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Archive: May, 2010
Filed Under: Music
Wanna go see folk heroes Donna the Buffalo tonight at the Keswick? We've got two pairs of tickets just itching to be given away. All you need to do is answer this simple trivia question by e-mailing molly [dot] eichel [at] citypaper [ dot ] net. Congrats to Molly and Dave for sending the correct answer!
Before a drunken mispronunciation led to a name change, what was the band originally called?
Dawn of the Buffalo
Donna the Buffalo, 7:30 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650â, keswicktheatre.com
A banging doc from everyone's fave Mad Decent-er Diplo. Favela on Blast, Dip's directorial debut (along with co-director Leandro HBL) comes out on DVD July 20. Pitchfork.tv says they'll have it up for one week starting July 9.
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MISS PHILLY â Executive producer/writer Jamie Foxx (The Soloist, Ray), executive producer/writer Barbara Hall (Joan of Arcadia, Judging Amy) and executive producers Marcus King (The Jamie Foxx Show) and Jaime Rucker King (Ray) explore the pristine suburbs and urban war zones of Philadelphia, where the mayor has hired the first African-American police commissioner. She finds herself handling more than she ever expected.Yeah, yeah, the title is stupid and no word yet on who is playing Miss Philly herself (...just throwing Regina King's name out there... although she's on TNT's Southland already, so probably not. I just really like her) but Barbara Hall has a solid pedigree and TNT has been turning it out orignal series-wise as of late so I'm willing to give this a go-round. And can you really resist "pristine suburbs and urban war zones." No, you can't. No word yet on whether this will actually be shot here. We'll give you the head's up when we hear. There's no sign in TBS' press material about Uncle Nigel, the in-development show starring Gary Cole as a Philly cop who takes his idiot nephew as a partner. Any tipsters know the deal? RELATED >> IDOL HANDS: American Idol, Fanastic Mr. Foxx
We like American Idol. Too much.
Tommy Button: I've spent a lot of time these past few months finding new ways to describe Lee Dewyze's lack of personality. He still no Rip Taylor but I got to hand it to the guy for really coming out of his shell these past few weeks. Inch by inch, he's been nipping at Powersox's heels and this week he made it abundantly clear that he's not only caught up, but he's the motherfucker to beat.
Molly Eichel: Yeah, Dewyze made that obvious last night but it's all so middling, ya know? I'm just so sick of white boys and their guitars pretending like their the first ones to harness the power of the cock. Lee makes me I miss the pop stars days of Idol when a girl or boy who could belt it commanded the stage. Do I think Lee could vocally take on a Kelly Clarkson or a Fantasia? No. Right now he's competing against Powersox, someone very similar to his own style and I want to see a pop v. rock battle royale. Is it too late to bring back Angela Martin?
TB: Everyone pretty much shit the bed on personal song choice, except for Lee. Powersox's "Come To My Window" was about as predictable as her Janis Joplin performance a couple weeks back. And her mouth did this weird Joker smile when she screamed "windoooooooow."
ME: I didn't hate on the arrangement as much as everyone else, it wasn't an Andrew Garcia shamefest or Tim Urban's sounds of hell hounds barking.But yeah, this is one of those "Ricky Martin comes out" moments. It was like "Go back about your business. There's nothing to see here."
TB: I honestly can't remember what Casey James' personal song choice was but it sounded like what Bob Seger and Huey Lewis' baby would sound like.
ME: That song was like Casey asking to get the boot. Like when Jason Castro would come on stage all bloodshot eyes and muffled giggles and you could tell that his vocal exercises consisted of hitting the bong (or the vaporizer. Better for the vocal cords).
TB: The songs chosen by the judges suited the contestants much better than their own. Sucks for Casey, though. Clearly, the judges want this country boy ousted — why else would they chose one of the most boring songs written by one of the douchiest performers ever?
ME: I can't help but listen to John Mayer and think about how much of a perv he is, so I had to tune out. But I have another bone to pick with the judges: Everyone keeps saying, "You're such a wonderful person." But what makes them so great? That they made it all the way on a reality television show, based on pretty superficial behavior? Like, Mahler Wagner (Thanks Shooki!) was a genius but he was still a Nazi fuck. If Gandhi guest hosts the next ep, then sure, go for the wonderful person line. But Casey James is not a good person solely because he has nice hair and makes housewives feel all hot and bothered.
TB: All in all, it's pretty clear at this point it's gunna be Powersox v. Dewyze come finals time, but I think Powersox may end this season wearing the second place pants. I just hope they come in American flag prints, like Mr. Powersox.
