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ON JULY 1ST IN PHILADELPHIA , THE 2 ANNAUL HIP HOP SIN FRONTERAS/ WITHOUT BORDERS WILL BE PRESENTED @ LA ROTUNDA PENN : OUR MISSION TO IS TO CONTINUE RE-EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY OF OUR ROOTS , OUR CULTURE , OUR NATURE AN OUR LOVE. THREW THE VESSEL OF THE ARTZ, THIZ IZ A DISPLAY OF OUR STORY THREW THE POWER OF OUR ROOTZ AND OUR TRUTH, FOR WE DEFINE WE, COME JOIN US ON A DAY OF EMPOWERMENT , THERE WILL BE MUSIC , ARTS , DANCE AND PLENTY OF CULTURE TO GO AROUND.
THE 2 ANNAUL HIP HOP SIN FRONTERAS/ WITHOUTBORDERS
OLLIN YOLIZTLI CALMECAC..............................THEWELFARE POETS
BOCA FLOJA..............................................................JASIRI X
HACHE ST.....................................................PRECISE SCIENCE
NARUBI SALAH.............................PAM AFRICA/ ROMONA AFRICA
PRECISE SCIENCE...................................gODHEAD THE GENERAL
SYPHER LADY X......................................REYES DEL BAJO MUNDO
KURADO DEL NOPAL....................................................XEMT
NI DIOS NI AMO...............................................EL COMANDANTE
MAGNUM O...................................................................G.T.P
WITH DJ SOULBUCK ON THE TURNTABLES
HOSTED BY ABUNDANCE CHILD AND IZ THE TRUTH
AT THE " LA ROTUNDA " 4014 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA ,PA
5$ DOLLAR LOVE DONATION....EVENT STARTS AT 5PM - 12AM
THERE WILL BE FOOD VENDORS AND WORKS OF ART ON DISPLAY THREW OUT THE VENUE .BRING THE CHILDREN BRING THE COMMUNITY CAUSE THIS IS HIP HOP WITHOUT BORDERS/SIN FRONTERAS, SO LETS EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY WITH OUR LOVE AND TRUTH FOR CULTURE IS OUR WEAPON.
( FOR VENDING OPPORTUNITY PLEASE CALL 302 357-5626 FOR MORE INFO )
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7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
***MA'AT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL NETWORK PRESENTS***
One of the MOST IMPORTANT and MOST POWERFUL documentaries on the true essence of African Spirituality comes to PHILLY:
>>>ANCESTRAL VOICES: Esoteric African Knowledge [Special Screening]<<<
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ADMISSION:
Only $5 donation (cash) to the event. $30-$35 donation for (pre-order) film AND box of organo gold coffee or tea (check money order, or EBT). This will be fundraiser for the next film!
THIS WILL BE A SPECIAL PRE-SCREENING FOR THE OFFICIAL PHILADELPHIA SCREENING WITH THE FILM MAKERS IN LATE JULY (TBA). BE THE 1ST TO SEE THE FILM....PROMOTE IT AND GET THE FILM AND/OR TIX TO OFFICIAL SCREENING FREE!! ALSO FEATURING:
**TRAVEL AGENT PRESENTATION TO TRAVEL TO WEST AFRIKA AND ABROAD:
>> JULY 5th (not at The Rotunda) https://www.facebook.com/events/184932084963197/
JULY 6th @ the film screening
(presented by Ma'at International Travel Club & YTB Travel Agency)
**NETWORKING
**PRE-EVENT PAN-AFRICAN DOCU-SERIES FILM SCREENING
**CARIBBEAN & WEST AFRIKAN FOOD VENDING
**VEGAN COFFEE & GREEN TEA (sponsored by Organo Gold International)
**SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS
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SYNOPSIS: "An educational documentary exploring the proof that mainstream religious frameworks and tenets have an African source, as suporting by current scientific evidence that humanity originated in Africa. Insights are gleaned through video interviews with individuals in the U.K. and authentic priests (Okomfos) in Ghana, West Africa, that uncovers significant similiarities that challenges most of the negative assumptions surrounding practices widely termed Juju, Ifa, Yoruba, Obeah, Voodoo or Vodun." PRODUCED by Longbelly Production (The U.K.). DIRECTED by Dalian Adofo & Verona Spence-Adofo.
>TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LqxMegWSqI
>DIRECTORS' INTERVIEW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89XEd5ISVoM
FB PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ancestral-Voices-Esoteric-African-Knowledge/146370848725383
FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, SPONSORED EVENTS, PRODUCTS, PROJECTS, TOURS, ETC...PLEASE "LIKE" & "SHARE"
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maat-International-Travel-Network/222980311079853
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fatherly Love in Action - Harambee USA 1st Annual Art Auction
Presented by Harambee USA
Harambee USA Inc, a nonprofit organization that tackles the problem of children living homeless in the streets of Dagoretti, Nairobi, invites you to our first art auction fundraiser.
Come bid for the amazing artwork provided by Clare Mungai, a philanthropic artist based in Nairobi, Kenya and Jerry Puryear, a local Philadelphia artist. They have a series of twenty pieces themed as Fatherly Love in Action, and this would be an opportunity to purchase the ultimate gift for any occasion. They will also have African crafts, garments and jewelry for sale so there's something for everyone. They are humbly asking for a suggested donation of $10 from all willing participants and all our proceeds go directly to Harambee Youth Kenya to support our boys (here they are http://www.harambeeusa.com/hyk/boys/).
Feel free to email michael.nyambura@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Admission: $10 (Suggested Donation). Purchase tickets at the door.
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8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Andrew's Video Vault
screens:
JULY 12
Vibrations (1967 / 75 minutes) A writer, moonlighting as a typist, moves into a New York apartment with her up-tight sister and is drawn to the secret cult next door. Directed by Joseph W. Sarno.
Fluctuations (1970 / 70 minutes) Grindhouse avant-garde stream of consciousness sexploitation directed by Joel Landwehr.
Submission (1969 / 73 minutes) A ménage a trois leads to a robbery plot, sexual confusion and unexpected double crosses in Allen Savage’s movie.
AUGUST 9
Carny (1980 / 107 minutes) Eighteen year old Jodie Foster runs away from home and takes up with two carnival hustlers played by Gary Busey and Robbie Robertson. With Meg Foster, Kenneth McMillan and Elisha Cook Jr. Music by Alex North.
Girl on the Run (1953) Offbeat noir murder mystery set at a burlesque show on the midway. Features Frank Albertson and, in his big screen debut, Steve McQueen.
SEPTEMBER 13
Dementia (1955 / 56 minutes) A nightmarish, dialogue-free film noir, with an amazing George Antheil score, follows a gamin though the shadowy streets of Venice Beach, California. The only film from director John Parker.
Freud (1962 / 120 minutes) Director John Huston biopic casts Montgomery Clift as the famous Viennese psychoanalyst and follows him from 1885-90 as he formulates his theories of the Oedipus complex. Based on a screenplay by Jean-Paul Sartre. Photographed by Douglas Slocombe
. OCTOBER 11
* * * * Two silent movies directed by Tod Browning with live musical accompaniment from Lincoln vs. The Moon (Jen Lightfoot and Ed Dymek) * * * *
The Unknown (1927 / 63 minutes) Wanted murderer Lon Chaney poses as “Alonzo the Armless Wonder.” Falling in love with unstable and phobic Joan Crawford, he becomes enraged when a strongman becomes romantic rival, setting the stage for an unforgettable Grand Guignol climax.
The Unholy Three (1925 / 86 minutes) A sideshow ventriloquist (Lon Chaney), a little person (Harry Earles), and strongman (Victor McLaglen) flee the carny life and form a perverse crime family operating out of a pet shop. Based on a novel by Tod Robbins, the author of “Spurs” the story that inspired Browning’s movie Freaks.
NOVEMBER 8
Pericles on 31st Street (1962 / 60 minutes) A young Sam Peckinpah directed this entry in “The Dick Powell Show,” based on the novel by Harry Mark Petrakis. Features Theodore Bikel, Carroll O’Connor and Arthur O’Connell.
