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Need some variety in your life? Melange Variety Cabaret...On The Fringe is the ticket for you. It features belly dancing, music (R&B, blues, jazz, indie), clowning, puppetry, electronic music gadgetry... and, well, basically it's a cabaret! The remaining three shows promise to be lively and unlike any other show in Fringe. Which, considering the craziness variety that is Fringe, is certainly saying something. The full lineup can be seen here. Catch them tonight, Friday, and Saturday; tickets for the weekend can be had online, but for tonight you'll need to get 'em at the door. If you go to one show, you can get tickets to another for half-off. More puppets for you!

We like to compare bands to other bands when we talk about them. We find it helps to give a good idea of what they sound like.

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

Here’s the thing: I’m not really big on moral victories. I’d like to sit here and give props to A.J. Feeley for almost leading a 24-point underdog to a victory over arguably the greatest team in the history of football. I’d love to throw hosannas toward Andy Reid for his ballsy play-calling and ability to keep the team focused in the face of a city full of non-believers (myself DEFINITELY included). I’d treasure the opportunity...

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

If you’re Travis, making an entrance through the front of the Electric Factory and weaving your way through an audience is an easy way to stir up some excitement. Simultaneously playing “Gonna Fly Now,” (The “Rocky” Theme) by Bill Conti makes for an even better introduction. Jump up and down on stage with your fists in the air, and you’ve got your Philly fans pulling for you to be good. Show that you’ve got...

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The Sea and Cake is one of those rare bands that is totally consistent and reliable in terms of style and quality. For years they've been putting out ten track-long CDs full of excellent, mellow indie pop. Pop any one of their discs in the player and you are guaranteed a good time. Their latest album, Everybody, which came out in May, over four years since their last full-length release, is no exception. How can you resist the soothing voice of Sam Prekop? His and Archer Prewitt's driving guitars? John McEntire's monster beats, Erik Claridge's strong bass lines?

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The nicer the weather gets, the busier we get across the Ist-A-Verse. But we like being busy. Here's a peek at what we've been up to since last week!

"Come to Jesus," the featured hit single of Mindy Smith's debut album, sold 300,000 copies, as well as being featured on numerous TV night-time talk shows and VH1 and CMT. Frankly, with a hit like this, we thought she was a Christian-Pop star. But after listening to her sophomore CD, One Moment More, we've realized that she has crossed many genres and landed in Country, Folk, and even Pop. Time Magazine calls it a "hybrid...

We're sorry. The 'Nobody puts Baby in a corner' crack was just too obvious, even for us.

Justin Solonynka has been performing his virtuosic piano blend of "Jazzical Fusion Pop 'n' Roll" for audiences throughout the greater Philadelphia area for the last ten years. He'll be performing at the World Cafe Live, Friday, April 13, 2007, at 7:30PM. Now this isn't just any performance, this is specifically for The Key of Hope benefit.

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...Racial Pleasantries: Umm... did everyone forget that she insulted Jews, too? (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?)

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Phillyist paid tribute to her this week with a heartfelt letter to her and an obituary.

And then, we're on vacation!

Jagshemash!

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.

Phillies pitching pheonom Cole Hamels has been scratched from his Wednesday start after he experienced shoulder pain from, of all things, playing catch. According to MLB.com, “Hamels described the sensation as a ‘pop.’”

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Last night's show at the TLA was a sojurn through our personal musical history. Opening act People in Planes, a rock band from Wales, put Phillyist in mind of the grunge bands we never warmed to in the 90s (see: Pearl Jam, Nirvana) and how they might have sounded had then been influenced by the pseudo-metal bands of the 80s we were far too fond of. They were harder rocking than hair bands (see: Poison) but not quite heavy metal (see: Motorhead) A wailing vocal here, a power chord there, and the occasional interesting drum riff...but all-in-all uninspired.

We were worried that, since we didn’t have time to write a preview for Friday’s Of Montreal show at First Unitarian Church, nobody would come see one of our absolute favorite indie bands.

On July 14th, Phillyist sat down with Joel Gibb, lead singer of the Toronto-based group The Hidden Cameras. When we arrived at First Unitarian, Gibb was in crisis mode: his amp wasn’t working, and he was having trouble finding anyone able to repair it at the last minute. But Gibb isn’t the type to stress. He asked a friend to keep looking for repair shops and led us from the sweltering basement to a bench outside so we could sit and talk about him, his music, and the subject that excites him the most: semiotics.