYN 98.5Fm can be heard echoing “The Poetica Bey Show” SheJay Saying ” Love is My Religion” and Music is My Ministry” and Donny Hathaway, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Norman Connors and Old Dirty Bastard of the WU Agree Too.
The unpredictable format of Foundational Musical Geniuses, whose work is peppered throughout the broadcast, brings to mind love bubbles.
She may spin a theme of duets and bet on it spiraling into angelic sounds of pleasing positivity to the point of being Maya Angelou’s speeches. This spoken word specialist has a special relationship with the radio.
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Caroline Quinn EP Release Party with KIKASHIMA and Fiona Mchugh
2025-08-16 19:30 - 22:00
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. (online tickets end at 6:00pm on the day of the show)

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Caroline Quinn

With her indie/alternative sound, Caroline draws her listeners in with hard-hitting emotional lyrics, paired with a powerful melody. She takes people on a journey through each song and centers many of her themes around mental health in a modern day society. She is currently based in Philadelphia and released her most recent single “Moonlight in the Day” in August on all streaming platforms.
For fans of Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Maggie Rogers, Lizzy McAlpine, and Rachel Chinouriri

kiKASHIMA

Fresh off the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road Show and featured on WXPN’s Key Studio Sessions, Kikashima is the band and moniker of Mexican-Japanese-Californian singer/songwriter, Carissa Matsushima. Now based in Philadelphia, Kikashima is made up of equal parts legacy and rebellion. They are a sensuous power trio that boasts heart-breaking melodies, down-to-earth lyrics and grooves that move both body and soul thanks to Parker St. Charles on bass and Max Azarmehr on drums. Dropping hints of funk, soul, and folk, their music is as multi-faceted and unique as Kikashima herself, whose gorgeous vocals range from whisper to wail, all in the name of beauty, grief, and the courage to feel everything.

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Fiona McHugh

Fiona McHugh is a singer-songwriter whose music blends raw intimacy with sharp truth. Haunting and honest, her songs live at the crossroads of heartbreak and defiance, telling stories that sting and shimmer. Expect stripped-down sets, confessional lyrics, and a voice that never flinches.

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Charm City Poetry Slam
2025-08-12 19:00 - 23:00
Charm City Slam is one of the nation’s most talked-about poetry experiences. This is a space for current and new fans of poetry!

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M Sparks Rosedale EP Release Show with Kyle Swartzwelder
2025-08-10 19:00 - 21:00
Tickets $15 online, $20 at the door (online sales stop at 6:30pm on the day of the show)

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M Sparks

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“In the enchanting realm of folk-inspired storytelling, M Sparks emerges as a captivating newcomer, wielding a musical pen dipped in sincerity. His latest song, “That Little Seed,” serves as the title track to the debut album, a poignant creation that germinated after a soul-stirring encounter with a Jane Goodall podcast. Drawing comparisons to legendary figures like Townes Van Zandt and John Prine, M Sparks doesn’t just echo their influences but weaves them into a sonic tapestry uniquely his own. The acoustic arrangement and the warm sincerity in his vocals invite listeners into an intimate space, as if M Sparks is sharing tales around a bonfire.” That’s what Certified Bop said about M Sparks’ debut album in 2022. Since then fans have been eager for more from this new artist.
After traveling to Nashville to record new music in early 2025, new music is indeed forthcoming. M Sparks worked with Dean Miller, son of Roger Miller, on these new recordings that will be turned into two EPs. The first 5-song EP, Rosedale, will be released in 2025 and another 5-song EP will be released in 2026.
The title Rosedale pays homage to the street in East Nashville where he and his wife stayed during the recording sessions. “I wanted to immerse myself in the culture of East Nashville and stay away from the Downtown area and other tourists.” Dean handpicked some of the finest session musicians in the biz for the recordings. Both Jenee Fleenor (fiddle) and Craig Young (bass) were nominated for the 2025 ACM Awards for their respective categories. The group worked out of Sound Emporium Studio in Nashville which most recently saw success with recordings of Sierra Farrell and Ringo Star. It’s also a former studio of Cowboy Jack Clement. “During the weeks leading up to the recording session, I watched ‘Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement’s Home Movies’ a few times, trying to make sure I summoned the good ghost of Cowboy. I think it worked.” The result in this sophomore effort is nothing less than stunning. While the inevitable influence of Townes and Prine is still detectable, the songs have a signature style that harkens back to artists who graced that very same studio so many years ago. “I was slightly intimidated by the photos of my heroes that lined the walls there, but I also said to them, ‘Alright y’all, let’s do this!’ The atmosphere in the room was so comfortable and the session musicians nailed the sound and vibe I was looking for and the flow was great. We recorded eight songs on the first day!”
These new recordings have definitely raised the bar for M Sparks and we are looking forward to how it is received by listeners. As M Sparks said, “Alright y’all, let’s do this!”

