Carrie Hagen

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• Posted Playlist Rewind: Bob Dylan at the Liacouras Center to Phillyist
  Image Credit: Flickr User Jim Linwood Pot and incense. Although we could easily identify the aroma at the Dylan concert on Monday night, the show itself left us scratching our heads. Yes, we know the artist is aging. Yes, we know that his voice has drawn criticism throughout his career. But he is an icon. And he is constantly on tour. Wouldn't, then, his team know about the horrible acoustics at the Liacouras Center?...
• Posted Phillyist Playlist: Bob Dylan at the Liacouras Center to Phillyist
  Image Credit: Flickr User cliff1066 The last time Bob Dylan went on tour in these parts, a police officer thought he was homeless and charged him with loitering. And judging from the reviews of his 47th album Christmas in the Heart, the icon's latest sound just might resemble a panhandler's plaintive tunes. But honestly, who cares. A few bad critiques won't keep us from catching Dylan live, on Monday, at the Liacouras Center. His...
• Posted Playlist Rewind: Pearl Jam at the Spectrum to Phillyist
  Image Credit: Flickr User Victor Chapa Tuesday night, Pearl Jam brought their Backspacer Tour to the Spectrum, the band's only stop on the East Coast. We were initially a little surprised when we heard that Social Distortion would be opening, but by the time they performed a brazen cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," we figured out why the pairing made sense (we have to admit that a few of us only knew...
• Posted Phillyist Playlist: Pearl Jam at the Spectrum to Phillyist
  Photo by Danny Clinch, via Pearl Jam Official Flickr Hang on, baseball fans. This week, the city's spotlight belongs on the Spectrum, where it will shine for four nights on the men of Pearl Jam and the fans who kept the venue in business for over 55 years. Pearl Jam has been rocking houses for nearly 20 years. With this year's Backspacer, PJ's ninth studio album, they're hitting the tour circuit pretty hard. Fortunately...
• Posted FirstGlance Film Fest Begins Tonight to Phillyist
  Tonight, we're headed to the Franklin Theater at the Franklin Institute for night one of the FirstGlance Film Fest, another indie showcase sponsored by OctoberFestPhilly. We're especially looking forward to Dark Room Theater, written and directed by Temple grad Ben Pollack. Doors open at 7:15 tonight. FirstGlance Film Fest Screenings*** Franklin Theater at the Franklin Institute (20th and the Parkway) Thursday night (10/22), 7:45: $12 Friday night (10/23), 7:45 and 10:15: $10 Saturday night...