The Fallser Club

An Evening of Women Singer Songwriters: Sarah Madden, Hannah Bug, and Every Heard
2024-03-29 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Doors open at 7:30pm, Show at 8pm
$20 online, $25 at the door
Every Heard
Every Heard (Ev Reheard) is a Korean-American singer-songwriter with a unique voice. Growing up listening to her father’s classic country and mother’s Korean ballads, Ev discovered her own style by learning how to play guitar at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, where she won an open mic contest in 2017. While she came to Philadelphia to earn her degree in Speech Language Pathology, she made it her home to become a full-time musician and teaching artist. Her music is the vehicle she found to speak candidly about her mental health. She now illustrates music theory in order to inspire others to process and express their inner journeys as well.
everyheardmusic.com

Hannah Bug
After a life of utilizing songwriting as a sacred and personal form of self-soothing therapy, singer-songwriter “Hannah Bug” has finally emerged out of her bedroom and onto the stages of Philly’s most exciting, bustling music spots. The past few months have marked her debut as a performer sharing her unrelenting vision and deeply intimate, intentional lyricism with an audience. Both a gifted storyteller and writer at heart, Hannah Bug’s blissfully soulful vocals and spellbinding melodies tap into an authentic indie-soul territory akin to the likes of Banks, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Carla Morrison. With her first single “Change of Scenery”— a hopefully lamenting offering of raw moodiness— just around the bend, the fresh and up-and-coming songstress is busy penning her own timeless records in the studio while uniquely and seamlessly carving a path for herself. Stay tuned for what’s next. You won’t want to miss it.
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Sarah Madden

Sarah Madden is a Philly based singer songwriter with an emotive lyrical style and indie-folk feel to her music. She originates from the Florida/Georgia area, where she recently recorded her first EP with WBAZ Records, called “Therapy.” The first single from the EP, “Anxiety,” is deeply felt in its acoustic form, while angsty rock flares arise in other tracks such as “Melatonin.” She is currently working on an album, likely to be released this Fall. The album will lean more indie, while remaining anchored to the unrelentingly honesty that is the trademark of her songwriting.

Sarah Madden Spotify

Jette Planes with D.I.S.C. and Withheld
2024-03-15 20:00 - 22:30
Doors open at 7:00
Jette Planes

Formed in 2018, The Jette Planes are a Philadelphia-based rock band with elements of power pop, garage rock, indie, and much more intertwined into one sound. With their 2021 debut album “In The Movies’’ in their back pocket, they continue to create music and perform as a staple of the Philadelphia underground music scene. Band members include: Emmet Rigg (Guitar/Vocals), Toby McDonald (Bass/Vocals), and Gideon McDonald (Drums/Vocals)

D.I.S.C.

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Maeve & Quinn with Zoe Lemon and Emily Drinker
2024-03-10 19:00 - 21:30
Doors open at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
tickets online $15, $20 at the door
Maeve & Quinn

Described as “anything but ordinary” by the Chicago Tribune, MAEVE & QUINN is the duo of Chicago-based, Alaska-raised twin sisters Maris and Bryce O’Tierney, multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, and composers. Maeve & Quinn’s music fuses alt rock, pop, and folk influences, distinguished by lyrical vocal harmonies and dynamic instrumental interplay. Classically trained (voice, guitar, violin, piano), the duo also draws on improvisation in their practice.
Maeve & Quinn’s collaboration as twin sisters is conversational and fluid between past and present. They bring together lyrics and melodies from their respective experiences for songs of layered perspective, addressing themes of memory, truth, and relationship. Maeve & Quinn’s music has a feeling of landscape, and draws from multiple points of origin: where the sisters grew up (Alaska), their country of heritage (Ireland), and present home (Chicago).
Maeve & Quinn have performed their music and poetry in concert with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Poetry Foundation; premiered their symphonic compositions with the Chicago Composers Orchestra and Anchorage Symphony Orchestra; and collaborated with dancers for film works, most recently with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Following their 2018 release something overheard, something overhead, their EP star-crossed (August 2021) was featured on Bandcamp’s ‘New & Notable’ releases. Their first full-length LP, Another Door, released September 2023.