Important Dates:
“How Far They Go” Single Release: 7/11
“Knock ‘Em Out John” Single Release: 7/25
Rosedale EP Release: 8/8

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Kyle Swartzwelder

A veteran of the folk scene, award-winning songwriter Kyle Swartzwelder has been winning audiences over with his deft lyrical storytelling and dynamic live performances. Kyle began his career in the coffee shops around the University of Delaware with his father’s 1968 Ovation Balladeer. After several years of cultivating his songwriting, Kyle moved on to the folk clubs and coffeehouses in the Philadelphia region and quickly developed a reputation as a top-notch songwriter and performer.
Recommended if you like – Jeffrey Foucault, Josh Ritter, Ryan Bingham, John Moreland, early Jackson Browne, early Neil Young.
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Clarksville

Clarksville is an Indie-Alt-Copuntry band that used to be compared to Steve Earle and Husker Du in the same sentence. Add the Stone Coyotes to that description please.
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Mackenzie Johnson with Stefan Weiner and Emerson Woolf
2025-08-09 20:00 - 22:30
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Mackenzie Johnson

Mackenzie Johnson is a folk-pop singer-songwriter who hails from Philadelphia, PA. She became known for the acoustic covers and original songs she posted on her YouTube channel. To date, Mackenzie’s channel boasts over 600K subscribers and 70 million video views. Her sharp yet vulnerable poetic wit, punchy pop hooks, and warm vocal timbre shine through each and every song she crafts. Mackenzie may be a seasoned musician with professional history as a published songwriter in Nashville, a natural performer with television experience under her belt, and a savvy artist of the digital age, but strip it all away and at the heart of it you’ll find a girl and her guitar.

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Stefan Weiner

Stefan Weiner is an NYC-based queer indie folk singer-songwriter. He mixes the immediacy of classic songwriting with the intimacy of a quiet conversation with a friend. He was a Top Shelf finalist in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest 2024. Stefan’s work has received critical acclaim in publications like Forbes, The Advocate, American Songwriter, among many others. He has also shared the story of his journey through medical mystery and back to music on various podcasts such as This Is Actually Happening and RISK!
Through his music, Stefan creates space for people to access a deeper vulnerability. He is open and honest about his experiences with chronic pain, love, loss and his queer journey. Audience members often approach Stefan after shows to share stories from their own lives and tell him how much they connected to a certain song or how a lyric brought them to tears. Stefan has also found some viral fame through a series of bawdy gay folk songs for social media, continuing to put his queerness in the foreground, but with a little humor too. How Lucky You Are, Stefan’s debut full-length album, came out this past May on Better Company Records.

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Emerson Woolf

Emerson Woolf is a New Jersey-based songwriter whose solo performances blur the lines between Americana and indie pop. With lyrics that explore love, the comedy of life and the search for belonging, her performance is both emotive and energetic. Best known as the frontwoman of Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones, she brings the same intimate storytelling and sharp lyricism to the stage on her own—offering a stripped-back but no less powerful version of the songs that have been turning heads since the band’s debut EP Not a Good Woman.

