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April 29, 2013 | 1:18 PM | By

Download Philamixington II, featuring Norwegian Arms, Radiator Hospital, Catnaps and more

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Matt Marchinowski of Big School Records is moving out of Philadelphia.  To celebrate his time here, Marchinowski has pieced together a snapshot of the local music scene with a 27-track mixtape called Philamixington II, available as a free download via his Tumblr.  The second installment in the local music mixtape series, this collection samples various genres, circles and side projects with tracks from radio favorites like Cheers Elephant (pictured), basement staples Roof Doctor and The Hundred Acre Woods and new-projects-from-old-buddies like Avery Rosewater.  From Marchinowski:

Although April will see my moving out of Philadelphia for the peaceful confines of the sticks I will still consider its scene ‘home’. It wasn’t easy narrowing this collection down to 27 jawns but I can assure you it won’t be the last notch in the Philamixington series.

Download the full mixtape for free on Beat the Indie Drum here and stream a sampling of the tracks below.  The first Philamixington set can be downloaded here.

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March 26, 2013 | 11:07 AM | By

Travel through time with the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (kicking off this Thursday, 3/28)

PIFAThe Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts gets underway this Thursday, March 28th and will run through April 27th.  With homebase returning to The Kimmel Center and a new theme of time travel this year, the month-long event will use performances, lectures and exihibitions to explore past moments in history including the discovery of America, the lunar landing and the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Below, check out a few musical highlights that you won’t want to miss, including a selection of free concerts happening in the Kimmel Center’s “Time Travel Plaza” (where you will also find a spiraling time machine).

Last Call at the Downbeat (4/5-4/13, Red Room at the Society Hill Playhouse):  Learn about Philadelphia’s jazz scene in the forties with this staged retrospective of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.  Watch a short video about the play from show producers Jazz Bridge below.

Prima! Rufus! Judy! (4/21, Verizon Hall): Rufus Wainwright reprises Judy Garland’s return to the stage with selections from her 1961 Carnegie Hall performance.  The evening will begin with excerpts from Wainwright’s own opera Prima Donna.  Watch Wainwright perform “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” below.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Andrew Lipke, Brooke DiCarlo, Cold Fronts, Dan Deacon, Lucy Stone, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia International Festival Of The Arts, PIFA, Robert Drake, Robert Glasper, Rufus Wainwright, Sharon Katz and the Peace Train, Society Hill Playhouse, Talain Rayne, The Fleeting Ends, The Heat Run, The Hundred Acre Woods, The Kimmel Center, The Swinging Foxes, Travel Songs, Verizon Hall, WC Lindsay
February 28, 2013 | 5:19 PM | By

The Hundred Acre Woods share video for “Base of My Heart” (playing at The Kimmel Center for PIFA on 3/28)

HundredAcreWoodsChester County / Philadelphia folk outfit The Hundred Acre Woods are set to release a new EP this spring and we got a sneak peek without even knowing it when they appeared on February’s Valentine’s Day four-way split for Topshelf Records.  ”Base of My Heart,” their contribution to the benefit record, will be featured on the upcoming EP, which the quintet recorded up north last summer.  From bass player Pat Loundas:

In August 2012 we spent a weekend at my uncle’s cabin on Lake Wallenpaupack in the Pocanos to write and demo for our next release (which should be released in May). For us, it was a chance to get out of the city and spend some time in nature.

The band also filmed a great outdoorsy video to accompany the single, which you can watch below (is that an “I <3 XPN” pin I see?).  The Hundred Acre Woods will perform at The Kimmel Center on March 28th as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. More information can be found here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Recordings, Scene, PIFA, The Hundred Acre Woods, The Kimmel Center
February 13, 2013 | 4:37 PM | By

The Hundred Acre Woods and Modern Baseball featured on Topshelf Records’ benefit split

Coming together to support global anti-violence charity V-Day, Philly’s Modern Baseball and The Hundred Acre Woods teamed up with newly-formed Maryland band Julia Brown (ex Teen Suicide) and Old Gray on a digital 4-way split curated by Topshelf Records.  Each indie band contributed a new track to the benefit compilation and all proceeds will be donated to V-Day to end violence against women.  From Old Gray’s Cam Boucher:

With all of our respective bands currently working to promote records of our own, we thought it would be nice to come together and try to use any attention that we’ve recieved as bands to help give back to the community.

To order the split, visit Topshelf Records’ Bandcamp here.  Downloads will be sent out on Valentine’s Day at 4:00 p.m. EST.  You can catch Modern Baseball at The Fire this Sunday, February 17th (tickets and information here) and The Hundred Acre Woods will perform a free show at The Kimmel Center for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts on March 28th (information here).

FILED UNDER: Artists, News, Recordings, Julia Brown, Modern Baseball, Old Gray, The Hundred Acre Woods, Topshelf Records