Multi-Town Summer Concert Series

This summer a group of local artists is pooling its resources to open up a handful of nontraditional music venues throughout Camden County to a stable of emergent local and touring acts. The East of Philly Concert Series is the brainchild of musician Jonathan Stewart, executed with support from Collingswood Porchfest organizer Stacey Brown-Downham and Ropeadope Records owner Louis Marks. From May to September, the trio will coordinate a series of monthly shows at small stages in Collingswood, Merchantville, and Haddon Heights. The Station Café in Merchantville, which will host the June 16 concert, was conceived as a way to bring the arts closer to a broad audience, said owners Mat and Nicole Eiland. The Eilands coordinate a town-wide September music festival at the Station, and provide weekly live entertainment for seasonal farmers markets hosted on its front lawn. http://www.njpen.com/east-of-philly-multi-town-summer-concert-series-coming-to-collingswood-haddon-heights-merchantville/