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Philly Song Phriday: Meghan Cary, Katie Dahl, and Grace Morrison
2025-08-08 20:00 - 22:30
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Meghan Cary

Meghan Cary didn’t mean to be a musician. But when her fiancé unexpectedly died, she picked up his guitar, figured out how to play it, and wrote her debut record, earning her Billboard Magazine’s esteemed Critic’s Choice Award. “I wrote my grief into music and sang my way out of the abyss.I keep making music to help others connect with their own stories and find their joy.”
Her album, SING LOUDER, debuted in the top 10 on the US/International Folk DJ Chart, and John Platt of WFUV extols, “These times require songs of compassion and commitment. Meghan has several which inspire us to reach our higher selves, and she sings them with such infectious joy you can’t resist joining in.”
With masterful storytelling and award-winning songs, Cary creates a live music experience that is healing, inspiring, and outrageously joyful. Her message of unity and the power of raising our voices together infuses every show, and her song, “Sing Louder”, has become an anthem for the music-loving community.

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Katie Dahl

“Katie Dahl’s songs aren’t just melodies and words, they’re journeys that are firmly grounded in a sense of place—beautiful, real landscapes that help you feel places that you may have never been before. That’s the very best kind of songwriting.”
— Dar Williams

Clear-eyed and tough-minded, songwriter/playwright Katie Dahl is known for her smart songs, wry wit, and wise spirit. A small-town celebrity on the Wisconsin peninsula where her family has lived for 175 years, Katie is also an internationally touring, radio-charting artist who “delivers razor-sharp lyrics with a hearty, soulful voice” (American Songwriter). In live shows that are both courageously honest and devilishly funny, Katie dives deep into questions of land and love, family and body image, grief and joy. “In unsettled times,” says Peter Mulvey, “Katie Dahl brings us a grounded spirit.”
Katie’s five albums of original songs showcase her creamy alto, abiding love of the land, and trademark humor, as well as her unflinching vulnerability. Her recent work finds her exploring deeper territory than ever before, from anxiety to body image to the challenges of growing up queer in an evangelical church. Richly steeped in the American songwriting tradition, Katie navigates the muddy waters between the personal, public, and political with tenderness and dexterity.
In 2024, Katie was named a Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist, as well as “Most Wanted to Return” at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes, “Katie Dahl . . . combine[s] old-fashioned populism, an abiding love of the land and wickedly smart love songs, all delivered in a rich and expressive alto.”
Katie was a first-year college student in Minnesota when she slipped on a patch of sidewalk ice and broke her wrist. Suddenly unable to play the oboe in her college orchestra, Katie used her newfound free time to learn guitar, teaching herself chord shapes as she strummed the strings with her stiff right hand. Twenty-odd years later, that icy day has proven to be a blessing in disguise, leading Katie into a life of work that Dar Williams calls “the very best kind of songwriting.”
Katie’s most recent album, Seven Stones (2023) is a deep dive into vulnerability originally titled Things Katie Dahl Finds Hard to Say. Produced by Julie Wolf and featuring appearances by such luminaries as Kris Delmhorst, Peter Mulvey, Eliza Gilkyson, Vicki Randle, Todd Sickafoose, and Jenny Scheinman, the album was praised as “breathtaking” by Country Queer and spent a month at #2 on the folk radio charts. Her 2019 album Wildwood, which explored her ancestry and contemporary life in Door County, was produced by JT Nero (Birds of Chicago) and features Allison Russell; the album’s song “Worry My Friend” hit #6 on the folk radio charts in 2019.
Says Nero, “Katie Dahl is the real deal. She’s a ‘regional’ artist the way Robert Frost is a regional artist, meaning everybody in the world can appreciate the way she captures the spirit of a place–and the generations of humans who’ve lived, loved and died there–with such grace, nuance and grit.”
Ordinary Band (2015), produced by Eric Lewis and featuring a guest appearance by Tracy Grammer, found an unexpected hit with the bluegrass-tinged “Crowns,” which spent a month at #1 on the folk charts. Leaky Boats and Paper Birds (2012) produced Dahl’s biggest crowd-pleaser, an ode to local restaurants called “Hometown Tables.” County Line (2009) was her debut album.
Katie is also a musical playwright; her latest musical The Fisherman’s Daughters (2024) tells the story of two sisters in 1908 who fight the state of Wisconsin’s efforts to take their rural homestead via eminent domain to make a state park. Victory Farm (2012; co-written with James Valcq and Emilie Coulson) is a fictionalized account of the real-life German POWs who came to Wisconsin to pick cherries during World War II. Both plays were made into live cast recordings. Katie is currently writing three more musicals.
When she’s not on the road (and when she is), Katie enjoys fiction reading, cookie baking, slow running, and Green Bay Packers football, as well as spending time with her partner and their eight-year-old son.

