Music

This year we have three all-day stages on 2nd street (where it intersects with West George, Poplar, and Fairmount) plus another in the Piazza, all programmed for us by the Philadelphia Folksong Society, which is celebrating the 50th year of their famous annual Philadelphia Folk Festival by coming into the city and helping us throw this supersized block party together.

Our family-friendly Fairmount stage will feature kid's performers and workshops with Cat’s Pajamas, Philly School of Rock, Krista Parrish, and Electric Man. There will be a special puppet- and mask-making workshop with Ramshackle Enterprises, which will lead into a parade up 2nd Street with puppeteers and musicians The Great Unknown and Mason Porter, part of the Philly Folk Parade collective.

Our Piazza stage, co-programmed with Electric Factory and sponsored by Skinny Water, features emerging sensation tUnE-YarDs, local supergroup Black Landlord, instrumental phenomenon Delicate Steve, and legendary host Gene Shay.

Our 2011 performers:

tUnE-YarDs

Black Landlord

Delicate Steve, East Hundred, Kala Jojo, Toy Soldiers, Boris Garcia, The Great Unknown, Mason Porter, Cheers Elephant, Res, DJ Frosty, David April, Wes Mattheu and the New Way Down, Painted Blue, Gillian Grassie, North Lawrence Midnight Singers, Krista Parrish, Electric Man, Nicole Zell and Em Sea Water, Cat's Pajamas, and Philly School of Rock.