10. Penn's Landing 9. Liberty One 8. Wawa 7. Liberty Two 6. Chakkah Fattah 5. Fairmount 4. DiBruno Brothers 3. Love Park 2. The Suzanne Roberts Theater 1. Penisvaginaballs Tower This dirty bit of posting brought to you by DIE ACTOR DIE's 2nd Annual Dirtiest Sketch in Philadelphia (NSFW), featuring filthy sketches from Animosity Pierre, BAD HAIR, Doogie Horner, John Kensil, Meg & Rob, Richie Redding, Secret Pants and The 6th Borough. Special Encore Performance......

Today is not a snow day for us here at Phillyist. We are still working hard to bring you the best the city has to offer. Well, maybe not that hard. But we're still busier than ever today, so here comes your first lean helping of Can't Miss This, Lite! Lite as in brief, but also Lite as in, all about drinking! As for the children, well, word on the street is that you......

The weekend is still barely visible over the horizon, but that doesn't mean you can't have some weekendly fun upon this unseasonably warm eve. Here are a few things to do so you can tell your friends how immersed you are in city life. A BOB MARLEY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! Bob Marley was a class act from the start, and identification with the marijuana counter-culture did nothing to dampen his image as one of the most......

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. John Mellencamp w/Los Lobos Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City Fri, 12/14/07, 8PM Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 10PM, Live Nation Abhijeet Caesars Atlantic City Sat, 11/10/07, 9PM $35-$150 On sale: Thu, 10AM, Ticketmaster Daughtry Sovereign Performing Arts Center,......

We've been listening to a couple of releases by Norwegian post-rock band Syme—a relatively short album called Swing Swing, and an EP of remixes and covers called Modern Love—and we've been enjoying both of them. Their music varies from the dreamy, eerie, and contemplative to the roaring, bouncing, silly, and super-fun. Their best track is probably "Ad Kosmos!" which hits both of those extremes during its four minutes of run time. Syme have been compared......

Benzos Ticket Giveaway
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Eastern Conference Champions Giveaway
7/13/07-7/18/07...

Eastern Conference Champions Giveaway
4/25/07-4/26/07...

If you’ve listened to WMMR in the last few months, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Alright, Junior. If you haven’t, then you should fix that right now. The band is made up of members of former Philly-based Alternative bands The Rebel Saints, Juliet, and Pennant Race. Having formed in Spring 2006, Alright, Junior is a relatively new band, but in the short amount of time they’ve been playing together, the band has already garnered......

Kristoffer Ragnstam Giveaway
3/27/07-3/30/07...

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Up Since Friday: With a band description like this ("Up Since Friday is a Rock band from Philadelphia that plays pretty songs about serial killers"), we couldn't resist listing this show. Up Since Friday is appearing at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) at 8PM with The Privacy Bench, The Major Leagues & Movable Type. $8. 21+ Bob Beach and Friends: Bob Beach, Brian Bauers & the WMDs,......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Rawkus Comedy Night: Blake Wexler at Milkboy Coffee (2 E. Lancaster Ave.) at 9PM. $10 John Francis: John Francis & BC Camplight at The Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd Street) at 10:30 PM. $10 SATURDAY Joshua Heard Park: Local singer/songwriter Joshua Heard Park plays the World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street) at 9PM. $8 Matthew Izzo Presents: Stockholm Released, A Holiday Fashion Show at The Khyber (56 S.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Singers, Singing a Song: Micah P Hinson, Twilight Sad & Philly-based Relay play Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave) at 9PM courtesy of R5. $8 Voice of Defiance: Philly's Voice of Defiance with Ready Set Fight and Bucket at The Manhattan Room (15 W. Girard). $8 Driz Horse: "DJs Julie G. & Andrew Jeffrey Wright DJ from the genre of good." 9PM. Free at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Halloween Extravaganza 9: Necktie, Joe Coffee, El Toro De Oro, Sugar Daddie, Dead Meat, Y-DI, Scarehoe w/ Mikey Wild, Call The Paramedics & The World Famous Crawlspace Brothers at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street). 7PM. $10. 21+ Halloween Show: Raining Fire, Side Show Rejects, Bury the Dead, Centemn, A day of defeat & Cold Blooded Promise 5:30 PM at The Boiler Room (2224 4th Street). $10 ($8......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Puppet Uprising: Puppet Uprising brings in the holiday with "Alice & Frank: The work of Lewis Carroll and Mary Shelley from the Victorian Era to the Information Age presented in the form of two fine puppet shows by Toronto's Stranger Theatre and Philadelphia's Shoddy Puppet Company." 8PM at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street). Free - with a suggested donation of $5 - $10. Improv with the N......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Borat Premiere After-Party: Free screening of a screening of Ali G's In Da House and 2nd Season of Da Ali G Show. 9PM at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street). October's Finest: Acoustic Philly presents Doug Lee, Dan Schwartz & Sarah Lockwood, Todd Chaefsky, Rohan Hunt, The Tom Rader Band, Nick Ludovico, Dani Mari, Mountain Man Band, & Jpat (James Dalton) at Tritone (1508 South Street). 8:30PM. $5......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Skeletor Sings: Eternia's favorite skull-faced crooner plays The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) tonight with The Brett Rosenberg Problem, Bumpus, and headliner Bling Kong. $8. 8PM (21+) My Favorite Episode: My Favorite Episode with Dani Mari, Carmen Chiles, and Matt Roach at North Star Bar (2639 Poplar Street). 8PM. $5 Inverse Poetry Reading: Peter Murphy, Kevin Varrone & Sarah Byker James read at 7:30 PM at The Bubble......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Get Experimental with bowerbird: bowerbird presents Silo, Trio Rhizome, & the Bailly / Wright Duo at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street) at 8PM. $5 Be Your Own Pet: Be Your Own Pet with Black Lips & Clockcleaner, 7:30 at The First Unitarian Church (22nd & Chestnut). $10. More info Paul Michel: Paul Michel, The Receiver, Peasant, & The National Rifle play The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) at......

