be happy!

the be happy house is located at 4078 spring garden st. in philadelphia, pennsylvania. and is occupied and operated by your friends at circle y. our aim is to provide a friendly enviornment for like minded musicians and friends to express themselves whether it be through music, art, or just good old conversation. stop by anytime and be happy! we believe in all things diy. get in touch if you are on tour. here is what is going on...

shows start at 6pm unless noted. all donations collected go to touring bands. if you would like to donate to the be happy house please bring toilet paper, trash bags, or help us clean up afterwards!


HEY, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING OUR FIRST YEAR OF EXISTENCE! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE YOU HAVE TO MADE TO A TON OF BANDS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WORLD AND THIS COMMUNITY WE TRY TO SCRAPE BY IN. IT IS A WONDERFUL FEELING TO LOOK AT OUR PAST SHOWS LIST, REMEMBERING HOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS FUCKING AWESOME AND THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME TO ONE SHOW OR EVERY FUCKING ONE. THANK YOU BANDS FOR COMING TO PHILADELPHIA TOO!

SUMMER OF 2007 in FULL EFFECT:
[friday] june 22nd - FURNACE (ma), CAPSULE (fl), + locals

[sunday] june 24th - GET RAD (milwaukee), YO MAN GO!, + locals

[wednesday] june 27th - OCEANS (chicago), IDOL AND THE WHIP (michigan), + locals

[wednesday] july 4th - BEARS (ky), ME AND MY FRIEND COTY, BREAKDANCE KICKBOXER, + locals

[friday] july 6th - DAWN TREADER (md), THE SUMMER WE WENT WEST (md), HOBIS (md), + locals

[wednesday] july 11th - SADVILLE (tn) + locals

[friday] july 13th - ROGUE STATE (ca), DOGS OF IRE (ca), DAN COFFMAN (ca), DIVIDER (ny), + 1 local

[friday] july 20th - COLOSSUS OF ROADS (san diego), + locals

[monday] july 30th - DANIEL STRIPED TIGER (ma), THEY AND THE CHILDREN (ct), PYRAMIDS, + 1 local

[saturday] august 18th - BEAR GARDEN (mn), A CORROSIVE MELODY (mn), + locals



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past shows @ be happy house:

2005
october 2 sunday d'amore, towers, us funk team, shape and sound, luke madeira
october 8 satuday my war, towers, clockcleaner, the new flesh
october 16 sunday the blackout pact, jena berlin, treefort shakedown, little light, the bloody stool band
october 20 thursday meth & goats, northern liberties, vampire cat, and public restroom
october 28 friday dancing feet march to war, the rejected, apoptosis
november 3 thursday the teeth, portable folk band, us funk team, emperor x, and accidental occurence
november 15 tuesday fifth hour hero, fifty days at ilium, commando, belegost
november 19 saturday dear tonight, end of a year, the summer we went west , glaciers, peter and craig
december 10 saturday northern liberties, bugs and rats, the test, hellblock 6
december 16 friday drivin by, the rebuilding year, evangeline, peter & craig
december 20 tuesday what's yr damage?, skeleton warrior, mr. transylvania, newton, pyramids, peter & craig
december 24 saturday asthma atttaq, merkit, paul joyner, peter & craig
december 25 sunday algernon cadwallader, magic moon, hobis, the summer we went west, peter & craig, ryerose, us funk team, velouria, animal kingdom, and peanutbutter & jelly

