25 O'Clock

Here are another handful of new tracks from Philadelphia artists for your listening pleasure. As always, check out the clickable playlist below, and support the artists.  There's a set of tunes in there that are all bands playing the Jam For Josh at The Fallser Club [https://thefallserclub.com/event/jam-for-josh-featuring-roberta-faceplant-the-blackburns-the-new-connection-many-more-friends-of-josh-craft/] on July 18th. Josh Craft is the co-founder (along with his wife Jess) of Rock To the Future [https://rocktothefuture.org/], a non profit group that brings after school music programs into Philadelphia city schools free of charge to the students. Josh is recovering from multiple surgeries and procedures that were needed due to the sudden onset of pancreatic cancer, and this concert will donate all of its proceeds to Josh and his family. Check out the bands, and support the event.  Enjoy the playlist, and send me your tracks if you're a Philadelphia area musician! 1. Dan Pell- fouNNt [https://dannpell.bandcamp.com/music] 2. The Indestructible Water Bear- Missing You [https://theindestructiblewaterbear.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-ok]   Jam For Josh Spotlight: July 19th at The Fallser Club [https://thefallserclub.com/event/jam-for-josh-featuring-roberta-faceplant-the-blackburns-the-new-connection-many-more-friends-of-josh-craft/] 3. The Blackburns- Video Den [https://theblackburns.bandcamp.com/] 4. Plastic Soldiers- Borrowed Time [https://www.toddmecaughey.com/plastic-soldiers] 5. Roberta Faceplant- Big Dark Town [https://robertafaceplant.bandcamp.com/]   6. UPHOLSTERY- Somerset [https://upholstery.bandcamp.com/album/ghouls] 7. Crossed Keys- Lucky Stars [https://crossedkeys.bandcamp.com/track/lucky-stars] 8. DelCobras- Untied (She’s The One) [https://delcobras.bandcamp.com/] 9. Justin Kerecz- Don’t Forget The Porterman [https://kerecz.bandcamp.com/music] 10. t-minus- Sonder [https://www.instagram.com/tminus___/] 11. The Honey Badgers- Summer Skin [https://thehoneybadgers.bandcamp.com/music]

Sweet Juice Fest [https://www.sweetjuicefest.com/] has been featured on this show since its inception in 2022, and this is the first year we get an in depth look at not just some of the artists that are playing, but the foundation and philosophy of the festival itself. John and Paige sit down with Shona Carr and Mel Harris, two of the festival's founders, to talk about this year's fest, the growth over previous years, and how Sweet Juice seeks to build and strengthen community and create a more audience-focused approach to music and art festivals.  Dan takes a look at some of the artists playing this year's festival, check out the clickable playlist: 1) ShyGodwin- American Circus [https://shygodwin.bandcamp.com/track/american-circus] 2) Little Hag- Show Me Your Head [https://littlehag.bandcamp.com/track/show-me-your-head] 3) KulfiGirls- Red Light [https://kulfigirls.bandcamp.com/album/divinity] Full lineup includes: Speedy Ortiz, Little Hag, Kulfi Girls, Sovei, Kai Davis, Ollie Goss, Cyrus K Stratton, and line dancing featuring Fist City and the Sweet Juice Fest House Band. Sweet Juice Fest is Saturday, June 28 at Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, and runs from 1:30pm to 9pm. Go to the festival's site [https://www.sweetjuicefest.com/] for all information and ticketing [https://www.sweetjuicefest.com/], and be sure to follow them on IG [https://www.instagram.com/sweetjuicefest/?hl=en] for all the up-to-the-minute info.

