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Phantoms of the Junk Opera
Buffalo Roam
The Tiger Lillies are coming to town (and you're gonna get Suicide for Christmas).
It was a scenario Edward Gorey himself could have written: Morbid-minded musician gets letter from reclusive author of a similarly macabre bent, inviting said composer to turn said scribe's unpublished manuscripts into cheerily bleak stage show.
Buffalo RoamActor, director, rocker, handbag maker — Vincent Gallo says he's not experimenting.
Gallo, famous for shockingly quiet and sonorous solo recordings, formed meaningful collaborations with Jean-Michel Basquiat in the
crunchy no wave outfit Gray, recorded as a member of the noisy trio
Bohack and played with Lucas Haas as Bunny.
United Nations?
A recent visit from the Kirov Orchestra gave proof that nationalistic differences still exist.
In last month's Suitespot, nationalistic style was the topic, triggered by the fascinating new book by Mari Yoshihara about Asian classical musicians. It is easy to imagine that in this increasingly multicultural world,
this should be a moot issue, and in America, it practically is.
Adam and Dave's Bloodline
Soundadvice"Where You Are"
Adam Garbinski and Dave Petersen struck out on their own last year and
opened the Bielanko brothers' annual holiday show by conjoining their
first names and claiming a bloodline.
Get Out!
Dirty Projectors | The Winks | Margot and the Nuclear So-and-Sos | Kristeenyoung | Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
The Engines
Guarneri Quartet/1807 and Friends
Tue., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
Three-fourths of the Chicago-based improvising quartet the Engines —
saxophonist Dave Rempis, trombonist Jeb Bishop and drummer Tim Daisy —
are or have been members of the Vandermark 5.
Guarneri Quartet/1807 and FriendsGuarneri Quartet, Tue., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $22.50, Convention Center, 13th and Race streets, 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org. 1807 and Friends, Mon., Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce St., $17, 215-438-4027, frnd1807@verizon.net.
One of the world's most illustrious ensembles, the Guarneri Quartet,
will make one of its regular visits here (as performers — the members
all teach at Curtis) on Tuesday.
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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 »»
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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 »»
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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 »»
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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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Guarneri Quartet, Tue., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $22.50, Convention Center, 13th and Race streets, 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org. 1807 and Friends, Mon., Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce St., $17, 215-438-4027, frnd1807@verizon.net.
One of the world's most illustrious ensembles, the Guarneri Quartet,
will make one of its regular visits here (as performers — the members
all teach at Curtis) on Tuesday.
Tue., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
Three-fourths of the Chicago-based improvising quartet the Engines —
saxophonist Dave Rempis, trombonist Jeb Bishop and drummer Tim Daisy —
are or have been members of the Vandermark 5.
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