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Grace Morrison

If nerditude had a formal name, it would be Grace Morrison. She’s a little bit of everything—pianist, accordion player, Renaissance Faire performer, cranberry grower, reader of historical nonfiction, coffee devotee (she sells her own coffee blend), and an unapologetic expert on all things New England. And somehow, all these quirks weave seamlessly into the fabric of her music, making her one of the most unique and endearing songwriters around.
Born and raised on the shores of Cape Cod, Grace Morrison has trademarked a sound she calls Saltwater Country. “I was always too pop for folk and too folk for country. Eventually, I began peeling back the layers of my music to discover what truly made it mine. At the heart of it all was my deep, undeniable connection to the Cape Cod coastline—it’s in my blood, in my voice, in every lyric I write. My music carries the storytelling of country, the twang, but also the raw, unshakable spirit of a Swamp Yankee. That’s Saltwater Country.” Proudly unconventional, she’s never held what some would call a “real job.” She says “it’s always been music and how lucky am I that music has given me this wild, unpredictable journey through the human experience. I wouldn’t trade that for anything.”
Her career started when she was in high school playing at coffee shops, where she sang for tips—one of which came from none other than actor James Spader. “I still have the $20 he left me,” she laughs.
Not long after, she hit the road with Rock 4 Xmas, sharing the stage with legends like Eddie Money, Joey Molland (Badfinger), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, writer of Da Ya Think I’m Sexy), and Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band, co-writer of Jungle Love). “I was 17, on a tour bus with rock icons. You can’t ask for a better crash course in rock ‘n’ roll than that. I could tell you some stories,” she says with a knowing grin. “It was Spinal Tap in real life—literally, someone from that movie was on the tour. But for me, the biggest thing was realizing that this life—touring, performing—was possible. All I’ve wanted since then was to get back on that bus.”
In those early years, she struggled to define her own sound. “My dad was convinced I should be a blues singer—like he hadn’t even heard my voice,” she jokes. “It took time, but I finally figured out who I am as an artist. And that’s Saltwater Country.” One of the defining moments in her journey came when she collaborated with hit songwriter Lori McKenna. “I was eight months pregnant when Lori invited me to write with her. We wrote Just Loving You, and it was the most personal thing I had ever written. The way it connected with audiences—it was something I had never experienced before. I learned that the more personal and specific my songs are, the more they seem to resonate. You’ve got to write what you know.” Saltwater Country, the album, is a testament to that.
Saltwater Country takes the old adages of “3 chords and the truth” and “don’t bore us, get to the chorus”, wraps them up with a 90’s pop bow, and leaves the listener with a sound that is at once new and familiar. Produced by Jon Evans (Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan), the album ranges from the gritty, swampy Poor Man’s Daughter—a raw reflection on growing up with nothing—to the fun, twang-filled Beer in a Teacup, an anthem about embracing imperfections and letting self-doubt roll off your shoulders. It’s the sound of an artist who’s found her confidence, embraced her quirks, and learned that
sometimes, when life gets messy, you just pour your beer in a teacup and move on.

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Sudha Sai ft. Halftime: An Indo-Western Musical Experience
2025-08-03 18:00 - 21:00
Tickets $25 online, $30 at the door (Online ticket sales stop at 5:00pm on the day of the show)
Doors at 5:30pm

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Sudha Sai

Sudha Sai is an Indian-American singer-songwriter in Philadelphia. She is known for her unique Indo-Western take on American pop and R&B music. Sudha delights audiences with her smooth vocal transitions that blur the lines between the musical influences of her multicultural upbringing. She has been consistently releasing original Indian fusion tracks in the past year and looks forward to performing in India this winter.

