Posted by acousticphilly on 21st May 2007
Laura Shay, Dan Kauffman, Fontaine Cooley, Elizabeth Knauss, Dan Gober. Six songs by Five Artists. Really fine music from the Philadelphia Area. On a night where Rebecca and I were bone tired, and I had technical problems with mic hiss, the music tore through and saved the day as it so often does.

LAURA SHAY - Fever
Dominic Cole - Guitar
Andy McGowan - Bass
Michael Litt - Drums

DAN KAUFFMAN - Picture Mind Your Stay
Dan Kauffman (Vocals and Guitar)
Rob Schnell (Drums and Vocals)
Clay Mcelwee(Guitar)
Korey Riker(Woodwinds, Percussion)
FONTAINE COOLEY Bus Stories
Randy Patterson - Mandolin
Peter Hayes - Guitar
Terry Bortman - Bass
Wyatt Patterson - Drums

ELIZABETH KNAUSS - Winter Fingers

DAN GOBER - The Devil Is On My Side
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Posted by acousticphilly on 27th March 2007
Spring is pouring through the Philadelphia area so get ready to walk in the sun with Dan Collins. Dan is a talented singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/poet/film maker and a heck of a nice guy too!!! Come spend a half hour with Dan as he talks about his influences, songs, and life itself.

DAN COLLINS
Casey Went Running
Castaways
Holiday Heavy
Heavenly
Dan’s Links - Music - Plan B Press
- Compassionately Stone Ground Books - Teleduction - Serviam Media
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Posted by acousticphilly on 20th February 2007
Ladies Night at Acoustic Philly. Seven Songs either written, sung by, or concerning women. Go Philly!

Ellis Reed - Good Light / Still Life

Unlikely Cowboy - Pass Away
Daniel Schwartz - Guitar,Vocals, Bass
Alison Wadsworth - Vocals
Andrew Vick - Drums
Peter Burton - Keyboards
Eric Hickey - Lead Guitar
Demian Mason - Bass

Shelby Star - Undead

Joe D’Amico - Flowers

Red Heart The Ticker - Jacknives
Tyler Gibbons
Robin MacArthur

Mark Rice - Shannon’s Song
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Posted by acousticphilly on 14th February 2007
Rotunda Preview Continues. Seven Songs by some of the artists who will be appearing on the 2/24/07 Acoustic Philly Festival #2 at the Rotunda.

Unlikely Cowboy - What Am I To Do
Andrew Vick (drums)
Daniel Schwartz (guitar/vocals)
Eric Hickey (lead guitar)
Alison Wadsworth (vocals)
Demian Mason (bass)
Peter Burton (keyboards)

Parsnip Revolt - Stay With Me
Tom Mellon (Drums/Vocals)
Geremiah Giampa (Vocals/Bass)
Jake Williams (Guitar/Vocals)

Ty Smith - Best Mistake

Mountain Man - My Aphrodite
Matt Cusack–bass, lead vocals
Vince Federici –guitar, vocals
Ashton Farley–drums, vocals
Charlie Heim—Drums

LadyKillers - Ohio Alone
Tom Rader (Acoustic Guitar,Vocals)
Ryan Lagola (Keyboard, Guitar, Vocals)
Thad Pasierb (Drums)
Jim Scarola (Bongos, Drums)

The Ron and Eric Show - If I Wait Around For You
Eric Schaerer (vocals, guitar)
Ron Bauman (vocals, lead guitar)
Eric Pfeffer (drums)

Cray Rail - You Better Swim
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Posted by acousticphilly on 5th February 2007
In Depth With Kurt Unterkoefler. A little alone time with Kurt and his music. We also continue our Rotunda watch. Kurt will be one of the artists appearing at the Feb 24th Acoustic Philly Phestival at the Rotunda in Philadelphia. Kurt talks about inspiration, the Philly Scene, what’s old, what’s new, and plays four original tunes.

Kurt Unterkoefler
12 Easy Steps
White Trash Sons
Not Gonna Tell
No One In Particular
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Posted by acousticphilly on 29th January 2007
Welcome to the ‘Tunda - AcousticPhilly festival #2 is almost upon us. Today as well as next week we have a preview of some of the acts that will be gracing the stage. Seven stars that will shine ever so brightly Feburary 24th at the Rotunda in University City in our super city.

Sisters 3 - Patsy Cline
Cassandra - keyboards/sounds backing vocals
Annachristie - guitar vocals
Beatrice - percussion backing vocals

Corrado - Train
Mike Flanagan - lead guitar
Steve Corrado - guitar vocals
Tony Corrado - drums
John Corrado - bass
Dan Collins - Heavenly

Real West - Twilight
Mark - guitar, vocals
Brandon -bass
Nathan - piano/keyboards

Rohan Hunt - Swirly Girl

David Bernroth - My Flight

Dani Mari - Fool Me Twice
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Posted by acousticphilly on 22nd January 2007
Spend some time with Joshua Larson. Tonight we feature an interview and live performance with one of the founders of Acoustic Philly.
JOSH LARSON - Josh talks about his life, his songwriting, the philly scene, and many points in between. Four songs are performed live:
This Is Not Our Time
A List of Things I’d Like
I Woke Again This Morning
Straits of Mackinaw
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Posted by acousticphilly on 7th January 2007
Welcome to Acoustic Philly#10. Seven fantastic tunes from the new sound of Philadelphia. It may be rock, folk, alternative, or retro, but it’s as warm as a pretzel, smooth as a cheesesteak, solid like Billy Penn on top of City Hall, and homey like a motel “down the shore”.
Dani Mari - Waiting Letter
Dani Mari- Vocals, Guitar
Brian Seiple- Bass Guitar
Matt McCann- Lead Guitar
Carl Borelli- Drums
Conan Hines - Impossible Girl
Parsnip Revolt - Stay With Me
Geremiah Giampa - Vocals/Guitar
Sasha Tolstoshev - Bass/Vocals
Jake Williams -Guitar
Garuda - Magic Curtain
Ben Wilton - Vocals, Guitar
Robert Park - Vocals, Guitar
Ian Alderman - Bass Guitar
Anthony Leprotto - Drums
Kurt Unterkoefler - 12 Easy Steps
Mountain Man - Has It Really Come To This
Matt Cusack–bass, lead vocals
Vince Federici –guitar, vocals
Ashton Farley–drums, vocals
Charlie Heim—Drums
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Posted by acousticphilly on 2nd January 2007
Seven Tunes from Seven Artists bringing in a new year with heart, soul, good advice, and as always a hurrah for sensible footwear for all.
Marc Silver - Lay Me Down
Adriennes Cousin - Renamed
FireBlueSun - Runaway
Dan Collins - City Mind
Les Petites Super Fantastic - I Won’t Stay Road Kill Stu - What The Fat Lady Said
Cray Rail - Don’t Censor Yourself/Say What You Mean
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Posted by acousticphilly on 27th December 2006
Acoustic Countdown - Philadelphia We have no problem - Seven Tracks from Six artists using Five fingers (each hand) Four about Three deci-minutes that will take us Two One Acoustic New Year (explosions, cork popping, strings and voices bopping and brain cells a-floppin)
JPAT (James Dalton) - As I Am Frontier
Peter Kurie with Mad Ludwig - Rush to War
Peter Kurie - Vocals, Keyboards, Songwriter
Mad Ludwig - drummer Bradlee Cumberbatch, bassist Kurtis Shakemore, guitarist Tom
Copson and guitarist Brian Shotzbarger
Dan Gober - Honey Brown
The Roddies - Train Ride
Josua Heard Park - The Cover Song
Rohan Hunt - Greyhorse Road Valentine
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