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Summer is here. The humidity and heat were in full force at The First Unitarian Church Friday night. Though it was a relatively cool night, the body heat of hundreds of teenagers made up for that in the dark, dank basement of the Church. Everyone seemed to be sweating, even the people standing away from the crowd on the sides. Though there were several bands that played Friday night, The Graduate is who we went...

A couple of months ago, we tried seeing The Graduate's concert and we also interviewed the lead singer, Corey Warning. We were very excited for the concert because Anhedonia, their newly released record, was playing non-stop. Unfortunately we missed most of the show, so we promised that we would see them again when they came through Philly. Finally, they will be here at the First Unitarian Church on Friday night. If you hadn't heard...

I have the worst luck sometimes. Seriously. I haven't lost my wallet, keys, or car (it's true I have lost my car - don't ask, it's a long story) for a LONG time, so I guess karma has to bite my ass in other areas of my life. A couple of weeks ago, I sat patiently for two hours to hear Albert Hammond Jr., and by the time they came on, I could only...

The Graduate's debut CD entitled Anhedonia is definitely not lacking what the CD's title refers to. Anhedonia is the loss of capacity to experience pleasure. It usually occurs in people with depression and schizophrenia. This is not what we felt as we listened to their new CD. Again, Philly's music scene is rockin' and this is a show you should run to before The Graduate becomes so big you'll have to buy lawn tickets at...

The Graduate lead singer, Corey Warning

The Graduate
4/16/2007-4/20/2007

I re-watched The Big Chill between screening this film and writing this review, and I think I've solved the mystery. Although the stories have nothing in common, The Big Chill and Last Kiss are thematically similar: they both deal with milestones in our lives that cause us to look back and take stock of who we are and what we were, the relationships by which we definite ourselves, and the age-old practice of trying to relive our past when we're not prepared to face our future. There are several crises in the picture - most of which involve being on the cusp of 30 and realising that heteronormal, affluent adulthood (and the baggage that goes with it - careers, parenthood, home ownership) is not the future, it's the now. (There is only one same sex couple in the film, and they are disappointingly only present to offer mineral water.) It should be noted that the angst of adulthood is pan-generational in this picture: Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson both give outstanding performances as parents whose roles (and relationship) changes as a result of the change in the life of their adult daughter.