Maeve & Quinn – Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maeveandquinnmusic/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4SqkD0v6HVvHds6DnJ4q6X?si=D_gZtxBTQGaBCrDN87D7Iw

Website: https://maeveandquinn.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/maeve-quinn/100064138325979/

Zoe Lemon

Hi! I’m Zoe and I write songs, refurbish my 1979 camper van, and try not to burn down the kitchen (seriously, I’m a terrible cook). While studying classical violin at university I discovered my true passion was songwriting … but I had devoted most of my childhood to refining my skills as an orchestral musician. It felt like an impossible shift and I packed up my minivan and left on a 9-month road trip where I wrote a collection of songs on my violin. Finally returning to Philly, I went into the studio with my friends at North Room Records to record these songs properly…and here’s the proof!
https://linktr.ee/zoh_notzoey
Emily Drinker

Emily Drinker is an independent, award-winning singer-songwriter from Philadelphia. She blends folk, pop, and rock with a high-energy band and soulful 3-part harmonies through live looping. Emily has been featured by NPR Music, Philadelphia’s WXPN, and played at many regional festivals including Firefly, Musikfest, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. In the last few years, Emily has opened for Pat Benatar, Rufus Wainwright, JD Souther (Linda Ronstadt, Eagles, James Taylor), Switchfoot, Joey Dosik (Vulfpeck) and Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon’s Graceland). In addition to a busy performance schedule in Philly and its surrounding areas, Emily enjoys working as a session vocalist doing sync work for national TV shows, and performing in half a dozen local bands.

emilydrinker.com
instagram.com/emilydrinker

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE with Queen Brittany and the Philly Drag Mafia
2024-03-07 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Doors open at 7:30 (7:15 for VIP), show starts at 8 (VIP Love Lounge at 7:30)

General admission $20 online, $25 at the door.

VIP $30 online, $35. at the door. Includes half-hour lounge time with the Queens, photos, a free signature cocktail, and your choice of premiere seating.

Give yourself over to “ABSOLUTE PLEASURE” with two fabulous shows hosted by Philly’s Queen Brittany Lynn and her amazing Philly Drag Mafia!
First set: The Whole Gory Story – well kind of…
A live singing tribute to our favorite moments of the Rocky Horror Show!
The second set features Brittany and her crew doing what they do best – a live singing drag and burlesque extravaganza!
So “DON’T DREAM IT- BE IT!” and get your tickets now!
Cast includes: Brittany Lynn (host), Burlesque artist Victoria Reno, vocalist Billy Cavallo, drag artist/singer Rocceaux, drag artist/vocalist Athena Chanteuse, and vocalist David Meyers-who played Riff Raff in the 1991 Philly tour of the live musical Rocky Horror Show with Brittany Lynn at the TLA on South Street!

Brittany Lynn

Victoria Reno

Rocceaux

Athena Chanteuse

https://phillydragmafia.com/

Philadelphia Rugby Football Club Variety Show Fundraiser
2024-03-03 17:00 - 20:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Tiered pricing $30 to $65
PRFC is heading on a rugby tour to Coach Izak’s motherland, South Africa in 2025! In order to help the team make this trip successful, PRFC will be hosting a variety show at The Fallser Club! A variety show is a show of theatrical entertainment with successive separate performances including but not limited to songs, dances, skits, and acrobatics, comedy, etc etc etc! There will be food and drinks for purchase and live entertainment!
The Philadelphia Rugby Football Club (PRFC), a registered 501 (c)(3), is the third oldest historically women’s rugby club in the nation and the oldest in the Philadelphia area. The club fields both a Women’s Club Division I and Division III 15s side in addition to both a competitive and social Summer 7s team.
Players of all experience levels are welcome! Email recruiting@philadelphiarugby.org to learn more!
Ticket link here
https://philadelphiarugby.org/
https://www.instagram.com/philadelphiarugby
https://www.facebook.com/PhiladelphiaRugby/

Sneaker Theatre Sole Selection Open Mic & Artist Showcase
2024-03-02 19:00 - 23:59
Doors open at 6:30pm show 7pm
Get tickets here
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Host: Exotic Wiz (@exoticw2)
Sounds: NvyGrn (@nvygrn)
If you have interest in performing. please contact @thesneakertheatre or fill out the opener and headliner form HERE. If you think you have what it takes to be on the big stage come show and prove. All submissions will not be accepted

Agenda
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Meet and Greet (OPEN MIC SIGN UP. LIMITED SLOTS AVAILABLE)
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM
SHOW BEGINS (OPENER)
8:45 PM – 9:00 PM
INTERMISSION
9:00 PM – 9:45 PM
SHOW CONT (OPENER)
9:45 PM – 10:00 PM
INTERMISSION
10:00 AM – 10:45 PM
SHOW CONT (OPENER)
10:45 PM – 11:15 PM
INTERMISSION
11:15 PM – 12:00 AM (+1 day)
SHOW CONT (HEADLINER)