Sudha Sai is pleased to be accompanied by Halftime, the iconic all-Indian 4-piece band from Philadelphia. From their humble self-taught roots, playing together every Sunday at church as children, they have grown to ascend larger stages and have been exploring their Indian roots through music this year.

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EDO, Cobra Fantastic, & Thomas Anonymous
2025-08-02 20:00 - 22:30
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The International Brawl for Art enters its 2nd decade with the August 2nd show at the Amazing Fallser Club, that gem on Midvale. The IBFA started as a couple of drunk art school kids with
spray paint under a bridge but has since thrown away its cans and now kicks out the jams. Reporting again for duty are the three stalwarts EDO, Cobra Fantastic (All the way from France!), and
Thomas Anonymous.

EDO

Forty years on, EDO continues the struggle against structure. Unleashing ill-controlled musical chaos all over the upturned collective face of the audience, we will rock your world and fumble with your
emotions.
Formed either in Albany NY in the summer of 1988 or Annapolis, MD in the spring of 1987 (accounts vary), EDO has racked up a reasonably bizarre resume:House band at Albany’s Legendary Palais Royale, Sponsored by Bud Dry in 1991 – 1994, live on PRISM in 1997, house band at Deleo’s, the legendary and now defunct RoxYunk dive bar, Favorites at the late lamented Grape, emeritus act at
the final cataclysmic Pi Lam Human BBQ.
EDO is as likely to iron meat on stage as they are to sing you sweet and sleepy all the way back home. They will rock your world and fumble with your emotions! They will feed you medicine for
breakfast!
For what it’s worth, these guys have been playing together for almost forty years, a combined band total of 210 EDO years! We just can’t stop!
Come see EDO and smell the weirdness. You won’t be sorry you did. We won’t either. See for yourself!

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Cobra Fantastic

These dudes schlepped all the way over here from France, and that’s all you need to know. The band of intrepid funkateers known as Cobra Fantastic is a veritable supergroup of the Parisian
jazz scene, under the fearless leadership of guitarist/singer/songwriter/arranger David Garlitz.
Travelling the galaxy in a mothership fueled by the music of Frank Zappa, Sun Ra, Steely Dan, and Parliament Funkadelic, Cobra Fantastic offers us a trip outside of the same old linear space-time,
where everything is on The One, but The One ain’t where you thought it was gonna be…
Half comic book, half Space Opera, Cobra Fantastic's first full-length album, Edifice Wrecks follows a warrior priestess, her rogue soldier and former lover, a 40-story monster robot, a dental-floss farmer, the galaxy’s fastest starfighter, and a guitar with a mind of its own as they struggle to maintain the balance of the Funkabopulation in the universe. It’s Heart of Darkness meets Mars Attacks, spoken in the language of jazz and funk, and carried along by the baddest grooves this side of Zargon VII.
When his travels bring him to Philadelphia, Garlitz teams up with long-time co-conspirators Lucas Brown (organ) on organ and Doug Hirlinger (drums) to bring the funkabopulation to the people. Don’t
forget your sunglasses.
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Thomas Anonymous

You could say Thomas Anonymous is like The Patridge Family gone horribly wrong. Though blood related, they bring their very different musical styles together into a unique mix.
Individually, John (Papanonymous) on guitar & vocals has performed in variety of rock and instrumental bands since the 90’s and writes the songs that should not be written. Jack on drums,
just finishing recording a new album with the wonderful GPS (Gabe Preston Sounds), is an accomplished jazz player who always brings a fiery percussive intensity when performing. Joe on
bass and guitar, is about to embark on his 4th tour with Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers, this time to Europe, will rock your socks off and funk with your mind.
While Thomas Anonymous has performed in biggish band setting with horn section, the Fallser performance will be as a power trio (with the possibility of special guests).

Mars Parker + Aleana Polk + BlckTeeth + Scuemi
2025-08-01 20:00 - 23:00
Tickets $15 online, $20 at the door (Online tickets end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)

10% off Taqueria Cresta with your Fallser Club ticket!!