The Man with Two Heads (1972 / 80 minutes) Writer/director Andy Milligan’s chaotic, angry and insane version of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” shot on location in England.
DECEMBER 13
Rienzi – Der Letzte Der Tribunen [Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes] (2010 / 156 minutes) Philipp Stolzl and Christian Baier’s revision of Richard Wagner’s infrequently performed third opera (1842) about civil war in Rome. From the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Admission is FREE to all screenings. Screenings are continuous from 8pm.
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6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
If you love animals and if you’d like to how you can help them, please join us for a movie and a (free) meal with plenty of delicious baked goods.
Dates:
Wednesdays, July 18, 2012 and August 8, 2012
Doors open 6:30 pm
; Film begins at 7:00 pm (approximately 90 minutes)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Doors open 2:30 pm;
Film begins at 3:00 pm (approximately 90 minutes)
Facebook event for the July 18 screening: http://www.facebook.com/events/324244737656739/
www.BoeDevi.Org is hosting a public screening of the most important and powerful documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS. It is so important that we encourage you to come early and have a meal complete with baked desserts on us. Bring some friends and make it a small party!
This is a must-see film for anyone who cares about animals and would also like to have a positive impact on the environment.
Students, teachers, and school administrators who are working on developing a current and special niche of expertise in their education and careers will also benefit from seeing this film. We believe that students, whether in culinary arts, business, law, education, or marketing, will have an edge when they graduate because they will have an understanding of a relatively large, underserved consumer market sector, namely that of vegans (about 7.5 million) and vegetarians (about 600 million).
Dates:
Wednesdays, July 18, 2012 and August 8, 2012
Doors open 6:30 pm;
Film begins at 7:00 pm (approximately 90 minutes)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Doors open 2:30 pm;
Film begins at 3:00 pm (approximately 90 minutes)
About Earthlings:
Narrated by Academy Award Nominee Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line, Gladiator), EARTHLINGS is a feature-length documentary about humankind’s absolute economic dependence on animals raised as pets, food, clothing, entertainment and for scientific research. Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices at some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Powerful, informative and thought-provoking, EARTHLINGS is by far the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation between nature, animals and human economic interests.
Recommended for audiences 16 and over only!
Contact
Boe Devi
boedevi@gmail.com
Admission is FREE
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5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
TRYOUT ALERT! Kyle McCloskey and John Carlin are putting together a staged reading of DUSTIN LANCE BLACK'S (MILK/ BIG LOVE) "8".
The auditions are Thursday July 19th 5pm-9pm.
Please bring a headshot/resume and Prepare a Comedic Monologue if you'd like, but also be prepared for some cold reads from the script! Must be available on Aug. 17th for the performance. Please spread the word!!!
You can watch the show here to get an idea if you'd be interested.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/04/prop-8-play-youtube_n_1319379.html
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8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Alabaster Museum presents an evening of intergalactic soundwave surfing and hallucinatory visions, harkening back to the halcyon days of West Coast acid tests, the Exploding Plastic Inevitable and the UFO Club. Eyegate II will drive lasers right into your third eye with liquid lights and film projections as four of the region's premier psych ensembles provide the foundation for inner levitation. Space is the place!
Important note #1: Guardian Alien has been added to the bill and will start at 8:30 sharp. This makes a great bill even better.
Important note #2: Many of you already know about Tom Carter, but for those who don't, Tom was supposed to be part of this bill but came down with acute pneumonia while touring Europe a couple of months ago. He's been hospitalized since May but has improved enough so that he should be released in August. Unfortunately, he'll have a mountain of medical bills and no job awaiting when he returns, so we are donating all the proceeds from this show to him. There's no cover, but we all would GREATLY appreciate any financial assistance to Tom. Not only is he one of the nicest guys around, he is responsible for some of the most beautifully inspiring music of the past 20 years.
Friday, July 20
The Rotunda
4014 Walnut St.
http://www.therotunda.org/
8pm, all ages!
