Hello Milkboy!
Congrats to Tommy Joyner (above, center) and the Milkboy Philly crew who opened up their doors last night to friends and family.
The cafe quietly opened in August. The music venue portion of the new spot officially opens on September 17, when GANG will play with Hank & Cupcakes.
We wrote about Milkboy’s newest location in the fall issue of JUMP. Find the story here. We wrote about GANG in the summer issue. Find that story here.
On September 24, Black Landlord will play (only hours after they play the POPPED! festival). Check here to learn about Black Landlord, who we featured in the fall issue.
West Philly’s Chill Moody played the event last night, becoming the first performer to play Milkboy’s new venue. Chill’s drummer is Tim Sonnefeld, who is also the drummer in GANG.
The Fleeting Ends (below) also played before the packed house.
Check here to see the full rundown of shows at the new venue, located at the corner of 1th and Chestnut.
Fall Celebration With June Divided @ The Grape Room.
Big thanks to June Divided, the Grape Room and all the JUMP fans who came out to celebrate the launch of our fall issue on Saturday.
Stay tuned for other upcoming events. We have some cool stuff planned.
Check out all the stories from the fall 2011 issue online here.
Find a print copy here.
So Much Cool Stuff …
Don’t forget that the fall issue launch party is Saturday at the Grape Room, featuring the awesome June Divided. Come out, have a drink and listen to some real Philly talent with us. Details are here.
Also …
We’re giving away a pair of two-day tickets to the POPPED! festival. To enter, send an email to FreeJUMPstuff@gmail.com. The winners will be announced on Monday, September 19.
We have massively discounted tickets to the Philly Film & Music Festival, which features more than 100 bands over four days at numerous venues around town. All-access badges for the general public are $80. For fans of JUMP, all-access badges are only $50 (and that includes Riot Fest!). Click here for festival details and here for tickets.
Finally, our friends at Rock@Philly are giving away tickets to the Monday night Toro y Moi (in the video below) show at the Church. Check here for details on how to win the tix.
Fall Issue Launch Party Starring June Divided!
Please come out to the Grape Room on Saturday (9/10) to celebrate the release of the new issue of JUMP.
We’re very excited that June Divided (in the video above and in the image at right) will play the show, along with several other Philly-area bands.
We profiled June Divided in the summer issue of JUMP. Find the story here.
This is a 21+ show (sorry youngsters). It costs $7 to enter (the bands earn every cent) but if you have a Fall 2011 issue of JUMP, there is a coupon to enter for free on page 17.
Find show details here.
Check out all the stories from the fall 2011 issue online here. Find a print copy here.
Four Words of Advice…
Publisher’s Note: G.W. Miller III says you should start a fucking band. Now. Read more…
R6 Cypher: The Hip Hop Revolution.
Text by Sofiya Ballin. Images by Brittney Bowers.
A small crowd of men gather outside the Premier League sneaker shop on Girard Avenue. They seem relatively relaxed, slightly aloof, as they lean against the store’s large windows. But there is excitement and a slight nervous energy in the air.
The MC known as Too Much Raw stands in the middle of the pack, laughing. But his brow is furrowed from the weight of responsibility – he’s one of the founders and organizers of the R6 Cypher, a bi-monthly cypher that is filmed and packaged, then broadcast online, showcasing Philly talent for the world to see.
“Our number one goal is to get every MC, Producer, DJ, Graffiti Artist, B-boy/B-girl, skateboarder, photographer, videographer and host in Philadelphia and surrounding counties on the R6 to showcase,” Raw says. “It sounds impossible but it’s not at all.” Read more…
O.H.M. Has Meaning.
Text by Sofiya Ballin. Images by Dan Lidon.
The Arts Garage is quiet but there’s always calm before the storm.
Omar Samir Roper, better known as the rap artist O.H.M., takes a seat at a small table, his long dreadlocks hanging behind the chair, his hand clutching a sword.
Odd? Yeah. He knows.
“It has a purpose, known to myself,” says O.HM., who was one of the emcees featured on the very first R6 Cypher.
Girls Rock Philly: Girl Power Boot Camp.
Text by Ashley Hall. Images by Rick Kauffman.
Beth Warshaw-Duncan caught wind of an all-girls rock camp starting in Portland, Oregon a decade ago and she was intrigued.
“It was just something I wished I had,” says the 30-year old who lives in South Philadelphia.
In 2005, she heard about an affiliate of the same camp starting up in New York. So, she went to see what it was all about. She wound up volunteering there over two years for the non-profit organization.
Then Warshaw-Duncan decided to launch her own girls rock camp here in Philadelphia.
“It’s a big town,” she says. “It’s a town that deserves it.”
The first full Girls Rock Philly camp operated in August 2007 and has since made its mark on the Philadelphia music scene and the women within it. Read more…
The Healing Power of Music.
Text and images by Brandee Nichols.
Meg Rider is busy making sure everything is in place for this evening’s live music performance.
The second floor conference room of Magee Rehabilitation Hospital is nearly empty, save for the single volunteer parked in front of a nearby television, watching the Phillies game. Filled with empty chairs that will soon be filled by patients, family members and volunteers, the evening’s musical guests set up for their sound check.
Rider, Community Programs Coordinator for Magee, converses with the two performers, members of the folk band Digging Up Earth, about the best way to bring music to patients who can’t leave their rooms.
“Whatever the patients want!” Julia Lebonitte, 23, responds enthusiastically.
Doo Wop: The Sounds of Philadelphia (50s-style).
Text and image by Jillian Mallon.
On a busy Tuesday afternoon at the Bourse building on Independence Mall, Lee Jolles mans his station at the Grande Olde Cheesesteak booth, rushing to feed a crowd of hungry 8th grade tourists donned in matching t-shirts.
Jolles started Grande Olde Cheesesteak more than thirty years ago so that visitors to Philadelphia could taste a real Philly cheesesteak while visiting the nearby Liberty Bell.
His passion for the flavor of Philadelphia to visitors, however, extends beyond the stereotypical sandwich. Jolles’ other lifetime passion is street corner harmony, better known as doo wop. Read more…
JUMP: The Philly Music Project 