Mars Parker

Mars Parker is an independent R&B artist based in Philadelphia, whose music seamlessly blends elements of R&B, hip-hop, and neo-soul. Drawing inspiration from artists like Prince and contemporaries such as Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock, Mars crafts songs that explore themes of love, self-discovery, and emotional vulnerability.
His discography includes projects like Controversy, Fragile 2, and Flowers, each showcasing his versatility and growth as an artist. Notably, his performance at Johnny Brenda’s in 2024 highlighted his dynamic stage presence and connection with audiences.
Whether through his music, photography, design or curation, Mars Parker continues to engage and entertain audiences, building a multifaceted career that reflects his diverse talents and authentic voice.
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Aleana Polk

ALEANA is a rising R&B artist from Philadelphia, known for her soulful vocals and emotionally resonant songwriting. Her music blends classic soul influences with contemporary sounds, creating a unique musical experience. With themes of love, vulnerability, and self-discovery, ALEANA’s work connects deeply with listeners.
Building on the success of her 2018 EP Chapter 22, ALEANA’s latest single, “Houston”, marks a significant evolution in her sound. The track explores the complexities of distance and desire, resonating with audiences through its heartfelt lyrics and smooth production.
Beyond her recorded music, ALEANA has been making waves in the live music scene. She recently delivered a memorable performance at Silk City, a renowned venue in Philadelphia, where she connected with fans and showcased her dynamic stage presence.
ALEANA’s dedication to her craft is evident in every aspect of her work. With a growing catalog and an expanding fanbase, she continues to carve out her space in the R&B genre, one soulful note at a time.

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BlckTeeth

BLCKTEETH is a Philadelphia-based production/DJ duo that taps into influences from past decades & genres such as house & dance to afro beats, lofi, and jazz. They bring a fresh take to a familiar vibe to cultivate a special musical experience using live production and instrumentation
Music – https://music.apple.com/us/artist/blckteeth/1555634814
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/blck.teeth?igsh=MWd5NGtsNmlnd2p2Ng==

Scuemi

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scuemi?igsh=b2ZrNmd1a3A4MGRq
Music – https://linktr.ee/scuemi

Open Mic Night with Jeff Alexander
2025-07-27 18:00 - 21:00
Doors open at 5:30pm with sign-ups.
Come celebrate music and the arts at our free open mic event hosted by Jeff Alexander.

We provide an open platform that welcomes all types of artists. We welcome and support all types of first-timers and experienced artists. Our OpenMic is on the last Sunday of each month.
Our Open mic runs from 6 PM until 9 PM. Sign up starts at 5:30 PM.
NOTE: This is a free event open to the public.
Jeff Alexander
Jeff Alexander is a seasoned and dynamic musician. His specialties in guitar and vocals showcase Jeff’s personal influences from artists like Jimi Hendrix, Tommy Emmanuel, Ritchie Kotzen, and Al Dimeola, with his unique flare. He delivers recognizable songs that are proven ‘crowd-pleasers’, and incorporates climactic originals.
Jeff has organized, played in and collaborated with multiple Philly-based bands, cataloging original and cover songs. He has been featured on film, wedding bands, played in local festivals such as Roxyunk Porchfest and currently hosts the monthly open mic at The Fallser Club. Currently, Jeff resides in East Falls and focuses on his solo acoustic performances that punctuate his ability to make one man feel like an entire band. Follow Jeff on Instagram at @Funkandvibe to learn more about upcoming gigs.
Parking in East Falls is no problem! There is ample free on-street parking near the East Falls train station driveway at 3610 Midvale Ave and a paid municipal lot three blocks away at 4100 Ridge Ave. Midvale Ave and Ridge Ave are both well-lit!

Joe Mass & Vahe Sarkissian with Not Tuna
2025-07-25 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online and $25 at the door (online ticket sales end at 6:30 pm on the day of the show)
Doors open at 7:30pm

10% off Taqueria Cresta with your Fallser Club ticket!!

