Bands I Caught: Illinois, Bardo Pond, The Spinto Band, Dr. Dog Venue: Starlight Ballroom When I saw a newspaper ad with the POPPED! lineup several weeks ago, the Starlight Ballroom show, especially, enticed me. Not only because that was my favorite venue south of Girard but because I was a big fan of Dr. Dog and enjoyed what I had heard of Illinois and The Spinto Band. And right from jump the event exceeded my......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. The Lookout - A down on his luck janitor at a bank ends up entangled in a plot to rob the place in this crime thriller starring the surprisingly talented Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the janitor, and Jeff Daniels as... somebody else. This is the directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank, who wrote the excellent Out of Sight. Sounds good! Trailer Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse......

It isn't for a little while now, when the weather will hopefully be a little bit warmer (although Phillyist makes no promises to that end), but we figured that the POPPED! festival, April 9-15, needs to be on your radar already. The week-long event is a festival of Philly self-love taking place each night at various venues around the city, with the promise of reasonable ticket prices and various venue sizes. According to Philebrity, three......