• Making Time Festival

    Fort Mifflin 6400 Hog Island Road, Philadelphia

      1morning @ (live) afro.fem Andrew Max FT – All 7s Arthur Aurora Halal B2B Verraco Autumns (live) Avalon Emerson Avalon Emerson & the Charm (live) Baalti BASHKKA Batu Beautiful […]

  • Bryan Day/Toshi Makihara duo & Del Rossi Trio

    Brickbat Books 709 South 4th St, Philadelphia

    Bryan Day & Toshi Makihara duo: Bryan Day is a sound artist, instrument inventor, and conceptual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Using scavenged electronics, repurposed mechanical components, and amplified materials, […]

    $10 – $20
  • Dialogues 8: Kaethe Hostetter

    Studio 34 4522 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dialogues: A Conversation and Performance is a series of events in which we invite someone to discuss their creative process and present an aspect or aspects of their work. For […]

    $20
  • Trio Nebbia

    University Lutheran Church 3637 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Trio Nebbia consists of Ji Hye Jung (percussion), Winston Choi (piano), and Geoffrey Deibel (saxophone). These three internationally acclaimed soloists combine three instruments less commonly heard together in the concert […]

    $15 – $25
  • Industry Night- Music for Lovers Only

    Head Long Dance Theater 1170 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

    Squash Blossoms Jessica Brown- Horn Mekhi Gladden- Oboe/English Horn Andrew Gioanetti- Clarinet/Flute Sonali Singh- Bassoon Aaron Pond- Horn, etc. Squash Blossoms is an improvising woodwind ensemble composed of multi-instrumentalists and […]

    $5 – $20
  • Patterns in a Chromatic Field T.J. Borden, cello + Mari Kawamura, piano

    The Perch 2321 Emerald St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bowerbird is pleased to present cellist T.J. Borden and pianist Mari Kawamura performing Morton Feldman’s evening length work Patterns in a Chromatic Field. Written in the last decade of his life, […]

    $15 – $25
  • Mir Naqibul Islam – Tabla Waves: A New Sound

    The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Mir Naqibul Islam: Mir Naqibul Islam (b. 1989 in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a New York based tabla player from the farukhabad gharana. He has trained in the traditional guru-shishya parampara pedagogical convention of North […]

    Free/Donations accepted
  • THUMBS / Aaron Pond’s Himflation

    The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bowerbird is pleased to present THUMBS at The Rotunda with an opening set by Aaron Pond’s Himflation. Performing as the duo Thumbs, multi-reedists David Leon and Yuma Uesaka have developed […]

    pay what you wish
  • Industry Night- SPACE/EFFORT/TIME

    Equilibrium Dance Academy 1802 south Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

    (SPACE) Mijkalena Smith & Aaron Pond (EFFORT) Rachel DeForrest Repinz & Alexi Peters (TIME) Kathryn Schweingruber & Julius Masri Tap dancing. Drums. Daxophone. Trance. Wild style. Big electro guitar. Mijka […]

    $15
  • New Thread Quartet

    University Lutheran Church 3637 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    New Thread Quartet was formed with the mission to develop and perform impactful new music for the saxophone, and to provide high level ensemble playing to feature today’s compositional voices. […]

    $15 – $25
  • Open Improvisation Lab: Jeff Snyder x Mekhi Gladden

    The Living Signal 4311 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA

    People’s Music Supply in collaboration with the Living Signal is presenting a weekly series of curated performances followed by an Open Improvisation Lab (OIL). Opening performances will feature some of the region’s best […]

    $10 – $20
  • Hana Stretton & Danielle Nia

    The Perch Large Room 2008 Arizona St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Co-presented with Clavius Productions Hana Stretton: Hana Stretton is a British/Australian composer, singer and producer known for her remarkably warm production style and uniquely spacious songform. In 2023, her debut album, Soon, earned […]

    $15 – $25
  • World to Come 1: Aaron Julius RJ

    Christ Church 20 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA

    We are presenting a series of free, en-plain air public performances which tap into the unique musical forms of Creative Music (a genre rooted in Philadelphia history through John Coltrane […]

    free
  • Horselords

    Solar Myth 1131 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Horse Lords were founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010; they evolved from the experimental collective Teeth Mountain and began as a trio with drummer Sam Haberman, guitarist Owen Gardner, and […]

    $30 – $35
  • Big Community Paper Show & Tell with music by Interminable & Raices Boricuas

    César Andreu Iglesias Garden 425 Arlington St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join Big Community Paper & Iglesias Gardens on Oct. 11th  for a Community Show & Tell —with Collaborative Poetry & Zine Making with live music presented by Fire Museum Presents. Share your creative endeavors with the neighborhood—do […]

    Free
  • Open Improvisation Lab: Teeth & Metals

    The Living Signal 4311 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA

    People’s Music Supply in collaboration with the Living Signal is presenting a weekly series of curated performances followed by an Open Improvisation Lab (OIL). Opening performances will feature some of the region’s best […]