Mahler was a nazi? Do you mean Wagner?
The Philadelphia Film Society and classic rock radio station WMGK are joining forces for a screening series of music-themed movies at the Piazza at Schmidts (1050 N. Hancock St.). Here's what they got on tap:
5/27 — The Last Waltz 6/24 — Almost Famous 7/15 — Shine A Light 8/19 — Song Remains The Same 9/16 — Stop Making Sense
Seeing The Last Waltz on the Piazza's massive screen?! Drooool. Each screening starts at 7 p.m. on the dot and admission is free.
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We've been bombarding you with info about the Jimmy Smits show Outlaw because we thought it was going to be set in Philly. But Michael Klein reports otherwise, saying that our fair berg is no longer home to Smits' playboy ex-Supreme Court Justice. We're not that broken up about it considering the trailer made it look like it was worthy of its Friday at 10 p.m. time slot.
So why the move for outlaw? Klein says, "Supposedly Smits was not wild all along about the prospects of a cross-country relo, so the series will be done on sound stages in California. Some exteriors will be shot in D.C., where the show is based." See ya, Smits. RELATED >> The Outlaw saga
Filed Under: Music
Legendary reggae rockers Steel Pulse hit the Troc tomorrow and we want you to see 'em. Formed in Birmingham, England in 1975 and quickly aligned themselves with the burgeoning punk rock movement (if you like the Clash's reggae-leaning songs, you will love this band). Going through a small army of members since their beginning, Steel Pulse has been going strong for over 30 years, with guitarist/vocalist David Hines always at the heart.
So you wanna go see these rollicking reggae-rs? The first two people to e-mail molly [dot] eichel [at] citypaper [dot] net with the answer to the below trivia question get two tickets for tomorrow's show: Congrats to David and Pam for correctly answering the trivia question!
Steel Pulse appeared with the Police in Urgh! A Music War. Later, Steel Pulse would cover a Police song. What song did they cover?
"Can't Stand Losing You"
Filed Under: Music Concert Review
There was a moment during the Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society's performance of "Think About Me" from Tusk, which they ran through in full. I'm talking about the part when Lindsey sings, "I don't hold you down, and maybe that's why you're around." That's when guitarist LBAS' Tony Goddess looked up and smiled a lot, and I was smiling too — I think everyone was — and my heart just kind of swelled up. For me, that's the power of Tusk: It's beautiful and filled with positive emotional stuff, but without all the hokiness.
The audience ranged from people who had first heard Tusk when it was released in 1979 and people who were born around 1979 — or maybe in the decade or so afterwards. But Tusk isn't the crowd-pleaser that other Fleetwood Mac albums are so audience expectations were difficult to gauge.
"Tusk is not my album," said guest Amy Miller. "I've never listened to the whole thing. I'm more of a Rumours person."
"I am a Tusk person," Amy's friend Grace Cannon said, "but I also have an older sister, so she really nailed the Tusk home for me." That was the best joke I heard all night.
The cutest quote came from Jeff and Ronnie, a couple who fell into the category of those who experienced Tusk in the original go-round. They sang along all night — they seemed to know the words to every song — so I asked them what their story was.
"Ronnie and I were in college together, and that album bonded us, for life," Jeff said. I want that to be my life.
Afterwards, I talked briefly with Emily "Birdie" Busch, LBAS' Stevie Nicks, as well as an accomplished singer-songwriter in her own right. I asked her how it felt to channel Fleetwood's resident gypsy. "When I initially heard all the songs, I was kind of overwhelmed and intimidated," Busch said. "But then I realized that I didn't necessarily need to mimic her. I think I felt a kindred spirit in her kind of wacky, off-kilter sensibility."
And we from you, Birdie.
I AM a Tusk person. In my AM Radio upbringing Tusk was the first Fleetwood Mac album I was introduced to. I still think there is so much great, and underrated, music on this album. Having seen and heard Birdie Busch, I can easily see her conjuring up Stevie for a performance. I am so sorry I missed this event. Maybe another time. All hail to the Mac.
Filed Under: Arts Visual Art
Thanks to Megan over at Art Star for cluing me in to the artist behind my new favorite dining room print (purchased last weekend at the Art Star Craft Bazaar).
New York-based artist Jamie Fales is behind the excellently named Noosed Kitty, the perfect blend of cutesy and sinister. The print I bought isn't on her website, but here are a few of my faves:
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