Michael J Epstein Memorial Library Headlines North Star Bar Stage September 24

Aug. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Michael J Epstein Memorial Library will join the epic and eclectic line-up of the second annual Philadelphia Film & Music Festival when the festival takes over the over 15 indoor and outdoor venues in Fishtown and Northern Liberty September 22 - 25. The octet will headline the North Star Bar stage on Saturday, September 24. Neutral Uke Hotel, Savannah Smith, The Future Everybody and Rocki Rock join them.

Included in this year's schedule is Riotfest East, which will feature Descendents, Dead Milkmen and X performing Los Angeles in its entirety. Other featured artists include: Deadmau5, Marissa Nadler, Hoots and Hellmouth, Thao With The Get Down Stay Down, Reading Rainbow, Nicos Gun and Viva Voce. A full four days worth of films will also be shown during the festival, including Better Than Something a documentary about Jay Reatard.

They may look like shy bookish types, but the librarians of the baroque indie pop group Michael J Epstein Memorial Library know how to make some noise. Their songs are sweet with tinges of darkness and bring to mind Magnetic Fields and Arcade Fire. Michael J Epstein Memorial Library's, Volume One, which is full of cleverly written tunes taken from true stories, hit the shelves May 10. It features a haunting cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "The Weeping Song". Both Epstein and Tanya K. Palit sing their own harmonies in this conversation between father and son that was chosen because its darkness would draw people's attention to the lyrics and ideas on the rest of the album

The second annual Philly F/M festival will take place over four days, Sept 22-25th, 2011, largely in the Fishtown / Northern Liberties neighborhoods of Philadelphia, which in recent years has become a cultural center for music and arts in the city. This year's festival will feature multiple indoor and outdoor venues and will host a wide variety of local, national and international independent artists and films.

Michael J Epstein Memorial Library
Philadelphia F/M Festival
Saturday, September 24
North Star Bar
2639 Poplar Street, Philadelphia, PA
Doors at 11:30PM
$10
With: Neutral Uke Hotel, Savannah Smith, The Future Everybody, and Rocki Rock

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