The Dialouge - From Drummers to Artists - A Black Music Month Celebration

Philly Music Appreciation Celebration June 20th #BMMW

Peedi Crakk at TLA with Black Deniro x Mz Lynx x Chase Allen & more!

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Kick Back Block Party with @MontBrown and @PaceOBeats

#Philly - The Roots Mural Dedication May 31st

The Roots Mural Dedication  Friday, May 31, 2013 11:30 a.m. World Communications Charter School 512 S. Broad Street (use South Street entrance) Join Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, and the entire Roots band to celebrate a monumental mural created in their honor. Designed and implemented by Amber Art and Design featuring Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, the mural pays tribute to the world’s most well-known hip hop band and our hometown heroes. Launched in the Fall of 2011, this multifaceted project included a talkback lecture series, “Roots 101” curriculum for youth in our Art Education Program, and citywide engagement via paint days. The dedication features food, music, giveaways, and, of course, a special appearance by The Roots. The Mural Arts Program provides free, year-round art education to over 1,500 youth throughout the city of Philadelphia. FUNDERS: City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC), Philly360°, F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, Heineken, United States Department of Justice PARTNERS: World Communications Charter School, SEFG Entertainment, LLC, Little Giant Media, two.one.five magazine, Coolhunter LLC SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Roots Management: Richard Nichols, Shawn Gee, and Joe “AJ Shine” Simmons, Brad Rubens, Esq.

UndergroundMusic.fm Offers Community Outlet For Free Streaming Music With Monetization Options

UndergroundMusic.fm is a new free streaming music platform for "underground" musicians designed to build community and spread music. Streaming is free but there's also a store aspect and an option to tip for each song. It's a nice idea that is ultimately dependent on who gets involved and whether or not an audience is drawn.

UndergroundMusic.fm is in many ways a simple idea that's hard to pull off. Create a solid, straightforward platform for streaming music, include monetization and community elements and build an outpost for great music via any web-connected device.

UndergroundMusic.fm offers enough music to be browsable, options to connect via Facebook to receive recommendations and a quick to grasp user interface.

In addition to being able to set up a profile and offer streaming music, a store is also under development though not forefronted on the site. You can find out more about submitting your music and about pricing.

There seems to be an unintentional split between the streaming music and the store with a tip jar on streaming tracks and shopping in an entirely separate area. One element that helps bridge that gap is the UndergroundMusic.fm blog.

Overall UndergroundMusic.fm seems well-intentioned but whether or not a thriving community can emerge remains to be seen.

More: New Music Service Seeks To Make Underground Music Mainstream

Ugly Bass Block Party!! TODAY Broad & Thompson 11a - 6p