Psst! Hey, Bub. The Dead Milkmen are playing a ‘secret’ show at Johnny Brenda’s on October 25th, the day before their official reunion show for R5 Productions, under the name ‘Les Enfants Du Prague.’ Don’t tell nobody! THE DEAD MILKMEN: Punk Rock Girl If you don’t got Mojo Nixon, then your store could use some fixin’!
YES WE CAN: Winning The Battle For Pennsyltucky
HOPE IN THE RUINS: Obama in West Philly, Saturday ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has nearly closed the deal in Pennsylvania, as anxiety over the economy overcomes lingering concerns about his inexperience and qualms about his race, according to more than three dozen political operatives, pollsters and analysts across the state. A surge in Democratic voter registration is also helping. Some Republicans in the state say privately it is all but impossible for Republican Sen. John McCain to win Pennsylvania. Others are hopeful but nervous. Still many remain optimistic, noting that the race has been marked by wild […]
CAPTURED: The Face Of Murderous Road Rage
INQUIRER: A South Philadelphia man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly critically injuring another driver on the Schuylkill Expressway earlier this month. Christian Squillaciotti, 33, of the 400 block of West Shunk Street, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and related offenses, Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel announced during a morning press conference at Police Headquarters. Squillaciotti, a competitive martial artist and ex-Marine, surrendered about 6 p.m. yesterday while family members consoled him after police alerted him that they were on their way to avoid a potential confrontation. When police searched Squillaciotti’s home yesterday evening, they […]
KILLADELPHIA: Death On The 14th Hole
INQUIRER: The body of a woman was found this morning on a Philadelphia city golf course, police said. A golfer discovered the corpse about 10:30 a.m. near the 14th hole of the Juniata Golf Course near Fisher’s Lane and Ramona Avenue, said Lt. Frank Vanore, spokesman for the Philadelphia police. Investigators have not determined the cause or manner of death, Vanore said. * RELATED: A triple shooting in North Philadelphia overnight critically injured a 12-year-old boy, police said. Two male teenagers were also wounded after gunfire erupted shortly after 1 a.m. on the 1400 block of North Broad Street. The […]
FILE UNDER X: UFOs Over Springsteen Rally
Filmed by somebody in the crowd at last Saturday’s Bruce Springsteen Rally For Change concert in the Ben Franklin Parkway. Our in-house paranormal analysts have reviewed this footage and concluded it can only be one of two things: NSA surveillance satellites monitoring large public political gatherings that might be a threat to NSA surveillance satellites monitoring large public political gatherings. Either that or it’s McCain, Snoopy and the Red Baron.
HOCKEY BOMB: Palin Roundly Booed By Flyers Fans
FORBES: Palin Gets Booed in Philly! This is sure to be the headline splashed across television and newspapers Sunday morning, the day after the Republican Vice Presidential candidate and hockey mom from Alaska drops the puck at the ceremonial face-off for the Philadelphia Flyers’ home opener on Saturday night at the soon-to-need-a-name-change Wachovia Center. What will be missing from the news: the jeers were deserved. As every sports fan knows, no one is safe in front of Philadelphia fans—they have never needed a reason to boo anyone in their ballpark, stadium or arena. As usual though, the boring chorus of […]
OBAMA: ‘Our Destiny Is Not Written For Us, But By Us’
[Photos by TIFFANY YOON] STARS AND STRIPES: Rally For Change, Progress Plaza, Philadelphia, 8 AM REMARKS OF SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: We meet at a moment of great uncertainty for America. In recent weeks, we’ve seen a growing financial crisis that’s threatening not only banks and businesses, but your economic security as well. It’s getting harder to get a loan for that new car or that small business or that college you’ve dreamed of attending. And in recent days, millions of Americans have lost more of their investments and hard-earned retirement savings as the stock market has plunged. I know these […]
All Of This Happened While You Were Sleeping
READY FOR PRIME TIME: TV On The Radio, Electric Factory, Last Night [Photos by JONATHAN VALANIA] SET LIST Young Liars Wrong Way Dancing Choose Golden Age Wolf Halfway Home Province Dreams Blues SMO Satellite Love Dog Crying Method Starring VERDICT: With expectations high in the wake of the just-released and most-excellent Dear Science, TVOTR packed out the Factory Friday night with old-school admirers and newbie acolytes. Ninety minutes later, what was the takeway? Sad to say: Meh. Not sure if it was the muffled, monochromatic mix or the prospect that some bands simply should be heard (preferably in headphones) not […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Anthony Braxton
BY DAVE ALLEN Last night’s concert at Settlement Music School confirmed it: Anthony Braxton is from another planet. I’d known that he had written music intended to be performed at non-Earth locations and that one of his compositional heroes, the late Karlheinz Stockhausen, claimed to have emanated from the star Sirius. But during a compressed set with his Falling River Quartet, it was clear thatBraxton is operating on another plane of existence. Good for us, the curious listeners; not so good for his fellow players, whom he frequently left in the dust. On three types of saxophones and the mammoth, […]
We Know It’s Only Rock N’ Roll But We Like It
[Photo by LAURA BUCKMAN] BY JONATHAN VALANIA FOR THE INQUIRER Somewhere in the nether zone where the rip-and-burn ethos of the Digital Age bumps up against the you-break-it-you-bought-it copyright laws of the Analogue Age is where Girl Talk opens his laptop and throws a party. That may sound about as sexy as an algebra equation on paper, but as parties go, it’s a deathless, breathless unstoppable good time: smoke, confetti, toilet paper streamers, and, like, all your favorite songs — together at last! Unlike most, DJs, Girl Talk, aka acclaimed Pittsburgh-based mixologist Gregg Gillis, doesn’t cut and paste from obscure […]
HOT DOCUMENT: Letter From Obama
Jonathan — I’m coming to Philadelphia tomorrow, Saturday, October 11th. I’ll be visiting four different neighborhoods and talking to folks about what we can do together to change this country. See the details below and RSVP for the event in your neighborhood. Hope to see you there, Barack P.S. — Here’s the invitation for the event: This Saturday, October 11th, please join Barack Obama for rallies in Philadelphia, where he will talk about his vision for creating the kind of change we need. Change We Need Rallies with Barack Obama Saturday, October 11th Progress Plaza 1501 N. Broad Street Mayfair […]
TONIGHT: TV On The Radio
Now playing on Phawker Radio! (right after the new Girl Talk) TVOTR plays the Electric Factory tonight!
THE EARLY WORD: Rufus Is A Tit Man
Valentine’s Day Performance with Rufus Wainwright and Special Guest Martha Wainwright Added to Kimmel Center 2008-09 Season Tickets on Sale Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10am! Genre-bending vocalist Rufus Wainwright will make his Kimmel Center debut with special guest singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright for a Valentine’s Day performance in Verizon Hall on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 8pm. The son of folk music icons Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, Rufus has been performing since the age of 13, and has toured extensively both as a solo artist as well as alongside Tori Amos, Sting and Guster. Rufus Wainwright will showcase […]