Well, it's not. It's a Welsh band! Future of the Left (MySpace) is known as an alt-rock supergroup, due to the fact that it is made up of former members of other alt-rock bands (Mclusky and Jarcrew). Supergroups aren't always so super, but we're pretty impressed with Future's debut album, Curses! It's got a fun, punk-like sound, with clever, funny lyrics and great beats. Sometimes they sound like Shellac, but they don't get nearly as......

Canadian singer-songwriters Tegan and Sara (MySpace) are coming to the Electric Factory tonight, and in honor of that occasion, we wanted to let you know we think they're cool, and that it's totally not just because they're lesbian identical twins. In fact, we didn't even know they were lesbian identical twins until we read their Wikipedia page. No, we like Tegan and Sara because we've been listening to their most recent album, 2007's The Con,......

Happy Birthday Socrates! We wonder how he fits all 2,477 candles on his birthday cake... THE ELECTRIC FACTORY PRESENTS: RILO KILEY The band is ten years old but the tunes still ring new and true. They are an engaging live act, so much so that they're still riding out the success of their most recent release, 2007's Under the Blacklight. They're a killer show and good warm-weather band. Makes you want to smoke cigarettes and......

Sex doesn't have to be boring. In fact, it can be a ratings monster and can even turn into a movie you don't have to hide between your mattress and box spring. Yes, we know. Everyone knows, creepzilla. SEX AND THE CITY IN PHILADELPHIA DENIM Public Relations and Me/Me2 magazine are bringing a theme to match the release of the movie. Tonight they're going to be at Bamboo Lounge. The campaign lasts all month long......

Remember The B-52s (MySpace)? Of course you do. They're probably best known for their fifth album, 1989's Cosmic Thing, featuring the singles "Roam" and "Love Shack" (whose video helped to introduce the wider world to Ru Paul). Well, nearly twenty years after their most successful release (god, we're old), and sixteen years since their last studio album, The B-52s are back with Funplex. The album proves that they haven't lost any of their quirky spunk......

Pick a friggin' season. We know we talk about the weather a lot on Can't Miss This!, but we're all about getting out of the office, apartment or house and doing stuff. Hence, weather is a big deal to us. Hence, we get furious when it starts flip-flopping on us like John Kerry. Pick a stance on the important issues, Weather! Issues like temperature and wind speed, rainfall and cloud cover. These are the......

Wouldn't it be great if Thursday was the new Friday? A 4:3 ratio of weekdays to days off would serve to alleviate as much as 20% of the workweek stress in the population. On what do we base this theory? A hunch. A very well-researched, frequently replicated and peer-reviewed study, conducted in real-time in actual and not virtual or simulated environments. But alas, this is but a dream. Let us distract ourselves this evening......

Dear Philadelphia: I have lived here now for nearly six years. I made it through four and a half without buying pepper spray, and only acquired one from a friend when a string of sexual assaults last fall were a little too close to home. It remains attached to my keychain, except for when it isn't: before shows at the Electric Factory or TLA, I make sure to detach it and leave it somewhere......

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. Paramore and Jimmy Eat World Mark G. Etess Arena, Atlantic City Fri, 5/2/08, 8PM Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 6PM, Live Nation On sale: Sat, 12PM, Live Nation In Flames with Children of Bodom and A Life Once......

Maybe you're all indie'd out and you're tired of the minimalist, navel gazing shite that got you through this bi-polar winter. Maybe you're tired of smacking yourself in the head, realizing that you could've seen a kick-ass band in the cozy comfort of Johnny Brenda's rather than the hips-to-asses crappy acoustics Electric Factory a year from now. Or maybe, it's Wednesday night and you want to tie one on and rock the hell out like......

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. Bong Hits for Jesus The Troc Fri, 3/21/08, 6:30PM $15 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster Dub Trio The Troc Thu, 3/27/08, 6:30PM $10 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster The Maine & The Secret Handshake The Troc Thu, 3/20/08, 6PM......

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. COMEDY Ron White Tower Theatre, Upper Darby Fri, 4/18/08, 10:30PM $44.75 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Jim Breuer Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Sat, 5/17/08, 9PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Billy Crystal Borgata......

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 Eddie Griffin House of Blues Atlantic City Sat, 7/19/08, 9PM $42-$79 On sale: Today, 10AM, Live Nation Comedy Stop Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City Sat, 3/1/08 - Mon, 3/31/08, many dates and times $23 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster......

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. Mark Eddie Scranton Cultural Center Fri, 3/7/08, 9PM $23 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster John Valby "Dr. Dirty" Crocodile Rock, Allentown Thu, 4/3/08, 8PM $10-$15 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster Jimmie's Chicken Shack Chameleon Club, Lancaster Fri, 3/21/08, 7:30PM......

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. COMEDY Chris Rock - No Apologies Academy of Music Tue, 2/26/08, 7:30PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Frank Caliendo The Hershey Theatre Sat, 3/29/08, 8:30PM $29.75-$50 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Brian Regan - Live in......

