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ISSUE . January 6th, 2011
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Cover Story


People Who Died
2010 Obituaries


News


News :: A Million StoriesA Million Stories
Criticism of the (PLCB isn't exactly hard to come by. But we've never heard of anyone delivering it with the passion, and surprising literary gusto, of David Wanamaker, president of the Independent State Store Union, which represents 730 state liquor store managers.

The Bell Curve
City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks, we make jokes.


Arts


Arts :: First Friday FocusFirst Friday Focus
Holly Otterbein's First Friday Hit List
by Holly Otterbein
Seraphin Gallery | F.A.N. Art Gallery | Extra Extra | The institute of Contemporary Art | Gallery Joe | Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art

Arts Picks:
Pumpgirl
Jan. 11-23, $20, Amaryllis at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-454-9776, inisnuatheatre.org.
by Mark Cofta
Inis Nua Theatre Co. presents its first work by a woman playwright.


Music


Music :: Chasing PerfectionChasing Perfection
After three years of experimenting and heavy lifting, An American Chinese finds Utopia.
by John Vettese
"We keep getting the 'lo-fi' comparison. But really, this is kind of a perfectionist lo-fi."

Music Picks:
Everyone Everywhere
Mon., Jan. 10, 8 p.m., $5, with Young Leaves and Luthur, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
by John Vettese
A Philly emo renaissance in 2011, who'da thunk it?

Suite Spot:
No-Money Mozart
by Peter Burwasser
Making any culturally oriented New Year resolutions? How about trying to hear more live music? Well, when it comes to classical, one excuse you really can't use in this town is that it's too expensive. Let me count the ways.

Music Picks:
Jimmy Webb
Sun., Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., $27-$32, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
As one of the Pepsi Generation's few songwriters/producers to stay just that, Jimmy Webb has no equal.

Scott Pryor And the Common Sinners
Sun., Jan. 9, 7 p.m., $10, with Doug & Telisha Williams, Yards Brewing Co., 901 N. Delaware Ave., 215-634-2600, pfs.org.
by John Vettese
It feels like the room is empty, and Scott Pryor is whispering in your ear.

The Paul Collins Beat
Sat., Jan. 8, 9 p.m., $8, with Mondo Topless, Electric Mess and Midnight Beat, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475, tritonebar.com.
by Patrick Rapa
For power pop fans, Paul Collins is royalty.

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Fri., Jan. 7, 9 p.m., $14, with Chris Forsyth, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
A retro duo featuring an entitled pop legacy and his Tommy Hilfiger model girlfriend?

Agogic
Fri., Jan. 7, 8 p.m., $12, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.
by Shaun Brady
Saxophonist Andrew D'Angelo will be making his first appearance in Philly since a seizure almost two years ago led to the discovery of a life-threatening brain tumor.

Electric Kulintang
Fri., Jan. 7, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.
by Shaun Brady
"Kulintang" refers to both Filipino folk music and the eight-gong instrument used to create it. What the "electric" refers to is obvious, though the music made by this duo is anything but.

Philadelphia Orchestra
Thu., Jan. 6-Sun., Jan. 9, $22-$132, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, philorch.org.
by Peter Burwasser
The first hot ticket of 2011.

Pitom
Thu., Jan. 6, 8 p.m., free, with Many Arms, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., therotunda.org.
by Shaun Brady
What's left to write about a band that refers to itself as "punkassjewjazz"?


Food


Food :: Belles Are RingingBelles Are Ringing
The Campanaro brothers update a Queen Village restaurant relic for 2011.
by Adam Erace
Though their cooking careers have taken them out of the city, the siblings are South Philly born and bred, and I'd put their gravy up against my grandmother's any day.

Portion Control:
Ideas for Dinner
Ideas in Food: Great Recipes and Why They Work
by Drew Lazor
They're as much students of science as they are stove jockeys, explaining everything from the causes of sublimination (aka freezer burn) to the myofibrillar breakdown that takes place during a meat brine in indomitable detail.


Agenda


Agenda :: Watson Adventures
Peer to Peer:
Watson Adventures
Peer to Peer
by Joe Osborne
Watson Adventures, a nationwide scavenger hunt group, is coming to the Franklin Institute with a brain-teasing hunt that revolves around a string of murders strangely linked to a machine constructed by Benjamin Franklin and the infamous Freemasons.

Agenda Picks:
Kazuhiro Soda
Campaign screens Mon., Jan. 10, 7 p.m.; Mental screens Tue., Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.; $10 each or $25 for both screenings and master class, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-222-4201, scribe.org.
by Sam Adams
Kazuhiro Soda, who makes films in Japan but lives in New York City, is hardly the only documentarian to venerate the institutional documentaries of Frederick Wiseman, but he's one of a very few not to be shamed by the comparison.

Documentaries & Dialogue
Every Monday, Jan. 10-Feb. 7, 7 p.m., $10, Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400, pjff.org
by Eric Schuman
The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival's Documentaries & Dialogue series features five international movies on a variety of humanitarian topics.

Hood to Coast
Tue., Jan. 11, 8 p.m., $12.50, UA Riverview Plaza Stadium 17, 1400 S. Columbus Blvd., hoodtocoastmovie.com.
by Carolyn Huckabay
If your half-assed vow to hit the gym in 2011 needs a shot of adrenaline, Hood to Coast might do the trick.

A Girl and a Gun
Wed., Jan. 12, 7 p.m., $8, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.
by Shaun Brady
It's uncertain whether D.W. Griffith actually uttered this famous maxim about the only two elements necessary to make a film, but even if apocryphal, it's true enough for Gustav Deutsch.

Taxes for Same-Sex Couples
Wed., Jan. 12, 6 p.m., free, William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St., 215-238-0230, thebottomlineinc.net.
by Josh Middleton
Gay couples aren't able to tie the knot in Pennsyltucky, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't reap the tax benefits afforded to legally married folks.

Icepack
Amorosi on the news, nightlife, gossip and bitchiness beats.
by A.D. Amorosi
With one heel out the door and the other sand-stepping during a farewell bash with the Beach Boys, Edward Rendell is trying to throw money at this city like a virgin bachelor at a cheap strip bar.

Agenda Picks:
Lovesick Wedding Expo
Sun., Jan. 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $6.50-$10, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 609-558-5653, lovesickexpo.com.
by Eric Schuman
If there was a ring in your fruitcake this year, you're probably itching to start preparations for the big day — just as soon as you get out of the dentist's office.




 
 
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