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Browse This Issue: February 17th, 2011

This Week's Issue
Reconsider Me:
Never, Again
Anna Waronker's California Fade
by M.J. Fine
Waronker's best known for fronting That Dog in the '90s, but she's had a hand in a lot of projects since then. Still, she took almost a decade to follow up her first solo album. It was worth the wait.

Music Picks:
London Symphony Orchestra
Tue., Feb. 22, 8 p.m., $39-$113, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.
by Peter Burwasser
Mahler said, "A symphony must be like the world."

As the Eyes of the Seahorse
Fri.-Sat., Feb. 18-19, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., $12-$15, Maas Building, 1325 N. Randolph St., nicholecanusodance.org.
by Holly Otterbein
Praise be to The Mural and the Mint, the theatrically poppy, somewhat freaky chamber band from Philadelphia that's teaming up with Nichole Canuso Dance Co. to shake up the dusty presentation method.

Busses
Sat., Feb. 19, 9 p.m., $10, with Royal Shoals and Upholstery, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Sudden mood swings are a fine test of a band's mettle.

Kings Go Forth
Fri., Feb. 18, 9 p.m., $12, with Dr. Ketchup, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Kings Go Forth deserve particular attention for their focus on rhythm and groove.

Free Energy/Sweatheart
Fri., Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $10, all ages, with The Postelles, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.
by Patrick Rapa
The former's slick and rocking. The latter's dirty and dancing.

Yann Tiersen
Thu., Feb. 17, 8 p.m., $20, with Shannon Wright, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-563-3980, r5productions.com.
by Julia West
Yann Tiersen's music is like drowning.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
838 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
839 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
839 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
840 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
840 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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MUSIC . Picks
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Fri.-Sat., Feb. 18-19, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., $12-$15, Maas Building, 1325 N. Randolph St., nicholecanusodance.org.
by Holly Otterbein
Praise be to The Mural and the Mint, the theatrically poppy, somewhat freaky chamber band from Philadelphia that's teaming up with Nichole Canuso Dance Co. to shake up the dusty presentation method.
Sat., Feb. 19, 9 p.m., $10, with Royal Shoals and Upholstery, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Sudden mood swings are a fine test of a band's mettle.
Fri., Feb. 18, 8 p.m., $10, all ages, with The Postelles, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 877-435-9849, r5productions.com.
by Patrick Rapa
The former's slick and rocking. The latter's dirty and dancing.
Fri., Feb. 18, 9 p.m., $12, with Dr. Ketchup, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by K. Ross Hoffman
Kings Go Forth deserve particular attention for their focus on rhythm and groove.
Tue., Feb. 22, 8 p.m., $39-$113, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, kimmelcenter.org.
by Peter Burwasser
Mahler said, "A symphony must be like the world."
Thu., Feb. 17, 8 p.m., $20, with Shannon Wright, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 215-563-3980, r5productions.com.
by Julia West
Yann Tiersen's music is like drowning.
 
 
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