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Pop Star 101
Rihanna's Rated R
By now, even people who have never heard a note of Rihanna's music are familiar with the awful details of the last nine months of her life.
The Big Pink
Wooley-Yeh-Corsano Trio
Cuddle Magic
Bill Dixon
Jill Sobule
Loudon Wainwright III
Issa
Sun., Dec. 6, 9 p.m., $10, with Crystal Antlers and Pink Skull, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
If you've gotta squeeze The Big Pink into a handy single-serving sorting slot, the label'd be "shoegaze," simple enough.
Wooley-Yeh-Corsano Trio
Mon., Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $10, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.org.
Nate Wooley will be performing with a completely different trio — which
is somehow appropriate given the trumpeter's resistance to
predictability.
Cuddle Magic
Tue., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., $5, with New Philadelphia Poets and Josh Carrigan, Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., 215-426-2685, cuddle-magic.com.
Flanked as it is by 12 boys and girls, vibraphones, guitars and such,
you'd think a little 3-foot-high plastic penguin would be hard to spot.
Bill Dixon
Sat., Dec. 5, 8 p.m., $20, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.
He's experienced a career renaissance of late, being feted by New
York's Vision Festival in 2007 and collaborating with a younger
generation of innovators.
Jill Sobule
Sat., Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., $22-$35, with Erin McKeown, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
The album finds her grappling head-on with her conflicted cynicism about West Coast vapidity.
Loudon Wainwright III
Fri., Dec. 4, 8 p.m., $29-$37, with Hot Tuna, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave, Glenside, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.
Early Southern recording star Charlie Poole had a profound effect on
Loudon Wainwright III's music development, hence LW's recent tribute High, Wide & Handsome (Second Story).
Issa
Wed., Dec. 9, 9 p.m., $27-$28, with Leslie Alexander, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Wikipedia's disambiguation reveals that there are Kurdish, Senegalese and Japanese singers named Issa.
Alec Ounsworth
"Obscene Queen Bee #2"
Scan to the penultimate cut and all you'll
find is four chords, a haunting Rhodes, a comforting pedal steel and
sublime simplicity.
Spread
Fri., Dec. 4, 10 p.m., $10, with DJ Ultraviolet and Afrodjiak, Marbar, 200 S. 40th St., 215-222-0100, twitter.com/ethelcee.
I'm sensing a comeback for the super Starr MC who first made waves in the 215 in the mid-'90s.
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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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Sat., Dec. 5, 8 p.m., $20, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.com.
He's experienced a career renaissance of late, being feted by New
York's Vision Festival in 2007 and collaborating with a younger
generation of innovators.
Tue., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., $5, with New Philadelphia Poets and Josh Carrigan, Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave., 215-426-2685, cuddle-magic.com.
Flanked as it is by 12 boys and girls, vibraphones, guitars and such,
you'd think a little 3-foot-high plastic penguin would be hard to spot.
Wed., Dec. 9, 9 p.m., $27-$28, with Leslie Alexander, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
Wikipedia's disambiguation reveals that there are Kurdish, Senegalese and Japanese singers named Issa.
Sat., Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., $22-$35, with Erin McKeown, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
The album finds her grappling head-on with her conflicted cynicism about West Coast vapidity.
Fri., Dec. 4, 8 p.m., $29-$37, with Hot Tuna, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave, Glenside, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.
Early Southern recording star Charlie Poole had a profound effect on
Loudon Wainwright III's music development, hence LW's recent tribute High, Wide & Handsome (Second Story).
Fri., Dec. 4, 10 p.m., $10, with DJ Ultraviolet and Afrodjiak, Marbar, 200 S. 40th St., 215-222-0100, twitter.com/ethelcee.
I'm sensing a comeback for the super Starr MC who first made waves in the 215 in the mid-'90s.
Sun., Dec. 6, 9 p.m., $10, with Crystal Antlers and Pink Skull, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
If you've gotta squeeze The Big Pink into a handy single-serving sorting slot, the label'd be "shoegaze," simple enough.
Mon., Dec. 7, 8 p.m., $10, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, arsnovaworkshop.org.
Nate Wooley will be performing with a completely different trio — which
is somehow appropriate given the trumpeter's resistance to
predictability.
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