Emily Wells is an anomaly among musicians most of whom spend their careers striving for a major label deal. Before she was old enough to vote, a major label was courting Wells, two music-publishing companies were competing for the rights to her songs and she was recording with award winning producers. With true indie ethos, she moved from New York, leaving in her wake a lucrative deal from a major label, the renowned producers, recording studios, and a manager. During that period of her life, Emily had been offered everything that most musicians want. Everything except what she, as an artist, needed most: creative control.
For her latest release, 'The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties,' to get the sound of a full orchestra, Emily didn't take the easy way out and simply loop the layers of violins; instead, she played up to 21 separate tracks of violin on each symphony, often using an octave pedal to create the tones of an underwater cello or viola. In addition to the strings, there is a plethora of other sounds, electronic and organic alike.
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Waax Girl / Magic America / Video Days | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Flaming Lips / Modest Mouse | 8:00pm | Mann Center for the Performing Arts | All Ages |
Vandoliers / Nate Bergman | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Charlie Burg | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
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Impending Joy / Riko / Whaler Collective | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
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Spilly Cave / Bristoltooth / So Long Surfer | 6:00pm - 11:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
Fem&m / Milkypossum / Cubenatural | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Tashi Dorji | 8:00pm | Penn Museum | All Ages |
Tashi Dorji / Bonnie Prince Billy | 8:00pm | Penn Museum | All Ages |
Chioke / Sleep House / DJ Sylo | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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This Is Hardcore Fest (Day 1) | 4:30pm | Underground Arts | All Ages |
Blood of a Poet + TSS Bradley / Signal Spectrum | 7:00pm | Brickbat Books | All Ages |
The Jack Knives / TwentyTwo / Black Guy Fawkes | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
Marcia Bassett & Chuck Bettis / Street Rat / Carrie Decunzo & Christian Mirande / sound.forager | 7:30pm | Calvary Community Center | All Ages |
Primrose | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |