Celebrating 10 years of Philly Music Fest artwork by @avenue_west . Like the venues we support, every aspect of PMF is unwaveringly independent. Adherence to the mission of featuring Philly musicians, supporting independent venues and donating profits to kids music education - has led to growth and significant annual economic impact for the Philly music community.
We’ll unveil the PMF26 design along with the stellar lineup on Tuesday, 5/19. Tickets go onsale on Friday, 5/22 at 10AM.
@ardmoremusichall@undrgroundarts@milkboyphilly@solarmythbar@thefallserclub@wxpnfm
Ten years of Philly Music Fest. What started as one venue in 2017 has grown into a full week of nine shows across six independent venues, featuring Rock, Punk, Jazz, Metal, Folk, Hip Hop, R&B and Americana. Our Genre Is Philly.
PMF has hosted and paid more than 170 bands that call Philly “home”, while also donating over $600,000 to music education programs for kids. PMF is more than just a local music festival. The #PMF26 lineup drops 5/19 and tickets go on sale 5/22.
Scroll all the way to the end to see our new logo celebrating 10 years of Philly Music Fest.
RSVP now for the Spring edition of Inside Hustle, taking place on 5/20 at the Ethical Society on Rittenhouse Square from 6-9 PM (link in bio). Also, we’re teaming up with The Philadelphia Music Alliance and WXPN to host monthly Inside Hustle sessions. The event on 5/20 will be the traditional Inside Hustle format - panel discussion moderated by Bruce Warren and featuring @mocaiola and @b_thefolksinger , followed by access to experts in the areas of booking, management, press, labels and more. Each subsequent monthly session will focus on a specific area of the music industry (details to be conveyed on 5/20).
Please RSVP as space is limited. Inside Hustle is a FREE event intended to facilitate collaboration, communication and connectivity in the Philly music industry. Please come out and join us.
Philly - vote for @jordanmailata for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award - and when you do, you’ll help the Philly music community as Jordan and @nikiboo are donating the winning prize to PMF. You can vote as many times as you want and you get double counting for votes TODAY. Link in bio. Please click through and vote.
Busy slide, but please pinch and zoom - our Supporters deserve your attention. If you’ve been to a PMF show, you’ve seen no corporate banners, no presenting sponsors, no government presence (or support). Our Supporters donate to Philly Music Fest because they care about supporting musicians, independent venues and music education. We literally could not execute PMF without our Supporters.
Couple more posts until our little nonprofit hibernates, but this post is always the best post. After paying all the amazing musicians to perform across nine shows and compensating the six independent venues, Philly Music Fest is again donating $100,000 to music education programs teaching and supporting Philly kids. The music programs we support include: @rock2future , @beyond_the_bars , @musicopia1974 , @settlementmusic , @playonphilly , @philamusicall and @pyomusic .
Thanks to all the bands, with special thanks to @drdogmusic , @mattquinnmj , @mtjoyband , @thewonderyearsband , @nazir.ebo , @planetteautomatic , @gracegardnermusic , @devongilfillian , @snacktime and @brownbabyjesus . Thanks to the independent venues: @ardmoremusichall , @johnnybrendas , @undrgroundarts , @milkboyphilly , @thefallserclub and @solarmythbar . Thanks to @risingsunphl , @wxpnfm and @arsnovaworkshop .
And, if you’re still reading - thanks to YOU, our supporters and all the fans that come out to the shows. These are “benefit shows”, but the goal has always been that when you come out to a PMF show it feels just like going to see your favorite band or checking out a new band - but behind the scenes, the DIY engine of PMF ensures that the musicians and venues get paid BEFORE the promoter and producer, then if the shows do well and money remains - we donate it. We cannot execute on such an unusual business model without your support. So, from both Jenn and I - much love, thanks and if you keep coming out, we’ll keep working hard to keep it going.
Here’s a quick 60 second recap of PMF25. We’ll post a full version next week. Also, we’re just about done with the math portion of Philly Music Fest (Jenn’s favorite), so stay tuned for an announcement of the amount of cash we’re donating to music education programs. Thx.
Video: @marsmacvisuals
Song: “Where’d All the Time Go” by @drdogmusic
We’ll have a bunch of cool PMF25 videos coming your way, but let’s start with this little teaser. From backstage to on stage: Jordan Mailata, Matt Quinn (Mt. Joy), Charlie Hall (War On Drugs), Devon Gilfillian, Kevin Hanson, Daniel Villarreal and Snacktime.
Song: “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse
Video: @marsmacvisuals@undrgroundarts@risingsunphl@wxpnfm
@phillymusicfest returned for its ninth year this past week, spreading across seven nights from October 13 to 19. The festival has expanded to nine shows this year, all focused on local artists playing independently owned venues across the city. As a non-profit, all proceeds after paying musicians and venues go directly to local music education programs.
There were so many incredible photos, but we could only show you so many! Check out the week long recaps of the festival at XPN.org!
