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RSD Performance by Anestis “Andy” Hionides

Anestis “Andy” Hionides performs in-store for Record Store Day!

Co-founder, lead vocalist, and lead guitarist for the band Three Fourteen, Andy has played several large venues, casinos, and festivals in the north east since 2014 including The Brooklyn Bowl (Philadelphia, PA), Ardmore Music Hall (Ardmore, PA), Underground Arts (Philadelphia, PA), World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA), Brother Jimmy’s Live (New York, NY), 2nd Street Music Festival (Philadelphia, PA), The Queen (Wilmington, DE), Harrah’s & Parx Casino, Hard Rock Cafe, and many more!

Andy has an abundant repertoire of rock/reggae/blues original compositions, as well as cover songs by favorite artists such as The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, and many other rock/reggae/blues/soul groups.

His songwriting has been very generous, as well as his composition work with Josh Lassoff and Joe Acri. He plays music with many local musicians including Gerry Smith, Jamie Lundmark, and his songwriting partner Mikey Hepperly.

Original photo: Jason Nawn

The Orlon’s Stephen Caldwell & DJ Steve Kurtz to Make Appearance at March’s Double Feature

The Orlons' Stephen Caldwell at Vinyl Revival on November 30, 2013

Me and The Orlons’ Stephen Caldwell November 30, 2013

March’s First Friday Flicks indie film screening series kicks off on Friday, March 7th at 7 p.m. with a musical double feature.  “Meet Me on South Street:  The Story of JC Dobbs” and Rufus Harley – Pipes of Peace, an intimate profile of the world’s first jazz bagpipe player, Philadelphia musician, Rufus Harley,  both by George Manney, will screen.

Special guests at the March 7th screening include Stephen Caldwell from The Orlons and DJ Steve Kurtz! Director George Manney is also scheduled to appear.

First Friday Flicks will also screen on Saturdays each month at 2 p.m.  Tickets are $8, $5 for students and seniors. Screening events are BYOB and snacks.

To purchase the $8  tickets for the Friday, March 7th show, click here.

DJ Steve Kurtz will host the March 7th First Friday Film Screening.

DJ Steve Kurtz will host the March 7th First Friday Film Screening.

Frank-ly Lovin’ Folk/Punk

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I love discovering new music and WXPN is a great place to do that.  As a member, I try to get to a Free at Noon concert at the World Café Live at least once a month.  Last Friday I checked out a great act, Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls.  Turner’s described by Wikipedia as an English folk/punk singer-songwriter, and as strange as that may sound, his sound is strangely fantastic.

I love any kind of music with an edge and Tuner and his band definitely delivered with some hard rock riffs that you just had to move to but he also had a couple softer, more folky songs with lyrics that evoked feelings and that listeners could relate. I especially liked his songs “Losing Days” and “The Way I Tend to Be.” I’m including a link to a live performance of “Losing Days” here so you can check him out too.

Despite having just released his fifth studio album, Tape Deck Heart in April,  I shamefully had never heard of Frank Turner until last week. He is now an artist I will keep on my radar.