GET TICKETS HERE

Anthony Gomes: High Voltage Blues
2024-03-01 20:00 - 22:30 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
With a guitar slung over his shoulder and the amps turned up full tilt, Anthony Gomes electrifies blues and rock at a 21st century crossroads of his own. The Canadian vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer wails with all the force of a hurricane in the Mississippi Delta and enough fret-burning fireworks to leave his strings in flames. Over the years, he’s toppled the Billboard Blues Chart at #1, earned the endorsement of legends such as B.B. King, tallied tens of millions of streams, and packed shows on multiple continents.
In 2022, he makes his Rat Pak Records debut with High Voltage Blues, amplifying his soul and spirit like never before. “I’ve learned how to embrace my voice as a guitarist and as a singer,” he states. “I understand who I am, and I use my strengths to my advantage. I have a blues soul and a rock ‘n’ roll heart. I love to jump back and forth between both with a modern day approach. When I play rock, it’s got a little more dust to it. I just try to be the best me I can be. So, I’m the best Anthony Gomes impersonator out there,” he grins. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he fell in love with music as a kid, listening to everyone from Muddy Waters and Jimi Hendrix to Jeff Beck and Eddie Van Halen.
At 14 years old, Anthony gravitated to the guitar and his relationship with the instrument was born. After grinding it out, his chops caught the attention of B.B. King’s bus driver at a jam night. Blown away, the driver introduced him to B.B. who invited him to open up a string of tour dates in 2005. Gaining invaluable knowledge from “The King,” he went on to share the stage with the likes of Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Joe Bonamassa, Heart, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and more. Along the way, his concert attendees have included Academy® Award winner Morgan Freeman, John Goodman, and Vince Vaughn as well as Eric Clapton, to name a few.
2018’s Peace, Love & Loud Guitars vaulted to #1 on the iTunes Top Blues Albums Chart and #1 on Amazon Music’s New Release Blues Chart. Meanwhile, Guitar World readers voted him one of “The 30 Best Blues Guitarists in the World Today” in 2019, and the publication noted, “Gomes is another power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock.” After seven consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Blues Albums Chart, Containment Blues marked his second #1 on the respective chart in 2020.
During 2021, he signed to Rat Pak Records and assembled High Voltage Blues, re-recording fan favorites from previous releases and cutting three new tunes. On five tracks, Ray Luzier of Korn and Billy Sheehan [Mr. Big, David Lee Roth, The Winery Dogs] handled drums and bass, respectively. Co-produced by Anthony and Peter Carson, sessions went down in St. Louis and Nashville. “We had a lot of fun rocking these songs up,” he observes. “As an artist, it was great to circle back to some of my past work and look at it from a different perspective. Billy and Ray really pushed the way I play guitar, and they added a whole new element with a little insanity. When people ask me what I sound like, I say, ‘If B.B. King was in AC/DC, that’s what it would be’. That’s High Voltage Blues in a nutshell.”
In the end, Anthony Gomes is just the kind of guitar hero we need for today. “I’m either the last of a dying breed or the start of a new revolution,” he smiles. “I still believe in a world of guitar heroes. I strive for a world where you don’t have to be 19 years old to sell a lot of records and tickets and to make a statement. I’m one of those people who doesn’t think rock, or the blues is dead. I’m looking for fresh ways to bring them together. I’m at the table rolling the dice all in the name of blues and rock ‘n’ roll. I know there’s never been a more exciting time for music, and I’m here for the journey.”

Open Mic Night with host Jeff Sabalski
2024-02-25 18:00 - 21:00
Doors open at. 5:30pm
Come celebrate music and the arts at our open mic event. We provide an open platform that welcomes all types of artists.
We welcome and support all types of first-timers and experienced artists.
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.