As promised, here's the playlist episode for the month of May, just under the wire. Twelve new tunes from twelve Philadelphia artists, and you can go right to their sites and support them below on the clickable playlist.  1. The Tisburys- Here Comes The Lonesome Dove [https://tisburys.bandcamp.com/album/a-still-life-revisited] 2. The Describers- Home On Time (Sunrise) [https://thedescribers.bandcamp.com/track/home-on-time-sunrise] 3. Kat Rivers and the Second Sight- Broken Promised Land [https://www.katriversandthesecondsight.com/] 4. Red Desert Motel- Cowgirl & Ramona [https://reddesertmotel.bandcamp.com/track/cowgirl-ramona] 5. Lo Priestess- Faker [https://lopriestess.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-catapult-sound] 6. Love? Said the Commander- Leslie [https://lovesaidthecommander.bandcamp.com/track/leslie] 7. Lowercoaster- Five Rooms [https://lowercoaster.bandcamp.com/] 8. Rob Rapp- Spells [https://robrapp.bandcamp.com/track/spells] 9. Naked Sun- Witches [https://www.wearethenakedsun.com/music] 10. Night Windows- Baseball Cards [https://nightwindows.bandcamp.com/album/nonsense] 11. Plans To Sand feat Lia Menaker- Meredith Street [https://planstosand.bandcamp.com/music] 12. Galactic Prism Sounds- Ode To An Adventure [https://gpsounds.bandcamp.com/album/galactic-prism-sounds] We'll be doing these each month, so send your music submissions to us at dan.drago@25oclockpod.com [dan.drago@25oclockpod.com]. Please send DL links or attach an mp3, and don't forget to link your EPK or press info so we have something to say about you. Enjoy these tunes, and if you like em, share em.

John and Paige talk with photographer/tour manager/many-hat-wearer Ashley Gellman [https://ashleygellman.com/] about life on the road and at home. Ashley has worked with artists like Bartees Strange, Jamie xx, Jonas Brothers, boygenius, and is currently on the road with Lucy Daucus. She's a larger-than-life personality, and she breaks down her life on the road, her upbringing as an independent kid doing her own thing, her relationships with the early artists she worked with, found family amidst her touring peers, and how to capture the best shot without being in the way. Amidst a whirlwind of travel and work, Ashley talks in depth about how she's grown to embrace being home, and how she balances the "all-in" touring lifestyle with the calmer vibes of being back in Philadelphia. If you can manage to pin her down, Ashley does do photo shoots for hire when she can, so follow her on IG [https://www.instagram.com/saladjockey/?hl=en].  On Sunday, May 18th, the 12th annual Brain Fest is happening at Fringe Bar in Philadelphia [https://fringebarphilly.com/philadelphia-old-city-delaware-waterfront-fringe-bar-events] from 5pm to midnight. Brain Fest raises money and awareess for treatment of brain tumor, with all the proceeds going to the American Brain Tumor Association. Performers include Adventure Lost, The Lunar Year, Alright Junior, Trash Boy, Erin Fox and the Hounds, Annalise Curtim, and more. More info available at their event posting [https://www.facebook.com/events/1109800430829335] and at the ABTA donation site [https://give.abta.org/fundraiser/6125719].

In Philadelphia, John and Paige talk with Sovei [https://sovei.bandcamp.com/music], an artists no matter what they choose to apply their talent to. Whether it's singing and songwriting, sound experiments, visual collage, poetry, fashion, Sovei brings their spirit and experimentation to it all. Sovei talks about singing from an early age, their original incarnation as Justmadnice [https://justmadnice.bandcamp.com/music], being one of the founders of the Sweet Juice Festival [https://www.sweetjuicefest.com/], and how they bring creativity to any artistic endeavor they're working on. They discuss their collaborations with poet/musician Moor Mother, their Philadelphia circle of musicians featuring folk like Martronimous and Erik Kramer, and even tease a song from their upcoming EP.  From his new apartment on Ma Wan Island in Hong Kong, Dan compiles a mini playlist of music that's coming out of Philadelphia now. Check out the clickable playlist below, and support the artists you love. 1) Long Spells- Fill My Mind [https://longspells.bandcamp.com/music] 2) Polaroid Fade- Cotton Candy Skies [https://www.polaroidfade.com/] 3) Penny Death- Cleaver Soul Spit [https://pennydeath.bandcamp.com/] 4) Kobika- Stalactites [https://kobika.bandcamp.com/music] Note: 3 & 4 come from Impetus Records’ newest compilation [https://impetusde.bandcamp.com/album/between-two-cities-a-de-punk-sampler] of 14 bands from their Wilmington, DE based record label 5) Taylor Kelly- Take Me (remix) feat. Tennishu [https://taylorkelly.bandcamp.com/track/take-me-remix-feat-tennishu] 6) Moor Mother- STORIES feat. Soviet [https://moormother.net/] 7) S [https://sovei.bandcamp.com/music]ov [https://sovei.bandcamp.com/music]ei- Big World [https://sovei.bandcamp.com/music] 25 O'Clock is produced by Dan Drago (currently living in Hong Kong), with John Vettese and Paige Walter in Philadelphia.