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June 27, 2008
Friday may be the sexiest day of the week. It's foreplay. It's all about anticipation. What's coming next? PHILLYIST FRAMED Oh who are we kidding? Did you really think we were going to tell you to be anywhere else tonight but Studio 34, partying with the Phillyist staff and some of the hottest photographers in the Phillyist Flickr photo pool? All the details you could possibly need about the event are here, but in case...
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Dear Iron Maiden: I'll admit that when I first arrived at your show in Camden last week, I had no idea why I was there. (Other than the fact that Ross had an extra ticket and I was being a dutiful girlfriend.) I was wearing black, yes, but that was a coincidence. I don't own any shirts with your logo on them. I know three of your songs. I think I may have been...
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What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Finding Amanda In this flick by Rescue Me creator Peter Tolan, Matthew Broderick plays a gambling addict who shuttles off to Las Vegas to save his beautiful niece (played by Brittany Snow of Hairspray), a prostitute masquerading as an “exotic dancer," who also happens to be suspected of drug dependency. Given that the movie features a young hottie like Snow playing a junkie hooker, we expect...
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Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY: We Were Framed!: Phillyist Framed, a photo exhibit with works from Phillyist readers, at Studio 34 (4522 Baltimore), 7PM. $5 suggested donation (plus free beer) Hype: the HYPE! presents Boy Wonder, Nicole Lynn, Steve Hackman, Swift Technique, Laura Cheadle, and Half Evil Half Good at Upstairs at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 8PM. $9 The N Crowd: Improv comedy troupe the N Crowd perform at the Actors...
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June 26, 2008
It's hot. Balls hot. Only way to cool off is with a nice pint. Tonight take a nice cool draft of electroclash with Ladytron's show at the TLA at the Fillmore. Understated vocals and pulsating electronic beats are a cool salve for your overworked, overheated brain. Plus you haven't made that drunken stumble from Tattooed Mom's to the TLA in a while. Check out the first single from Ladytron's latest album, Velocifero, here, and then...
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In a jumble of misunderstood credential arrangements, I arrived at the Popped! Philadelphia music festival last Saturday more or less as a spectator with a photo pass. No interviews, no all-access backstage pass, no video cameras, and not even an idea to give the Phillyist world an artsy camera perspective of the small details involved in being there. Despite my skepticism of the changed nature of this festival, and the frustratingly unorganized course leading...
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Screen tees, message tees, whatever you want to call them - you either love 'em or hate 'em. The shore is no better place to stock up on some of your favorite t-shirts, or poke fun of the ones you'd never be caught dead in. Wildwood is especially famous for having its fair share of ridiculous t-shirts. Save Britney, O so Textual, and Pale is the New Tan, are just some of the ones...
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In April we invited all of our readers to submit their photos for the first Phillyist Framed photography contest and show. The event opens tomorrow night at Studio 34, and after months of preparation, we're down to the final details. We hope that all of our readers can make it out to celebrate with us and view the amazing work of these local photographers. And hey, Phillyist turns three this weekend—so it's all the...
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It should never be 74 degrees when you leave for work in the morning. Ever. PHILADELPHIA'S LARGEST SINGLES KICKOFF TO SUMMER PARTY We can neither confirm nor deny that Meet Market Adventures is a good idea. We're not here to advertise or criticize. However, we do appreciate the efforts of any group that tries to lube up the lonelier locals with some booze, food, music, and prizes. It's hot as hell, so we hope you...
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Fun around town, for $10 or less: We Can Yap With the Best of Them: Inaugural Yappy Hour featuring a full dog menu for your furry friend and specialty cocktails for you, proceeds of which benefit the PA SPCA, at Tavern 17 (220 S 17th), 5-7PM every last Thursday through September. Free + food and drink Nice Way to Wind Down: Music on the Mall, a free summer concert series, featuring local four-man vocal group...
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Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. The Kooks Electric Factory Mon, 9/15/08, 8 pm $18 On sale: Sat, 10 am, Live Nation Cold War Kids Theater of the Living Arts Fri, 10/17/08, 8 pm $18 On sale: Fri, 12 pm, Live Nation Joe...
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This week's quote comes from Jerome Savary, who said: "Theatre is not and should not be a literary form of expression. A theatrical celebration can take place anywhere: out of doors, in a garage, in a stable. The problem with avant-garde theatre today is that it is absolutely intellectual. You have to be cerebrally inclined to understand what is going on." Now, on with the listings! Working - In a coal mine? July 2-27....
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June 25, 2008
Fun around town, for $10 or less: Whenever Wednesday: Bardo Pond performs, and horror-film aficionado Trenton Doyle Hancock presents The Driller Killer, at the ICA (118 S 36th), 7PM & 7:30PM. $6 Local: Local singer-songwriter Jeff Kessler and Sarah Marie White at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 9:30PM. $8 By R5: Grails, Nadja, and Serpent Throne, brought to you by the fine folks at R5, at Johnny Brenda's (1201 N Frankford), 9PM. $10 Quizzo Mania:...
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The 2008 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival... is quite a mouthful. So we'll be calling it PIGLFF from now on. Anyway, the festival's official website went online yesterday, and tickets went on sale, too, so it's past time to put your schedule together! You can check out a pdf of the festival program right here (the only difference between it and the Philadelphia Film Festival program is that this one spends a lot...
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Never wear a short-sleeve button-down shirt and a $300 tie at the same time. You just look like a wealthy classless fool! PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA: BEST OF...CZECH MIX We're not entirely sure that this program's name isn't offensive. But we do love a good reference to the mix to end all mixes. But anyway, if you like classical music by the likes of Dvorak, Strauss and Bartok, than get thee over to the big KC for...
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Some artists seem just born to entertain. They're not gonna wow you with their musicianship. They're not writing the most stirringly beautiful songs. They're just really freakin' fun. And that pretty much sums up Locksley (MySpace). We've really dug their latest album, Don't Make Me Wait, but we still weren't expecting much. Not that we thought Locksley would be bad. We just kinda figured that they wouldn't give us much reason to endorse their live...
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Fun around town, for $10 or less: Free Plays: Free public staged readings of 6 new plays by Peter Bonilla, Jennifer Haley, Lila Rose Kaplan, James Mclindon, Gregory S. Moss, and Silva Semerciyan at the Playground at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom), 8PM. Free (runs through June 27) Slamming: First Person Arts Story Slam with an “On The Road” theme at L’Etage (624 S 6th), 7:30PM. $5-10 Night of Quiet: Hezekiah Jones, Chris Bathgate, John Francis,...
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Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news. COMEDY Frank Caliendo Tower Theater, Upper Darby Sat, 10/11/08, 8:30PM $41.75 On sale: Fri, 10AM, Live Nation Brian Regan The Hershey Theatre, Hershey Fri, 8/22/08, 8PM $36.50 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Bob Newhart The Hershey Theatre, Hershey...
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