Join Al-Bustan for a community gathering of live music and togetherness. The Árabe Mahrajan is built around the album release and live performance of Amanda Ekery and her touring musicians. Ekery is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer with roots in Syria and Mexico, her work explores the shared history and culture of her heritage. Árabe contains original songs and accompanying essays written by Amanda with the stories and history behind each track, covering everything from food, gambling, and evil eyes to immigration law, biracial identity, and the fraught relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights.
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Wars / Oxymoronse | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Guppy / Quik Buck / Hatchery | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Prince Daddy & the Hyena / Remo Drive / Liquid Mike | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
| Deer Tick | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slingshot Dakota | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
| Annabelle Chairlegs / Shortcuts | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Ally Nicholas / Shyeye / Sir Echo | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
| Marisa Anderson | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Father | 8:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break Free Fest Friday: LustSickPuppy / ShyGodwin / Survival Tactics / Chromafix | 7:00pm | Cousin Danny's | All Ages |
| Shampoo / Benny P, Gripper / Log Flume | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| Brye / Dacelynn | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Dinner Time / Ernest Strawfield / Shred Flinstone | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Kalia Vandever | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
| Northern Liberties / Coma Hole / Rope Trick / Big Toy | 8:00pm | Century | 21+ |