A partnership between MelodyVision, Films 4 Good, Jamey’s House of Music, and Superior Guitar Works The podcast provides an in-depth exploration of guitars, guitar players, and the music for which each guitar is renowned.... Guitar and guitar gear Manufacturers We will take questions and comments from the audience. Your hosts are Rodney Whittenberg, Emmy award-winning composer, songwriter, producer, guitarist, and filmmaker, and Tim Huenke, a guitar luthier and TEDx presenter.

Rod and Tim will take you into the history of the instrument, share anecdotal stories, and offer guitar maintenance tips. So come out and join us for our premier episode.

https://www.melodyvision.com

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Mindstorm is progressive rock/jazz fusion with long-time Philly players, plus stadium rock with flavors of Yes and King Crimson from old friends, the Paul Waltz Band.... Two great bands promise a night of pure pleasure for the ears, along with great fare from the kitchen and drinks from the bar to make your night "game, set, match!"

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Modern rock band Die Tired is making waves with their electrifying sound and passionate live performances. Blending raw emotion with modern edge, the band has landed on multiple Top 10 FM and internet radio playlists and is being spun in over 15 countries worldwide.... In 2024, Die Tired earned the title of Best New Artist from LDM Radio (New York), cementing their status as one of the most exciting rising acts in rock. Their road show has taken them across the U.S., where their energetic sets and powerful connection with fans continue to win over new audiences at every stop.

With each release, Die Tired challenges listeners to think, feel, and wake up to their own potential proving that modern rock is alive, evolving, and more relevant than ever.

Die Tired is:
Matthew DeAngelis - Vocals / Guitar
Matt Orlando - Guitar / Vocals
Jamieson (Jim) Lee - Bass
Brandon Ballantyne - Drums

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Jamey's is one of the longest running blues jams in the region, as well as the #1 original Sunday Blues Brunch and Jam..... Blues lovers and players know that this is THE place to come for some really indescribably delicious all-day breakfast cooked to order by Chef Suyun, a dozen thirst-quenching ice-cold beers on tap from Conshohocken Brewing Company as well as wines and mixed drinks, fresh ground coffee and espressos, superb live blues music, great service and friendly people. The vibe is home-like and cool, and the sound is second to none.

Jamey's provides a full professional grade backline, so players only need to bring their instrument to jump up on stage and jam.

The open mic jam runs from 1 pm to 3 pm, and the host band lays down a set from noon to 1 pm to get things rolling and then supports guest jammers as needed. The always rocking SUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH rocks a HAPPY HOUR from noon to 1pm. Featuring two bucks off draft beers and hard ciders, and a dollar off wines and mixed drinks, and a 10% discount on all menu items!

Admission is 100% free! Plus, it is wheelchair accessible, and has plenty of free local parking. Being right in the center of downtown Lansdowne, next to the train station, there is abundant public transportation as well.

Blues lovers new and old can come to play, eat, drink, chat and enjoy a day soaked in the blues. Guests also like to host gatherings or parties during the brunch, as there are tables and chairs for dining in our stage side Little Art Gallery, and comfortable seats to listen to the music - and it does not cost them a thing to meet up there! No reservations are needed. Just load up some friends and head on down!

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Five veteran bluesmen with long and storied careers playing America's original musical artform as handed down through the years by the black men and women whose lives were shaped by tribulation and hardship in the American south, largely at the hands of slavery, and refined and electrified in the big citys up north after emancipation. Long is the list of greats who formed and influenced these gentlemen today, and fortuitous circumstance brought them together while performing at Jamey's House of Music in Lansdowne PA, where they played with other well known blues acts.... Jamey's is one of the premiere blues rooms in the northeast with regular appearances by major national and international blues artists as well as regional and local players. AC Steel and the Perpetrators is one of the featured groups that calls Jamey's home. They are all highly accomplished players, and the band is tight and well oiled. AC Steel provides crisp guitar work and handles the vocals along with Glenn Bickel, and the combination of Hammond organ and Frank McKitty's tenor sax gives a distinct Chicago feel to the sound. Bassist Jamey Reilly and drummer Joe Biase drive a deep pocket for the band to swing in. We hope you'll join the loyal fans and visit Jamey's to hear AC and the Perps some Thursday night!

