(As Grace Slick, said about the 60’s,
“If you can remember more than half of it, you probably weren’t there”
I was there.)
Think Music, think Swarthmore
While we try to find ways to increase attendence and businesses at our Swarthmore Town Center, maybe we need to look at what we already have and build on it. The May 28th Concert
at Warehouse 3, featuring Bohemian Mule and Mostly Kosher (LA) was packed. Every show at WH3 I’ve been to has been well attended and word of mouth suggests this is usually the case.
Both bands knew how to rock though each vibe was totally different.
Bohemian Mule was founded in Philly in 2012 and describes their music as ” timeless psychedelic rock”. As someone who lived through the original Psychedelic era, there was enough in their music to provide flashbacks of groups experienced at the original Electic Factory, etc., while also hearing their new original tunes. For more information, see their Facebook page.
Mostly Kosher is an LA based Klezmer Band making their first East Coast tour.
The Warehouse 3 gig was their only suburban gig! Their Music includes a wealth of influences and goes from rock to “My Yiddische Mama”. Their seven members allowed for various instrumentation, (including accordion. When was the last time you heard rock accordion, when was the first time?) with one of the standouts being their female violinist, Janice Martner Markham. This group reminded me of, among others, Blackthorn, in that you couldn’t not move to the music, even if you weren’t Irish. Same deal here. For further information, see http://www.mostlykosher.com
Some suggestions to build interest;
There could of been some cards or flyers from Town Center (know printed stuff is old School but it still works) and, possibly, the latest Swarthmorean for visitors to pick up.
There could of been a mention of any other events coming up in the Ville, especially the excellent upcoming Thursday Night Music Series (is this the Parking Lot Music Series?).
There could also be a rebranding, something along the line of “Think Music, Think Swarthmore”.
We know Hobbs also presents music from time to time, along with the Farmers Market Music Series, and music sponsored by the Library, etc. We do have a unique brand of music and venues here and one thought is we should build on this. Possibly there could be a Website and/or Facebook page devoted to Music in the Ville as one suggestion.
While we try to find ways to increase attendence and businesses at our Swarthmore Town Center, maybe we need to look at what we already have and build on it. The May 28th Concert
at Warehouse 3, featuring Bohemian Mule and Mostly Kosher (LA) was packed. Every show at WH3 I’ve been to has been well attended and word of mouth suggests this is usually the case.
Both bands knew how to rock though each vibe was totally different.
Bohemian Mule was founded in Philly in 2012 and describes their music as ” timeless psychedelic rock”. As someone who lived through the original Psychedelic era, there was enough in their music to provide flashbacks of groups experienced at the original Electic Factory, etc., while also hearing their new original tunes. For more information, see their Facebook page.
Mostly Kosher is an LA based Klezmer Band making their first East Coast tour.
The Warehouse 3 gig was their only suburban gig! Their Music includes a wealth of influences and goes from rock to “My Yiddische Mama”. Their seven members allowed for various instrumentation, (including accordion. When was the last time you heard rock accordion, when was the first time?) with one of the standouts being their female violinist, Janice Martner Markham. This group reminded me of, among others, Blackthorn, in that you couldn’t not move to the music, even if you weren’t Irish. Same deal here. For further information, see http://www.mostlykosher.com
Some suggestions to build interest;
There could of been some cards or flyers from Town Center (know printed stuff is old School but it still works) and, possibly, the latest Swarthmorean for visitors to pick up.
There could of been a mention of any other events coming up in the Ville, especially the excellent upcoming Thursday Night Music Series (is this the Parking Lot Music Series?).
There could also be a rebranding, something along the line of “Think Music, Think Swarthmore”.
We know Hobbs also presents music from time to time, along with the Farmers Market Music Series, and music sponsored by the Library, etc. We do have a unique brand of music and venues here and one thought is we should build on this. Possibly there could be a Website and/or Facebook page devoted to Music in the Ville as one suggestion.
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