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Browse This Issue: December 16th, 2010

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Reconsider Me:
Liz Lemons
What the hell is Liz Phair thinking?
by M.J. Fine
You can draw your line wherever you want, but if you've gotten any pleasure from listening to Liz Phair, it wasn't from watching her coloring within the lines.

Music Picks:
Cuddle Magic
Wed., Dec. 22, 8:30 p.m., $10, with Oh! Pears and Alec Gross, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Carolyn Huckabay
Seems like every song on Cuddle Magic's Picture is reminiscent of something else — and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Citizens Arrest
Sat., Dec. 18, 2 p.m., with Mind Eraser and Ardmore Assault; 7 p.m., with Asshole Parade and Pink Coffins; $10, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
by Patrick Rapa
While we're all deciding where to put The Brutalist Bricks on our best-of-2010 lists, Ted Leo's getting back together with his old hardcore band.

Zappa Plays Zappa
Sat., Dec. 18, 8 p.m., $29.50-$89.50, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.
by Shaun Brady
It's always been somewhat difficult to reconcile the two sides of Frank Zappa's musical personality.

Ross Bellenoit
Sat., Dec. 18, 9 p.m., $10, with Birdie Busch and Zach Djanikian, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Philly's had more than its fair share of soft-spoken, sweet-singin', acoustic guitar-cradlers in recent years, but everybody's gonna have to scooch over and make some room for Ross Bellenoit.

Piffaro
Fri., Dec. 17, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave.; Sat., Dec. 18, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust St.; $15-$40, 215-235-8469, piffaro.com.
by Peter Burwasser
"Renaissance music" and "exciting" can be used in the same sentence, especially if the Piffaro band is on hand.

Reading Rainbow
Thu., Dec. 16, 8 p.m., $7, with Coasting and Moon Women, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., myspace.com/dangerdangergallery.
by Patrick Rapa
There's something kinda precious about naming your band after a kids' show, but Reading Rainbow's more ballsy than cute.

Tomas Fujiwara
Thu., Dec. 16, 8 p.m., free, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
by Shaun Brady
Tomas Fujiwara, one of the anchors of New York's rising modern jazz scene, pulls double duty for Ars Nova Workshop's final show of 2010.

MUSIC . Blog Posts
ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount
by Matt Cantor
812 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
813 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
813 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
814 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
814 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. 18, 2 p.m., with Mind Eraser and Ardmore Assault; 7 p.m., with Asshole Parade and Pink Coffins; $10, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
by Patrick Rapa
While we're all deciding where to put The Brutalist Bricks on our best-of-2010 lists, Ted Leo's getting back together with his old hardcore band.
Wed., Dec. 22, 8:30 p.m., $10, with Oh! Pears and Alec Gross, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Carolyn Huckabay
Seems like every song on Cuddle Magic's Picture is reminiscent of something else — and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Fri., Dec. 17, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave.; Sat., Dec. 18, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust St.; $15-$40, 215-235-8469, piffaro.com.
by Peter Burwasser
"Renaissance music" and "exciting" can be used in the same sentence, especially if the Piffaro band is on hand.
Thu., Dec. 16, 8 p.m., $7, with Coasting and Moon Women, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., myspace.com/dangerdangergallery.
by Patrick Rapa
There's something kinda precious about naming your band after a kids' show, but Reading Rainbow's more ballsy than cute.
Sat., Dec. 18, 9 p.m., $10, with Birdie Busch and Zach Djanikian, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 877-435-9849, johnnybrendas.com.
by Patrick Rapa
Philly's had more than its fair share of soft-spoken, sweet-singin', acoustic guitar-cradlers in recent years, but everybody's gonna have to scooch over and make some room for Ross Bellenoit.
Thu., Dec. 16, 8 p.m., free, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., arsnovaworkshop.com.
by Shaun Brady
Tomas Fujiwara, one of the anchors of New York's rising modern jazz scene, pulls double duty for Ars Nova Workshop's final show of 2010.
Sat., Dec. 18, 8 p.m., $29.50-$89.50, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.
by Shaun Brady
It's always been somewhat difficult to reconcile the two sides of Frank Zappa's musical personality.
 
 
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