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Author Event with Jay Nachman

Join author Jay Nachman for a Pop-Up Book Event on Saturday, December 12th, from 4-8 p.m. during the Winter Night Market/Winter Light Parade and Tree Lighting.

Author of “Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind,” Nachman will talk about all things music framed around Graham Parker’s musical influences and those of the members of his backup band, The Rumor, against a backdrop of the British and American music scenes in the 1960s and 1970s.

He’ll also discuss favorite albums, bands, concerts and songs, various music scenes, and what makes a song a hit and a musician a star.

In the Village Voice’s year-end 1976 Pazz & Jop Critics’ Poll, Graham Parker’s debut album “Howlin’ Wind” placed fourth. In second place was his sophomore album, “Heat Treatment.” Number one was Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life,” and in third place was Jackson Browne’s “The Pretender.” Among that titanic company, it’s fair to say Parker more than held his own.

Books will be available for sale at the event.

 

 

 

 

Lansdowne Open Studio | Open Town | Open Sound

Vinyl Revival will be open late for the Lansdowne Open Studio | Open Town | Open Sound event on Thursday, September 17th!

This free, walkable event will include:

  • Extnded shopping hours (until 8 p.m) and sips and snacks at Vinyl Revival
  • Open artist studios at Utility Works
  • Gallery exhibitions
  • Sidewalk pop-ups and food vendors
  • Live outdoor music curated by Open Sound

Local artists and vendors will line the streets and we hope to have someone set up at Vinyl Revival!

Madonna Pre-Release Party

We’ve got a CONFESSION to make.

We know fans are excited about Madonna‘s new album coming July 3, so we are dancing in advance at MADONNA CONFESSIONS II PRE-RELEASE CELEBRATIONS the weekend of June 27 and 28.

A party with giveaways and prizes, and a mix featuring sounds from CONFESSIONS II.

Join us on SATURDAY, JUNE 27th at NOON, and get ready to dance at Vinyl Revival on the last weekend of June.

Florence + The Machine Listening Party

We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Listening Party for “Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine on Friday, October 31st at 4 p.m.

Since it’ll be Halloween, we encourage attendees to come dressed in a costume as we’ll hold a costume contest! Come in your spookiest and scariest for a chance to win a fun prize!

All attendees will receive some cool band merch too!

Kids Music Day Craft & Sale

Celebrate Kids Music Day with Vinyl Revival!

Children ages K – 4th are invited to create a toilet paper roll shaker or artful LP at Vinyl Revival, 19 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, PA, 19050 on Saturday, October 4th, from 1-3 p.m.

They can fill a shaker with an assortment of beads, rice, and pasta then use their creativity to decorate it with their choice of fun, colorful, music-themed stickers or original artwork to create a musical instrument. OR children can decorate a vinyl record with stickers to make it a piece of art!

Plus, take 20% off all new and vintage vinyl including children’s music on October 4th in celebration of Kids Music Day!

Vinyl Revival’s Kids Music Day Craft will be held during Delco Arts Week.

Gigi Perez Listening Party

We’re excited to announce that we are hosting a Gigi Perez Release Party on Saturday, July 12th, at noon!

We’ll celebrate the new album, “At The Beach, In Every Life.”

Attendees will receive a poster, while those who purchase the album will receive a sheet of temporary tattoos based on her drawings too.

Attendees can also enter for a chance at a contest prize – an adorable beach towel!

Save the date and join us!

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.