Archive: June, 2009

Oma Vintage owner gets love from Paper, Teen Vogue, world

POSTED: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 9:35 PM

Filed Under: Shopping

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Michael Persico

Ada Egloff, proprietor of Oma Vintage, was totally ours first Felicia D. wrote about her in Shopping Spree way back in February, when she had but a mere Etsy site, and then again when she opened up shop in Northern Liberties. And now the world's gone and fallen in love, too. Daily Candy, Teen Vogue and Paper all recently covered her enviable I'm-23-and-more-stylish-and-successful-than-you-are story, with the latter's article being a serious lovefest. As Sara Davis says about her:

Working in Egloff's favor are several factors: one, she has great style, in an enviable, native New Yorker kind of way. Two, she's qualified: a healthy interest in clothing at a young age was nurtured by New York's extensive vintage resources and fancy Conde-Nast internships.

And then it turns into a Philly lovefest:

Opening a store had always been in the back of her mind, she says, but she credits the city of Philadelphia for making it happen. "Everything is so much cheaper here, I just thought: Here's a great way that I can do this thing that I love, without a lot of money." In New York, she says, she can't imagining doing what she's doing until she's "at least 30."

To which we say: Right on, Ada. Just don't go leaving us for that city up north.

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Posted 2009-07-07 12:10:48

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Night Moves: Caravan of Thieves at World Cafe Live

POSTED: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 9:01 PM

Filed Under: Music | Night Moves

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

Well, first of all, we have to admit that we're not too excited about most of the acts playing tonight and unless 311 or Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are your bag, you won't be either. (And maybe they are. I can't blame you too much for wanting to listen to reggae during the summertime.) Also, it being that strange week before July 4 where Philly essentially says "fuck it" and heads to the Jersey Shore, there isn't much else besides music, fireworks and fests going on. That being said, we stumbled onto Caravan of Theives and find their bluegrass-inspired, Decemberists thing rather charming. It should be a good night for fiddle music.

Tue., June 30, 8 p.m., free, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

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Tonight: Conrad Got Nailed (By a Car) Benefit

POSTED: Monday, June 29, 2009, 8:34 PM

Filed Under: get out

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Go out and get hammered tonight for a good cause Conrad Benner from Philthy Blog recently got hit by an SUV while riding his bike on Sixth and Spring Garden streets, and Tattooed Mom's is holding a benefit to raise money for his exorbitant medical bills. (This all went down while he was in the bike lane, no less! Oy. It's hard being a biker in Philly, ain't it?) And, if you need a little something to motivate yourself to attend, there'll be raffles from all sorts of great shops like Print Liberation, Bell's Bikes and Exit Skateshop.

Mon., June 29, 7-10 p.m., $10 donation, Tattooed Mom's, 530 South St., 215-238-9880, myspace.com/tattooed_mom.

phillygrrl

Posted 2009-07-01 15:46:47

How terrible, poor C.B. Hope he's feeling better.

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A T-shirt to remember M.J. by

POSTED: Friday, June 26, 2009, 4:33 PM

Filed Under: what we heart

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Wow, talk about a goddamned sad day yesterday, huh? Local shop Print Liberation just started offering this T-shirt this morning, for a mere $16. If only they could make some for the three other legends Farrah Fawcett, and our two Philly boys Irv Homer and Steven Wells who passed on yesterday, too.

Larry W

Posted 2009-06-26 12:16:16

Print Liberation: Because Copyright infringement has never been cooler. Anyway, good luck to them and I hope the profits are being donated. I mean, who would try to shamelessly profit from someone's death by releasing a t-shirt so soon, right? Right?

Liz

Posted 2009-06-26 12:38:03

Truer words, Larry. I'd rather buy things to benefit the bankrupt Jackson estate, thanks.

Larry W

Posted 2009-06-26 12:45:28

Same here. The man died with $500 Million dollars of debt, too. I already know FYE is pushing his stuff: I remember when Ray Charles died and I was working there, my manager told me to start pushing his stuff to all the customers. It was sick, disgusting, and wrong, and I refused to. But I might pick up "HIStory" today. I had the album when it first came out and sold it 2 years later. I kinda miss it now...

Jesse D

Posted 2009-06-26 12:59:46

"a mere $16"? Are you kidding me? It's a damned white t-shirt with a silk screen on it. C'mon. Is a dollar really worth nothing these days? I'm old and cantankerous, but this thing is not worth more than $10 tops from a bootlegger.

Holly Otterbein

Posted 2009-06-26 13:02:48

Aw, come on guys ... there's a big difference between the corporation FYE and the local, small business Print Liberation.

eh whtvr

Posted 2009-06-26 13:06:41

I agree 16$ is a bit high, and I'd like to see some mention of if the proceeds are being donated, but I still think it's cool that if you truly loved MJ, and my GF did, that you can honor him so soon by rocking this jawn. Evens out.

Larry W

Posted 2009-06-26 13:22:25

eh whtvr, I agree. He was a hero of mine and I do miss him. Holly Otterbein: True, but exploitation of a death for fiscal gain is the same no matter what. But I'll gladly retract all of what I've said if they are donating the cash.

