Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a live performance by the explosive Chicago-Norwegian trio Ballister with very special guest Marshall Allen, legendary saxophonist and leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra. This once-in-a-lifetime collaboration will be presented at PhilaMOCA on Thursday, April 14.
Reference points for the transatlantic powerhouse trio Ballister include the Julius Hemphill groups of the 70's and 80's featuring Abdul Wadud, Ornette Coleman's Prime Time, and the early-70's explorations of Miles Davis' electric bands. "There’s a freshness and sense of discovery in their wide-ranging music. But there’s also a deep and hard-earned understanding between these players which enables them to build tension to the point of shattering, and then surf gracefully upon the shards.” -Downbeat Magazine
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Philadelphia 2025 Blues Festiva | 11:00am - 6:00pm | Temple University (Ambler Campus) | All Ages |
Grrrl Gang | 7:30pm | Silk City | 21+ |
No Regrets / No Such Noise / Drive Thru Pharmacy | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Nate Smith | 8:00pm | Perelman Theater (Inside the Kimmel Center) | All Ages |
High Vis / Pissed Jeans / Secret World / Cold Gawd | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
Team Dresch / Vitapup | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
Alex G | 8:00pm | The Fillmore | All Ages |
54 Ultra | 8:00pm | Ruba Club | 21+ |
Stacey Ryan | 8:30pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
The Shakedown (Mark Farina) | 10:00pm | Warehouse on Watts | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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WKDU Presents: Impressions Block Party | 12:00pm | Impressions Philly | All Ages |
Natural Information Society (Early Show) | 3:30pm | The Fabric Workshop and Museum | All Ages |
Natural Information Society (Evening Show) | 5:30pm | The Fabric Workshop and Museum | All Ages |
Destroyer / Cass McCombs | 7:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
Hotline TNT / Path of Totality | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |