Johnny Showcase & The Mystic Ticket

City Winery Philadelphia presents Johnny Showcase & The Mystic Ticket live on Monday, Dec 30 at 7:30pm.

“…Brilliant. One of my favorite acts..this year”. - Simon Cowell, America’s Got Talent

Johnny Showcase is an electrifying experience. This Philadelphia-based group is an innovative, joyful tour-de-force that blissfully toes the line between performance art and a psychedelic soul revival. Carrying the torch of funk-rock pioneers like Funkadelic and Frank Zappa, as well as old school comedic entertainers such as Steve Martin and The Blues Brothers, their ecstatic and hilarious live shows have gained a massive following and propelled Johnny to something that of a funky Philly folk hero legend.

The brain-child of actor/ musician David Sweeny, Johnny Showcase is a sweaty, charismatic showman from Rhode Island who is equal parts Andy Kaufman and Prince. Surrounding him is a rag tag group of performers, including a spiritual adviser named Rumi Kitchen and the knife sharp backing band the Mystic Ticket.

Their 2015 album THE OCTOPUS! was hailed by Philadelphia Magazine as a "thick, sweaty psychedelic masterpiece”. In 2021, Showcase wowed judges on America’s Got Talent and expanded their talent worldwide.