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Vinyl Revival Movie Night at Jamey’s House of Music

Jamey Reilly of Jamey’s House of Music and Andrea DiFabio of Vinyl Revival have teamed up to present Movie Night!

Join us at Jamey’s on Thursday, April 30, for a screening of an interview about the MOB and MAFIA talk with George Anastasia and John Ricciutti filmed at Villa Di Roma.

John Riccuitti of Main Line TV converses with George Anastasia, author and former writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, in an interview at Villa DiRoma in South Philly’s Italian Market.

Anastasia is widely considered to be an expert on the American Mafia. He was an organized crime investigative reporter who was once targeted for death by then-Philadelphia crime family boss John Stanfa.

He is the author of six books, and a novella and has contributed to two anthologies of Italian American writers.

George Anastasia will be available for questions and book signing.

George Martorano, the subject of the FirstGlance Film Festival award-winning documentary, “Life Without Parole: The Story of George Martorano,” who is mentioned in the Anastasia interview, will also be attending to answer questions about growing up “with” the mob, his undeserved and over served 32 years in prison, and his #1 marijuana brand the “grow father.”

The Anastasia interview was directed by award-winning filmmaker Jill Fechie.

“Life Without Parole: The Story of George Martorano,” also directed by Frechie, and produced by Ricciutti, is available to stream on multiple platforms.

Kitchen and Happy Hour- 6 p.m., Showtime – 8 p.m.
$10 online advance / $15 door
Online advance ticket sales close at 5 p.m. day of show.

One lucky attendee will win a pair of All Aceess Passes to the 29th annual FirstGlance Film Festival, May 7-10, 2026, at the Film Society Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA.

Buy tickets here.

Vinyl Revival Movie Night at Jamey’s House of Music

Jamey Reilly of Jamey’s House of Music and Andrea DiFabio of Vinyl Revival have teamed up to present Movie Night!

Join us at Jamey’s on Thursday, January 29, for a screening of “Once in a Hundred Years: The Life & Legacy of Marian Anderson.”

Marian Anderson, whose contralto singing voice of great range dazzled international audiences, was a gifted African American woman who had to surmount innumerable, unwarranted obstacles before eventually achieving her dream.

“ONCE IN A HUNDRED YEARS” refers to the quote of the great conductor Arturo Toscanini who once told Marian Anderson: “A voice like yours is heard once in a hundred years.”

Marian Anderson’s story continues to inspire people from very different backgrounds and her achievements in overcoming bigotry have secured her a place as a true pioneer internationally and in her home town of Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love.

The filmmaker walks the streets where she lived; talks to the people who knew her, knew her family, and someone she babysat; see where she was educated and went to church; and marvel at how she was able to transcend humble beginnings to sing for tens of thousands of people, and for Presidents and queens on the world’s stages.

Director: Bill Nicoletti
Writer: Nat Gutwirth

The film won an Emmy for Outstanding Documentary and screened at 7 Film Festivals.

Bill Nicoletti  Producer I Director

Emmy Outstanding Documentary 2022 Mid Atlantic Region

Director Bill Nicoletti will be in attendance for a Q & A after the film.
Kitchen and Happy Hour- 6 p.m., Showtime – 8 p.m.
$10 online advance / $15 door
Online advance ticket sales close at 5 p.m. day of show.

Buy tickets here.

Join us in kicking off Black History Month with the story of a legendary African American interpreter of both operatic and concert repertoire.

For more information on Bill Nicoletti and his work, visit Visual-innovations.com  and
Goingthedistancefilms.com.

2025 Year-End Recap

2025 was our first full year in our new store at 19 N. Lansdowne Avenue and we couldn’t be more grateful for the continued loyalty of our customers!

Although we still miss the fabulous theater space we had at our original spot, our new cozy space was perfect for the great music and movie events we hosted all year long.

Here’s a look back at the memorable moments that we shared in 2025!

Dinner and a movie in Lansdowne? Absolutely! Through a partnership with our friends at Jamey’s House of Music, we presented an independent film screening series every fifth Thursday of the month at Jamey’s. We enjoyed pre-show dinners, movies from local filmmakers, and Q & A sessions with the filmmakers following the screenings. Films included “Heart of the Beat” with David Uosikkinen, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” “Music From the Inside Out,” and “The Wages of Spin.”

