It’s clear to us that the whole world is against us. First off, there is no snow. That’s a clear shot at me, a Buffalo, NY boy, who is now very confused about what season it is. I think it’s time for baseball soon… right?

Second, the powers that be are trying to shut down the internet – which is the main way I’m talking to you people now. If you haven’t heard, Congress is voting today on two bills (SOPA and PIPA – here’s an article about what they are) that would effectively censor parts of the internet. Many people, including several popular websites, are protesting the bills.

“It seems like the whole internet is abuzz today with the SOPA strike. Many websites with thousands of users, including Wikipedia, Google, and Tumblr, have either gone dark for the day or made a clear statement that they oppose SOPA, a proposed act of congress meant to inhibit online piracy. However, many think this act is tantamount to censorship. If you block some parts of the web, what stops you from blocking the rest? Where will lines be drawn. As artists, you don’t want people ripping off or pirating your work, but on the other hand, the internet and its communities are such an integral part of creating and sharing art and music in the digital age.” – Joanna Leigh Simon of Skout Media and MilkBoy’s Social Media Queen

We’d love to hear from you guys. Anything you have to say on the matter. Let’s get a dialogue going!

At any rate, let’s forget about the world and start remembering why we all love MilkBoy: awesome shows!

This week we have another edition of the Battle of the Burbs auditions. They are tonight at 7PM (roughly) and are free to the public. Come on out and root for your favorite local act to make it to the Finals!

Later this week we have Ben Smith and Joe D’Amico coming to jam – we just finished making Ben Smith’s new album just before we moved to our new studio. His (magnificent) album is one of the last vestiges from our old home. Come on out and celebrate it with us!

We’ll be closing early on Saturday night for a private event, so you’ll just have to find someplace else to get your boogie on.

Love, Gillen

Welcome to what will undoubtedly be a marvelous 2012!

We hope that you’ll spend a large amount of it with us, enjoying a morsel or two from our delicious new menu (take a look at it over in our “Food and Drink” section), listening to some of the best local musicians around and constantly viewing our eye-catching new website.

One of our resolutions at MilkBoy is to be more interactive with our site, so if you’d all please oblige us and shoot a reply to our comments section, we’d absolutely love to hear from you!

To get you started, here’s something we’d like to hear from you about: How many of you made music-related resolutions this year and what were they?

We resolved to listen to more Black Metal. To go with more Black Coffee. BLACK.

See you soon!

Love, Gillen

See how Jewmongous he looks?!

Join us on Thursday, Dec 22nd for a special live/comedic/musical event featuring Sean Altman and his traveling antics in: JEWMONGOUS!

The show will start at 8PM and tickets are $15 presale or $18 at the door.

Ex-Rockapella star Sean Altman’s comedy song concert JEWMONGOUS is “tuneful and sharply witty” (Los Angeles Times) and “bawdy with a wicked modern streak” (Washington Post), combining “the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer” (Boston Globe).

Altman, who “writes hilarious and irreverent acoustic rock songs about his awakening Jewish awareness” (Jerusalem Post), founded Rockapella and led that group through its heyday years on the Emmy-winning PBS-TV series “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?”, for which Altman co-wrote the famous theme song.

All faiths welcome, especially Jews. Not appropriate for kids unless you’re training them to be sailors.

Click HERE to purchase tickets!

Suzie Brown - Playing this Saturday!

Boy have we got a show for you!

This Saturday Dec 2nd, we’re bringing in Suzie Brown with John Schmidt, Sarah Blacker AND Casey Black… wow!

Four outstanding songwriters, one stupendous night. We’re super excited for this lineup; call it what you want, boys vs. girls or new york vs. philly vs. boston,  we just call it a great night!

If there’s an artist you haven’t heard yet, check them out right here:

http://www.suziebrownsongs.com/

http://www.myspace.com/johnschmitt

http://www.sarahblacker.com/

http://www.reverbnation.com/caseyblack

Tickets are available NOW at a special pre-sale price of $10. It’ll be a $12 cover at the door on the day of the show.

So grab your tickets now and save some dough for those holiday gifts you just pepper-sprayed those old women for.

Tickets can be bought in-store or online – just click this link:

http://milkboycoffee.ticketleap.com/suzie-brown-w-john-schmitt-and-casey-black/

Craig Bickhardt

MilkFriends,

It’s that time again: On Saturday, Nov 26th at 8PM, award winning songwriter Craig Bickhardt is coming back to MilkBoy for his annual “Evening of Thanksgiving” event.

Tickets are available NOW at a special pre-sale price of $15 — http://milkboycoffee.ticketleap.com/an-evening-of-thanksgiving-w-craig-bickhardt–friends/

You can also buy presale tickets at the MilkBoy Ardmore location.

This is very special event; one of the more intimate shows we do, you’ll hear stories and songs alongside friends and family from one of the most talented people on this planet.

He’ll be joined by friends Tom Hampton, Michael Ronstadt, Tommy Geddes, with special guest appearance by Michael Tearson.

So come out and enjoy the evening with loved ones – it’s always a memorable night!

Love, Gillen

Justin Trawick

Good news, MilkComrades!

Two super-talented songwriters are coming in for an intimate night of music at a discount price!

This Thursday night at 8PM, Justin and Jason will be sharing the stage as well as sharing songs; this will be a great night to bring a bottle of wine and some friends along – unwind BEFORE the weekend!

Check these guys out and then come on out — $7 Door Charge and a $3 BYOB charge.

http://www.justintrawick.com/

http://www.jasonager.com/

Le Butcherettes - Playing TONIGHT at MilkBoy Philly

Wonderful MilkPatrons,

We hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween weekend. Even though the snow scared a lot of people on Saturday, we weathered the storm (is it still an idiom if that’s what we actually did?), had a great show, and came out on the other end better people for it.

