A Tribute to Muswell Hillbillies: A Kinks-travaganza
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Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door
After 6pm on the day of the show, only door tickets will be available.
Doors at 7:30pm
A Tribute to Muswell Hillbillies with The Modbeats, Citizen Riot, The Edge Hill Rounders, and The No Good Crowd.
A Kinks-travaganza with special guests Wesley Stace, Adam Weiner, John Faye, Katie Feeney, and Steve Skinner
Proceeds from KINKSTRAVAGANZA will go to Juntos - the community-led, Latine immigrant organization in South Philadelphia fighting for human rights for workers, parents, youth, and immigrants.
After many years…maybe 10… this idea is finally coming to life.
Muswell Hillbillies is a 1971 recording from the English band…. “The Kinks”
One of our favorite recordings ever and a real tribute to American Music and what we call “Americana” today!
This event is 4 bands-4sides….
Band 1/Early Kinks Hits
The Modbeats… who will perform early Kinks songs circa pre 1971.
Band 2/Side 1
Citizen Riot.. who will perform Side 1 of Muswell Hillibillies… great songs!
Band 3/Side 2
The Edge Hill Rounders.. who will perform Side 2 of Muswell Hillbillies… a perfect match!
Band 4/Later Kinks Hits
The No Good Crowd….will perform later Kinks hits circa post 1971.. songs some of us grew up with, having been born in 1962!!!
There will be a few encore songs… stick around for them! We can sing them all together! Along with guest singers and musicians!
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The Modbeats
Hailing from New Jersey, The Modbeats are an eclectic four-piece set about taking over the rock n' roll world. The high voltage quartet, made up of Philip Dunn (vocals,
guitar), Scott Matison (bass), Fizz (drums), and Joe Mandia (vocals, guitar), has carved a niche in the modern rock scene by incorporating power pop, rockabilly, and gritty
blues and rock ’n’ roll influences into their tone alongside other catalog twists. Their recent debut record, Ballad of a Starving Artist, quickly established the group as
a driving force in the industry for its infectious earworms and classic lyricism. The album earned substantial praise from publications like The Big Takeover, Shindig!,
WXPN, and Earmilk, solidifying the group's ability to bridge past influences with present-day instrumentation and a twist of light and dark. The band’s songs are
frequently heard on Little Steven’s Underground Garage and Little Steven’s Coolest Songs In The World channel on Sirius XM. The Modbeats commitment to pure sound,
uninhibited by subgenre, combined with a distinctive aesthetic and stupefying live performances, earned them a spot on Music Connection's Hot 100 Live Unsigned
Artists and Bands of 2024. They've carved their sound across countless corners of the rock landscape, with more explosive performances and genre-bending releases on the
horizon. - Mayleen Records.
Citizen Riot
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Citizen Riot is a Philadelphia-based musical entity, often associated with local tribute performances, independent music, and custom gear curation, with an active presence on Instagram and a focus on live local music. They have been involved in Philly-based tribute shows at venues like World Cafe Live and the Old Swedes Church.
The Edge Hill Rounders
An Original Folk and Americana Band
Paul Mamolou and Tim Cheney founded the band in 2014 when they discovered that their voices were a perfect match and they shared a passion for rootsy country harmonies. They knew they had to form a band. While additional musicians have come and gone, the original vision remains. The band has evolved into its current lineup below:
Paul Mamolou
Guitar, Vocals. Songwriting
Paul Mamolou has a long history on the Philadelphia Music scene dating back to the fabled Main Point in the 1970s.
Tim Cheney
Mandolin, Vocals, Songwriting
Tim Cheney began playing mandolin as a teenager in South Carolina. Tim has performed his original topical songs live on FOX29's "Good Day Philadelphia" and on PBS39's "You Bet Your Garden".
John Mahony
fiddle
John is a multi-instrumentalist covering most types of acoustic music. In addition to the fiddle, he contributes musical ideas to the band’s arrangements and provides background vocals. Besides his work with EHR, John currently plays guitar, clawhammer banjo, mandolin and fiddle with No Irish Need Apply . He was multiple year consecutive winner at the Philadelphia Folk Festival “Martin Guitar workshop”.
Chris Gately
Drums
A veteran of the Philadelphia music scene. Chris has played with some of the best local bands including Beaufort and Valley Creek. Chris is also a master sound engineer, mixer and producer.
Christopher "Topher" Horner
BASS
Christopher “Topher” Horner has been playing in bands since he was in The Grasshoppers at age 8 or so. He grew up in Western Pennsylvania and cut his musical teeth at frat parties, smokey bars, and other disreputable establishments in central Maine and Washington DC before moving to the Philadelphia area in the late 1980’s with the band Go To Blazes. He has played in various and sundry Philadelphia area groups, and currently plays guitar with O My Stars, upright bass with April Mae and the June Bugs, electric bass with Wonder House, and classical bass in the Independence Sinfonia. He also teaches music at Germantown Academy and leads the orchestra at Wissahickon High School.
