photo credit: TJ McGlinchey | Brad Hinton

By: Rev. TJ McGlinchey, MFA, MAE

On Tuesday night, April 19, World Cafe Live in Philadelphia featured the next monthly installment of the host, Brad Hinton‘s Philly Sings Philly concert series on their smaller stage in The Lounge. You may recognize Hinton as the author of the WXPN Folk Show’s theme song, “Who’s Gonna Love Me When I’m Gone?”

The emcee for the evening was the host of the Folk Show, Ian Zolitor. That evening, on the bill, was me, Tin Bird Choir, Vilebred, Andrea Nardello, and John Faye. Unfortunately, Tin Bird Choir had to drop off the bill at the last minute, so Brad Hinton filled in as the opener. My band and I played the second slot; after which Andrea Nardello and her crew did their thing. John Faye and Joey DiTullio rocked a version of Lou Rawls’ “Expressway to Your Heart” mashed up with the 76ers and 6-ABC Action News themes.

photo credit: TJ McGlinchey | Vilebred

Vilebred closed the show with some fan-favorite covers including Ween’s “Push the Little Daisies.” By the end of the night, the room had reached peak volume and sing-along-ness and good vibes were shared by all. See below for setlists and photos videos. All proceeds from the show were donated to Musicians On Call. Additional photos and videos here.

photo credit: TJ McGlinchey | McGlinchey, Samuels, and Schwarz

Please mark your calendars for the second annual Winter Doldrums series, to take place this Saturday, February 15th from 12pm to midnight at World Cafe Live.  Created by bassist Michele Lynn (The Rent-A-Cops, Kicking Down Doors) and hosted by Mark Rogers of the Hometown Heroes program on 93.7 WSTW, the show features twelve hours of tunes from a long lineup of local Philly musicians, including the Brian Flanagan Band, Vilebred, A Fistful of Sugar, Dawn Hiatt, Christine Havrilla, Tin Bird Choir and more.  The Rent-A-Cops will close out the evening of music.

This collection of concerts is particularly worthy of your attendance because it is being held in honor of Lynn’s son, who passed away this past fall.  Proceeds are being donated to the David Eric Cohen Memorial Fund that Lynn started with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  All of the musicians and photographers for this event are donating their time, and WCL is giving a percentage of their own profits to the memorial fund.

The money raised through the memorial fund is being dedicated to educating the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention. What better way to quell your winter malaise than by listening to some top-notch local music and donating to an extremely worthy cause? World Cafe is easily accessible by hopping on a train, getting off at 30th Street Station and walking a few blocks. Keep your cars under the snow and worry about it later.

World Cafe Live is located at 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.  Tickets and more info can be found here.

The full schedule of bands is as follows:

12pm:

Gavilan

The Pretty Dittys

Old Soul

No Good Sister

The Turnips

The Highwater Preachers

Ginger Coyle

Vilebred

A Fistful of Sugar

Orion Freeman

Joshua Popejoy

6pm:

Griz & Raph

Brian Flanagan Band

Kicking Down Doors

Tin Bird Choir

Paige Allbritton

Christine Havrilla

Ryan Tennis

Dawn Hiatt

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