This weekend marks the end of live music at the Khyber. A note was recently posted on their website that “There will be no shows at The Khyber in the month of August.” However, it appears that it is completely done and not simply taking a hiatus as some had hoped. DJ nights will continue at the venue upstairs. The City Paper catches up with some of those that helped ignite Philadelphia’s live music scene.
A loose-knit group of like-minded people…helped transform Philadelphia from a rock graveyard — a city that touring artists often skipped over on their way to New York or D.C. or freaking Bethlehem — into a place where acts of a certain size, disposition and ambition not only wanted to play but arguably had to.
The epicenter of this evolution was a bar in Old City called The Khyber Pass Pub and later, simply, The Khyber.
Head out to Medusa tonight to celebrate with DJ Sega and the release of Back For The Last Time and the bootleg Live West Philadelphia. BFTLT features 33 banging club joints from Rod Lee, Technics, Samir, Tim Dolla, Blaqstarr, plenty from Sega and many more. Opening sets by DJ Ruxbin and Shane Sixten.
Free goodies from I HEART EXACT CHANGE and Actual Records all night! FIRST TEN people in the door receive a FREE COPY of either the DJ Sega ‘Live from West Philly’ Bootleg Cassette ..or.. DJ Sega ‘Back for the Last Time’ Mixed CD!!!!
DJ Sega, DJ Ruxbin and Shane Sixten
9-2am
Medusa Lounge (27 south 21st)
No cover fb invite
Afrotaino Productions closes out the Global Grooves Concert Series with the unformidable, unstoppable ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA on Thursday night! The Brooklyn-based band, comprised of over 12 members, has traveled the world, spreading the gospel of AfroBeat & Nigerian Funk. From musically praising the work of AfroBeat pioneer Fela Kuti (as witnessed & experienced from the off-Broadway hit, “Fela The Musical“) to whipping audiences into a frenzy with their East Coast brand of West African afrobeat, Antibalas’ sound is exactly what their name implies when translated: Bulletproof. Don’t miss out on this soon-to-be-legendary event! Tickets for the Global Grooves concerts are only $20 (!!!) and are available NOW. Simply go to www.kimmelcenter.org or call the Box Office: (215) 893-1999. ALL SHOWS BEGIN AT 8:30 PM. There’s also a FREE AFTERPARTY after each Global Grooves Concert. Afrotaino’s own DJ Rahsaan will be upstairs in Cadence Restaurant spinning the finest world-ly sounds of the 21st Century, with concert attendees and even the artists!
The Mad Decent Block Party is taking the show on the road with dates starting in the original location of Philly and then going to New York, Los Angeles and finally Chicago. Here in Philly catch Diplo, Bosco Delrey, PO PO, Maluca, Paul Devro, The Deathset, Dirty South Joe & DJ Sega, Brendan Bringem, Nadastrom and Toadally Krossed Out. It’s all going down this Saturday in front of the Mad Decent Mausoleum at 12th and Spring Garden. The party starts at 1 and ends at 8. It’s all ages and all free. PYT will be running the grills serving up their burgers.
The girls get it going tonight with Makeover at Fluid. Resident DJ’s Ultraviolet, Jess Okay, Gun$ Garcia and Suga Shay open up for DC’s DJ Jackie O. Expect a wide range of dancing tunes with this wide selection of DJ’s. It’s free before 11 and only $3 after. Doors open at 9 and there will be $3 well drinks and $2 domestic beers til 12.
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