The No Good Crowd
You know those nights when everything just clicks—the pints flowing, the stage humming, the music grinning at you like an old friend? That’s the spark behind The No Good Crowd. Even in an era of bedroom pop and chillwave, these four Philly lifers forged a genre-blending mix of garage, power pop, jangle, punk, and Americana from their very first shows together.
Video for latest single “Headlong” check out this link:
https://youtu.be/1SH9x7H3U0k?si=bRyv8B5eJclwm9oE
Wesley Stace
Wesley Stace was born in Hastings, East Sussex in 1965. He released many albums under the name John Wesley Harding before switching back to his birth name for more recent recordings, including 2021’s Late Style and the monumental limited-edition Secret Series, for which he revisited his entire discography for new solo acoustic releases. Stace has recorded duets with Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and Rosanne Cash, among other contemporaries. He has published four novels, including the international bestseller Misfortune, and recently co-wrote Mark Morris’ memoir Out Loud. He also created and is the impresario of Cabinet of Wonders, a cabaret-style multi-artist show that plays at New York City’s City Winery, and which The New Yorker called “one of the finest nights of entertainment this city has to offer.” Stace has taught at Princeton, Swarthmore and Fairleigh-Dickinson, and writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Philadelphia.
Adam Weiner
Adam Weiner is a rock & roll artist from Philadelphia who has released 7 studio albums under the name Low Cut Connie. Since forming in 2010, Low Cut Connie has earned a devoted fanbase that includes President Barack Obama, Sir Elton John and Bruce Springsteen. In 2024, he released the award-winning documentary film ART DEALERS. He has received acclaim from The New Yorker (“Pandemic Person of the Year”), Rolling Stone, NPR’s Fresh Air and appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #PlayAtHome Series and PBS Newshour. His writing has been published in SPIN, Billboard, and Talkhouse. On July 3, 2026, he will release his 8th studio album Livin in the USA.
https://www.instagram.com/lowcutconnie
https://www.facebook.com/lowcutconnie
John Faye
With eleven full-length studio albums, two live albums, a B-sides record, three EP’s, two DVDs, and a slew of singles to his credit, John Faye has amassed an impressive musical resume.
Through his career of 30+ years, Faye has seen the music business from every conceivable angle - as both a signed and independent artist. As one of the only mixed-race Asian American frontmen to sign a major label recording contract in the 90’s heyday of alternative rock, Faye released two albums on A&M Records with his band The Caulfields, landed a publishing deal with Warner-Chappell, and toured nationally and internationally.
https://www.facebook.com/jfaye
https://www.instagram.com/johnkimfaye
Katie Feeney
Roberta Faceplant
Roberta Faceplant is a honky tonk hurricane from Philadelphia. Safely in the middle of a Venn diagram where kitsch meets bitch, the five-piece Outlaw Americana band has been called “a cowpunk miracle” and been compared to “Southern Culture on the Skids fronted by Laura Bell Bundy.” It’s Country, but you can hear the city.
Raucous guitars, a driving rhythm section, and the raw, powerful, and soulful vocals of frontwoman Katie Feeney make Roberta Faceplant a five-fingered fist of Country grit. Lyrically, Feeney and the band pull no punches, tackling current events with tongue in cheek humor and rage. Peppered with Bob Seger-style working-man themes and a dose of Southern Rock, the band still holds tight to the true spirit of country music - three chords and the truth.
Over the last year, Roberta Faceplant has performed at venues such as Johnny Brenda’s (Philadelphia), Ardmore Music Hall (Ardmore, PA), Skinny Dennis (Brooklyn, NY), and at events like Baby’s First Rodeo in Philadelphia, PA, while opening for artists like Low Cut Connie, Emily Nenni, Dylan Earl, Hannah Juanita, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Rebecca Porter, and more. The band was named “Best Band” by Delaware Public Media in 2025 and their last two EPs received radio play on stations like KOOP 91.7 FM and KLKT 107.9 FM in Texas; NOLA County Radio in New Orleans; and WXPN 88.5 in Philadelphia.
Roberta Faceplant released their second six-song EP, Brisket & Cigarettes, on September 26, 2025, and is currently working on their first full length album.
https://www.robertafaceplant.com/
Steve Skinner
https://steveskinner.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stevenmadisonskinner/
By Car or By Train
The East Falls Train Station is a short walk from the Fallser Club. Parking in East Falls is no problem! There is ample free on-street parking near the East Falls train station driveway at 3610 Midvale Ave and a paid municipal lot three blocks away at 4100 Ridge Ave. Midvale Ave and Ridge Ave are both well-lit!
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