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Although I was at Johnny Brenda's on Friday specifically to review The Comas, I really went because they were co-headlining with The Broken West, who I've been big on since I first heard "Brass Ring," their first single off of . Opening for them was Nethers, whom Pencopal had told me, prior to the concert, that she loves. Unfortunately, either we have more disparate tastes in music than I thought, or Nethers was having an off night. I liked the band's music fine, and thought that their lead singer did kind of suggest Jenny Lewis, as Pencopal had noted, but I found their performance to be a little too low-energy and unpolished. There was nothing interesting or compelling enough to help me see what some of the others in the audience were so psyched about. There's potential there, sure, but not much yet in the way of execution.

Intricate costumes, beautiful chorus girls, large casts and extravagant dance numbers are all techniques that Busby Berkeley employed in his 1930's musicals. Berkeley, a director/choreographer for numerous movie musicals, reached huge success during the Depression when audiences were seeking lighthearted and hopeful entertainment. His career spanned over 40 years with most notable successes: 42nd Street, Babes in Arm, Girl Crazy, Take Me Out to the Ballgame and No, No Nanette. Dames at Sea, a...

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I was reared on PBS children's programming. is based, so naturally, I was excited for the play.

(Emio Greco | PC) (Future performances).

As you may or may not know, this past weekend (3/19-3/21) was Camden Waterfront Attraction Blogging Days, wherein 200 or so local bloggers, having applied and been accepted, were invited to visit, for free, each of the three big Camden Waterfront attractions (the Battleship NJ, Campbell's Field, and the Adventure Aquarium) and blog their fair and unbiased impressions. Phillyist was one of those bloggers, so here's part one of a three-part series covering our weekend adventures.

Although I could make this a big gender issue, I won't. The fact of the matter is that men are usually stronger than women, but not always. I actually have plenty of female friends fully capable of carrying much heavier loads than several of my male friends. So the following, very brief, "Monday Manners" post is meant to be a universal plea for kindness: