Urban Rails Holiday Party w/ Hoppin' Boxcars + Jefferson Berry & the UAC at The Rotunda

Name: Urban Rails Holiday Party w/ Hoppin' Boxcars + Jefferson Berry & the UAC at The Rotunda
Start: 2025-12-19T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-19T23:00:00-05:00
Location: The Rotunda University of Pennsylvania

Schedule

Fri Dec 19 2025 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Rotunda University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA

TICKET LINK: https://tinyurl.com/hobo-1219

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🚪 Doors: 7:00 PM
🎵 Music: 8:00 PM
* GA: Limited Seats + Dance Space: $15 Advance / $20 Door
* VIP Seating: COMING SOON! $25 – Enhanced sightlines + Stage proximity (Limited)
* Student Discount: $12 Advance Only – Use code “SD” at checkout (Must present student ID at door)
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URBAN RAILS – An evening of music that will provide movement for the mind, body, spirit, and your favorite dancing shoes.
Experience an evening of authentic Americana and rootsy folk rock! The Hoppin’ Boxcars bring their unique blend of hobo music, blending traditional folk, bluegrass, and country influences into an unforgettable live performance at Philadelphia’s historic Rotunda. Opening the night is Jefferson Berry & the UAC with his distinctive Urban Folk sound.
The Venue:
🏛 The Rotunda
Historic 100-year-old venue with state-of-the-art sound & lighting
📍 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
🪑 Limited seating available!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages event
🚫🍺 Alcohol Free Space / NO BYOB
🍕 Outside food and soft drinks welcome!
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The Hoppin’ Boxcars have been on the scene for almost a decade and are revising their infamous “Dust Bowl Opera”, their musical play, featuring the multiple octave vocals of Matthew “Grizzly” Cicchetti, who writes and sings the songs, and his partner in crime, Michael “Ziggy” Carlton.
Expect guitars (Grizzly), mandolin (Ziggy), harmonicas (DotMan), bass (Ray “Haystax” Hoffman Jr), & spoons & whistles (by Steven “Juggy” Cornell), as we “Click It Tee Clack” down that ol’ railroad track with these musical HoBoes!
A staple at the Philadelphia Folk Festival having played 5x’s for them, including on their Martin Main stage in 2016, as well as many other great venues, & festivals, their music will have you on your feet..
Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Xe3XEb
FB: https://bit.ly/3JlTymT
Instagram: https://bit.ly/47XXCll
Website: www.thehoppinboxcars.com
YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/4r4a0ZU
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Jefferson Berry & the UAC (formerly the Urban Acoustic Coalition), has been a staple of the local Phila Folksong Society for many years.
* linktr.ee/jeffersonberry.uac
* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JeffersonBerry
* Facebook: https://bit.ly/4i3L54A
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Jefferson Berry combines storytelling in the urban folk tradition with the intricacies of Jam Band and Roots instrumentation. Berry’s lyrics are informed by his years in corporate media followed by a dozen years teaching African American History, Economics and Government to inner-city Philadelphia high school students. Symeer Woods (aka Lil Uzi Vert) and the late Rasheen Jones (aka Runup Rico) were among his students.
A cadre of unique players performs Jefferson’s songs: The Urban Acoustic Coalition. The virtuosity of Bud Burroughs and the harmonies of Theresa Ratliff anchor the band. While acoustic by nature, never missing is the locked-in bass/drums drive of Uncle Mike and Adam Stranburg. Complementing all this with a variety of guitar styles, Berry’s projects bring a danceable style and contemporary perspective to a unique wing of Philadelphia’s local music scene.
Harnessing legitimate uses of A.I., Jefferson’s music videos have been winning awards at film festivals as they support each album release. Twelve A.I. platforms are used to illustrate finished songs in a way that the technology is merely a tool directed by the song.
https://linktr.ee/jeffersonberry.uac
YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-eXPUyLkcljphqWILy2-Yg
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