FRIDAY Starkweather: The "uncompromisingly brutal Philadelphia Tech-Metal" of Starkweather at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd) , with Noosebomb, Otesanek & March into the Sea at 9PM. $8. (21+) Curator's Choice: The Secret Cinema dives into their vaults to present an evening of films they haven't shown before...or haven't shown in a very long time. This look into the forgotten realms of film begins at 8PM at The Moore College of Art and Design and......

THE BAD BRAINS - LIVE AT CBGB 1982 Free screening of the film, The Bad Brains - Live at CBGB 1982, 8PM at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) 8PM. (21+) Monday Night Club: The Monday Night Club at Bar Noir (112 S. 18th Street) w/A.D. Amorosi Presents a night of "improvised perfomances featuring guest singers, rappers and musicians from the Philadelphia original music scene." This is the first in a series of monthly......

ALL WEEKEND - Sherman Community Arts Says Goodbye to The Cinema: Sherman Community arts is giving The Cinema (3925 Walnut St.) one last hurrah with a weekend of cheap and/or free film events, including screenings of Dünyayi kurtaran adam (The Turkish Star Wars), Bad Brains Live CBGB, Let's Scare Jessica to Death and more. For information on admission prices (where applicable), features and show times, visit the Sherman Community Arts Events page. FRIDAY Clamor:......

Friday Kilroy: Local musician and (Phillyist friend) Kilroy plays The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street)with The Mextrosexuals, Gemini Wolf and Misnomer(s) - the latter of which we are told are "2 beautiful sisters from NYC. one raps and the other plays violin! no shit." Expect an interesting evening of music. 9PM. $8. 21+ Procession Came Opposite: Procession Came Opposite with Ritter, Much the Same and Anchors for Arms at The Fire (412 W. Girard).......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Music at the Church: R5 Productions presents Kayo Dot, Rosetta, Belegost & Tower at The First Unitarian Church (22nd & Chestnut) at 7:30 PM. $8. All Ages. Moshav: Moshav plays the Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd Street) at 8:30 PM. $10 Plain Parade Presents: The Doctor and Philip, Dilly Dilly, and Fence Kitchen at 10 PM at Tritone (1508 South Street). $7 Adam Arcuragi: Adam Arcuragi, The Whigs,......

Tuesday is as good a day as any to take a tour of the local music scene, so why not head out tonight and catch a couple of Philly-birthed acts performing? First up, enjoy the lovely indie pop of The Capitol Years as they play a show inside the AKA Music store at 27 North 2nd Street at 6PM. Once that's over, head on down the street to the Khyber and check out "the worlds'......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Free Fringe: Don't forget it's Fringe season, and several shows are free. Friday "Irish Rasta Pirate Music!": Albert Einstone with Amy Pickard and Rebecca Zapen at The Green Line Cafe (43rd & Baltimore). $5 suggested donation. 7:30 PM Panoramic Poetry: Open mic at October Gallery (68 N. 2nd Street) at 7:30PM. $7 Saturday Beastie Boys vs. Beck: The School of Rock presents The Music of the Beastie......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Free @ Upstairs Live!: Mark Dignam and John Spillane with Josh Komorowski at 8PM. 3025 Walnut Street Soraia: Soraia, Citizens Of Contrary Knowledge, Superhero & Heavy Hand at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street). $8 Free Fringe: Don't forget it's Fringe season, and several shows are free. Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday bowerbird presents: Berndt / Bailly Duo, Tweeter & The S-2-Boyz at The Cinema (3925 Walnut St.) at 8PM. $5 A Night of Funk: Fisher, The Ross Brown Project & Dr. Ketchup at The World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street) at 9PM. $8 Saturday Dirty Diamond: Naughty Neil Diamond cover act, Dirty Diamond, plays the Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) with Nitty Gritty, Howard's Dilemma & Stucco Lobster......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of "Cheech and Chong"(we have no idea which movie- perhaps Up in Smoke?) on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Landmine: Landmine, Skeleton Proof Tanks & Conspiracy to Kill at the Balcony at The Troc (1003 Arch Street). $7. All ages (21+ to drink). 6PM Josh Davis: with Groove Train Riders and Bodega at The Fire (412 W. Girard).......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday Happy Anniversary, Sex Dwarf!: The monthly new wave dance party turns 3 this Friday. To help celebrate, show up to Fluid Nightclub (614 S. 4th Street) on Friday night in black and red (and sporting the Sex Dwarf logo if you want in on the contest). Doors open at 10. Admission is free till 10:30 and just $5 after. Info here. Improv Happy Hour: The Rarebird......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday BC Camplight: BC Camplight and Josh Olmstead play The Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd Street) at 10:30 PM. $8 Improv from the N Crowd: Local improv troupe The N Crowd play The Actors Center (257 North Third Street) at 8PM. $10 In the Grape Room: Local musician (and blogger) Your Secret Identity plays the Grape Room at Grape Street Pub (4100 Main Street, Mannayunk) with Almost......