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Night Moves: Gen X, sideshows, "giant, orange and gay" comics and more
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Night Moves: Gen X, sideshows, "giant, orange and gay" comics and more
Every once in a while, Philly gets all college-y on us and throws a kickin' Thursday night party and then leaves us high and dry on Friday night, forcing us to make hemp necklaces and play with our cats alone. This seems to be the case this week. There are at least four things you should be doing tonight. Choose wisely. Just don't choose the necklaces.
1) See comic Brian Posehn, the "giant, orange and gay" guy from The Sarah Silverman Program (Thu., Feb. 26, 8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., Feb. 27-28, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; $20-$30, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com):
Here's how Lauren Friedman describes his style, in the Agenda section:
Brian Posehn is getting older. While he's still a hardcore metalhead and an unapologetic nerd, Posehn — who's now married, with a baby on the way — admits that his life and, subsequently, his routine, are changing.
"I still talk about being a 15-year-old boy," he says. "But now I'm 30-12.
Later in the article, Poshen says that he's not as offensive as his lady co-star. After watching this clip, I don't know if that's true. But who doesn't love a little uncomfortable humor?
2) Check out Jeff Gordinier's at the Free Library (How X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking | Thu., Feb. 26, 6 p.m., free, 3601 Walnut St., 215-898-7595, jeffgordinier.com):
Sick of hearing about how great the Beatles, protests and LSD were? So is Jeff Gordinier. He thinks Gen X hasn't gotten nearly enough attention, compared to the baby boomers. As Dianca Potts puts it in this week's Agenda section:
Made up of green fiends, artists and political activists, Gen-Xers are anything but carbon copies of the past. By creating what Gordinier calls "new forms of philanthropy," his generation has contributed much to the greater good. "It wasn't a matter of shameless self-promotion," Gordinier says. "I saw Gen-Xers making an impact." Don't believe him? A few beloved Gen-Xers include President Barack Obama, comedian Stephen Colbert and author Douglas Coupland.
3) Listen to jazz artists performing the late Julius Hemphill's work (Thu., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., $12-$18, World Life Cafe, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, arsnovaworkshop.com):
As Shaun Brady puts it in this week's Music section:
Hemphill works his instrumentalist's lines into thick, intricate patterns as if making lace out of wrought iron. No stranger to thorny large-ensemble work, Bobby Zankel will turn his Warriors of the Wonderful Sound big band loose on this material with the addition of Hemphill collaborator and standard-bearer Marty Ehrlich and a pair of French horns for the second installment of Ars Nova Workshop's three-part Composer Portrait. Then Ehrlich and the Warriors' sax line will tackle several of Hemphill's sax sextet pieces.
4) Go to the Sideshow Adventure at Tower Gallery (Thu, Feb. 26, 8-10pm, free, Tower Gallery, 969 N. 2nd St, 215-253-9874):
This is my personal favorite, but that's cause I'm a sucker for freaks. The circus-themed event will feature burlesque, music and art performances by the Olde City Sideshow, the Peek-A-Boo Revue, Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia and DJ Deejay. You have to register at Yelp.com for some strange reason (which probably involves them spamming you for years), but whatever, you'll get free food, booze and entertainment. Take a gander at the Peek-A-Boo Revue above.
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