Singer Songwriters in the Round: Jason McGovern, Bright Kelly, & Joe Harley
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door (online ticket sales end at 6:30 on the day of the show)
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Jason McGovern
Philly’s The Describers explore the dichotomy and absurdity of trying to pull yourself together as the world falls apart in their new album “No Worlds.”
To Jason McGovern, founder and leader of The Describers, the album is as much a reckoning with personal “new worlds” as it is about “no worlds.”
“Over the past few years, I’ve been in this weird place where I’m actually opening up myself to myself and to things that might bring some real contentment,” said McGovern. “All that while it feels like society, the earth itself and maybe even the idea of a shared reality are coming undone.”
“No Worlds” was largely recorded and mixed by McGovern in his home studio, Eel Diner Jukebox, though he also did significant work at Retro City Studios in Philadelphia and Kawari Sound in Wyncote, PA, with Matty Muir.
McGovern has been releasing music and performing as and with The Describers since 2018. He also collaborates with other artists in the Philadelphia area representing a wide range of styles, most recently playing keyboards for The Tisburys. He also served as co-producer for their 2025 record “A Still Life Revisited.”
“No Worlds” is available to stream and download now.
http://thedescribers.net
Bright Kelly
Blessed with a gritty voice and cursed (?) with an angry face, Bright has never been much good with social cues. You don’t have to guess what he’s thinking — ask him, and he’ll tell you in blunt terms.
His music works like that, too. It’s at once startlingly honest and thrillingly oblique. You get the immediate sense that this man’s mind is wired a little differently, and that his voice—throaty and husky, prodigiously loud when he needs it to be—is there to span the distance. To make you understand.
As frontman of The Great Enough, he’s been the herald and standard bearer of lush, dance-and-shout-inducing alternative rock anthems. In his solo work, he is a little more introspective, a little more relaxed, and a little more comfortable with blemishes.
His music has been compared to—or drawn fans of—Hozier, Gang of Youths, Counting Crows, The Avett Brothers, The Head and the Heart, and Elliott Smith.
Joe Harley
Joe Harley is a singer/songwriter on 9LIVES RECORDS (SONY ORCHARD)who releases primarily indie-folk music under the name HOTEL LIFE. After decades of playing guitar in alt-rock bands,Joe got serious about his songwriting in 2016. Since then, he has crafted an extensive catalog that has earned him regional respect in Florida. His honest,descriptive,heartfelt lyrical style draws from the influence of some of the greats of modern times as well as some of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time including , Conor Oberst,Jeff Tweedy, John Prine, Gram Parsons, and David Dondero.2025 has seen Joe Harley/Hotel Life release a slough of new music as well as some remastered favorites from his catalog on 9LIVES RECORDS which is a cozy little label out of the rich musical town of Ashland, KY. that are turning heads and racking of streams. Joe’s live performance is delivered with a relaxing , storytelling vibe . Joe Harley is on a major role and seems to be just getting started with a catalog built on a timeless sound that echoes the lonely,honest thoughts of the travelling troubadour.Check out HOTEL LIFE on streaming platforms and don’t miss Joe Harley’s live performance when he comes to town.
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!