We had very high hopes when we made our way to the Electric Factory for Y-Rock on XPN's FREEZEtival 2008. After all, Louis XIV (MySpace) delivers smart, edgy electro-rock, Editors' (MySpace) first two albums have gotten some pretty good critical reviews, and Hot Hot Heat (MySpace) is one of those bands that we remember enjoying like five years ago and lost track of, so we were eager to hear what they've been up to. First......

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. Every Time I Die, The Bled, and The Human Abstract Chameleon Club, Lancaster Mon, 3/17/08, 6PM $15 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster Gavin Degraw Fillmore at the TLA Sun, 3/2/08, 8PM $21.50 Pre-sale: Wed, 10AM - Thu, 10PM, Ticketmaster......

It got cold all of a sudden, didn't it? We had a nice little mild winter going—just like we'd asked for—for a little while. But suddenly, it's, well, winter in Philadelphia. And winter means one thing: frigid, freezing weather. So, appropriately, Y-Rock on XPN is bringing FREEZEtival 2008 to the Electric Factory tomorrow night. When it comes to music that can get you feelin' warm and funky on a cold January night, not much can......

Know how once in a while, you hear about some awesome free concert that happened in New York or LA and wonder why we don't ever get those things in Philly? Wonder no longer, thanks to Malibu Rum, who will be bringing both free cocktails and a free show by indie-electro-pop darlings VHS or Beta (MySpace) to The Electric Factory this Saturday as part of their Malibu Winter Beach Bash tour. Wait, did we say......

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 Comedy Stop Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City Fri, 2/1/08 - Fri, 2/29/08, many dates and times $23 On sale: Wed, 10AM, Ticketmaster Larry the Cable Guy Mark G. Etess Arena, Atlantic City Sat, 3/24/08, 7:30PM; Sun, 3/25/08, 7:30PM On......

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 Chris Rock: No Apologies Academy of Music Thu, 2/28/08, 7:30PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC Disco Mania: The Tramps & The Original "Blue Notes" Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack Sat, 2/16/08, 4PM & 7:30PM $20-$25 On......

Pennsylvania ranks very low amongst other states in requiring breakfast to be served in its schools to the children of low income families. A new memorial design for the President's House, which "would allow visitors to peer down through a glass shed and view archaeological remnants of an 18th-century house once occupied by presidents and slaves," will be unveiled tomorrow night at Freedom Theatre. "The DRPA, whose board meets today to adopt its annual budget,......

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 Lewis Black Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 3/14/08, 9PM; Sat, 3/15/08, 9PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation (Fri show, Sat show) MUSIC De/Vision Shampoo Nightclub Wed, 2/6/08, 9PM $10 On sale: Wed, 10AM, Ticketmaster......

Ok, so we arrived at the Electric Factory around 8pm and by 8:30, Thrice had gone on. We don't know what happened to mewithoutyou, but either they went on before the doors opened or they cancelled. No matter. We've seen them before and they're unique take on song structure, frantically spoken lyrics and visceral stage performance are worth catching, but they won't get your knees buckling or anything. Thrice, on the other hand, opened with......

We are proud of our eclectic musical tastes here at Phillyist. From intelligent indie to choral classics and all the way back to the cranium-crushing aural assault of metal, there is no pigeonholing Phillyist's sonic loyalties. Which is why we were excited to review the newest release from California-based [insert generic irrelevant genre label here] quartet Thrice. The two-disc release is more a bundling of two EPs than a double album, but that's fine with......

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 Ron White GIANT Center, Hershey Fri, 1/25/08, 8PM $42.75 On sale: Fri, 10AM, Ticketmaster MUSIC The Birthday Massacre The Troc Tue, 1/22/08, 7PM $13 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster Angels and Airwaves w/Meg & Dia, The Color Fred,......

Over the last couple months, this Phillyist has developed a habit of bringing earplugs to concerts, and it's a practice we're going to continue. Not just because they majorly reduce the whole post-concert aural equivalent of cottonmouth and ear-ringing. But actually, earplugs really improve the concert-going experience by cutting down the effect of crowd noise and letting you focus on the music. Plus, in many cases, when music is played at an excessive volume, it......

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. COMEDY Don Rickles Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City Fri, 1/11/08, 9PM; Sat, 1/12/08, 9PM; Sun, 1/13/08, 7PM $30-$50 On sale: Fri, 10AM, Ticketmaster (1/11, 1/12, 1/13) Lisa Lampanelli Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Mon, 12/31/07, 7PM &......

No matter how much your musical tastes evolve over time, sometimes you can't help but go back to what you liked during your teenage years. When this Phillyist was in junior high, there was one type of music, and only one type of music, emanating from my bedroom stereo: Metal. Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead... you get the idea. Even though the Death CDs have lately collected dust on the shelf in favor......