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Flight of the Barfly

Canadian roots chanteuse Amelia Curran toasts her fellow mistresses at Folk Fest.

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Flight of the Barfly

Canadian roots chanteuse Amelia Curran toasts her fellow mistresses at Folk Fest.

by Mary Armstrong

Lines like "You and I are carpenters, we build the bridge that we deserve. We hammer out the meaning, from the words," make you wonder. Curran sounds like a good Irish name: Did she go to parochial school?

Folk Fest Bets

Who to see at the 2010 Philadelphia Folk Festival, Aug. 20-22

by Mary Armstrong

A Higher Love

The Spinning Leaves march on the Folk Festival.

by John Vettese

The Spinning Leaves perform with as few as two members and as many as 20, but they recorded Love with over 50 musicians from the Philadelphia folk scene.

Music Picks:

Conversations with Enemies

Sat., Aug. 21, 9 p.m., $10, with Jay Purdy, Toy Soldiers and Cheers Elephant, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

by A.D. Amorosi

CwE is a shaggy, Dr. Dog-like, West-Philly-to-Fishtown quintet that makes easy, breezy, summery pop with a rough-and-tumble feel.

Hang The DJ:

The Quickness

Roc Marciano's Marcberg

by J. Edward Keyes

While Marcberg probably won't rescue Roc Mariano relative anonymity, it is still an alarming debut: focused, razor-sharp and singular, a contender for one of the year's best.

One Track Mind:

Trey Songz

"Neighbors Know My Name"

by Amy Baily

We hear the singer's name three times but never learn his lover's. Chivalry? Rivalry? I don't know. But I bet my neighbors know his name.

Music Picks:

Bells Bells Bells/Acres of Diamonds

Fri., Aug. 20, 9 p.m., $10, with Lo Power Plane and Giant Mind, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.

by Patrick Rapa

This Friday at JB's is all about living in the moment: Yesterday be gone, tomorrow be damned.

MUSIC . Blog Posts

ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount

by Matt Cantor

813 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

814 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

814 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

815 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

815 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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