Tabitha Vidaurri

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• Posted Playlist Rewind: Shonen Knife at Johnny Brenda's to Phillyist
  Photo by Flickr user Helena P. When watching a concert, there are many thoughts that may pop into one's head. "Oh, this is pretty cool, maybe I'll buy their album." Or, "This is putting me to sleep." When I saw Shonen Knife live at Johnny Brenda's on Monday, the thought that immediately popped into my head was, "I wish I could bake this band in to a cake so I could eat them!" That's...
• Posted On Cloud XIX to Phillyist
  American brasserie XIX (Nineteen) is located on the top floor of the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, right at Broad and Walnut, and its website boasts that it is the highest restaurant in Philadelphia. With four balconies, all of which offer a breezy and spectacular panoramic view, the whole place has got a swank, jet-set kind of feel, and the fabulous thing is their menus are incredibly varied. One can enjoy oysters on the...
• Posted FAME! to Phillyist
  Stand-up comic Kent Haines is not afraid to ask tough questions. For example: "Why am I not famous?" It is dangerous to have a joke show title, because if the material is bad, then the title delivers in a way you don't want. Luckily, Kent is actually hilarious, and he describes himself as a comedian/failure, although he's had yet to deliver on the latter part of his own description—he was crowned Philly's Phunniest Person...
• Posted Phillyist Reviews... Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll to Phillyist
  "You're having such a good time on drugs you don't realize what a bad time you're having." Words spoken by a British rock star who has made it his mission in life to help the poor people of a small Peruvian village by giving them cigarettes. Or, "Sometimes you have to spit in the devil's eye to know you're alive." Which is the philosophy of a young man who starts up a fight with...
• Posted Preview: Ministry of Secret Jokes to Phillyist
  Little is known about the freemasons. There's quite a bit of speculation and conspiracy theories, but the sect has always been shrouded in mystery. The folks at Ministry of Secret Jokes operate the same way, except that they incorporate stand-up comedy into their ceremonies. Hosted by comedian Doogie Horner, Ministry of Secret Jokes is held upstairs at Fergie's Pub, every last Wednesday of the month. There's no cover, but you must take a solemn...