We listened with fellow fans to many new albums before their drop dates. The Listening Parties featured music by Lucy Dacus, The Head and The Heart, Benson Boone, Gigi Perez, Jonas Brothers, Twenty One Pilots, Peanuts/Vince Guaraldi, Florence + The Machine, “Wicked For Good,” and more, and included free giveaways and raffles for great band merch.

We presented a pop-up acoustic performance by Lansdowne’s Bob Beach and David Jacobs-Strain, hosted RSD Black Friday and Record Store Day events, a Kids Music Day Craft, and stayed open late for, and held sales on, Small Business Saturday, the Night Markets, African Caribbean Festival, and Lansdowne’s first Open Studios | Open Town | Open Sound event – a walkable celebration of Lansdowne’s creative community!

2025 was a fun year but we’re looking forward to an even better 2026! With the recent reopening of the Lansdowne Theater, we plan to have extended evening hours on most show nights, host more Listening Parties, movie nights, in-store performances, album release parties, trivia nights, and more!

Follow us on social media for updates and news about all of our happenings – Vinyl Revival on Facebook and @vinylrevivalrecords on Instagram.

Vinyl Revival Movie Night at Jamey’s House of Music

Jamey Reilly of Jamey’s House of Music and Andrea DiFabio of Vinyl Revival have teamed up to present Movie Night!

Join us at Jamey’s on Thursday, October 30th, for a screening of “The Wages of Spin.”

“The Wages of Spin” chronicles the Philadelphia music scene from 1952 through 1963. The film focuses primarily on Dick Clark, “Bandstand,” the Teen Idols, and payola.  This is the first honest, comprehensive look at the inner workings of the music industry during this time frame.

Director: Shawn Swords
Writers: Shawn Swords, Conrad Zimmer
Cast: Dave Appell, Frankie Avalon, Len Barry, Jerry Blavat, Dick Boccelli,
Stephen Caldwell, John Carlton, J.T. Carter, Chubby Checker, Dick Clark,
Pete Cozzi, Fabian, Connie Francis, Bunny Klein Gibson, Charlie Gracie,
Joan Gracie, Ed Hurst

Director Shawn Swords will be in attendance for a Q & A after the film.

Kitchen and Happy Hour- 6 p.m., Showtime – 7 p.m.

$10 online advance / $15 door

Online advance ticket sales close at 5 p.m. day of show.

Movie Night at Jamey’s House of Music

July has a fifth Thursday of the month so that means we’re teaming up with our friends at Jamey’s House of Music for Movie Night in Lansdowne!

Join us on Thursday, July 31st, for dinner and a movie at Jamey’s, 32 S. Lansdowne Avenue in Lansdowne.

“Music From the Inside Out” by Daniel Anker is a film produced in collaboration with the Philadelphia Orchestra over a five year period. It’s an inspiring look at the power of music as told through the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Daniel Anker weaves together a remarkable mosaic of the stories, ideas, experiences and music-making that form the heart of these musicians lives, both inside and outside the concert hall. In doing so, we ultimately get the essence of the magic and mystery of music itself.

Concert – $5 online advance / door
Kitchen and Happy Hour!- 6pm, Showtime – 7pm


Online advance ticket sales close at 5pm day of show.

Vinyl Revival Movie Night at Jamey’s House of Music

Jamey Reilly of Jamey’s House of Music and Andrea DiFabio of Vinyl Revival have teamed up to present Movie Night!

Join us at Jamey’s on Thursday, May 29th, for a screening of “Standing in the Shadows of Motown.”

This documentary mixes performances, interviews, and reenactments to celebrate the Funk Brothers, the 1960s soul hitmakers. As the musicians behind the Temptations, the Four Tops and others, the “brothers” were hugely successful, yet relatively anonymous compared to the famous singers they backed. They get their due here, as Richard “Pistol” Allen, Benny “Papa Zita” Benjamin, and bandmates discuss their Detroit youth, studio sessions alongside Marvin Gaye, and nonstop touring.

Emmy Award winning composer and filmmaker Rodney Whittenberg and Producer Allan Slutsky will be in attendance for a Q & A after the film.

Kitchen and Happy Hour- 6 p.m., Showtime – 7 p.m.

$5 online advance / door

Online advance ticket sales close at 5 p.m. day of show.

Get tickets here.

Led Zeppelin Takes Flight

Led Zeppelin Takes Flight: ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ in Theaters Now

I was lucky to win tickets to an advance screening of “Becoming Led Zeppelin” at the event center at 102.9 WMGK last week. Hosted by Tony Harris, it was the first event that the station presented in the intimate space.

