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Quidnunk and Friends at The Foodery - Live Music!
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Foodery on Ridge, 6148 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19128, United States
Come and get music, beer, and burritos!

SOLD OUT - John Langford and Sally Timms of the Mekons
2025-12-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Harmonie Hall, 4372 Fleming, Philadelphia, PA, 19128, United States
Jon Langford & Sally Timms of the legendary Mekons return to Harmonie Hall for another evening of songs, storytelling, and laughter!
Last April 2024’s sold-out show was truly delightful, and they’re coming back to bring us some of that same magic once again. Don’t miss your chance to experience one of rock ’n’ roll’s most charming duos in one of Philly’s quirkiest live music venues.

Holiday Party Open Mic (Ugly Sweaters Encouraged)
2025-12-17 17:30 - 22:00 | Twisted Gingers, 4317 Fleming, Philadelphia, PA, 19128, United States
Sign Ups start at 5:30.

Mt Airy Tap Room Old Time Jam
2025-12-17 17:30 - 22:00 | Mt. Airy Tap Room, 300 W. Pleasant Ave., Philadelphia, PA, United States
5:30-7:00pm Slow Jam Tune Learning session
7:30-9:45pm Regular OldTime session

The Taproom Jam is located at 300 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19119. Jam is on the 2nd floor. Local drafts and good food available downstairs.

DON’T park in the CVS lot. You’ll get towed. It’s easy to find a spot on Lincoln Drive.

If you’re not feeling well (achy, sniffle, sore throat, cough) please skip this one. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there!

RoxYunk Caroling Practice Session
2025-12-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Harmonie Hall, 4372 Fleming, Philadelphia, PA, 19128, United States
Happy holidays, everyone!!
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Come and join the RoxYunk Carolers! We are open to anyone who wishes to sing, with any level of singing experience. We will be going door-to-door throughout neighborhood and surprising our neighbors with a song at their doorstep!
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We will try to evoke the “traditional” caroling experience with capes, top hats, and other Victorian garb. (No need to be in full costume or anything, but think “nice suit jacket” rather than “neon Christmas sweater”).
We will start in a different location each night from Dec 21 to Dec 25, meeting at 5pm and visiting well-lit and decorated houses until around 8pm (or whenever we get tuckered out).
If anyone wishes to join, we will have two preparation sessions at Harmonie Hall where we will be handing out lyric sheets and practicing to be sure we are familiar with the material. These are Monday December 15th and Thursday December 18th at 6pm.
Clarifying note on suggested garb: Victorian garb is appreciated but not strictly required. Do your best to come as an old fashioned caroler, if you have a cape, cloak, cane, top hat, flat cap, bonnet, etc! If not, something nice will do just as well – suit jacket, cable knit sweater, fur coat, whatever you have on hand! We are just going for less of a “red blinking nose” or “neon ugly sweater” vibe and veering toward more “nice holiday party” wear.
Other suggested things to bring: flameless candles and fake oil lamps – no real fire, please. Sleigh bells or other hand held percussion, or any instrument of your choice if you wish to play along.

Jaffna and Grupo Sumak De Philadelphia at The Fallser
2025-12-20 19:00 - 23:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States
Winter solstice is the darkest day of the year. In the darkness, there is an opportunity to let go of things that no longer serve us. It also represents the return of the light, and there is an opportunity to call in what we need.
We look forward to celebrating this opportunity to heal and set our intentions for the year to come. Bring your bright spirit to help us collectively illuminate the darkness together.

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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GRUPO SUMAK DE PHILADELPHIA

We are a Philly-based band made up of immigrants from Latin America. We play music inspired from Peruvian chicha and Colombian cumbia and infuse it with the grit and flavor of the beautiful city of Philadelphia. We like to get people dancing in joy and rebellion as we play hypnotic grooves and psychedelic electric guitars.

https://www.instagram.com/grupo_sumak_de_philadelphia
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Against The Grain 05 - Vinyl All Day at Umbria Arts
2025-12-21 12:00 - 21:00 | Umbria Arts, 5100 Umbria Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Lo Analog is cool.
What can i say?
Also Umbria Arts is cool.
For real.
Don’t take my word for it?

RoxYunk Caroling 2025 - Meet in front of Eremita Cafe
2025-12-21 17:00 - 20:00 | PA

RoxYunk Caroling - Meet At Neighbor's Park (Terrace and Hermitage)
2025-12-22 17:00 - 20:00 | PA

RoxYunk Caroling - Meet At Pretzel Park (Cotton and Cresson)
2025-12-23 17:00 - 20:00 | PA

RoxYunk Caroling - Meet At Fairview Park (Manayunk and Conarroe)
2025-12-24 17:00 - 20:00 | PA

RoxYunk Caroling - Meet At Leverington Cemetary Front Gate (on Ridge)
2025-12-25 17:00 - 20:00 | PA

Open Mic at Wissahickon Brewing
2026-01-05 18:30 - 22:00, 2026-01-12 18:30 - 22:00, 2026-01-19 18:30 - 22:00, 2026-01-26 18:30 - 22:00, 2026-02-02 18:30 - 22:00, 2026-02-09 18:30 - 22:00 | Wissahickon Brewing Company, 3705 W. Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, PA, United States
What’s not to love about this?
1 – Open Mics are amazing. Like an epic journey into the human psyche. The community that gathers around a good open mic (like this one) is manna to the soul.
2 – The brewery is terrific. Top Notch Beer and a great selection of food trucks. Breakfast!
3 – You get to hear trains!

The Grape Open Jam
2026-01-07 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-01-14 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-01-21 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-01-28 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-02-04 20:00 - 22:30, 2026-02-11 20:00 - 22:30 | Grape Room, 105 Grape Street
Wednesday is a Grape signature – @thegrapeopenjam. A sorely missed staple and it’s cool to watch, and you can participate! Let’s get weird. BYO instrument unless you can’t! Drummers BYO sticks! It’s Free!

Jazz Night at Dawson with Eric Sayles
2026-01-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Dawson Street Pub, Philadelphia, PA, 19127, United States

East Falls Winter Ball with Mathew Gordon and Kicking Down Doors at the Fallser
2026-01-16 20:00 - 23:00 | The Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19129, United States

Chilladelphia
2026-01-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Art On The Ridge, 6133 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19128, United States
Chilladelphia is an ambient and experimental music series in the heart of Roxborough. Each gathering transforms the gallery into a living installation, featuring emerging artists and evolving sonic landscapes that spark curiosity and connection. Carefully curated and always welcoming, Chilladelphia offers something new to discover every time you step through our doors.

Roxborough Symphony Orchestra at VIPARC
2026-02-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Venice Island Performing Arts Center
Presents Brahms’ Symphony #3 and Brahm’s Violin Concerto
The Roxborough Orchestra is your community orchestra!
We are a symphony orchestra comprised of a diverse group of musicians living in Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs. Our talented musicians and esteemed musical director Michael Ludwig bring classical works to life and serve as an integral part of the region’s cultural fabric.
As a non-profit organization, we rely on donations to fund our ongoing operations and to help keep our music accessible to all!

The Fallser Pressnts - African Friends: Bakithi Kumalo, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, and Youba Cissokho
2026-02-06 20:00 - 22:00 | PA
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.
https://www.victorgouldmusic.com/
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