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Bones for Brownie

Jazz greats pay tribute to the tragically brief career of Clifford Brown.

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Bones for Brownie

Jazz greats pay tribute to the tragically brief career of Clifford Brown.

by Shaun Brady

Listening back to Brown's recordings more than half a century after his death, there's a sense of urgency to his every solo, an impatient invention, as if every note is being blown on borrowed time.

Aid or Invade:

France

Rodney Anonymous vs. the World

by Rodney Anonymous

Americans love to make fun of France even though the French don't have a Creation Museum, hockey moms or Alabama. What they do have is a first lady who does a lousy Nico impersonation.

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Get Out!

Oscuro Quintet | Of Montreal | Deerhunter | Joe McPhee's Trio X | Dynamite Club

Music Picks:

West Philadelphia Orchestra

Thu., Oct. 30, 9 p.m., $10, North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 215-787-0488, northstarbar.com.

by Shaun Brady

Too many people crammed into too small a space, cultural heritages rubbing up against and off on one another — sound familiar, University City?

The Gutter Twins

Wed., Nov. 5, 8 p.m., $18, with Afterhours, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.

by M.J. Fine

They won't lift you up, but they'll never let you down.

Philadelphia Classical Symphony

Fri., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $15-$35, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-228-2224, classicalsymphony.org.

by Peter Burwasser

The schlocky pop group Mannheim Steamroller is not nearly as innovative and bold as the original Mannheim Orchestra, the 18th-century ensemble that inspired their name.

MUSIC . Blog Posts

ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount

by Matt Cantor

812 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

813 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

813 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

814 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

814 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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MUSIC . Picks

Philadelphia Classical Symphony

Fri., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $15-$35, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-228-2224, classicalsymphony.org.

by Peter Burwasser

The schlocky pop group Mannheim Steamroller is not nearly as innovative and bold as the original Mannheim Orchestra, the 18th-century ensemble that inspired their name.

The Gutter Twins

Wed., Nov. 5, 8 p.m., $18, with Afterhours, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.

by M.J. Fine

They won't lift you up, but they'll never let you down.

West Philadelphia Orchestra

Thu., Oct. 30, 9 p.m., $10, North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St., 215-787-0488, northstarbar.com.

by Shaun Brady

Too many people crammed into too small a space, cultural heritages rubbing up against and off on one another — sound familiar, University City?