[rad-i-kans] with stems that take root, & spread.

Original Philadelphia-based music about Earth, Love, Life, Truth, Beauty, Community, & Real Magic. Written by musicians who are also environmental advocates & food growers. We're usually a trio, but sometimes more friends from our vibrant community of artists join in! The Radicans are: Robyn Mello--vocals & guitar, Ethan Feinstein--drums & vocals, & Matt O'Neil--bass.

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Delicious #nettle cocktail at the first of the #phillyorchardproject #winwincoffee bar #happyhours ! (at W/N W/N)

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Sunny day pruning in #mtairy at #awbury arboretum with chickweed poking up all over & red-tailed hawks circling overhead. Spring is coming! #phillyorchards #growyourown #getoutside (at Awbury Arboretum)

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POP's first harvest of Stachys affinis, AKA Chinese Artichoke, an edible perennial groundcover tuber in the mint family. Tastes & crunches like water chestnut! #phillyorchards #growithere #localfood (at Awbury Arboretum)

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Today's #phillyorchards planting at the new #pennpark site! More people than plants to put in the ground! Volunteer with us before our planting season ends: phillyorchards.org #UPenn #localfood #philly (at Penn Park)

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Roasted ginkgo nuts from #historicfairhill are green & soft & oh-so-healthy! Brought to you by #phillyorchards gleaning efforts. #growithere (at Norris Square)

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The first chestnuts I've ever seen growing in #Philadelphia at #historicfairhill ! #growithere (at Historic Fair Hill)

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#TheRadicans are planting peaches at #historicfairhill & playing music at #Awbury during Orchard Weekend 2014! #phillyorchards (at Historic Fair Hill)

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Ladybugs swarming a sweet potato & herb polyculture on the street in #NorrisSquare! (at Norris Square)

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Jujube fruits! Tastes like an apple-pear-banana-date! #phillyorchards #growithere #diseaseresistant (at Historic Fair Hill)

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Cornus cousa softwood fruit! Super delicious & pretty, to boot! #phillyorchards #fruit #buylocal #growithere (at Awbury Historic District)

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Goji berries!!! Booyah. #phillyorchards #growithere (at SHARE Food Program, Inc.)

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Eat your weeds! Here, dandelion greens, chickweed, wood sorrel, profusion sorrel, & bloody sorrel from the POP nursery! #phillyorchards

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Come now to pick crabapples for jelly-making with the Philadelphia Orchard Project! 3916 Locust Walk. #phillyorchards

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Today's prolific perennial magic herbs: Chocolate mint, anise hyssop, & lemon balm from #historicfairhill ! So much tea, so much longevity. Want seeds? You got 'em!

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Playing after these super high energy African percussionists in the #UTC memorial garden in #WestPhilly as part of #phillyhomegrownmusicfest! (at Urban Tree Connection)

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#TheRadicans need your vote! Please take 10 seconds to like facebook.com/sjartsandfarmsfest & post "The Radicans" on their wall. We're in a contest for the last slot, & we really want to play, cuz we're musicians & food growers from #southjersey, duh! #sjfarmfest2014

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UPCOMING SHOWS!

Saturday, 9/6, 7pm, Susan Drangle House, 170 W Norris St, Philadelphia, FREE, All Ages

Sunday, 9/7, 2pm, Brandywine Festival of The Arts, Brandywine Park, 1001 N Park Dr, Wilmington, DE 19802, $5 for all weekend, All Ages

Sunday, 9/7, 7pm, The Random Tea Room & Curiosity Shoppe, 713 N 4th St, Philadelphia, FREE, all ages, Robyn plays solo with Daniel Harvester

Thursday, 9/11, 8pm, Hebe Music Lounge, with Brooklyn's HeyLady & Philly's AlyCat, 835 Rte 130, Burlington, NJ, 

Saturday, 9/13, 2pm-10pm, The Last Shed Show, 424 S Egg Harbor Rd, Hammonton, NJ, All Ages, with bands like Out of The Beardspace, Awesome Teenage Democracy, Moss Fighters, & Evan Cohn

Sunday, 9/14, 11:00am-7:00pm, Philadelphia Home Grown Music Festival at The North Philly Peace Park's Urban County Fair, 1500 N 24th St, Philadelphia, PA, FREE, All Ages - This is particularly special for us because we're playing in a garden that Robyn helped to design, organize, & plant in 2012. Come see what vacant lot gardening is like in Philadelphia, meet urban gardeners & activists, learn stuff, & hear a wide variety of local music. We're playing to finish up the party around 6pm!

Friday, 10/24, 7pm, World Cafe Live at The Queen, 500 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801, as part of Gable Music Ventures' monthly showcases! Buy tickets from us! 

Love, peas, & beets,

Robyn