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Archive: June, 2009
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I'm not sure why I like this guy. Maybe it's because my first encounter with his dry delivery was on Happy Gilmore. Or maybe it's because he's so weird that in this clip, he tells Jon Stewart that he would fuck a couch.
Thu., June 18, 8 p.m., $25-$30, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., 215-496-9001, heliumcomedy.com.
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Well, first of all, there are the Dirty Projectors at the First Unitarian Church and a protest of the Iranian election process in Rittenhouse Square going on tonight. If neither of those are your bag, and you'd rather think deeply about two topical issues (that, actually, have basically always been topical issues in this country) torture and justice for black Americans then head to LAVA. They'll be screening Legacy of Torture, a doc exploring how the San Francisco Eight were convicted based on evidence extracted with the use of torture. Also, they'll be leading a discussion about the case's updates and how to raise awareness about the SF8.
Wed., June 17, 8 p.m., free, LAVA, 4134 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-6155, lavazone.org.
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Look at those pretty 16 MM reels. Aren't they romantic? Don't you just wanna grab a blanket and a wine bottle and sit down in front of them with your beau, watching old movies? Yes, yes you do and tonight, so long as Mother Nature doesn't shit all over us again like it did yesterday (our below-normal precipitation rate be damned), you can at The Lawn Chair Drive-In. Lair of The White Worm is up, and judging by the trailer, it's a weirdo '80s horror flick that features vampires a very hot, dapper Hugh Grant. See it for yourself here.
Tue., June 16 (and every Tue. throughout the summer), dusk, free, Liberty Lands Park, Third Street above Poplar, lawnchairdrivein.com.
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It's a choice between two musical acts tonight, which, frankly, on a Monday, you should be grateful for. There's Ida Maria aka senior editor Pat Rapa's crush, which he wrote about on Critical Mass a very solid option. She's got a hell of an enthralling voice, but the show is at the North Star, which is kind of a dungeon. (This bar is right around my house, though, so that may be why I always expect more out of it.) There's also The Mural and The Mint, a sort of poor man's The Decemberists, playing at the Piazza at Schmidt's. And that's practically the opposite of a dungeon. Plus, it's free.
Mon., June 15, 7 p.m., free, the Piazza at Schmidt's, Second Street and Germantown avenues, atthepiazza.com.
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Neither does Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. (Sigh. How we love you, gallery/venue/exhibit space/now activist site.) As I'm sure y'all already know, Councilwoman Joan Krajewski introduced a bill back in May that would open up the Park to real estate developers. Thankfully, it was withdrawn, but just like Art in the Age, we suspect that City Council was just testing the waters and that won't be the last time they try to pull this shiz. As they wrote in their blog:
Even more worrisome than Krajewskis bill, however, is a fact that appeared in Stephan Salisburys front-page article last Thursday (May 21st): The advisory parks and recreation commission will have no power to block sales or development. This doesnt just put the Park at risk. It puts the majority of real power directly in the hands of the Mayor and City Council, neither of whom should have, or were ever meant to have, so much control over the Park. The Park Commission was established to avoid just this type of situation, and has a 142-year record of protecting the Park. But City Council seems to have waited for just the right time during a global economic crisis and used just the right tactics cleverly packaging the dissolution of the Park Commission as a way to improve Fairmount Park and wrest control from a secretive body of white elitists. Unfortunately, the people were bamboozled.
So, in an effort to keep this from happening ever again, Art in the Age set up a petition that asks City Council to sign a bill that "would forever ban any development in the Park," among other things. If you're feeling this, provide your (electronic) John Hancock here.
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I'm not quite sure why this band is often compared to The White Stripes they're much less conventional, what with the organs and the abstract lyrics and the low-budget music videos. More than anything, they seem inspired by folk like The Pixies and MC5. All you need to know, though, is that it's garage rock done right.
Wed., June 10, 8 p.m., $15, Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
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This improvisational story slam, hosted by the folks from Painted Bride Quarterly, isn't for the weak at heart you have to write your work there, in a matter of minutes, and then bet on how well you're going to do. While you're at it, be sure to check out the PBQ, which has featured such artists as Amy Touchette, whose photograph of the Manhattan stripper BOB is pictured above. More of her great B&W pieces here.
Tue., June 9, 7:30 p.m., free, Bubble House, 3404 Sansom St., 215-243-0804, pbq.drexel.edu.
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So, this is a wee late but it's a big frickin' deal so we're Clogging it anyway: This weekend, the Philadelphia Museum of Art landed the Venice Bienalle's "Golden Lion" award for Bruce Nauman's exhibit "Topological Gardens." This is basically the equivalent of winning a gold medal in the Olympics, as far as the art world goes. From the Washington Post:
Now, in the ultimate art-world accolade, Nauman is the subject of this year's American pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale, which opened here yesterday, bigger than it's ever been and often better as well, and closes on Nov. 22. Nauman's mini-retrospective in the U.S. pavilion, titled "Topological Gardens," has spread to two other Venetian venues, the first time such a thing has happened to any nation's artist at the Biennale. To top everything off, on Saturday the Biennale announced that Nauman's show had won its Golden Lion prize for best national pavilion.
Congrats to the U.S., Nauman and, of course, the PMA!
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Because this weekend, they're gonna be.
As part of some crazy promotion/out of the goodness of their ink-crazed hearts, Sailor Jerry (116-118 S. 13th St., 215-531-6380?) is holding two free events this Friday and Sunday: a show by the A.K.A.s before they leave for the Vans Warped Tour, and a free-of-charge tattoo day at Philadelphia Eddie's Tattoo (904 Arch St., 215-440-9997).
I don't have any tattoos, and the reason being is that every time I look back on who I was a year ago, I think, "What a fool I definitely wouldn't trust that person to get a tattoo I'd like for the rest of my life." But this free business is pretty tempting. Are any of you tattoo virgins going to do the deed this weekend?
UPDATE: There is a catch the tattoo has to be of the band's logo. That's kinda lame but still, it's free, so kinda cool. More info the band's MySpace.
A.K.A.s show Fri., June 12, 7 p.m., free, 116-118 S. 13th St., 215-531-6380, sailorjerry.com; Tattoo Day Sun., June 14, noon-8 p.m., Philadelphia Eddie's Tattoo, 904 Arch St., 215-440-9997, philadelphiaeddiestattoo.com.
I'm seriously crushing on these Free People folk over at the Navy Yard they've got a killer blog (which you wouldn't expect to be that cool), and it turns out they're good citizens, too. A bunch of them volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters, and last week they put on a newspaper fashion show with the kiddies. Guess whose paper they used? Um ours! Check out the cute pictures of the little fashionistas below:
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