Amplify Presents: Palmyra LIVE @ Sage Bird Ciderworks
Come check out one of our first LIVE events happening right in the heart of downtown Harrisonburg, featuring Palmyra, Appalachain Folk trio!
AmplifyTV with Eli Owens & Strange Froots
Join us Thursday July 1st to hear a performance by Eli Owens and Strange Froots!
Amplify TV with Spartan Jet-Plex of Grimalkin Records
In the mood for some stripped-down dark folk? Join us Thursday, June 24th at 8 pm EST to hear some live demo versions of Spartan Jet-Plex’s future album Encephalon Shanties!.
AmplifyTV with EVER-G
Join us Thursday, June 17th at 8 pm for a one-of-a-kind performance by EVER-G!
AmplifyTV with The Mason Moy Quartet
Join us Thursday, June 3rd at 8 pm EST to hear some sweet jazz jams from Harrisonburg's finest, the Mason Moy Quartet!
AmplifyTV with The Mason Moy Quartet
Join us Thursday, June 3rd at 8 pm EST to hear some sweet jazz jams from Harrisonburg's finest, the Mason Moy Quartet!
AmplifyTV with Pedro Pedrosa
Join us Thursday night, May 20 at 8PM EST for a night filled with some sad songs, some samba and some weird stuff with Pedro Pedrosa!
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series in support of Amplify Music, an organization that makes music with people who have been affected by carceral systems. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between Pedro Pedrosa and Amplify Music.
You can find a link to donate here. We also use venmo! @amplifymusic
You can watch this livestream on our Twitch or Facebook Live.
Guitarist and composer Pedro Pedrosa is half of the duo Pedroso & Pedrosa. Tonight he presents “I said sad songs”, some sad songs, some samba and some weird stuff.
Find him on BandCamp here.
And on Instagram here: @pedro.pedrosa.m
Interested in performing on AmplifyTV? Sign up here.
AmplifyTV with Princess Shaw
Join us Thursday night, May 13 at 8PM EST for a night with the incredible singer/songwriter Princess Shaw!
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between Princess Shaw and Amplify Music.
You can find a link to donate here. We also use venmo! @amplifymusic
You can watch this livestream on our Twitch or Facebook Live.
Born in Chicago in 1976, Princess Shaw is the stage name for 41 year-old Samantha Montgomery. Samantha moved to New Orleans in 2006, working as a caregiver for the elderly and struggling to make ends meet, when she began fearlessly posting videos online after work and attending open mic nights at local venues.
Despite her immense talent as a singer and songwriter, Princess Shaw hadn’t been able grow her career beyond a handful of YouTube followers until when her stream a cappella YouTube performances and compelling video confessions were secretly discovered thousands of miles away by musician Kutiman. Thus began the amazing story depicted in Presenting Princess Shaw, taking her on a journey around the world and transforming her into a modern day YouTube sensation.
FROM THE PRESS:
“the kind of pipes that can knock down buildings” -- Rolling Stone
“a seriously soulful voice reminiscent, in its grainier textures, of Macy Gracy’s” -- The New York Times
Interested in performing on AmplifyTV? Sign up here.
AmplifyTV with HELLA famous
Join us Thursday night, May 6 at 8PM EST for a night of art and activism with HELLA famous, an incredible spoken word artist and activist!
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between HELLA famous and Amplify Music.
You can find a link to donate here. We also use venmo! @amplifymusic
You can watch this livestream on our Twitch or Facebook Live.
Lindsey Leong aka HELLA famous is a third generation Chinese American Bay Area born and raised spoken word artist, host, curator and community organizer.
Find her at her website or on Instagram @hellafamous11
Interested in performing on AmplifyTV? Sign up here.
AmplifyTV with PANDAstar
Join us Thursday night, April 29 at 8PM EST for an incredible show by PANDAstar, a musician who composes using old Nintendo Gameboys.
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between PANDAstar and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with FEYXUAN
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST as we are joined for the second time by the incredibly multi-talented FEYXUAN! FEYXUAN, a member of the Grimalkin Collective, will be performing YOU ARE HERE NOW; YOU WERE HERE LONG AGO, part of their 2021 game project OCHITSUBAKI || 落ち椿, demo out on Steam now!
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between FEYXUAN and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with SIMPLY, NAOMI pt. 2
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST for a wonderful night of music and chats on AmplifyTV! We are so excited and honored to welcome SIMPLY, NAOMI for the second time! Naomi began her recording career at age 15 with the hit “I’m So Young”. After a 37-year long hiatus, Naomi Wilson Blount is here and making a comeback.
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event are split between the performer and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with the Mother Lovers
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST for a wonderful night of music and chats on AmplifyTV! Tonight, we'll welcome the Mother Lovers, four friends from West Virginia who like to make music together and explore interconnectivity.
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between the Mother Lovers and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with SIMPLY, NAOMI
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST for a wonderful night of music and chats on AmplifyTV! We are so excited to welcome SIMPLY, NAOMI, who began her recording career at age 15 singing “I’m So Young”. After a 37-year long hiatus, Naomi Wilson Blount is here and making a comeback.
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event are split between the performer and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with Soraya Perry
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST for a wonderful night of music on AmplifyTV! We will be joined by Soraya Perry, creator behind the quarantine-themed album "Bunker Funk".
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event are split between the performer and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with Dan Layman
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST for a wonderful night of music on AmplifyTV! We will be joined for the second time by Dan Layman, this time bringing some great covers of greats like The Beatles, the Grateful Dead, and Willie Nelson.
