John Waters needs no introduction, and if you have to ask, well, this probably isn’t your kind of thing. We have a pair of tickets to give away and to qualify all you have to do is sign up for our mailing list (to the right of this post, at the bottom of the masthead). Trust us, you want to do this. Signing up to our mailing list gets you special content alerts and early warnings about special promotions and concert ticket giveaways. And rest assured your email address will never be sold or shared with anyone, we promise […]
THE MUSIC TAPES: The Traveling Imaginary
The Music Tapes – Traveling Imaginary (Trailer) from Merge Records on Vimeo. At First Unitarian Church February 4th.
TONIGHT: The ‘Judas’ Priest
WIKIPEDIA: The polarised responses of Dylan’s fans were exacerbated by the structure of his concerts in late 1965 and 1966; the first half would be ‘folk,’ Dylan solo accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and harmonica; with the second half ‘rock,’ Dylan and the Hawks with electric guitars and a full rock and roll combo. The rock segment was often greeted with hostility, as seen in shows in Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne in No Direction Home. Footage from the Manchester concert, at the end of that film, includes the infamous “Judas” heckling incident. During a quiet moment in between songs […]
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Bob Dylan
BY MIKE WALSH Let me make this clear up front: I’m not a Dylan-head, Dylan-ite, Dylan-phile, Dylan-ologist, or any other kind of extreme Dylan fan. In fact, I never bought a Dylan record or CD until just a few years ago. I never saw the need. Growing up in the ’60s, Dylan was on the radio all the time —“Blowing in the Wind,“ “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right,“ “The Times They Are a Changin’,“ “All I Really Want to Do,“ “It Ain’t Me Babe, “Mr. Tambourine Man,“ etc., etc. Plus, many other bands had hits with his songs, like […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Dan Deacon @ Union Transfer
Photo by MICHAEL ORLOSKY BY JONATHAN VALANIA FOR THE INQUIRER On record, acclaimed Baltimore-based futurist Dan Deacon sounds like Philip Glass on Red Bull. A lot of Red Bull. His music is like Koyaanisqatsi for the ears. Live, he resembles nothing so much as a hip, wise-cracking camp counselor DJing a dance party for people who can’t really dance. His name may not ring a bell but for people under 30 he is Santa Claus with a wave function generator. And last night he came to town — Union Transfer to be exact — after a three year absence from […]
CONTEST: Win Tix To See Bright Eyes @ The Kimmel
OK, this is gonna move REAL fast so snooze you lose. Let this be a lesson to you: Open Phawker, hit REFRESH. Every minute of every day. Week after week. Year after year. Or buy your own damn Bright Eyes tickets, Bucco! Just kidding. Mostly. We have two pairs of tickets to see Bright Eyes at the Kimmel Center on Sunday! To qualify all you have to do is sign up for our mailing list (to the right of this post, at the bottom of the masthead). Trust us, you want to do this. Signing up to our mailing list […]
ARTSY: Dada On The Dance Floor
BY BRANDON LAFVING ARTS CORRESPONDENT The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s new exhibition, Dancing Around the Bride, courageously attempts to explain the work of Marcel Duchamp, one of the most important and enigmatic artists of the 20th Century, in terms that people who don’t have a Ph.D. in the meta mechanics of modernism can understand. Duchamp [PICTURED, BELOW RIGHT] re-imagined the definition of art — and more or less invented punk rock — when he entered a urinal as a piece for a museum exhibit and called it Fountain. It was the first of his series, entitled “readymades” and it started […]
THIS JUST IN: Jeff Mangum Sells Out In Nanonseconds!
Illustration by ALEX MOULDS Tickets for Jeff Mangum at the DuPont Theater in Wilmington, DE on Feb. 5th go on sale tomorrow at noon! Get them HERE. Gone, daddy, gone! PREVIOUSLY: Today, Jeff Mangum announced a new run of tour dates beginning January 9 in Buffalo, NY and wrapping up February 16 in North Adams, MA. Support will include Tall Firs, Briars of North America and the Music Tapes. A portion of the proceeds for these shows will benefit Children of the Blue Sky, which aims to place orphaned Mongolian children with foster families. A full list of Jeff Mangum […]
Win Tix To See Dan Deacon @ Union Transfer
Photo by MICHAEL ORLOSKY We have a pair of tickets to see wizardly electronic music composer/performer Dan Deacon at Union Transfer tomorrow night to give away. As per our pal Brian Howard in the CP: “Baltimore experimentalist/performance art puppet-master/beardo kewpie Dan Deacon has a rep as the king of the electronic candy store, spinning all manner of sugar-synthesized pop treats into crazy-danceable shout-along anthems.” Exactly. To qualify all you have to do is sign up for our mailing list (to the right of this post, at the bottom of the masthead). Trust us, you want to do this. Signing up […]
DO THE RIGHT THING: Sign The ‘Dump Trump’ Petition
[Illustration by ALEX FINE] Macy’s has a special deal with Donald Trump. They invest in developing Trump’s brand and sell his clothing line and fragrance at their locations. To this end, they have had major events at Macy’s Herald Square location and they often feature and promote Trump in advertisements designed to celebrate the magic of Macy’s. Recently, Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren sent Donald Trump a letter touting how excited Macy’s was to be working with Trump and promising to expand Trump’s brand even further than it already is. But, why is Macy’s celebrating Trump? Donald Trump engages in especially […]
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD: The 5 Important Questions The Media Should Be Asking Petraeus But Won’t
BY JONATHAN VALANIA FOR THE PHILLY POST Somebody’s got to say it: The media has been asking all the wrong questions about the unfolding Peyton Place-like Petraeus saga. As I type this the FBI is raiding Paula Broadwell’s home and it’s been revealed that the just-appointed Supreme Allied Commander of NATO is under investigation for “inappropriate communications” with Jill Kelly, the local girl made good who dragged this whole sad story out into the light when she told the FBI that she was being cyber-harassed by Broadwell — so stay tuned. But I’m willing to bet Mitt Romney $10,000 that […]
JUST ANNOUNCED: Wyatt Cenac @ The Troc
Daily Show funnyman Wyatt Cenac will rock The Troc January 18th. Tickets go on sale HERE Friday at noon. WIKIPEDIA: Cenac was born in New York City and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended high school in Texas at the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas.[3] He is of West Indian descent.[4][5] While in elementary school, he became friends with comic book writer Brian K. Vaughn,[6] who also introduced him to comic books. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before moving to Los Angeles to further his career. Having previously worked for three years as a […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Lefty’s Deceiver @ Milkboy
BY JOE PAONE MATH-ROCK CORRESPONDENT There should’ve been a sign at the door of Milkboy for this show that said, “Welcome back to the 90s.” Lots of familiar faces from back in the day, yet everyone still looked fetching. Milkboy’s second-floor is so reminiscent of the long-gone Upstairs at Nick’s that I expected to see Jamie Mahon stuffing meat into a toilet. At least, I kinda remember that happening back then. Forgive me, the 90s were kind of a blur. As for the music, it was the proverbial tits. JJL opened the proceedings by molesting the notion of “power trio” […]