On Saturday, members of the Philadelphia Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), set off to march twenty-five miles from the National Constitution Center to Valley Forge National Historical Park, "to show support for veterans and service members testifying at Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan," an IVAW event occurring in Washington, D.C. March 13-16. The event gets its name from a quote by Thomas Paine, who said that winter soldiers are those who......

When Patrick Wolf took the stage at the Electric Factory Saturday evening, I initially thought that some form of Satanic bird had been released in the building. It got dark. I heard chirping. And hooting. And then chirping and hooting mixed with a musical beat. And then the deafening roar of damn near everyone in the audience as Patrick Wolf and his band took the stage. Honestly, electronica accompanied by really hyper flying men who......

Monday New York native Richard Goode, piano, comes to Philadelphia (thanks to the PCMS) for an evening of hits: Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Debussy. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22 Tuesday Feel-good concert of the week: NPR’s Classical music program, From the Top, hosted by pianist Christopher O'Riley, returns to the Kimmel Center to showcase the next generation of Philadelphia’s classical musicians. You’ll be sure to leave the hall uplifted and awed. Verizon......

On Saturday night, Philly-based Alo Brasil brought their drums, their beats, their vocals and many many dancers to World Cafe Live for two shows. This Phillyist was at the first show, which was a sit-down dinner, and it made us wish that we'd gone to the second show, which was an all-out dance party (hey, we're not a spring chicken anymore, and we were at the Alexi Murdoch show late the night before). Alo Brasil......

On Saturday night, this self-admitted scaredy cat, armed only with a little determination and a very strong man to hold my hand, headed over to the Eastern State Penitentiary for their annual “Terror Behind the Walls.” It is, no doubt, a Halloween extravaganza, made even freakier by the fact that it’s held in a real prison. From the moment you walk up to the prison, you are fair game. Sure, that man outside the......

The black cat, the bat, the spider and the armadillo: All are staples of scary movies and Hallowe'en fun, and all can be found at the Philadelphia Zoo. On Saturday, October 29th, the Philadelphia Zoo is having their annual kid-oriented "Boo at the Zoo" event, which features song, dance (by Dance Fusion!), costume contests, spooky games, and free candy. That's right! Free candy! Oh, and there are some animals on display or something. We're......

Frugal in Philly is a weekly celebration of all things Philly that are fun, frugal (costing $10 or less) or free! Stop here each week to see what Philly's got to offer for those of us who haven't quite mastered the art of becoming Independently Wealthy (although believe me, we're trying). Featured Pick of the Week: Punk Rock Double Feature at International House: On Saturday, August 27th, IHouse is offering two counter-culture classics for the......

On Saturday night, we put on our tightest blue jeans, our biggest belt buckles, and our fanciest Tony Lamas and headed on over to North Star Bar where we discovered not as many people as we’d expected were as in to the cowpoke look as us. In fact, of the enormous crowd gathered at North Star to see Shelby Lynne and her amazing opener Raul Midón, only a handful of folks wore any type of......