https://www.acsteelperps.com

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Received 1st place in the North Jersey Blues challenge (2025)... The Outcrops were named "NJ Band of the Year" ('The Aquarian, 2020) for "three reasons: a work ethic that makes them one of the Dirty Jerz’s hardest-working bands, guitar-playing that fuses the sounds of Duane Allman and Jerry Garcia, and a refreshing fusion of roots, soul, blues, funk, and psychedelic rock that sounds wholly new while comfortably familiar." They have dug their roots into the music of rock'n'roll, blues, jazz, funk, folk, and soul legends, choosing B-side tunes to put their own spin on. Within their show, they may pay homage to bands such as the Grateful Dead and the Band, or artists such as BB King and Aretha Franklin. Their original music stems from that same soulful soil, ranging from gritty blues to upbeat Americana.

https://www.theoutcrops.com/

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A consummate multi-talented entertainer and performer, Ty Stephens has performed around the world, gaining an international audience with a cool, urban-tinged adult-contemporary sound, based on jazz, funk and RandB.... Born and raised in Philadelphia, Ty Stephens is an award-winning singer/songwriter, entertainer and recording artist (Grand Prize Winner Jazzmobile/Anheuser-Busch Solo Jazz Vocalist Competition, NYC, 2006, and First Place Winner RandB/Blues Category of the International Songwriting Competition 2002 for "Somethin' Strange"), co-writer and original cast of "From My Hometown," co-writer/production, choreographer and star of the long-running "Shades Of Harlem" revue show, and co-writer/production, choreographer and currently starring in the new off-Broadway hit "On Kentucky Avenue" (Songbirds Unlimited Productions/StepForward Entertainment).

He has appeared on Broadway in the original productions of "Sophisticated Ladies" and "Marilyn, An American Fable". He has recorded with industry legends Harry Belafonte, Peggi Lee, dance music icon Dan Hartmann, disco pioneer Nile Rogers ("Beevis and Butthead"), master drummer Baba Olatunji, renowned trumpeter Chuck Mangione, singer Gwen McCrae, Def Jam premier artist Alyson Williams, among others.

"Deeper In Fantasy: "The whole album seems to be a sort of musical aphrodisiac..." - The St Croix Avis (U.S. Virgin Islands)

"Jazz-influenced baritone, with its haunting gospel overtones..." - The Sunday Mail Magazine (Zimbabwe)

"Deeper In Fantasy: It's the best album by a male artist I've come across this year..." - Soul Express Magazine (Finland)

Ty studied dance and performed with John Hines Dance Theatre (Philadelphia), in New York at the Alvin Ailey School, The Rod Rodgers Dance Co., Fred Benjamin Dance Co., Chamber Dance Ensemble, and has also appeared in "The Wiz" (summer stock) and "The Genius of Ray Charles" (Spirit Productions - London, (UK), Lyon (France), Mumbai (India), Niagara Falls (Canada)), to name a few.

He has also starred in numerous TV and radio commercials, including KMart, ATandT, Burger King, McDonald's, Yugo cars, Colt 45 Malt Liquor (with Billy Dee Williams), Mars Bars (with Luke Perry), Crystal Light, SOS Soap Pads, and many more.

Ty appears regularly in Russia as a guest artist with Russian drummer Oleg Butman's jazz trio and sax great Igor Butman's Big Band. He celebrated his fifth tour of Japan with superstar Toshi Kubota's 25 Anniversary "Gold Skool" tour 2011-2012, a sixth tour, "L.O.K.," in 2015, and a seventh in the summer of 2017!

"Aquarian Mind: Smooth and extraordinary vocalist backed by great soulful music... very true to the art of music." - GHP Radio (Oklahoma)

"Aquarian Mind: ...worth the waiting... above bar... magnificent!" - Soul Express.Net (U.K)

With his band (the) SoulJaazz, Ty has spent six seasons at the world famous Sporting Club in Monte Carlo as the Sporting Orchestra and enjoyed four tours of eastern Russia through the U.S. State Department and The Vladivostok Philharmonic, and most recently, a second tour of Busan, Korea, also with the U.S. State Department.

Ty's original recordings include "Aquarian Mind," "Deeper In Fantasy" and "Musichameleon", plus the brand-new "Good Medicine". The band is currently completing two new releases: a spiritual LP and a standard jazz CD.

