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September 26-October 2, 2002

music

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by A.D. Amorosi

Last week was the Stones-watch, now prepare for many French people writhing and smoking through Center City, since Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai took over. Not only did they get their own cocktail-tasting party at L’Hexagone (where they had a drink named after them) and Broad Street opening night celebs Jill Scott, Lauren Hart and Lynne Abraham in attendance (J-Lo and Ben Affleck also requested tix for this, and the Stones Tower show), CdS also got a visit from the Rolling Stones at their post-opening night party thrown by MP3 at 1616. After the Stones taped a segment for 60 Minutes in the basement of 1616, they ate in unison (Wood, Jagger, family) at Tangerine; then, ’cuz they liked 1616, returned there for Michelle Malin-Seidman’s Cirque party, hung in private and wouldn’t let us take pictures, preferring to sip Fanta Orange and Absolut alone. Now that’s decadent. Previously, Jagger noshed lobster crepes at Buddakan (on Stephen Starr’s dime), Chrissie Hynde ate lunch at Brasserie Perrier and bassist Daryl Jones hung with the Pretenders’ Martin Chambers at Club Nostradamus’ opening night at Ulana’s. (P.S.: Is Clear Channel bringing the Stones back in January?)… What happened to Eve, who canceled arrival at parents Ron and Julie Wilch’s Fashion Montage, postponing said event? A source close to the situation said, “Eve is under the weather, it’s low ticket sales, a flying pig is planning to attack.” She’s supposed to shoot her next video in Philly, though.… Despite Relâche opening their season last weekend at the Prince, the movement/music ensemble needs a baby grand piano for ’02 and ’03 at Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts. Got one? Don’t be a punk. Contact exec director Thad A. Squire at relache@att.net.… Sonic Liberation Front and Hoopty Heaven take Tritone Sept. 27 with music from glitched-out illbi-Latin-laced luscious new respective CDs Ah-Ha and High Dance Seq.… Will Putney is moving his Wednesday slowhouse Soulglow party from Filo’s to Liquid Blue on Thursdays.… Brendan Olkus’ “Soul Travelin” at Alma de Cuba? It got too big for el britches. It ain’t there. “They weren’t ready to allow a three-star restaurant to become a night club,” says O about the great-dressed, sardine-can-tight party. So where they moving to Oct. 13? I ain’t saying except it’s as different from Cuba as is the Far East.… While his The Father, The Son preps for theatrical screening (Ritz East in November), Jersey director Sal Mazzotta is rumored to be making interesting progress on a soon-to-be-filmed My Cousin Mimmo. While in L.A. securing cash from Salomon Smith Barney, we hear Sal hung with his wife’s cousin, Justin Guarini, at an after-party for American Idol (he’s got video, too, of Simon Cowell!). I hear a bulb lit: Sal asked Justin to play a lead in Mimmo.… Done fightin’ and feudin’, YB’s Lisa Colbath got her act Prophets of the Ghetto on Public Enemy’s bill via PE management.… Congrats to Pamela Hooks for her now-hosting spot every Friday, on WYBE-TV’s Philly Live.… After-hours just got weirder as Philadelphia Art Alliance’s new After Hours Presents: New Music Monday starts Sept. 30.… How close is ye old Seaman’s Church on Third and Arch to Starbucks-ing?… Rumor: I hear Cuvee Notredame owner Michel -- after his Notre sale didn’t go through -- went into his restaurant, cleaned it out, locked the doors, screwed the whole staff and left, telling no one where he went.… Blue Ball Philly, year 13, takes place Jan. 24-26. The newly evolved not-for-profit BB’s Sapphire Foundation has two beneficiaries for 2003: William Way Community Center and SafeGuards.… After producing Sola, Acme Rock Group, Lilys and Frank Brown with Paul Hammond at Fat City, six-string-slinging Paul Sinclair returns live, gigging at North Star Sept. 26 with Candy Butchers’ Pete Donnelly and Spears of Destiny’s Art Smith in tow, and Mazarin in the house.… Speaking of Mazarin, it ain’t coming out for months, but my first fave CD of 2003 is producer Brian McTear’s (Maz, Lefty’s Deceiver, Matt Pond PA, Burning Brides, Eltro) solo full-CD debut Bitter, Bitter Weeks on My Pal God.… If you go to Molly’s Cafe to see Maralyn Lois Polak read Sept. 26, pick up the first copy of Joss, a new poetry journal edited by Molly Russakoff, Ish Klein and Dan Labeau.… Satan’s Riff Raff will recreate AC/DC’s Let There Be Rock at Silk City’s Highway to Hell, Sept. 28.… When not hyping Tribecca’s Sept. 28 “Perfect Storm” environment-controlled gigs, Paperstreet’s new online bag is the Comp Me! list of invites.… Local rapper Sebastian’s “Could U Be The 1” with Tweet will soundtrack the Dallas Austin-produced Drumline for Fox.… Oct. 1, DJs Cozmic Cat, Jivey Rivas and Chris Purtell throw a Silk City benefit for Choice’s AIDS Walk team.… Dig IKEA’s “Think Cubic” ads or last week’s “Think Bergman” promotion? Blame Old City’s Gunnel Hasselbalch, PR Manager of U.S. ops. Watch as City Council’ll decide whether to let IKEA onto the corner of Oregon and Delaware (Delaware River Port Authority no like that) or Spring Garden.… Happy b-day to Envy, celebrating four years Sept. 27 and 28 with “Dance Club Madness”; to Evolution celebrating six years with “Carnival” Sept. 28 with Rob Lee, Brian Sanders, Miss Phoenixx and Justin Bruno; to Fork for turning five.