The name of WXPN’s popular live music series at World Cafe Live pretty much says it all. Free at Noon just turned 20 and has — in nearly 1,000 concerts over the years — featured heavy hitters such as Lizzo, Jon Batiste, Brandi Carlile, Adele, and John Legend. Read More »
Where else can you see the Grateful Dead, Heart, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd and the All-Catholic Jazz Band in a Northeast Philly park — for free? Okay, so they're not the actual artists (except for the All-Catholic Jazz Band), but these evening concerts are a ton of fun. Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket and a well-stocked picnic basket. Read More »
Welsh Rd at Cresco St, Philadelphia, PA | 215-574-2100 | Website
Starting each September, this Broad Street-based classical-music talent agency presents concerts featuring the next Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang. If you get to see mezzo-soprano Chrystal Williams in action, consider yourself lucky. Read More »
230 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-735-6999 | Website
There's rarely a cover at this Philly dive bar, where a shot and a beer still cost just $3.50. And the talent lineup is always intriguing, from a twice-monthly country music hoedown and a funky Saturday-night guitar trio to the lounge-y sounds of Dena Miranda and the Mellowtones. Read More »
1509 South Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-545-4511 | Website