The Partnership CDC (community development corporation)
The Greater Philadelphia Rock, Rhythm & Blues Fest (formerly known as just the Blues Fest) was created in 1997 as a vehicle for creating revenue to further The Partnership CDC’s commitment to affordable housing, economic development and job creation in the communities of West and Southwest Philadelphia. Over the past eight years, the Blues Fest has proven to be a major catalyst for bringing people together from across the region and from all over the country, creating a sense of community, educating the public regarding issues facing the inner city, and generating support to help address these issues. 100% of the funds raised at Blues Fest go directly into programs. This celebration is dedicated to reviving your spirits, and our neighborhoods.
World Cafe Live is proud to be the home of this year's Rock, Rhythm and Blues Festival to benefit the local community. Presenting fine food and live music on two stages, World Cafe Live is Philadelphia's ultimate destination for blues, rock, pop, folk, roots, jazz and music of all kinds.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, October 7
Upstairs Live
7:00 PM
Free show with Mojo Stu!
Friday, October 7
Upstairs Live
9:00 PM
Emerging Blues Artists: LeRoy Foster and Chris Bell
Tickets: $15
Friday, October 7
Downstairs Live
8:00 PM
Shemekia Copeland with Otis Taylor
Tickets: $30 / $45 / $60
 "Shemekia Copeland sings urgently modern songs carved from the solid wood of her blues roots. Honest, masterful, and wrenchingly credible… she is as new as tomorrow’s paper and as ageless as the blues itself; this music could not be in better hands." – Boston Globe
 Otis Taylor's "...murky swamp drones and intricate African folk move right past entertainment – into a realm where the blues can again be about illumination, and provocation." – Rolling Stone
Friday, October 7
Downstairs Live
11:00 PM
Late Night Dance Party: Hip Hop & Reggaetone
Tickets: $10
 Saturday, October 8
Upstairs Live
2:00 PM
A Special Peanut Butter and Jams Kids Show with Makin' Music Rockin' Rhythms
Saturday, October 8
Upstairs Live
7:00 PM
Beaucoup Blue
Tickets: Free!
Saturday, October 8
Upstairs Live
9:00 PM
Soulamite!
11:00 PM
BD Mylo and the Go Daddys
Tickets: $15 (Student ticket available by phone)
 Soulamite! Bad-ass 6T's Soul!!! Nothing else like it in Philadelphia. Just sta-raight ahead, stripped-down, toof-chippin get-down music that NOBODY can resist shakin to!
 BD Mylo and the Go Daddys reside in a musical place where the tidewaters of the Mississippi wash up at the foot of Beale Street. Fusing blues, soul, rock and jazz into a style uniquely their own, this 6-piece group delivers with a heartfelt passion of artists on a mission, taking audiences on a musical trip through the roots of American music.
 Saturday, October 8
Downstairs Live
Dinner Begins at 6 PM
VIP Dinner with the Deb Callahan Band!
Tickets: $150
This ticket is also good for general admission to the Saturday night Campbell Brothers performance!
 Saturday, October 8
Downstairs Live
Doors 9 PM
Showtime 10 PM
The Campbell Brothers
Tickets: $23 / $35 / $50
Sunday, October 9
Downstairs Live
11:00 AM
Gospel Brunch with The Campbell Brothers
Tickets: $50 (includes brunch)
Just when it seemed that all the traditional forms of American music were identified, the soaring, moaning, and driving sound of "sacred steel" guitars surfaced and American roots music was forever changed. The Campbell Brothers bring burning and soulful musical abilities to the eastern U.S., revisiting all concepts of what could be played on the steel guitar.
Sunday, October 9
Downstairs Live
8:00 PM
Alô Brasil - Percussion, Song and Dance
Tickets: $20 / $30 / $40
Sunday, October 9
Upstairs Live
9:00 PM
Ellas y Amigos
Tickets: $10
* Artists and times subject to change
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