AmplifyTV with Pedro Pedrosa
May
20

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.

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AmplifyTV with Princess Shaw
May
13

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

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AmplifyTV with HELLA famous
May
6

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.

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AmplifyTV with PANDAstar
Apr
29

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.

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AmplifyTV with FEYXUAN
Apr
15

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.

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AmplifyTV with SIMPLY, NAOMI  pt. 2
Apr
8

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.

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AmplifyTV with the Mother Lovers
Apr
1

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.

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AmplifyTV with SIMPLY, NAOMI
Mar
25

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.

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AmplifyTV with Soraya Perry
Mar
18

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.

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AmplifyTV with Dan Layman
Mar
11

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.

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AmplifyTV with Luke Francis
Feb
25

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.

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AmplifyTV with Quinton Barnes and mynameisblueskye
Feb
18

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.

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AmplifyTV with Nara Avakian and Rafael de Toledo Pedroso
Jan
21

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!

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AmplifyTV with Music from Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School
Jan
7

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.

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AmplifyTV with B.L. Shirelle
Dec
24

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.

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