Jesse D

Posted 2009-06-26 13:24:23

Of course there's a big difference between FYE and Print Liberation. Usually PL has some creativity. This shirt has none. There's also usually a big difference between PL and bootleg t-shirt sellers. That difference is about $6. To tritely turn one of my favorite PL slogans around, "Don't Give Up" on imagination for a quick cash in.

Patrick

Posted 2009-06-26 13:32:59

To pu another Philly slogan to use, perhaps Print Liberation saw the shameless profiteering from the deaths of celebrities and thought, Why can't us?!?

Remembering Michael Jackson: by making sweet, sweet money | PW Style

Posted 2009-10-07 15:31:23

[...] let’s start locally! We’ve got the original Print Liberation shirt, which they were able to put out the day after Jackson’s [...]

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Take a tour through Philly without leaving your sofa

POSTED: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 5:41 PM

Filed Under: get lost

Well, that's not exactly the idea behind Walk Philly. In fact, it's the opposite: They want you to download videos of the tours, which are given by local artists, students and everyday folk, onto your iPhone or iPod, and use them as your virtual guide. As they put it, "You can then follow along in the actual location to get a unique first person experience of the space." That's cool, but I like to just watch from home and then keep a memory of it for later.

What makes it cool is that the tours aren't of boring tourist spots they're of important places like Temple University, fringe spots like the Kelpius Cave (home to an old peaceful society that you must, must check out above), and staples like the Italian Market.

If you're into this, the Walk Philly folks will be out next First Friday (on July 3 at noon, at Fourth and Race streets) showing people how to give the tours themselves.

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Night Moves: You. Me. World. at the A-Space

POSTED: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 10:00 PM

Filed Under: Arts | Night Moves

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

pedro_lasch

The folks over at the A-Space are leading a discussion on how Americans see themselves in the world and there's actually an occasion, other than it being a regular old Wednesday, for it. It's a fundraiser for the Trek Project, a documentary that'll be following around kids from Philly and New York City this summer as they build a school in a Nigerian village. They're planning to address all sorts of questions that should be addressed but very rarely are like, do these visits do more good than bad? It's free, but donations will be happily accepted.

Also, as a side note: We're psyched about Pterodactyl's screen printing class tonight. If you need a refresher on why, check out Sherri Hospedales' article about the new snobbery-free art space here.

Wed., June 24, 8:30-10:30 p.m., free, A-Space, 4722 Baltimore Ave., 215-727-0882, the-aspace.org.

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Remember that time you said you wouldn't ever go to a Sheryl Crow concert, like ever ever?

POSTED: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 9:11 PM

Filed Under: Music

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Uwishunu

Well, get ready to eat your words, cause Uwishunu just dropped the news that The Roots will be joining her at the free July 4th concert at the Parkway. Have cognitive dissonance much?

rainman

Posted 2009-07-01 12:52:51

sheryl cow

rainman

Posted 2009-07-01 12:54:44

remember that time at band camp?

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Night Moves: Tiny Vipers at the First Unitarian Church

POSTED: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 8:40 PM

Filed Under: Music | Night Moves

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

Wow. I'm girl crushin' big on Tiny Vipers. She's got a beautiful, Southern blues-y alto that reminds me of Cat Power's best days. She also just got signed to Sub Pop Records, and has a badass haircut to boot. Get to this seated show at the Church's chapel, where only 50 people will be seated immediately.

Tue., June 23, 8 p.m., $10, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.

Yvette

Posted 2009-06-24 09:44:55

So, shoot me if I am wrong. But, please don't actually. Is it just me or does her voice remind anyone else of Tegan Quin (of Tegan and Sara) if Tegan were to sing in a blues-y croon like Tiny Vipers? Tegan's preferred song voice is lower than her sisters.

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Posted 2009-07-07 15:24:21

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Night Moves: Burping Contest at Print Liberation

POSTED: Friday, June 19, 2009, 10:16 PM

Filed Under: Comedy | Night Moves

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

burp

When I called Print Liberation to make sure this was, um, real, dudes were already burping in the background. So start chugging cheap beer now. And please, please don't turn this into a barfing contest. I'm fairly certain the reflexes are kinda the same thing.

Fri., June 19, 8 p.m., free, Print Liberation, 319 N. 11th St., third floor, 215-694-8656?, printliberation.com.

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In case you were wondering how that Puberty Survivors Support Forum went

POSTED: Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:33 PM

Filed Under: Arts

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Earlier this month, Molly Eichel clued you in on the North Philadelphia Puberty Survivors Support Forum a weirdo art event wherein people discussed their funniest, worst, most life-ruining puberty stories. It complimented John O'Donnell's exhibit "Salad Days," a multimedia installation at FLUXspace that explored that horrible time in everyone's life. In case you were wondering how it went, the ladies over at the artblog have a great summary:

The group was predominately female, however the Moderator did a bang-up job eliciting juicy prepubescent recollections from the males in the group. One topic where the females were unanimously clueless, and the males in absolute secret agreement was The best way to hide a spontaneous erection that popped-up at the wrong time Tuck it under the belt.

Other topics during the nearly three-hour long meeting ranged from periods to first ejaculations, from training bras to first encounters with pornography, and everything in between. Irony and utter-relief ruled the tone of the room, and everyone seemed to feel lighter as they related to their peers recollections of that trying period of young-adult life.

Sounds, um, uncomfortable. But funny. Check out O'Donnell's great works here.

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