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Jamey's is one of the longest running blues jams in the region, as well as the #1 original Sunday Blues Brunch and Jam..... Blues lovers and players know that this is THE place to come for some really indescribably delicious all-day breakfast cooked to order by Chef Suyun, a dozen thirst-quenching ice-cold beers on tap from Conshohocken Brewing Company as well as wines and mixed drinks, fresh ground coffee and espressos, superb live blues music, great service and friendly people. The vibe is home-like and cool, and the sound is second to none.

Jamey's provides a full professional grade backline, so players only need to bring their instrument to jump up on stage and jam.

The open mic jam runs from 1 pm to 3 pm, and the host band lays down a set from noon to 1 pm to get things rolling and then supports guest jammers as needed. The always rocking SUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH rocks a HAPPY HOUR from noon to 1pm. Featuring two bucks off draft beers and hard ciders, and a dollar off wines and mixed drinks, and a 10% discount on all menu items!

Admission is 100% free! Plus, it is wheelchair accessible, and has plenty of free local parking. Being right in the center of downtown Lansdowne, next to the train station, there is abundant public transportation as well.

Blues lovers new and old can come to play, eat, drink, chat and enjoy a day soaked in the blues. Guests also like to host gatherings or parties during the brunch, as there are tables and chairs for dining in our stage side Little Art Gallery, and comfortable seats to listen to the music - and it does not cost them a thing to meet up there! No reservations are needed. Just load up some friends and head on down!

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John Brennan is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Collingswood, New Jersey which is right across the bridge from Philadelphia, PA.... With a passion for music spanning across multiple genres, he performs at various venues mostly throughout the NJ/PA/DE Tri-state area including bars, breweries, wineries, restaurants, festivals, and music venues. His extensive repertoire features covers of popular classics from various genres including Classic Rock, Blues, Classic RandB, Rockabilly, Country, and Roots Music.

In addition to performing covers, John showcases his own original material which is rooted in the Blues. His sound and style is in the “Classic Blues” category, playing everything from down-home acoustic blues to rocking electric blues.

https://www.johnbrennansounds.com/

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Blues is the first music Erin remembers hearing, specifically Piedmont blues, a syncopated, fingerpicked variant of the blues popularized in the East coast region by artists such as Blind Blake and Josh White, and later Rev. Gary Davis and Cephas & Wiggins. Arlo Guthrie used Piedmont guitar accompaniment for his well-known monologue-style song “Alice’s Restaurant” which was Erin’s entry into playing this style.... Erin’s father is a blues fanatic, guitar collector, and talented performer who wrote a book about the highly coveted guitar brand, Stella Guitars, The Stella Guitar Book by Neil Harpe. She recorded a duo album with her father, Delta Blues Duets. Her mother played a little guitar, was a graphic designer, and met Erin’s father in the folk music scene. Growing up, Erin experienced blues music as the soundtrack to impromptu backyard jams and barbershop hoedowns. She later sought solace in it during her teenage years when she experienced her own blues, grappling with adolescence and her mother and father’s tumultuous relationship.

Before she embraced the blues as a musician, Erin staked out her own musical territory through playing flute and studying classical music. While in high school, a boy she had a crush on wanted to be the voice of the “Alice’s Restaurant” monologues. Erin saw this as a chance to win his affection through providing accompaniment. When she went home to ask her father to teach her the interweaving melodic pattern, he cautioned her of its difficulty. Pressed on by adolescent love she learned it (in one week) and soon found her way into the blues.

During college, Erin studied abroad in Kenya and developed a love for Afro-pop. After graduation, she moved to Boston and began playing at coffee houses and open mics performing solo blues. This is where she met her husband, Jim, who remains a big part of Erin’s story, and co-founded with Erin the boutique label Juicy Juju Records. For a period of time, Erin took a detour from the blues, indulging her Afro-pop jones with Lovewhip which earned her a lot of plum exposure. However, in wake of the group’s success, she also found herself revisiting her father’s blues record collection.

