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Let's All Meet Up In The Year 2009
The hardcore Pulp reissues finally wash up on our shores.
It is interesting that Pulp, which went on
indefinite hiatus in 2002, is the first of the mid-'90s Britpop acts to
get a reissue campaign, rather than Oasis, Blur, Elastica or Suede.
This band had a unique take on its zeitgeist, one that remains
relevant.
Mischief Brew & Guignol
Sun., Dec. 20, 6 p.m., $10, with Mirrors & Wires, The Barbary, 951 N. Frankford Ave., r5productions.com.
Their forthcoming project, Guignol & Mischief Brew Fight Dirty,
is a true meeting of the wanderlusting minds: Brew and Guignol
functioning as a single band with Petersen and Nicolay swapping
songwriting duties.
Smashing
The musicians donned safety glasses.
These creatures are often a few steps ahead of their audiences. This was the case for the late Hungarian composer György Ligeti, a sound gatherer of the first order, whose reputation has been growing since his death in 2006.
More Than You Can Handel
Daniel Levin Trio
Lissy Trullie
Weston
TubaChristmas, Sat., Dec. 19, noon, free, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org; Piffaro: Christmas in Renaissance Spain, Fri., Dec. 18, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., and Sat., Dec. 19, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust St., $4-$35, 215-235-8469, piffaro.com.
Nothing wrong with annual Messiah performances, candlelight choral processions or carol sing-alongs.
Daniel Levin Trio
Thu., Dec. 17, 8 p.m., free, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
It may sound like a limited palette, but the music on cellist Daniel Levin's Fuhuffah is remarkably varied, juggling sounds, textures and approaches that don't allow for the suggestion of monotony.
Lissy Trullie
Thu., Dec. 17, 8 p.m., $10, with Mike Bones and Xylos, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
I'm just gonna fess up here: I heard Lissy Trullie's jangle-poppy cover
of Hot Chip's "Ready for the Floor" and thought it was a band with a
guy singer.
Weston
Thu., Dec. 17, 9 p.m., $8, with Second Ward, Pots & Pans and Danger O's, Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.
Before anyone could name-check them, Bethlehem's Weston made punk like
the Pixies with a warm, eerie vibe mixed in with its thrashing rhythms
and paranoid lyrical sensibilities.
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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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Thu., Dec. 17, 8 p.m., free, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
It may sound like a limited palette, but the music on cellist Daniel Levin's Fuhuffah is remarkably varied, juggling sounds, textures and approaches that don't allow for the suggestion of monotony.
Thu., Dec. 17, 8 p.m., $10, with Mike Bones and Xylos, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
I'm just gonna fess up here: I heard Lissy Trullie's jangle-poppy cover
of Hot Chip's "Ready for the Floor" and thought it was a band with a
guy singer.
Sun., Dec. 20, 6 p.m., $10, with Mirrors & Wires, The Barbary, 951 N. Frankford Ave., r5productions.com.
Their forthcoming project, Guignol & Mischief Brew Fight Dirty,
is a true meeting of the wanderlusting minds: Brew and Guignol
functioning as a single band with Petersen and Nicolay swapping
songwriting duties.
TubaChristmas, Sat., Dec. 19, noon, free, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org; Piffaro: Christmas in Renaissance Spain, Fri., Dec. 18, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., and Sat., Dec. 19, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust St., $4-$35, 215-235-8469, piffaro.com.
Nothing wrong with annual Messiah performances, candlelight choral processions or carol sing-alongs.
Thu., Dec. 17, 9 p.m., $8, with Second Ward, Pots & Pans and Danger O's, Khyber, 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, thekhyber.com.
Before anyone could name-check them, Bethlehem's Weston made punk like
the Pixies with a warm, eerie vibe mixed in with its thrashing rhythms
and paranoid lyrical sensibilities.
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