2006
january 2 monday affirmative action jackson, pink razors, no idols (ny), and amateur party
january 3 tuesday they and the children (ct), daniel striped tiger (ma), my turn to win, balboa
january 5 thursday sadville (ky and tn), paige marshall (wi), peter & craig, us funk team, in first person,
january 8 sunday the exelar (ny), towers, pyramids
january 11 ryerose, little light, the emergency four
january 14 saturday okay paddy, us funk team
january 23 monday ryerose (last show), pyramids, algernon cadwallader, pb+j, velouria, us funk team(x2)
february 4 saturday brightly colored trash exploded on the walls, art and chaos accompanied by the music of pb&j, lomax, multi-purpose solution.
february 11 saturday bugs and rats, apoptosis, hellblock 6
february 17 friday algernon cadwallader, explosive bear, con amore, the checkers
march 1 wednesday black ships (montreal), farcial hoodwink, kablammo, lighten up, ukebox
march 2 thursday marc antony (ca), towers, peter&craig, us funk team, the test
march 14 tuesday capsule (fl), towers, peter&craig, glaciers (nj), fighter hayabusa
march 17 friday nitro mega prayer (japan), balboa, rosetta, harbor, god's america (atlanta), towers, network of terror
march 20 monday kablammo, joe jack talcum, bsom, amercian cheeseburger (ga)
march 24 fridayjon crocker (ca), santa fe, poverty barn, swords and therapists, defarmerll
march 25 saturday the ram ones, show me the pink, ukebox, except after sea
march 31 friday bamboo sheets, little light, the pat fortenbaugh one
april 15 saturday he taught me lies (pittsburgh), fighting dogs, hiretsukan (ny)
april 18 tuesday free diamonds (UK), forsake ya to the snakes (wi), velouria, howard's dilemma, sailboat
april 22 saturday bugs and rats (boston), humanasaur, mikingmihrab
april 27 thursday the combine (reunion show!), burial year (ca), towers, in first person, the jonah complex, the jefferson Plane crash (va)
may 5 friday northern liberties, joe jack talcom (dead milkmen), bucky lee, AMOM
may 12 friday beledrone, the sea like lead (pittsburgh), wether/towers/public restroom (collaboration)
may 14 sunday my war (richmond), my turn to win, shutout, drawing dead
may 20 saturday the tasty habits, peter&craig, hypothesis, bi-polar bear may 26 friday ten and two, old ghost (ny- ex Fiction, books lie), furnace (ex the critic), with the birds
june 3 saturday sick sick birds, peter & craig, farcial hoodwink
june 9 friday comrade kilkin (detroit), this dialogue (ex examination of the...), fighter hayabusa, towers
june 14 wednesday the combine (last reunion show), i would set myself on fire for you (ga), natalie joy, howl on despicable wolves (fl), david turbeville (fl), brendan sullivan (fl)
june 18 sunday death to tyrants (nh), in first person, peter & craig
june 19 monday be bad (nova), gilbert switzer (scotia), peter the pianoeater, the pat fortenbaugh one, fox japan (va), caltrop
june 22 thursday mose giganticus, vytear, porktamer
july 31 monday towers/peter & craig (home from tour show!), prize winners collective(nc), break of dawn(va), track of monarchs, dawn treader(md), hobis(md), the summer we went west(md), bezout's identity(md), northern liberties, thieves, hypothesis, they and the children
august 4 friday marigold, gracer, sexually transmitted disease, jaun es the thief
august 5 saturday sadville, algernon cadwallader, towers
august 6 sunday tenebre (san francisco)
september 2 saturday dawntreader (md), i.r.e (md), peter & craig
september 11 monday father phoenix (wi), the black spoon brigade, fellow project (long island), mother, bees and the birds,
september 17 sunday black tusk (ga), snowstorm, red devil, lost cause
september 19 tuesday billy reese peter (fl), ninja gun (fl), the cold ones (fl), joe jack talcum, farcial hoodwink
september 20 wednesday velouria, us funk team, furvis (boston, ma), swords and therapists
september 23 saturday mose giganticus, abiku (md), drums like machine guns, vytear
september 30 saturday isha & zetta (pittsburgh), sleep little once sleep (pittsburgh), bezout's identity (college park, md), i.r.e. (college park, md), peter & craig, elephant kingdom
october 1 monday ukebox, farcial hoodwink, landlock'd, anarcoustic (va), joe & john
october 13 friday algernon cadwallader, friday the 13th, jamie from catalyst new band
october 17 tuesday slingshot dakota (ny), velouria, veneva, sailboat
november 20 you liver (gainsville, fl)

+ MANY MANY MANY MORE UNACCOUNTED FOR IN 2006/2007........NOT FORGOTTEN.......BUT FORGOTTEN.............KNOW WHAT WE MEAN???............YEAH!!!!!.........