The two-hour documentary, directed by Bernard MacMahon, chronicles the band’s origins and focuses primarily on the period from ’68 to’70.

Featuring old family photos of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham; lots of groovy live performance footage, some of which has never been seen; new interviews with the remaining members; and a never-before-heard interview with Jon Bonham, the film provides a musical and cultural backstory on the period and re-counts the formation of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most influential bands.

As the surviving band members tell it, each childhood memory and story became the building blocks of Led Zeppelin’s epic story.

You’ll hear first-hand accounts of the musical beginnings of session musicians Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, the influence of all the R&B coming out of the U.S. that inspired Robert Plant, and the unheard John Bonham audio that visibly touches Plant, Page, and Paul Jones.

I won’t get into the specific concert footage or what is revealed in the storytelling, but I’ll tell you that it was very difficult for me not to sing along and play air guitar. It was a quiet movie screening, after all.

The film is in theaters now.  I thoroughly enjoyed it and I recommend it.  It’s a must-see for Zep fans.

VINYL REVIVAL MOVIE NIGHT featuring “Heart of the Beat” with David Uosikkinen

Vinyl Revival is partnering with Jamey’s House of Music to bring a Movie Night to Lansdowne!

Curated by Andrea DiFabio, head over to Jamey’s, 32 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, Pa.,
on each fifth Thursday of the month to enjoy an independent film screening.

The inaugural event, on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, at 8 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.) features the feature-length documentary “Heart of the Beat” by director Jill R. Frechie.

Produced by John Ricciutti, and in association with Main Line Television, “Heart of the Beat,” tells the story of Hooters’ drummer David Uosikkinen. David shares his life story, and the ups and downs and ins and outs of being a drummer with The Hooters and other projects for over 40 years. His upbeat and infectious personality resonates throughout the film as he tells the truth about his struggles of being an artist, an addict, and a musician. He reminds us that we are all human.

Frechie is a Telly Awards winner and Emmy nominated filmmaker. “Heart of the Beat” has won multiple awards including Best Shot in Philly Documentary at the 26th annual FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia in 2023.

Tickets for Movie Night with Vinyl Revival are $5 and can be purchased here and at the door.

Enjoy HAPPY HOUR from 6-7 p.m. (sponsored by the Lansdowne Business Professional Association), Asian inspired American dining delights by Chef Suyun Reilly, and drinks provided by Conshohocken Brewing Company for an additional fee before and during the event. There will be a $5 food/drink minimum per person.

The multi-award-winning Jamey’s features restaurant style seating in an intimate, acoustically first-rate listening room, with stage-front long communal tables and stage-side two-top tables.

They also feature the art and photography of musicians, or musically related art by artists who love music, in their “Little Gallery” with monthly exhibitions and artist openings.

Jamey’s is proud to be the official home venue of the Philadelphia Blues Society.

“Life Without Parole” Documentary

Life Without Parole Documentary Screening and Q & A

Saturday, October 8, 2022

4 – 5 p.m. Screening

5:15 – 6 p.m. Q & A with Filmmakers and Special Guest George Martorano

Directed by Jill Frechie and co-produced with John Ricciutti, “Life Without Parole,” delves deep into the reasoning behind George Martorano’s incarceration and how he turned his life around, not only for himself but for those who he met in prison.

The privately funded MainLineTV.org award-winning documentary film tells the story of Martorano, who was sentenced to life without parole in 1984 for marijuana-related offenses. He is the longest serving prisoner, first time, non-violent offender, in judicial history. Martorano also served almost 5 years in solitary confinement.

After serving 32 years in prison, and filing dozens of appeals, Martorano, 71, was finally released on Oct. 5, 2015 from Coleman Federal Prison Complex in Florida, the last of a string of federal prisons where he was incarcerated.

“Life Without Parole” is a FirstGlance Film Festival Audience Choice Winner for both Best of the Fest and Best Documentary and a Telly Bronze Award Winner.

Admission is free but donations to the non-profit Lower Merion and Narberth PA TV are welcome.

Seats are limited, so please reserve your space by emailing info@vinylrevivalrecords.com.

All attendees will be entered in a raffle to win a pair of All Access Passes to the 25th annual FirstGlance Film Festival, October 14-16, 2022, at the Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA.

The “Life Without Parole” screening will be held during Delco Arts Week.

Official Trailer

https://vimeo.com/601254413