Free (donations STRONGLY suggested)
Bardo Pond (Philly, Matador/Fire/ATP)
Rhyton (NYC, Thrill Jockey, mem. of No Neck Blues Band/D Charles Speer/Psychic Ills)
Kohoutek (The Eastern Seabord, Prophase/Music Fellowship)
Guardian Alien (NYC, Thrill Jockey, ex-Liturgy)
w/ visuals provided by Eyegate II
Bardo Pond
http://www.bardopond.org/
Bardo Pond was the flagship band of Philly's "Psychedelphia" space rock movement, which also included the likes of Aspera, Asteroid No. 4, the Azusa Plane, and tangentially the Lilys. (check out drugmusic.com for some tastes of psychedelphia). Explicitly drug-inspired -- their titles were filled with obscure references to psychedelics -- they favored lengthy, deliberate sound explorations filled with all the hallmarks of modern-day space rock: droning guitars, thick distortion, feedback, reverb, and washes of white noise. Hints of blues structure often cropped up, but Bardo Pond's earliest roots lay with avant-garde noisemakers from the realm of free jazz and from New York's no wave movement and downtown Knitting Factory scene. As their musicianship improved, the band gradually incorporated more traditional influences, but maintained their affinity for the outer fringes of music. Thus, their brand of space rock echoed not just genre staples like Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, but jam-happy Krautrockers (Amon Duul II, Popol Vuh, Ash Ra Tempel, Guru Guru) and experimental indie heroes (Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and especially Spacemen 3). With a steady stream of releases on Matador, the band stuck around long enough to draw comparisons to the spacier, noisier contingent of post-rockers, like Mogwai and Flying Saucer Attack.
Bardo Pond was formed in Philadelphia in 1989 by guitar-playing brothers Michael and John Gibbons, who'd long had an interest in making free-form noise, though they didn't pick up nonpercussion instruments until attending art school in their twenties. Their first collaborator was guitarist Clint Takeda, a friend of Michael's who shared their enthusiasm for free music. Over the next two years, the band held twice-weekly jam sessions in their living room. At first, their aesthetic was one of naive, unfettered freedom, but they slowly grew convinced of the need for some semblance of structure and proper instrumental technique. Takeda christened the band Bardo Pond in 1991, after a location described in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. By that time, they'd picked up new members in vocalist/flute player Isobel Sollenberger and drummer Bob Sentz, both art academy classmates of the Gibbons brothers.
Rhyton
http://www.thrilljockey.com/thrill/Rhyton/
Rhyton pours out a sonic libation unto the liberated world. Waveforms ring out, alternately frozen and blazing, wrenched from an improvisational method. They seek to loosen the gaze so as to widen focus, taking the unity in hand, not grabbing for the micro-constituent. Using the dynamic levels of rock, Rhyton carve out an edifice of sound on their debut LP that centers upon repetition and modal excursion. Recorded and mixed by Jason Meagher at his Black Dirt Studio, this self-titled release is culled from a highly fruitful three day recording session. Seeking to capture the cutting intensity level of their live performances, the band takes the ethos of full engagement. The multiple amp setup at hand in the studio helps imbue the ear with "second hearing". The split stereo, dual amped electric leads utilized throughout the record are best experienced on tracks like "Pontian Grave" and "Teke" where phase and tremolo patterns bounce and surge from ear to ear, warping senses of both time and space. These two distinct sound sources are a manifestation of dual perspectives derived from a single emanation: this is not the fracturing of a voice, but rather its multiplying into a unified but complimentary chorale as different delay lengths and distortion levels cohere into an ensemble greater than its parts. On "Dale Odaliski" the rock trio trappings are stripped away as a booming tom tom, oscillators and delay loops evoke a kind technological primitivism that seems akin to a message from a shattered, distant future. Extreme attention to auditory detail is apparent throughout the album, as blasts of varied gain stages writhe within fields of phased cymbals and bass throbs. Taken from repose to ekstasis - as mental impulse reigns above, so the body below records.
