Philadelphia
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Venues & Booking
Booking: booking at heydayentertainment dot com
This is actually a house that is actually a legitimate bar. Bands play in the living room.
Booking: inquiry at johnnybrendas dot com Please send your contact info including a phone number, links to your MySpace band profile, website, and/or press for your band. A history of where and how often you've played, how many people you can draw, and who you've played shows with while in Philadelphia is helpful. If interested, they will contact you for a CD and further information. Please be aware that it may take some time for them to respond since we have overflowing inboxes. Don't despair! Do not call the phone number above, the bartenders cannot help you.
Booking: fill out the form on the MySpace page above.
Booking: Send all press kits to:
HeyDay Entertainment
Attn: Joseph Lekkas
1619 East Passyunk Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Bars & Nightlife
This was recommended to us by Indie-British-Pop band Canadian Invasion. You can make a recommendation too.
Patty’s Pub on Race St. between 2nd & 3rd is a fun little workingman’s pub full of cheap beers and a Jackalope behind the bar! The crowd is fun and runs the gamut. The jukebox is decent too.
The Moshulu is actually a boat on Philadelphia's Penn's Landing with a rich history as a luxury liner, a hauler of goods, and was confiscated from multiple owners, and later bought and sold. Today it has a full bar, restaurant, and winning awards from port to starboard.
Great cocktails, locally produce food, world-class brunches, and outdoor dining are just the beginning of this charming spot on 4th street.
There are six award winning varieties brewed in-house with an eclectic menu, Nodding Head has a classic, All American pub vibe.
A 50's style diner with modern Fusion American dishes, live music, DJs, and dancing.
Hotels
This was recommended to us by Indie-British-Pop band Canadian Invasion. You can make a recommendation too.
"It’s best to drive out of the city to stay at a cheaper rest stop place but if you got the cash the Sheraton Society Hill is the bomb. Don’t forget this is a hotbed for stolen band gear so watch your stuff yo."
The Four Season always offers a touch of class. The Four Seasons Philadelphia features contemporary classic furnishings, and inner courtyard, and a country club atmosphere and is surrounded by historical landmarks of the City of Brotherly Love.
Life is Magnifique- the slogan of Sofitel. Enjoy French elegance blended with American style. Chez Colette features a 1920s vibe with French cuisine.
Featuring French Renaissance style in leather, pained wood, and marble, the Union League has hosted many heads of state since its founding in 1862. It occupies an entire city blog of Philadelphia's historical district.
Stuff to Do
This was recommended to us by Indie-British-Pop band Canadian Invasion. You can make a recommendation too.
It’s on the list of 100 things to do before you die so make sure to run up the famous steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art while doing your best Rocky impersonation. Yo Adrian...we did it!!!!
"Musicians usually have no medical insurance; what better way to revell in that fear than to go to Philly's Mutter Museum at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia? The Mutter, part of the oldest surgical college in the country, has a gorgeously macabre collection of limbs and torsos, outsides and insides, all on creepy display. The twisted specimens in glass jars seem like they grew magically from the pages of the worlds' fantasy and horror paperbacks but unfortunately they are real. Too bad photos aren’t allowed cause, if you're in a Goth or metal band, there's an original album cover photo at every turn. There is lots of informative notes to go along with the spectacle, so if you just want to gawk or if you want to learn some disturbing facts about some seriously freaky medical problems, the mutter has what you want."
Tools are the new book: you just need to borrow them to use once, and not store forever in your closet. See this strange new trend in action.
A historical landmark for fans of Benjamin Franklin. His former home stood here, and in the basement, an underground museum commemorating his inventions and philosophy.
Visit the home where many of Poe's famous writing's occurred, including a creepy basement. Admission is free.
This Meg Saligman's mural, the grandest of all murals in Philadelphia. It is pained on the side of an eight story building.
Dining
This Japanese Fusion dining experience features Chef Morimoto of Iron Chef fame along with his world famous Toro Tartare with ingredients imported from Japan.
It's all about high-class deserts, a French bistro-styled bar, and specially paired wine and food. It's "an international gastronomical destination."
Serving American cuisine that has been locally grown and humanly treated animal meats, James offers a private dining experience for the Philly visitor. Enjoy great wines, cheeses, or great parings of duck and wine.
A great place to see a band, and enjoy the company of good friends. If it's walls could talk, they would tell you of fires, banks, and churches that occupied its space in the decades past. Dig the refreshing attitude of this historical joint. Over 15 beers on tap.
Kitsch Mexican dining, a large selection of Margaritas and other mixed drinks, and wacky decor make the El Vez the dining experience it is know for.
