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Aid or Invade:
Isle of Misfit Toys!
Rodney Anonymous vs. The World
by Rodney Anonymous
The Chieftains' Bells of Dublin is the greatest Christmas recording humans will ever make.

Music Picks:
Joseph Arthur
Wed., Dec. 30, 9 p.m., $16, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
For the uninitiated, Joseph Arthur has a musical, vocal and lyrical vibe somewhere between Sam Prekop (with guts) Nick Drake (without the misty moors' weightiness or brow-beaten pain) and Peter Gabriel (without the fretless tech).

The Great Unknown
Sat., Dec. 26, 10:30 p.m., $10, with Chris Kasper, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0978, tinangel.com.
by John Vettese
Sure, they've got their requisite rockers.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
449 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
450 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
450 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
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 »»
CONCERT REVIEW: The Low Anthem @ First Unitarian Church, 2/25
by Matt Cantor
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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Wed., Dec. 30, 9 p.m., $16, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
by A.D. Amorosi
For the uninitiated, Joseph Arthur has a musical, vocal and lyrical vibe somewhere between Sam Prekop (with guts) Nick Drake (without the misty moors' weightiness or brow-beaten pain) and Peter Gabriel (without the fretless tech).
Sat., Dec. 26, 10:30 p.m., $10, with Chris Kasper, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0978, tinangel.com.
by John Vettese
Sure, they've got their requisite rockers.
 
 
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