In 2010 Erin and Jim formed the band Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers. After being invited to play NotSXSW (John Conquest’s Americana answer to South by Southwest) as a solo artist a few times, Erin and Jim decided it was time to start a blues band, and The Delta Swingers was born! In their first year as a band, they won the Boston Blues Challenge, and were in Memphis for the first time at the International Blues Challenge, as a quartet lead by acoustic guitar with electric bass and harmonica, and drums. While there, the band was asked to play the prestigious VizzTone Showcase at the Rum Boogie on Beale St. In the excitement of trying to impress the crowd, in the middle of the first song, Erin accidentally kicked over her acoustic guitar, breaking it's neck. Luckily the host, Bob Margolin (Muddy Waters Band), was there, and what came next changed everything. He bestowed Erin with his Gibson Les Paul gold top electric guitar, and the band went electric. Since then, Erin has honed her sound, and her favorite electric guitars are her prized Epiphone Wilshires, through a Marshall Origin tube amp.

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From the murky bayous of Louisiana, comes a fresh face to the Blues music scene. A vocal dynamo GeminiiDRAGON has channeled her love for the late 60s era and 70s blues and AOR bands/artists the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Koko Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, Cream and Led Zeppelin and the super group Arc Angels , to name a few, into a ferocious mix of blues rock soul…. Blues on Steriods!!!... Her inherited talent and love of an eclectic collage of music from her parents that spans several decades, and genres can be heard and felt in her voice and through her lyrics.

A chance meeting with producer, guitarist and partner Christian Simeon has formed the latest chapter in her music quest. In this collaboration, with his help and influence she has achieved a 3rd project that she feels is the next step in her musical maturation.

Her 2 debut singles 'Like It Or Not' and ' A Storm Is A Comin'' back in 2021 quickly built a heavy buzz in the Blues Community.

She quickly responded with the release of her debut Album "FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE" and the infectious single “Just The Way It Is”. In record time she would return to the studio and bless us with her sophomore album "EQUINOX”, that further expanded her musical talents and opened up her fanbase to her sound with the single "BALLAD OF WILLIE MAE and GEORGE" and now she embarks on her third album '3'. It would seem that the skies are the limit to her journey.

Her subsequent 3rd album affectionately tiled "3" was a jaunt into new territory that followed a almost classic rock feel but always leaving its foot deep in the BLUES.

Now we arrive at album number 4. The amazing collection entitled MOONLIGHT, MOVIN' and GROOVIN'.

Geminii’s powerful and unique, vocals really draw my attention. For this album Washington D.C.-area guitarist Linwood Taylor is brought onboard to not only play, but help co-write each of the songs with GeminiDRAGON and co-producer/guitarist Christian Simeon.

The record opens with “Blues is So Good”, which also serves as the first single released off this album. With a buttery bassline, searing guitar licks, and fearless vocals, the song makes a perfect companion piece to Little Milton’s “The Blues is Alright”. Guitarist Santiago-Martín Chalchihuicueyatl Ortega (Santiago and The Signifiers) steps in as a guest guitarist for “Pressure” and “Rainy Wednesday”. The rich keyboard and horn-infused landscape of “Pressure” hits me like the power-RandB songs which was one of the things I dug about the Eighties. Wait two days after “Blue Monday” and one finds themselves sitting smack dab in the middle of terrifically blues-soaked “Rainy Wednesday”. An infectious intro and driving rhythm instantly pull me in to the world of the unscrupulous “Mr. Slip and Slide Man”. I love the approach GeminiiDRAGON takes with this song as they seem to walk a line between the houses of Stax and Muscle Shoals. The album goes into full-on Mississippi Delta Blues territory when harmonica-extraordinaire Julia Dill steps in for two songs. “Blues Party” instantly puts a smile on my face as I lean into this cookin’, rip-roaring performance. And then “Juke Joint Jumpin’” brings back a flood of wonderful memories of jukin’ down in Clarksdale, Mississippi with right-on descriptions of liquor flowing, windows shaking, and good times. It’s a great song.

With a base of blues at the core, GeminiiDRAGON’s Moonlight Movin’ and Groovin’ is fortified with touches of funk and rock. It certainly makes for a delightful record which is highly conductive to getting one’s jam on.

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Jamey's is one of the longest running blues jams in the region, as well as the #1 original Sunday Blues Brunch and Jam..... Blues lovers and players know that this is THE place to come for some really indescribably delicious all-day breakfast cooked to order by Chef Suyun, a dozen thirst-quenching ice-cold beers on tap from Conshohocken Brewing Company as well as wines and mixed drinks, fresh ground coffee and espressos, superb live blues music, great service and friendly people. The vibe is home-like and cool, and the sound is second to none.