Rhyton is a band with an organic genesis, born from late night rap sessions at a local Brooklyn watering hole. Heads of certain vibe gathered together to tap into the underlying flux form of transportational music. Dave Shuford (D. Charles Speer, No Neck Blues Band) had been knee deep in research and practice in the realm of middle eastern musics during the recording of his solo LP Arghiledes. From that album, the track "The Heavy Heart of Ando-Yeap" was used as a leaping off point for the gestation of Rhyton. Shuford brought his personal selection of varied string instruments to the table, seeking to create a heavier electric syntax for mandolin, saz and baritone guitar. Jimy SeiTang (Psychic Ills) emerged as a sonic surgeon, creating wave patterns with his bass and pulses of tape delay tales. Spencer Herbst (Messages, Matta Llama) injected his flowing, highly energetic style of percussion and brought in visual conundrums by way of videocassette. An instant near-telepathic bond was established, making improvisations seem like composed forays even to the closest confidants. With variants and heads situated as a point of departure, Rhyton explores the inner workings of the ear and seeks the latent brain bulge within the listener.
Kohoutek
http://www.claviusproductions.org/kohoutek
Formed in Washington DC in 2003, Philly-based experimental collective Kohoutek plays improvised psychedelia, ranging from unsettling, discordant noise to delicate, melodically shimmering rock, inspired by such varied musical entities as Can, Amon Duul 2, Ash Ra Tempel, Trad Gras Och Stenar, Dead C, Sun City Girls, Hawkwind, This Heat, Sun Ra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, and King Crimson. They inhabit a world of murky terrain where drone, musique concrete and noise coalesce with cosmic folk, where doom and sludge metal merge with fiery jazzoid polyrhythms. All Kohoutek performances are rituals channeling untapped energy transmogrified through pure expression and response to the immediate environment.
"Lossless Loss," their second studio album released on Prophase in 2009, covers most of the dynamic stylistic range Kohoutek is known for: abstract and textural sound, atmospheric rock, harsh noise freakouts, clattering percussion, guitar heroics, and alien electronics congealing to form a multihued psychedelic extravaganza. Recorded deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in September 2007, the five members embarked on a psilocybic twilight journey, and this 44-minute aural excursion is the result. No overdubs and minimal editing create an experience as close as possible to a Kohoutek performance. With longtime core members Scott Verrastro (percussion, flute), Craig Garrett (bass) and Scott Allison (electronics) augmented by Vic Salazar (electric guitar) and Damian Languell (vocals, harmonica, clarinet, didgeridoo, Space Echo), Kohoutek forge their own path in the improv universe, and "Lossless Loss" is another burning fragment of this fleeting sonic comet.
“People interested in music that defies the pop song convention, music that challenges that part of your brain that lies dormant during most aural experiences, need a band like Kohoutek. This ensemble began their wildly meandering journey across the more peripheral realms of free-form psych rock a few years back and from the very beginning they seemed determined to try to cross swathes of interstellar drone, guitar squall and loose, slowly evolving improvisations of drum and bass grooves and squelchy electronics with tapestries of gravitationally flowing darkness. What we get is a sonic bag that is raw, gorgeous, loud, dreamy, dissonant and mystical at the same time, somehow managing to transcend all sorts of seemingly limited genre barriers. Dedicated followers of bands such as The Spacious Mind, SubArachnoid Space and Ash Ra Tempel will for sure want to check these cats out, with a musical style that at its best rarely goes wrong in the live setting." (Mats Gustafsson)
Guardian Alien
http://guardianalien.tumblr.com/
Recently one of my favorite bands, the New York black metal experimentalists known as Liturgy, lost a pivotal member of their band: drummer Greg Fox. While Liturgy has made no formal announcements breaking up the band, I imagine it would be tough to continue down the same path of intensity without Fox in the fold. This guy’s drumming style is so precise, yet, it comes off very fluid. On albums like last year’s Aesthethica, it was like listening to white, frothy waves of drums crash against guitars, bass, and black metal vocals.
