Solidarity Solstice - A Day Long Benefit Concert and Spoken Word

Solidarity Solstice

Several Phoenixville-based resistance groups and activists, including Singing Resistance Phoenixville and Artists Against ICE, are planning a day-long concert at The Gem in Spring City, PA. The concert will raise money for immigrant non-profits and spotlight organizations that are making a difference in this very scary and frustrating time.

Tentative Schedule

12-12:45 pm Kat Rivers  and Second Sight DUO

KAT RIVERS AND THE SECOND SIGHT is a Philadelphia-based blues rock band known for their show-stopping live performances, powerhouse vocals, and tight musicianship. Led by front woman Kat Rivers and featuring Ric Haas (guitar), Ava Esrich (bass), and Bob Bradford (drums), their music showcases the jaw-dropping range of Rivers' vocal style while incorporating the raw rock and roll edge of the Second Sight. Their music has invoked comparisons to Led Zeppelin, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Heart. 

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Shortly after the marking of the band's 1st anniversary, Kat Rivers and the Second Sight released their debut 4-song EP, "Deception". The EP asserts the band's blues rock sound while incorporating influences of funk, jazz, country, and even metal in their original songs "Broken Promised Land", "Smooth Talkin'", "When You Meet the Devil", and "Private Showing". 

https://www.katriversandthesecondsight.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/katriversandthesecondsight/ 

12:50-1 pm - Speaker - Nina from Alianzas

1-1:20 pm - Singing Resistance PXV

We are a group of singers, songwriters, and community leaders who are passionate about using our voices to strengthen peaceful protests and demonstrations with songs that are accessible to all. We partner with the Phoenixville Liberation Center, Diversity In Action, and local immigrant groups to identify and address our community’s needs. We create, learn, and teach songs that give voice to our grief, rage, solidarity, and commitment to a peaceful and equitable world for all. Because our mission and principles align with the Singing Resistance group that is fighting a violent fascist takeover in Minnesota, whose work inspires us and whose songs we add to our own, we honor them by joining their movement and using Singing Resistance Phoenixville as our name.

Socials: www.instagram.com/singingresistancepxv

https://www.youtube.com/@SingingResistancePXV

www.singingresistancephoenixville.org

1:25-1:55pm - Doug Brouder 

Gather a group of people and put Doug Brouder in front of them and we’ll all gonna have a good time. Doug has been writing and collecting songs for decades, performing both plain- talk originals and familiar classics of folk, blues, rock and everything in between. He has shared stages with artists like Dar Williams and Richard Shindell, and his warm stage presence and eclectic shows have drawn comparisons to early folk influences Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Paxton and Ian Tyson.

Socials: http://www.youtube.com/@dougbrouder692

2-2:20pm - Poets 1 and 2 Mason Jolivette and Alyx Matchett

2:25-2:55pm - Alyssa Marsh 

18 year old Singer-Songwriter that has been writing and performing as long as she can remember. She recently graduated form the Center for Performing and Fine Arts and will be attending NYU in the fall.

https://www.instagram.com/alyssamarshmusic/?hl=en

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IUQoGW3IEc12xMpUcVGbK

3-3:10pm - Speaker - Parker from PSL

3:10-3:40pm - The People United

After initially meeting on the frontlines of struggle, The People United have been both making change and music for roughly 6 years.

Socials:

instagram: @indigo_rebel @currymalott @pslsepa @pxvliberationcenter

3:45-4:05pm - Poets 3 and 4 Vincent Tavani and Lauren Ariel

4:05-4:35pm - Benny’s Apostles

Benny's Apostles is a Pennsylvania-based folk/Americana music project spearheaded by songwriters Tim Dougherty and Matt Cummins. They are best known for their debut release, the Safe Harbor EP, which blends rich acoustic harmonies, mandolin, and guitar.

https://www.instagram.com/bennysapostles/?hl=en

https://bennysapostles.bandcamp.com/

4:35-4:45pm - Speaker - Eric from Way Forward

4:45-5:25pm - Anna Spackman 

Anna delivers a soulful acoustic performance with songs that will linger in audience’s heads and hearts. Blending folk, soul, and rock sensibilities, her music takes the listener through the heart of a wound to a place of groundedness and resilience. Anna has three albums and one EP available on all streaming services, and bonus tracks up on her Bandcamp. Her newer songs explore hope and resilience in the face of oppressive systems, and seek

to connect us back to ourselves and one another.

Socials:

www.instagram.com/annaspackmanmusic

www.facebook.com/annaspackmanmusic

www.youtube.com/annaspackmanmusic

annaspackman.bandcamp.com

5:30-6:10pm - Anthony C 

Anthony C is a music producer, engineer, song writer, rapper, and singer based in Philly. He started producing music at the age of 14 with just his iPhone and still does to this very day with his work. He graduated from Montgomery County Community College in 2022 with a degree in Sound Recording and Music Technology. He started releasing music in 2019 with his first album “Genesis” and his second album “PANDEMIC” in 2020 speaking on the social issues and experiences of that period, experimenting in 8 genres with 8 songs. In 2022, he released his third album “Therapy In My Expression” which speaks on the concept of heartache, mental health, and self growth. He hopes his music can leave an impact and that his art can reach out and help people in need and shake the industry.

Socials: anthonyc_music1 (on all platforms)

6:15-7 pm - Taylor Kelly 

Born in Rochester, NY and now a staple of the Philadelphia music scene, Taylor Kelly crafts a deeply personal sound rooted in jazz, soul, and funk, layered with electronic and rock textures. Known for her smooth yet commanding voice, Kelly creates genre-blending music rich with intricate harmonies, melodic depth, and anthemic lyricism. She has released six albums and EPs, shared stages with artists like St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Dirty Loops, and Moonchild, and earned over 800k streams for her single “California.” Her work has been featured on NPR Music, WXPN and Vocalo Radio. Declared by LeFutureWave as a “musical spectacle” and Earmilk applauding her “gripping performance”, Kelly’s latest EP The Spins marks her most fully realized release to date - an empowering, immersive statement of self-expression that comes alive both on record and on stage.

Socials:

www.instagram.com/taylorkellymusic3.0

www.taylorkellymusic.com