Night Moves: West Philadelphia Orchestra @ Tritone

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Night Moves: West Philadelphia Orchestra @ Tritone

POSTED: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 8:57 PM
Filed Under: Music | Night Moves

Don't know what to do tonight? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

At first, I resented that a coworker called me a hippie for liking the West Philadelphia Orchestra. But, in a certain kind of way, the band is our city's Phish. The members tour around Philly like it's a vice, and their live show is far superior to their albums. (That doesn't mean I think Phish's albums are good — just that they're worse than the band's performances.) But the analogy ends there — the WPO are far from slow-jammers, and they'll never, ever put you to sleep. To the contrary — they play old-timey Eastern European music, with a gaggle of trumpets, tenor horns, sousaphones, saxes, clarinets, violins, violas and drums. It 's nervously quick, almost manic — and makes you want to dance.


Thu., March 12, 10 p.m., $5, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475, tritonebar.com


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