Since leaving Liturgy, Guardian Alien seems to be what’s now demanding much of Fox’s attention. The project isn’t brand new, though. They had an album last year, but no doubt this new album of theirs will get a bit more attention now that they’ve landed on Thrill Jockey Records. See the World Given to a One Love Entity is the title of the band’s forthcoming album, and it’s also the title of this LP’s only track. A 37-minute track, I should add.
The stream above seems to be the first five minutes of this psychedelic monster, and it’s absolutely awe-inspiring. The guitars have some heavy, panoramic production on them, making them feel as if they’re bouncing off the stone walls of some ancient monastery where Tibetan monks prey on the regular. Fox’s drums are more on point than ever, and there are loads of indescribable sounds and textures floating through the haze of noise created by Guardian Alien’s cacophony of guitar and drums. It’s a stunner that I can’t wait to finish come July. (The Needle Drop)
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
RoYo
Kripalu Yoga at The Rotunda
Classes meet every Sunday in August 2012, 11am-12:30pm
Suggested donation: $5-10
Free preview class Sunday July 22!
Kripalu yoga unites breath and motion, body and mind, exercise and meditation, effort and relaxation.
For more information, contact Katie Bonier at kripaluyogaphilly@gmail.com
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9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
(nearly every last Thursday)
new time: 9pm-1am
Established in 1996, The Gathering is the longest/strongest-running truly Hip Hop event in Philly.
The Gathering IS b-boys/b-girls, pop-lockers, emcees, graffiti writers, DJs, men, women, and children of all ages enjoying an organic, community-based celebration of The struggle, the Love, and the culture of Hip Hop.
DJs spin Hiphop, breaks, and funk all night, and there are open cyphas, a tag wall, and a featured performance and graffiti panel each month.
Admission is $3
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3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
This Friday sees the launch of the fundraiser titled "Dare 2 Care"
3-9pm
It aims to raise emergency funds for families that have had abandoned or abused children placed in their care and have to regroup financially in order to provide for them. The events hopes to raise money to help with providing clothing, formula and other essential things the families may need, like baby furniture and even getting into a new home, etc.
Even though there are government assistance programs out there to help, the process takes so long that these families continue to struggle while they wait. The hope is that this event will provide additional assistance for the families while waiting for long term assistance.
Evening performances by:
Lady Dale
The Bul Bey
Iam Khalif
Face off
DONATIONS ARE WELCOME, (BABY FURNITURE CLOTHS FORMULA ETC. )
There will be LIVE entertainment , face painting , zumba, food and sooo much more.
TICKETS ARE $10 AT THE DOOR.
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Penn, UCD, and The Rotunda to present four extraordinary large ensembles: Man Man side project Adventuredrum, a star-studded John Coltrane birthday celebration, Brooklyn Balkan brass wizards Slavic Soul Party, and Philadelphia Afro-futurists Sun Ra Arkestra
(Philadelphia, PA) – University of Pennsylvania, University City District (UCD), and The Rotunda are pleased to announce the 2012 season of the annual 40th Street Summer Series, the free outdoor concert series in West Philadelphia. Scheduled for the fourth Saturdays in June to September, the Summer Series will transform the 40th Street Field into an eclectic international center of sounds and good vibes. These free outdoor performances will feature exceptional internationally-renowned large ensembles including Slavic Soul Party, Sun Ra Arkestra, Adventuredrum, and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound with Odean Pope and Dave Liebman.
All concerts will be held on the beautiful green space just behind the Walnut Street Free Library at 40th and Walnut Streets beginning at 6pm.
Complimentary (first come, first served) Rita’s Water Ice will also be given out during the performances.
For the June and July Summer Series events, Tsirkus Fotografika (or the "Photographic Circus") will bring their antique mobile portrait studio, offering free antique photos to concertgoers. Using analog film, old-fashioned "hot" lighting, and large format equipment, Tsirkus follows in the footsteps of itinerant photographers who would travel from town to town making portraits on-the-spot.
All events will be hosted by none other than Paul S. Frosty Jackson of S Frosty Networks!