The Dead Flowers with Proper Shapes & DarkFly
2024-02-24 20:00 - 22:30 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Doors open at 7pm, show at 8pm.
Dead Flowers

Frontman Zach Tyler sums it up pretty well in his intro: “We are The Dead Flowers and we play rock ‘n’ roll!” Formed in 2015, this versatile and skilled group out of South Jersey earned their chops and a following in New Brunswick, NJ, where they attended Rutgers. The current lineup includes founding members Zach (vocals, guitar), and John (drums), along with Ryan Aubrey on guitar, Kevin McCall on bass.
https://linktr.ee/Thedeadflowersmusic
Proper Shapes

Proper Shapes delivers a classically influenced blend of art rock and theatrical progressive pop. All South Jersey transplants to Philadelphia, Proper Shapes has built an enthusiastic community by valuing collaboration and artistic connection across disciplines and genres.
Proper Shapes (under original name Nipper the Band) was born when Paul LoPresti and Jeffrey Glenn met through mutual friends in the South Jersey music scene. Their collaboration yielded their first single “Charlatans” which the duo promoted with their first public performance at South Jersey festival Beardfest 2017 open mic. In summer 2017 they added drummer Chris Sannino, another South Jersey native, and began playing shows in the Philadelphia area.
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Instagram
YouTube

DarkFly

Formed at Drexel in June 2021, DarkFly tastefully fuses elements of hair metal and glam rock. Comprised of Ted Halligan (vocals), Nicky Adams (guitars), Cole Seidel (guitars), Aron Feller (keyboards), Will Rainow (bass), and Steve Valentino (drums) the group has only grown closer over the past three years. In late 2021, the band released their first two singles, “Livin’ Wild” and “Believe.” They spent 2022 writing and producing eight more songs to complete a ten-song album, “Never Gonna Stop,” which was released in April 2023. Still residing in Philadelphia, DarkFly is ready to share their energetic and catchy arrangements with audiences across the city and beyond.”

Links:
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Apple Music
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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.

If you purchased a ticket, we have you on our guest list, please just tell us your name when you come in for the show.
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!

CHAFA TOWN X THE MACHINE PHILLY
2024-02-23 20:00 - 23:59
CHAFA TOWN X THE MACHINE PHILLY PRESENTS LIVE @ THE FALLSER CLUB.
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door
Doors open at 7pm, show at 8pm
for tickets go to CHAFA TOWN
Headlining acts include:

Deem Spencer

Meltycanon

Vayda

Mijita

Jet Fuel Soda

Shemar Pierre

DJ / Sounds by Brick Ashley

Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door
for tickets go to CHAFA TOWN

Reimagining Safety Documentary
2024-02-18 16:00 - 19:30 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Doors at 3:00, Show at 4
General Seating
This is a free event. Please RSVP for capacity. Purchasing a ticket to donate is optional, but donations are appreciated to offset our costs and to ensure we can continue offering this important work.
REIMAGINING SAFETY
This event is being co-sponsored by Labor for Black Lives Coalition and The Fallser Club.

Come join us for a viewing of the award-winning documentary film, Reimagining Safety and a panel discussion led by Seth Anderson-Oberman with filmmaker Matthew Solomom and a panel of local experts.
https://www.reimaginingsafetymovie.com/ for more information on the movie and to watch the trailer.
Worldwide protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd included calls to defund or abolish the police until a sharp rise in crime gave politicians and police supporters the fuel they needed to suppress the movement. Unfortunately, a detailed conversation about transforming public safety was never had. In this film (shot on iPhone), 10 experts discuss how policing and incarceration create more harm than good, why the system persists, and what changes can be made to make everyone safe.
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, director Matthew Solomon returned to school to earn a master’s degree in Public Administration in order to better position himself to use his privilege and access to help work towards positive social change. In his MPA program, Matthew began applying the coursework regarding sustainability and workable societies to the issues of policing and incarceration. He thought this would be a step away from filmmaking, however, his academic advisors suggested he create a documentary film for his thesis project. “Reimagining Safety” is that film.
Film Interviews include:
Dr. Jody Armour – The Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California
Nikki Blak – Sociologist, anti-racism educator, and Inglewood born and raised
Sennett Devermont – “Mr. Checkpoint,” police auditor and founder of the AFTP Foundation
George Gascón – Los Angeles County District Attorney
Jose Gutierrez – Licensed social worker, therapist, and Restorative Justice practitioner
Dr. El Jones – Professor and co-author of “Defunding the Police – Planning the Way Forward for the HRM”
Hadiya Kennedy – Former detective at the Los Angeles Police Department
Hawk Newsome – Co-founder of Black Lives Matter NY and Black Opportunities
Gina Viola – former LA Mayoral candidate who ran on an abolition platform
Alex S Vitale – Professor, law enforcement expert, and author of “End of Policing”

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!

Jaffna World Music Ensemble
2024-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Show at 8pm, doors open at 7pm
tickets $20 online, $25 at the door
(online tickets end at 7pm)
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.

Jaffna Sites:
Facebook
Reverb Nation
Videos:
Scrapple TV Documentary
YouTube Page
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.