Jamey's provides a full professional grade backline, so players only need to bring their instrument to jump up on stage and jam.

The open mic jam runs from 1 pm to 3 pm, and the host band lays down a set from noon to 1 pm to get things rolling and then supports guest jammers as needed. The always rocking SUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH rocks a HAPPY HOUR from noon to 1pm. Featuring two bucks off draft beers and hard ciders, and a dollar off wines and mixed drinks, and a 10% discount on all menu items!

Admission is 100% free! Plus, it is wheelchair accessible, and has plenty of free local parking. Being right in the center of downtown Lansdowne, next to the train station, there is abundant public transportation as well.

Blues lovers new and old can come to play, eat, drink, chat and enjoy a day soaked in the blues. Guests also like to host gatherings or parties during the brunch, as there are tables and chairs for dining in our stage side Little Art Gallery, and comfortable seats to listen to the music - and it does not cost them a thing to meet up there! No reservations are needed. Just load up some friends and head on down!

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Reclusive genius, Vernon Papers, returns to his favorite musical home for a night of secrets revealed... It has been rumored that the man behind the nom de plume holds a doctorate and has long been immersed in instrument design and performance as well as teaching at both the secondary and college levels - and is highly revered by all whose lives he touched in those varied endeavors. But here, he opens his diary to reveal the secret life of a singer/songwriter with a fount of creative passion.

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Based in Philadelphia, Fairfax Road Show offers a fresh take on original rock and roll, blending the familiar warmth of Americana with a healthy dose of attitude.... Formed in 2025, the group draws deep from the well of 1970s music—marrying the raw simplicity of English pub rock with the smart, kinetic energy of new wave. Their sound stirs up a dynamic mix that has been described as "back to basics heartland rock augmented by a literate and sharp-edged spirit." If you can imagine Elvis Costello and the Attractions covering CCR's songbook, you're close to capturing the essence of the Fairfax Road Show experience. The band is powered by the songwriting of John (JV) Russell (guitar, lead vocals), Tony Winkler (guitar), John Burk (JB) (bass), and Vaughn Shinkus (drums, backing vocals).

Red Means Run is a rock n roll band from Philadelphia, PA. Formed in 2012 and lifting their name from Neil Young’s “Powderfinger”, the band was propelled by the songwriting of singer/guitarist, Ryan Wells, and recorded their first EP, “All Things Said And Done” the following year. Those early songs walked the crooked line between country and rock and painted vivid snapshots of people struggling through the enduring themes of love, loss, heartache and redemption. Red Means Run’s guitar-fueled live shows earned them comparisons in sound to early-Wilco, Whiskeytown and The Bottlerockets. The band went back into the studio in 2015 to record the follow up EP, “Love of Blindness”. A collection of 5 songs that barnstorm their way across the country rock spectrum and lyrically mine the intersection between the things people hang on to and what they choose to let go. Red Means Run spent the next few years playing shows up and down the east coast of the US booking themselves on stages large and small in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. In late 2022, Wells began working with producer Derek Chafin (BarnSound and a|i|r records) fleshing out arrangements around a group of songs that became the band's first full length LP, “Things You Hold True”. With melodic hooks and poignant lyrics, these songs explore enduring beliefs, relationships and the ties that bind us all. A departure in sound from the first two EPs, the new record veers more towards the rock n roll side of the band's persona and draws a straight line from Wells' alt-country roots to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and The Replacements. “Things You Hold True” is out now wherever you get your music.

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Clarence Spady is a blues man who was a blues child raised by a blues man. He has the scars and rough manner earned from growing up on life's edges. But his love for the music and his beautiful soul have blessed him with a place in the hearts of blues lovers the world over... Now on Nola Blue Records, his three studio albums have been critically acclaimed and his self taught mastery of the guitar has placed him in the top handful of blues guitarists worldwide. Clarence keeps his long time band mates, hailing from the Scranton PA area, busy, and makes the pilgrimage to Philly once a month to lead the venerable Philly Blues Kings at Jamey's - where he is adored by loyal fans.

This show will feature his buddies from up north who know his full book well, and will enchant his Philly following with a blistering set pulled from his whole catalogue.

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