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event are split between the performer and Amplify Music.
AmplifyTV with Brad Yoder
Tune in to hear original acoustic songs from winger songwriter Brad Yoder
AmplifyTV with Luke Francis
A Bay Area native, Luke Francis is a singer/songwriter currently based in Everett, WA. He is also a member of the band Fretland, and since the pandemic, has taken to owning more houseplants than seems feasible.
AmplifyTV with Quinton Barnes and mynameisblueskye
Join us Thursday night 8PM EST for a wonderful night of music on AmplifyTV! We will be joined by Quinton Barnes, sharing his new album 'As a Motherfucker' and mynameisblueskye's piano-laden lo-fi psych pop.
AmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series, but donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will benefit our performing artists and Amplify Music's mission to make music with system-impacted youth.
AmplifyTV with Kohinoorgasm, Jae Quisol, and mynameisblueskye
Join us Thursday night for another episode of AmplifyTV, a benefit live-streamed concert series supporting Amplify Music! We'll hear from Kohinoorgasm, Jae Quisol, and mynameisblueskye.
The show is free, but if you're able, we accept donations here -- all gifts made during the performance will be in support of performers and Amplify Music!
AmplifyTV with Savan DePaul, King Moosa, and Dan Layman
Join us Thursday night to hear selections from Savan DePaul's Acid Rain II, King Moosa's "Incarcerated Child", and Gabby Haze's Dan Layman with his original songs.
AmplifyTV with D.O.X. and King Moosa
Join us Thursday night to hear from Cameroonian artist D.O.X. and rapper/poet/lyricist King Moosa of the King Moosa Project!
AmplifyTV with Nara Avakian and Rafael de Toledo Pedroso
Nara Avakian is a multi-instrumentalist, based both in Los Angeles and New York. Their experimental, bedroom folk genre highlights acoustic textures that are both subtle and unique. They released their first major album entitled “Tonight is Tonight and Tomorrow is Tomorrow,” available to stream on Spotify. You can follow them on Instagram @narasroom.
Rafael de Toledo Pedroso is an experimental musician from Paraná, Brazil. With a prolific output, he has released a number of solo records under different pseudonyms. He is also a member of the Grimalkin Collective and part of the duos Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School. A multimediatic artist, he also works with filmmaking, digital art, literature, and games. Tonight, he will be joined by a mystery musical guest!
AmplifyTV with Music from Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School, Zoe Boekbinder, and Music of the Covenant
Featuring Rafael de Toledo Pedroso, an experimental musician from Paraná, Brasil; Zoe Boekbinder, resistance songwriter and creator; Gobbana, empowering, solution-oriented rapper from the Philadelphia projects; and TooKnow, a triple threat rap group exploring the power of self-development.
AmplifyTV with Music from Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School
Xuan Nguyen || FEYXUAN is a fey orchestral music composer, writer-poet, and illustrator-designer. Their recent projects have involved the solo development of aesthetic interactive fiction games exploring the nuances not exclusive to the following: power, trauma, madness, nonbinariness, divinity, and monstrosity. Their chapbooks include LUNG, CROWN, AND STAR (Dec 2020, Lazy Adventurer) and the upcoming THE FAIRIES SING EACH TO EACH (Feb 2021, Flower Press), and their upcoming novella is LIAR, LIONNESS (March 2021, Flower Press). Someday, they'd like to create something that makes them feel like Revolutionary Girl Utena does.
Rafael de Toledo Pedroso is an experimental musician from Paraná, Brasil. With a prolific output, he has released a number of solo records under different pseudonyms. Also a member of the Grilmakin Collective, he is part of the duo Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School. A multimediatic artist, also works with filmmaking, digital art, literature and games.
AmplifyTV with B.L. Shirelle
Head to AmplifyTV at 8pm Christmas Eve to meet the incredible B.L Shirelle!
If you’d like to see more events like this, donate! All proceeds support our performers and Amplify Music’s mission to facilitate music classes for incarcerated youth.
Philadelphia native BL Shirelle is an accomplished musician, producer and songwriter. In addition, Shirelle serves as Deputy Director of Die Jim Crow, the first non-profit record label in United States history for currently and formerly incarcerated artists.
After serving ten years in prison herself, Shirelle is dedicated to social change and activism through her music and work with Die Jim Crow Records. Shirelle has been a guest speaker at colleges across America, educating youth on mass incarceration. She has spoken at Yale, Augustana University, Stockton University, Goucher University, and Susquehanna University. She also continues to work with artists still in prison to produce and share their music on high-quality platforms.
Her debut solo album ASSATA TROI will be released with Die Jim Crow Records June 19th, 2020. Shirelle's new wave, yet classic sound is a sonic exploration of Hip Hop, Rock, Blues, and R&B, with incredible lyricism coupled with complex instrumentation.
Shirelle and her work have been featured in LA Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, PBS/Whyy, The Indypendent, Flowertown, Ms. Magazine, Bushwick Daily, Aesthetics For Birds, We Want The Airwaves, and Philly Inquirer among others.
AmplifyTV with Sarah Zotian, Ben Dingus and Riley Millward, and space manta
Head to AmplifyTV to hear singer/songwriter Sarah Zotian, funky jammers Ben Dingus and Riley Millward, and the enchanting electronic artist space manta!
ALL DONATIONS will benefit Amplify Music’s mission to provide musical instruction, instruments, and equipment to juvenile facilities around VA!