    $10 – $20
  • World to Come 2: Infra Dig

    Christ Church 20 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA

    We are presenting a series of free, en-plain air public performances which tap into the unique musical forms of Creative Music (a genre rooted in Philadelphia history through John Coltrane […]

    free
  • World to Come 2: Infra Dig

    Christ Church 20 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA

    We are presenting a series of free, en-plain air public performances which tap into the unique musical forms of Creative Music (a genre rooted in Philadelphia history through John Coltrane […]

    free
  • Untethered (Paul Giess/Grant Calvin Weston/Timothy Ragsdale)

    The Perch Large Room 2008 Arizona St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Untethered (Paul Giess/Grant Calvin Weston/Timothy Ragsdale) Untethered is a collective led by Paul Giess (Ropeadope) playing what their drummer, Grant Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman, John Medeski, Vernon Reid) calls “Spontaneous […]

    $10 – $25
  • Alash

    2223 Fish 2223 E Dauphin, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Alash: Alash are masters of Tuvan throat singing (xöömei), a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. What distinguishes this trio from earlier generations of Tuvan throat […]

    $15 – $25
  • IMMANUEL WILKINS QUARTET

    Solar Myth 1131 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Please join Ars Nova Workshop at Solar Myth on October 18 for a special closing-night performance by saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and his extraordinary quartet, presented in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Philly Music […]

    $30 – $35
  • Amir ElSaffar & Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch: Inner Spaces

    Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture 310 Master St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Presented in Collaboration with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Amir ElSaffar & Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch: Inner Spaces Trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer Amir ElSaffar joins electronics performer and composer Lorenzo Bianchi-Hoesch in a […]

    $15 – $25
  • Situation Aesthetics #3 – Eric Wong / Mark Cetilia / Ben Bennet

    Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement 1542 East Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Eric will be on tour in the U.S. from Berlin presenting music with bluetooth speakers, and Mark will join from New England and will perform his excellent reduced electronic music. […]

    $10 – $20
  • Derek Gripper – Music from the Strings of Mali

    The Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia

      Seating: General admission, first-come first-served. Age Requirement: Ages 8+. Under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable but transferable — you’re welcome […]

    $35
  • Ak’chamel & Ecology : Homestones

    The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Ak’chamel: Honed and expanded through their travels, Ak’chamel’s singular sound comprising desert-scorched psychedelia, post-apocalyptic shamanism, and bizarre ritual folk is as unique as the physical theater of their otherworldly live […]

    $15 – $25
  • Negativland + Sue-C: Significantly Less Deceptive w/ MAZEL

    PhilaMoca 531 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA

    Legendary sound collage group Negativland and “real-time cinema” visual artist SUE-C collaborate to bring you their latest audio-visual performance: SIGNIFICANTLY LESS DECEPTIVE! “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble […]

    $22
  • Resavoir

    Solar Myth 1131 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    If there’s one constant with Resavoir, the sprawling and adventurous project from Chicago-based producer, trumpeter, and composer Will Miller, it’s perpetual evolution. In the years since Miller started releasing music […]

    $22 – $25
  • MANAS & Totally Automatic

    Calvary Community Center 4740 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    MANAS: Tashi Dorji: guitar Thom Nguyen: drums Che Chen: guitar, percussion, homemade instruments MANAS was formed in 2012 in Asheville, NC by guitarist Tashi Dorji and drummer Thom Nguyen. The […]

    $15 – $25
  • Dave Burrell & Steve Swell duo

    The Perch Large Room 2008 Arizona St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Dave Burrell & Steve Swell duo: Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. Standing out as a leading figure of the New […]

    $15 – $25
  • Magic Tuber Stringband & Sam Wenc

    The Perch Large Room 2008 Arizona St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Magic Tuber Stringband: Hailing from North Carolina, Magic Tuber Stringband probes the undercurrents of the landscapes around them. Highly skilled players and writers, the trio are leaders within the burgeoning […]

    $15 – $25
  • Variant 6 “Hologram”

    University Lutheran Church 3637 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    *This program is co-curated by Rebecca Myers and James Reese Variant 6 presents Hologram, in a program that explores the unique scope of light and color created by an exquisite […]

    $25 – $45
  • THIRD COAST PERCUSSION & GLENN KOTCHE

    Annenberg Center 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

    An innovative percussion ensemble and renowned drummer team up to celebrate Philip Glass’ 90th birthday. Known for pushing the genre “in new directions, blurring musical boundaries and beguiling new listeners” […]

    $83
  • PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE KOYAANISQATSI: LIVE WITH FILM

    Annenberg Center 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

    In 1975, filmmaker Godfrey Reggio joined forces with composer Philip Glass to create Koyaanisqatsi, a non-narrative, experimental film that explores the balance between humanity, technology and the environment. This cult […]

    $93 – $103