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Rodney Anonymous vs. The World
Songs Unrecantable, the sophomore effort (or The Ol' Number Two,
as it's known in the music industry) from Ersatzmusika, is a truly
mesmerizing piece of work.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Sam & Ruby
Ellery Eskelin-Erik Deutsch-Allison Miller Trio
The Mountain Goats
Jay Reatard
Free Energy
Mike Doughty
Wed., Dec. 2, 8 p.m., $12, with The So So Glos, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
Last time he was here, Ted Leo was fronting a bunch of Philly punks in
TV Casualty, a just-for-Halloween Misfits tribute act. (Yes, they
played "Mother," too.)
Sam & Ruby
Sun., Nov. 29, 8 p.m., $13-$15, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Technically Sam Brooker and Ruby Amanfu are not sweethearts, but you
can't tell that from the songs they write together or the dreamy-soft
close harmonies.
Ellery Eskelin-Erik Deutsch-Allison Miller Trio
Sun., Nov. 29, 8 p.m., $12, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.
Saxophonist Ellery Eskelin has his share of ongoing projects,
but his primary mission seems to be constantly seeking out new contexts
for his wiry, inventive tenor.
The Mountain Goats
Sat., Nov. 28, 9 p.m., $18-$21, with Final Fantasy, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.
The latest album is The Life of the World to Come and it's as beautiful a musical and lyrical statement as Darnielle has made in all his 20 years at the mic.
Jay Reatard
Sat., Nov. 28, 9 p.m., $12, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
Heavy with guitar fuzz, manic energy and raw grit, Jay Reatard's music is the kind you want to listen to at a dangerous volume.
Free Energy
Fri., Nov. 27, 8 p.m., $10, with Tough Shits and Post Post, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
This decade and its impressively persistent '80s obsession have to come to an end sometime. How's January 2010 sound?
Mike Doughty
Fri., Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., $30-$40, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Following a few more wanly received, instrumentally fleshier intervening releases, Doughty's agreeably glib Sad Man Happy Man oughtta perk up a few neglectful ears.
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There were only six performers Tuesday night at Mugshots in Fairmount—and it was wonderful. Everyone got to play four or five songs, and »»
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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 »»
451 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 »»
451 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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Sun., Nov. 29, 8 p.m., $12, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.
Saxophonist Ellery Eskelin has his share of ongoing projects,
but his primary mission seems to be constantly seeking out new contexts
for his wiry, inventive tenor.
Fri., Nov. 27, 8 p.m., $10, with Tough Shits and Post Post, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
This decade and its impressively persistent '80s obsession have to come to an end sometime. How's January 2010 sound?
Sat., Nov. 28, 9 p.m., $12, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
Heavy with guitar fuzz, manic energy and raw grit, Jay Reatard's music is the kind you want to listen to at a dangerous volume.
Fri., Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., $30-$40, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Following a few more wanly received, instrumentally fleshier intervening releases, Doughty's agreeably glib Sad Man Happy Man oughtta perk up a few neglectful ears.
Sun., Nov. 29, 8 p.m., $13-$15, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Technically Sam Brooker and Ruby Amanfu are not sweethearts, but you
can't tell that from the songs they write together or the dreamy-soft
close harmonies.
Wed., Dec. 2, 8 p.m., $12, with The So So Glos, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
Last time he was here, Ted Leo was fronting a bunch of Philly punks in
TV Casualty, a just-for-Halloween Misfits tribute act. (Yes, they
played "Mother," too.)
Sat., Nov. 28, 9 p.m., $18-$21, with Final Fantasy, TLA, 334 South St., 215-922-1011, livenation.com.
The latest album is The Life of the World to Come and it's as beautiful a musical and lyrical statement as Darnielle has made in all his 20 years at the mic.
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