As for THIS week, we have busy schedule ahead no matter which MilkBoy you frequent.

MilkBoy Philly is anticipating the arrival of Le Butcherettes for TONIGHT’S show. It will start at 8PM and the cover at the door is $12 – well worth it for what will surely be an incredible show.

Later in the week, they’re hosting: Morning River Band w/ The Broken Prayers, Orion Freeman, and Jen Levins (Thursday); The New Connection w/ Crills Wilson, Absract Verses and North End (Friday); PLM Tour feat. Michal Menert and Gramatik (Saturday); The Glands w/ Like A Fox, Peasant, and DJ Jersey Dan (Sunday)

In MilkBoy Ardmore, we’re having a great couple of shows including: Mikey Wax, Nick Howard, Christie Lenee, Christopher Bohn, Alec Stewart and Steer Clear of Pedestrians

Also, we’re adding a new section to blog: Our “Feed the ‘Muse’-ings”  section will provide promos, tips and updates concerning out artist development site, Feed the Muse:

Fall is in full swing, and that crisp air is just what you need to get the creative fires burning.

We’re revving up our Facebook page to include more resources, tips, and conversation to help you make the most of your Feed the Muse projects!

And, starting today, when you “like” us on Facebook, and we will lower the FTM percentage to 5% for your current or next campaign!

Click on over to our Facebook page and “like” us by November 18th to get in on the promotion!

Love, Gillen

Spoooooky.

Greetings Goblins and Ghouls,

This is our super-spooky edition of the MilkBoy Coffee newsletter as evidenced by the cringe-inducing, Halloween appropriate, Milk Boy to your leftt.

This week, as usual, we have a whole bunch of goodness coming your way in the form of food, drinks and fun!

We’ve updated our lunch specials at Ardmore with tons of delicious fare including but not limited to: Turkey Burgers, BBQ Empanadas and a transcendent Chicken Squash Corn Chowder. We are also bringing back a bunch of seasonal drink faves like Apple Cider and Pumpkin Spice drinks.

As far as shows go, MilkBoy Philly is rife with musical monstrosities(in a good way!) – Thursday we’ll have Satellite Hearts, Sherman (the band), Filmstar and Bus Farm; Friday will feature Shorty Boy Boy w/ The Tweeds, Big Fat Marker and Marigolds; Saturday we’ll show The Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret with special guests: Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret and Tammy Faymous; Sunday night we’re showcasing DJ Architekt in an Industry Night Blowout: MISCHIEF NIGHT @ Milkboy;

And then on Wednesday of next week (Nov 2nd) we’re bringing in Le Butcherettes!

Holy Crap!

In Ardmore, we have a ton of great bands coming your way this weekend including, Mal Scoppa and the Tall Tales, The Great Afternoon, Up the Chain, Hope Waits, Namoli Brennett, and The Selkies!

On Sunday, we’ll be closed to the public (starting around 2PM) for the Meridee Winters Halloween Show!

Enjoy a safe and bountiful Halloween!

Love, Gillen

Lisa Hannigan, playing at MilkBoy Philly this Thursday!

What is up with this weather?

Last week it was fall, then it was summer again and now it’s cold and rainy. My antibodies don’t know what to think!

At any rate, you’ll be relieved to know that MilkBoy has you covered in any meterorological situation. Iced Teas and Smoothies for when it’s 80 degrees out, Pumpkin Spice Lattes for when it’s cold and dreary and delicious food (Seriously. Try the Chipotle Turkey Sliders on the dinner menu) for when you get stuck inside the store during a hurricane or tornado.

If you happen to get stuck at MilkBoy Philly, there’s always booze, too…

We’ll also provide the entertainment! MilkBoy Philly has a slate of great shows this week including the wonderful (and SOLD OUT) Lisa Hannigan on Thursday; Eytan and the Embassy w/ Jesse Reuben and Wendy on Friday; and on Saturday, Mason Porter w/ Andrew Gray (of Hoots & Hellmouth) and Ron Gallo (Toy Soldiers).

We got some action happening out in the ‘burbs as well — on Thursday we have McRad w/ The Gerunds, The Phoenix Veil and Members Only – on Friday night we’re bringing in The Barn Swallows w/ The Stray Birds and Tim Gleeson – and on Saturday we’ve got “The Living Room Series” with Rosemary Ostrowski.

Click on any of the shows for artist and ticket info! See you this weekend!

Love, Gillen

Andrew Beerer in on Friday Night! 8PM!

Hi All!

Just a quick update on what’s going on here at MilkBoy:

We’re keeping our kitchen open late on nights when there are shows! That’s right: no more rushing over to Bella Italia for a quick slice before the show. Stay in-shop and enjoy some of our new Dinner Menu items like Chipotle Turkey Sliders, Flatbread Pizza, or Seitan Empanadas! Woo!

Take advantage of it this Friday when we have Andrew Beerer w/ The Carpet Squares and JD Eicher. It’s an $8 Presale/$10 Door ticket. It’s gonna be a regular hootenanny up in here, so come on out and get’cher groove on!

In Bryn Mawr we have HighMay coming in on Friday Night and Ethan Pierce on Saturday! Both are (as always) FREE and start at 7:30pm

At MilkBoy Philly we have a plethora of plentiful goodness coming through our doors, including: the NY Night Train SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF, Indie-folk executors, Illinois w/ Carousel and A Victim Of Good Times, as well as alt-pop Jerseyboys, It’s a King Thing w/ Ages, Catnaps and The Gift.

That’s all for now! Adios!

Love, Gillen