Two Philly guitarists bring their rock/fusion sound to songs from Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and funk/blues classics on this night of guitar-driven music.
Vahe Sarkissian

Vahe Sarkissian is a Philly-based guitarist who performs Middle-Eastern fusion in the context of rock, funk, and jazz, along with a 2 handed-tapping style of guitar influenced by Stanley Jordan. This can be heard on his most recent album, “Curcuna.” He performed/worked with Earl Slick (John Lennon, David Bowie), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Deep Purple, KISS), Gerald Veasley, Keiko Matsui, in addition to opening up for artists such as Victor Wooten, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Shinedown, The Roots, Greg Howe, Greg Koch, and Ritchie Kotzen (Poison). The early part of his career began at the age of 14 when he traveled the U.S. to play Middle Eastern music. Soon after, he received his Master’s from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he studied with Jazz virtuoso’s Pat Martino and Jimmy Bruno. He performs with Countdown to Ecstasy (Steely Dan Tribute), A Night of Stardust (David Bowie Tribute), and as a freelancer in various settings.
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Joe Mass

Joe Mass- a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from Philadelphia. He is a studio musician for many great acts and recorded his 1st Album ‘Soul Shred’ in 2010. The the last several years Joe has led the group Broken Arrow in sold-out shows across the US
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Not Tuna

NOT TUNA is a tribute band dedicated to the music of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady. Not Tuna performs their classic songs with an electric and acoustic mix, then adds a few
originals and deep-track gems. The band was formed in 2019 by guitarist and singer Mike Boni, and bassist and singer Danny Gold. Mike has frequently studied guitar with Jorma, is the lead guitarist for So. Central Rain (an REM tribute), and was formerly with Philly mainstays the Icons and Weight of the World. Danny is the bassist for Broken Arrow (a Neil Young tribute), the legendary Dukes of Destiny, and Philly’s longtime favorite western swing band, Beats Walkin’.
Mike and Danny both share a love of the music of Hot Tuna and have been integral parts of the Philadelphia music scene for over 4 decades. One evening in 2022, they invited 8-time Grammy award-winning drummer and producer Andy Kravitz, who records and performs with the legendary Taj Mahal, to jump up on stage and jam with them. Sparks flew, and Not Tuna was complete!

If you purchased a ticket, we have you on our guest list, please tell us your name when you come in for the show.
By Car or By Train
The East Falls Train Station is a short walk from the Fallser Club. Parking in East Falls is no problem! There is ample free on-street parking near the East Falls train station driveway at 3610 Midvale Ave and a paid municipal lot three blocks away at 4100 Ridge Ave. Midvale Ave and Ridge Ave are both well-lit!

Hymn For Her & Fractals Unplugged
2025-07-24 20:00 - 22:30
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. (Online sales end at 6:30pm on the day of the show)
10% off Taqueria Cresta with your Fallser Club ticket!!