If you purchased a ticket, we have you on our guest list, please just tell us your name when you come in for the show.
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!

Flora & Fauna: A Multicultural Immersive Art and Music Experience
2024-02-03 19:00 - 23:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door.
FLORA & FAUNA Is a multicultural immersive experience that combines music, art, spoken word, and sound healing to celebrate Afro History Month. This exhibition is a sociological commentary on Afro Empowerment, Social Justice, women’s empowerment, and worldly happenings in the Afro Communities. The title “Flora and Fauna’ refers to the nature of perceiving humans as plants & animals and the unique beauties they offer to the world through their talents when they bloom. We will have food, music, live model painting, Adinkra tattoos, and vendors with art, jewelry, skincare, and sundries.
Overall, the ‘Flora & Fauna’ exhibition invites the viewer on an introspective & celebratory journey of their life sequences and asks them to consider a more conscious connection to the self, plants, animals, and the world they live in.
The term ‘Afro’ as used in Flora & Fauna is an umbrella term coined by African Artist & Curator UNAPXLXGETIC as a means to unite people of all African descendants who are scattered around the globe due to the African diaspora. This is not a term used as a replacement for ‘Blacks’ but a uniting term that pays homage to the African Culture and Heritage that we all share… Feel free to reach out to UNAPXLXGETIC directly to learn more www.unadesign.co/contact
Music
The Gambian Griots

The Gambin Griots: Jali Bakary Konteh and Mafu Conteh will play Kora, balafon, talking drum, and calabash – all traditional Mandinka instruments. Some songs are about people and events centuries back, with morals, proverbs, and stories told with the rhythm of rap. Listen to them play a song here, see their kora demonstration here, or watch Jali talk about playing the calabash here.
“Truly unique harmonizing polyrhythmic duets, backing bilingual storytelling and Mandinka dance moves.” – Marc Pevar, tour manager.
“ … these two world-class artists … carry one of the most profound musical legacies of West Africa proudly into the 21st century.” – Afropop Worldwide Magazine
Karen Smith and Friends

Karen “Magic Fingaz” Smith, Brooklyn Native, and Philly Resident, is a Professional Percussionist, Playwright, Poet, Director, Teaching Artist, Curator, and now Pie-Maker!!! Karen is a recipient of several grants including Leeway Foundation’s Art and Change and Illuminate the Arts Grants . Ms. Smith is the Founder, Artistic Director, and Lead Percussionist of Weez the Peeples and Sistahs Laying Down Hands Collectives. Called “Sounds of Freedom” by Philadelphia Inquirer, Ms. Smith has worked with many individual artists, groups, theatrical production companies, studio recordings and this past October with Penn Medicine Breast Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Surgeon, Dr. Monique Gary called ‘Breastival’ a week-long of events centered around Breast Cancer Awareness. As of August 1, 2023, I’m delighted to share that I’ve received a Pew Fellowship from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage!! “Collaborations are the essence of my creative Journey and I am sure so many to come. It feels like a highlight sharing OMAZING energies with some much creativity around the globe! Impossible is Possible is my daily mantra!”
www.karensmithdrums.com
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Instagram @karensmithdrums

Featured Artist: UNAPXLXGETIC

UNAPXLXGETIC is a Conscious Creator. He creates to Heal, Nurture and Cultivate a prosperous Afro-Human mentality through mindful colors. His artworks are creative, thoughtful & expressive. He strives to Educate, Elevate, and Inspire progressive conversations throughout his work.
unadesign.co
instagrtam @unapxlxgetic
Vendors
We are also still open to hosting more vendors! If you are interested in being a vendor for this event please fill out the form through this link.

Open Mic Night
2024-01-28 18:00 - 21:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Come celebrate music and the arts at our open mic event. We provide open platform that welcomes all types of artists. We welcome and support all types of first-timers and experienced artists.
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.

Bakithi Kumalo's Graceland Experience Plus Insider Pre-show Chat
2024-01-20 19:00 - 23:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Insider Pre-show chat with legendary bassist Bakithi Kumalo who performed on Paul Simon’s classic Grammy award-winning “Graceland” album. Hear about Paul Simon’s controversial choice to record Graceland in South Africa and Bakithi’s experience of being a part of creating this iconic album.
There will be plenty of time for Q & A.
The Musical Performance
Bakithi Kumalo’s Graceland Experience always brings the most talented artists together for the ultimate musical experience that promises to move you in multiple ways. A joyful musical journey from the Roots and Rhythms of South Africa presented by bassist Bakithi Kumalo.
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.