Acts for the 2012 40th Street Summer Series are:
Saturday, July 28, 6pm
SUN RA ARKESTRA
The Sun Ra Arkestra returns for their third Summer Series appearance with another very rare hometown performance which is sure to have audiences either dancing feverishly or contemplatively traversing the spaceways. Founded in 1958 under the leadership of Sun Ra, the Arkestra pioneered a unique brand of afro-futurism, forging intersecting musical pathways that explore outer space and Egyptian mythology. Drawing on the work of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, the Arkestra are pioneers of the bop-derived avant-garde and collective improvisation. Their work has had tremendous impact on scores of musicians including MC5, Sonic Youth and George Clinton. Following the Arkestra's influential tenures in Chicago and New York City, Sun Ra and the Arkestra relocated to Philadelphia in 1968, where they continue their commitment to the study, research and development of Sun Ra's musical precepts. Following the ascension of Sun Ra in 1993 and John Gilmore in 1995, Maestro Marshall Allen (b. 1924) has launched the Sun Ra Arkestra into a dimension beyond that of mere "ghost" band by writing fresh arrangements of Sun Ra's music, as well as composing new music and arrangements for the Arkestra.
Oneohtrix Point Never is the recording name of Brooklyn-based experimental musician Daniel Lopatin, whose album Returnal was released by Editions Mego in June 2010. Lopatin's music is composed and performed primarily on vintage synthesizers, and has been described as drone or ambient music, gentle eddies of sound, and like a cracked mirror refracting the sounds of the past.
Saturday, August 25, 6pm
ADVENTUREDRUM
Adventuredrum is a new dance band led by Philadelphia composer and percussionist
Christopher Sean Powell, best known for his work in Need New Body and Man Man. This Philadelphia-based project brings together a who’s who of local musicians exploring rhythms constructed from sampled sound, exotic percussion, synthesizers and drum kits. Adventuredrum members include those who have collaborated with the West Philly Orchestra, Fugazi’s Joe Lally, Dirty Projectors, Grandchildren, Pattern is Movement, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, and others. Merging new sounds and ideas with traditional drumming, this is a dance band for the future. These are the drums of tomorrow…today!
Saturday, September 22, 6pm
A SPECIAL JOHN COLTRANE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
BOBBY ZANKEL’S WARRIORS OF THE WONDERFUL SOUND FEATURING DAVE LIEBMAN AND ODEAN POPE PERFORMING JOHN COLTRANE’S A LOVE SUPREME
West Philadelphia’s Bobby Zankel was drawn to the saxophone by the thrilling new sounds being explored in the 1960s jazz scene, in particular the music of John Coltrane. He studied with Cecil Taylor, eventually became involved with the avant-garde jazz scene of the early 1970s, performing alongside the likes of bassist William Parker and violinist Billy Bang. Zankel is now one of the leading lights of the local jazz community. His most influential work has been his ten years of composing for his long-standing big band Warriors of the Wonderful Sound which features many of Philadelphia’s best musicians. For this very special performance, he is joined by two saxophone masters: Odean Pope, best known for his two decades with the Max Roach Quartet; and Dave Liebman, who performed and recorded with Miles Davis from 1970 to 1974. In celebration of saxophone legend John Coltrane’s birthday, the Warriors and these specials guests revisit his seminal 1964 recording, A Love Supreme, which they will play in its entirety.
Visit the official website for the 2012 40th Street Summer Series: http://universitycity.org/40thstreet-summer-series
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3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A Night To Honor The godfather of Graffiti...Cornbread!
3-9pm
A Night to Honor The Godfather of Graffiti... CORNBREAD!
Special performances by Schoolly D, MC G.L.O.B.E (of The Soulsonic Force), Juvie-D, Captain Rock, Reggie Reg (of The Crash Crew), DJ Tony Crush and DJ Outlaw (of The Cold Crush Brothers), & more!!!
Appearances by Cornbread and other legendary graffiti artists!
Phone: (206) 337-8821
Admission is FREE but we recommend reserving tickets to make sure you get into the show! Reserve at http://juvie-d.ticketleap.com/a-night-to-honor-the-godather-of-graffitti-cornbread/
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