Hymn For Her

Touring as a family trio, weaves rootsy Americana, folk and rock & roll into a tapestry of tight harmonies and heartfelt sound. Their music stirs the soul with raw beauty, grit, and a spirit that dances between light and shadow.
Hymn for Her has been busy touring across the country and abroad over the past few years, injecting juiced-up backwoods country blues with a dose of desert rock psychedelia that has been described as “Hell’s Angels meets the Amish,” and “Hillbillies with electronics opening Pandora’s Box” Hymn For Her is on the road again spreading their juiced up, down-home, roots rock and roll. From ruckus outlaw to country folk, their sounds will shake your bones and soothe your soul. Their most recent 2024 release, ‘Bloodier Than Blood,’ is Hymn For Her’s official debut as a family band.
Lucy & Wayne started as a duo, raising their daughter, Diver, on the road in their vintage Bambi Airstream trailer. At an early age, Diver began joining her parents on stage to sing a song or two. Their first album, ‘Year of the Golden Pig’, was recorded in their bedroom and mixed by Phil Nicolo (Lauryn Hill) in their hometown of Philly, PA. Their 2nd album, ‘Lucy & Wayne & The amAirican Stream’, was recorded in the airstream on a U.S coast to coast tour, mixed by Jim Diamond (White Stripes) at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit, MI. The 3rd album, ‘Lucy & Wayne’s Smokin’ Flames’, was recorded and mixed by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Records. Their 4th release, ‘Drive Til U Die’, was 1/2 recorded in Nashville, TN with grammy award winning, Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton). The other half in NC, with Mitch Easter (R.E.M.). The 5th album, ‘Pop-N-Downers’ was recorded and mixed at Sputnik Studio with Vance, along with his right hand man, Mike Fahey. This release was written up in Rolling Stone and landed H4H a spot at UK’s Glastonbury Festival alongside Radiohead and Foo Fighters.
Hymn For Her has toured extensively throughout the U.S., Europe & U.K. In 2022, after numerous “Singalong Sundays” (weekly online performances) Diver joined the band on piano and vocals. Their 2024 new release, ‘Bloodier Than Blood’ was recorded in Hymn For Her’s “Bambi Airstream Studios” in Swampville, FL. Their neighbor, Bud Snyder (Allman Brothers/Jeff Buckley) helped mix a few tracks. Mike Fahey mixed the bulk of the record in his Nashville Studio, Starbird Sound. ‘Bloodier Than Blood’ is a reference to H4H’s deep family ties and connection to one another starting from the womb to the now. Bandmates intertwined for life, like the roots and limbs of an everlasting oak tree, these songs, the tight-knit family harmonies, this unbreakable bond, can be felt and heard through body, mind and spirit. Joyful, moving, humorous, thought provoking, ‘Bloodier Than Blood’ takes you on a colorful journey through life’s rich pallet. Experience the music, the family and the love that is Hymn For Her. Catch this trio as they burn down the highway and tear up your town like a Wichita twister.

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Fractals, Unplugged

The Fractals

Photo by Lisa Schaffer
Guess what happens when a trio of three martini lunches staggers toward a ragged copy of “Respect For Acting,” stumbling over bellbottom into plasticine porters, hissing like 8-Tracks, knocking over emo kids with Flying Vees? The Fractals, that’s what happens, and they have been happening for ten years. Tearing it up mercilessly in a cyclonic maelstrom of Stevie-cum-Angus-cum-Fagan, with outer bands of Zeppelin and Trane, the whirling dervish that is The Fractals is not to be ignored. Kevin Hanson, lead singer and songwriter, has performed and recorded with the likes of Usher, Jay-Z, The Roots, Musiq Soulchild and countless others. He appears in the acclaimed films “Fade To Black” as a band member for Jay-Z’s “farewell concert) and Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party” as a member of the house band . His distinctive songwriting is what has drawn so many to both Huffamoose and his current band. His compositions and masterful guitar playing are the spinal cord of The Fractals. Jim Stager, bassist, has performed and recorded with hundreds of artists, ranging from Rosemary Clooney (!) to the legendary punk band “X”. His mastery of rock and jazz merge in a style that has earned him a place in the pantheon of Philadelphia’s notable session greats.
Erik Johnson, drummer, has performed or recorded with countless artists in myriad styles. His credits include: Ben Schachter’s Trio of Many, George Garzone, Tim Hagans, Jack Walrath, Gary Bartz, John Swana, Jef Lee Johnson, Ralph Bowen, Larry McKenna, Jim Ridl, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kurt Elling, Gerald Veasley, Lelia Broussard, Liz Longley. In addition to his legendary status as a jazz virtuoso, his drumming has served as the heartbeat for a striking range of
Philadelphia’s singer-songwriter community. His fiercely original expressiveness on drums and soaring background vocals have
become vital to The Fractals’ sound. The Fractals have recently completed their first full-length offering, “Heavy Rotation” and are currently performing in the Philly area in support of their new release. Their live performances are not to be missed, and their shows have gained notoriety among local musicians and fans alike as remarkable musical events.

If you purchased a ticket, you are on our guest list. Please tell us your name when you come in for the show.
By Car or By Train
The East Falls Train Station is a short walk from the Fallser Club. Parking in East Falls is no problem! There is ample free on-street parking near the East Falls train station driveway at 3610 Midvale Ave and a paid municipal lot three blocks away at 4100 Ridge Ave. Midvale Ave and Ridge Ave are both well-lit!
