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HAPPY NEW YEAR! COME VISIT IN 2025!!!
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We're thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a New Year's Eve Dance Party For The End Of Time featuring the West Philadelphia Orchestra, carrying on a long-standing Philadelphia tradition of New Year's Eve shows with everyone's favorite avant folk village brass party band!
A Philadelphia institution, the premier avante village folk brass party band continues their longstanding tradition of bringing in the New Year with their non-stop, high energy blend of balkan dance beats, Klezmer, New Orleans brass, hip-hop, soul, frevo and ska! They'll curate a full evening of entertainment with appearances by The Frenetic Hanukkah Freylekhs, top tune selectors and a drunken sing-along for all around the stunning Black Squirrel Steinway piano to wrap up the night after we blast in the New Year! You won't want to miss this rollicking good time with Philadelphia's most distinctive party band matching the fantastical vibes of the city's most distinctive venue. It's a Dance Party For The End of Time!
8 PM till 1 AM 2025!
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8:00 PM Doors
9:00 Frenetic Hanukkah Freylekhs
10:30 Dance Party For The End Of Time
12:30 Drunken Piano Sing-Along
You will find WPO at parties, stages, beer gardens, protests and wedding celebrations throughout the Philadelphia region. West Philadelphia Orchestra found inspiration in the Romani brass "orkestars" and "fanfares" of Eastern Europe. Known for stellar musicianship and dynamic live shows, the band’s sound is vibrant, powerful and extremely danceable.
WPO plays a wide-range of music, including traditional Balkan music (emphasis on Serbian and Macedonian repertoire), klezmer music rooted in Philadelphia’s klezmer tradition, New Orleans brass and 60s free jazz, in addition to punk, soul, hip hop frevo and ska. On stages and their many recordings, the band focuses on their original compositions which meld all of those influences together. Catch them at parties and on the streets and you'll hear them playing whatever feels right for the moment. They have collaborated with artists and ensembles as varied as RJD2, Dr. Dog, Martha Graham Cracker, Johnny Showcase and the Trisha Brown Dance Company. With driving percussion, yawping tuba, wailing reeds and blaring trumpets, WPO's sound hits hard and lifts the spirits.
WPO began as a village band for their neighborhood in 2006, performing at parks, rocking street festivals and collaborating with community theaters. They’ve released a few albums over the years - WPO in 2008, Live at Tritone in 2012, and Tour de Filly in 2016. They have also released numerous singles and two EPs in 2023: The Cosmic Trilogy (on The Giving Groove label) and Af Purim (on Fly Bottle Records). They have performed at various festivals, including Ollin Kan (Mexico City), Philadelphia Folk Festival, Golden Fest (NYC), and various versions of the Honk! festival. Many of WPO's members are also music educators (Play on Philly, Clef Club, Germantown Friends, the George School, etc.) and the band has given workshops and performances at University of the Arts, Appel Farms Music and Arts Camp, and various regional high schools.
Tickets $20 in advance. $25 at the door.
Black Squirrel Club has a full bar. We do not serve food, but you're welcom to bring any food in or have food delivered.
Doors at 8:00 PM
Live music starts at 9 PM
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