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Fresh Hells
Unholy genre splicers Normal Love and Satanized tamper in God's domain.
by Shaun Brady
[LISTEN NOW] The major difference between Normal Love and Satanized, both local groups that deftly combine modern classical, heavy metal and audacious experimental techniques, is evident simply in the way Evan Lipson and Alex Nagle, bassist and guitarist for both groups, talk about the music.

Clowns and Dolls
Tori Amos and ICP square off.
by M.J. Fine
Tori Amos will be at Tower Theatre with her band, her Bösendorfer and one of her alter egos; you never know who'll show up. "Six and a half miles away, the Electric Factory hosts Insane Clown Posse's Hallowicked tour.

Suite Spot:
Hooray Computer
The Orchestra goes the way of … Radiohead?
by Peter Burwasser
The recent announcement by the British band Radiohead that they would bypass traditional corporate music distribution channels and sell their new In Rainbows directly to consumers at pay-what-you-wish pricing is astonishing and exciting.

Soundadvice
Get Out!
Project/Object | Grand Buffet | Emerson Quartet | Edge City Collective

Music Picks:
White Denim
Sun., Oct. 14, 8 p.m., 21+, $8, with Middle Distance Runner, the Gay Blades and Syme, the Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.
by Maria Tessa Sciarrino
Just to answer the weird, lingering question in your mind: This Austin-based band does share a name with the Allentown-based punk label who brought you Pissed Jeans.

The Claudia Quintet
Thu., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., www.arsnovaworkshop.com.
by Shaun Brady
It's unclear whether the honorees provided before-the-fact inspiration or are simply being provided post-facto shout-outs (probably safe to say that the ode "Pity," for Mary Cheney, falls squarely and sarcastically into the latter category).

La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra
Fri., Oct. 12, 8 p.m., $33-$115, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1955, www.kimmelcenter.org.
by Peter Burwasser
The late, great Pavarotti probably could have been a heldentenor (literally, heroic tenor), had he gravitated toward the German opera repertoire. All of the elements were there: power, agility and innate dramatic sensibility.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
838 days ago
There were only six performers Tuesday night at Mugshots in Fairmount—and it was wonderful. Everyone got to play four or five songs, and »»
VIDEO REVIEW: Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
by Massimo Pulcini
839 days ago
Alien outer space births, DMT trip sequences, facial spikes, and unicorns — what will she (err…Capital S-H-E) think of next? When Lady Gaga released »»
10 Track Mind: Playfully subversive
by Eric Schuman
839 days ago
I set my iPod on shuffle. Here’s where it led me … 1. Alice Cooper - “Teenage Lament ‘74” From Muscle Of Love, the last album where “Alice Cooper” referred »»
The Roots Picnic 2011 Lineup!
by Eric Schuman
840 days ago
Behold, the lineup for this year's Roots Picnic! As usual, it's anything but your average day-festival lineup. As always, The Roots Crew themselves will »»
CONCERT REVIEW: The Low Anthem @ First Unitarian Church, 2/25
by Matt Cantor
840 days ago
The Low Anthem got their timing right. At a moment when woodsy, Americana-inspired lyrics are approaching the mainstream (think Fleet Foxes, »»

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Fri., Oct. 12, 8 p.m., $33-$115, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1955, www.kimmelcenter.org.
by Peter Burwasser
The late, great Pavarotti probably could have been a heldentenor (literally, heroic tenor), had he gravitated toward the German opera repertoire. All of the elements were there: power, agility and innate dramatic sensibility.
Thu., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., www.arsnovaworkshop.com.
by Shaun Brady
It's unclear whether the honorees provided before-the-fact inspiration or are simply being provided post-facto shout-outs (probably safe to say that the ode "Pity," for Mary Cheney, falls squarely and sarcastically into the latter category).
Sun., Oct. 14, 8 p.m., 21+, $8, with Middle Distance Runner, the Gay Blades and Syme, the Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.
by Maria Tessa Sciarrino
Just to answer the weird, lingering question in your mind: This Austin-based band does share a name with the Allentown-based punk label who brought you Pissed Jeans.
 
 
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