PPA: PPA offers FREE meter parking in Center City after 5pm on Wednesday evenings, except for rush-hour zones, which are free after 6:30 pm. The boundaries are from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and from Bainbridge St. to Spring Garden St. Rush-hour streets are between Market and Chestnut, even numbered streets in the morning are rush-hour, (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, etc.) and odd numbered in the evening, (3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, etc.) Metered parking is FREE for Old City’s First Friday (event happens on the first Friday of every month) after 5:00 p.m. between Callowhill and Walnut […]
THIS JUST IN: My Morning Jacket @ The Mann
with special guest BAND OF HORSES Fri * Aug 17 The Mann Fairmount Park * Philadelphia Tickets On Sale Friday, 5/04 at 10AM! PREVIOUSLY: Opening for a band that draws seven or eight times as many people as you do seems like a no-brainer, after all if you win over just a quarter of the crowd, you’ve more than doubled your draw in this market. The downside is nobody shows up for the opening act at the Big Rock Show — never have, never will. Tuesday nigh at the Mann was no exception when Neko Case opened for My Morning […]
We Know It’s Only Rock N’ Roll But We Like It
Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, The Hives, NYC last night by GENE SMIRNOV
ARTSY: Knight Arts Challenge Winner’s Circle
BY BRANDON LAFVING The Knight Arts Challenge 2012 winners were announced last night at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Awards were announced to the pleasant tune of $2.76 million, slated for reinvigorating Philadelphia’s vibrant cultural life.Everyone was there but you: the Mayor, Chief Cultural Officer, a host of other VIPs. They wore rakish suits, sleek cocktail dresses. I wore khakis and a brown sweater with elbow patches. I don’t think they would have let me in without the elbow patches. The look and feel of the ceremony may have shouted generic city publicity nonsense, but the façade – fortunately laden […]
THE EARLY WORD: Wayne’s World
If consistency is a positive quality in rock ‘n’ roll, then the Fountains of Wayne belong in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Since the late 90s, Fountains of Wayne have created one record after record with the same style, approach, personnel, pacing, and subject matter. Each record has the same clean, straight-ahead pop style with the same guitar/bass/drums arrangements. They have the same dry humor and flat, no-frills delivery they had when they started. The same singer sings lead each song, the same backup singer sings backup, the same guitarist plays the occasional leads. Did I mention that […]
The End Of Phawker As You Know It
Take a good look at the old Phawker, it’s your last chance. Later today Phawker will be unveiling a radical site re-design. Bold. Clean. Sharp. Uncluttered. Easier to use, easier to read, and easier to tell all your little friends about. Great taste, less filling. Even better than the real thing. No, this isn’t the new look, it’s a full-page, four-color ad trumpeting our makeover on page 40 of this week’s issue of the City Paper which hits the street today. See you on the other side.
The Ritthenhouse Square Doyenne Who Moved A 1/2 Ton Of Weed Across The Mexican Border When She Was A 20 Year Old Hippie Chick Could Be Your Boss
JEFF DEENEY: This tale of drugs and death begins and ends far from Nogales—in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, probably the last place you’d expect to find a former drug smuggler. The small park is ringed by high-rise apartment and condo complexes filled with old-money blue hairs, baby-boomer corporate execs and U. Penn kids whose rich parents happily shell out for luxury off-campus housing. Nestled among the city’s elite is a woman with a secret past [not pictured, that’s Marianne Faithfull] that includes having moved almost a half-ton of weed from Mexico to the East Coast. Rita (her executive-level career position […]
CONTEST: Win Tix To See Fountains Of Wayne @ UT
Let’s not mince words: Fountains Of Wayne are hands down, the greatest power pop band of all time. Greater than The Knack, greater than the Cars, greater even than Cheap Trick (yeah, we just went there). Sadly, in the grotesquely warped reality of the here and now — where the shittiest people (think Mitch McConnell) and the shittiest music (think Ke$sha) get all the glory and the complimentary gift bags that come with it — being the greatest power pop band of all time plus four bucks gets you a cup of coffee at Starbucks and, well, that’s about it. […]
CONTEST: Win Tix To See The Ting Tings @ The Troc
Wanna a pair of tix to see the Ting Tings at the Troc on Friday April 13th? Of course you do! To win them, all you have to is be the third person to email us at FEED@PHAKWER.COM with the correct answer to the following Ting Tings trivia question: What is the name of Katie White and Jules De Martino’s went-nowhere band just prior to forming The Ting Tings? Hint, they were signed to Mercury Records. Put TING TINGLY in the subject line and include a mobile number for confirmation. Good luck and godspeed, man! PREVIOUSLY: There was a time […]
DAVID LYNCH: Crazy Clown Time
Directed by David Lynch. Need we say more? PREVIOUSLY: NOW YOU TELL US: David Lynch Was Here…Again PREVIOUSLY: I SEE A DARKNESS: Twin Peaks Turns 21 PREVIOUSLY: David Lynch To Release Crazy Clown Time PREVIOUSLY: TRANSCENDENTALISM: Eternal Bliss In Our Time PREVIOUSLY: ‘I’ve Got To Find The Flaming Nipple’ PREVIOUSLY: USELESS INFORMATION: David Lynch’s Twitter
CONTEST: Win Tix To See Wild Flag At The Troc
OK, we got ’em, you want ’em, let’s make this easy on everyone involved. We have a pair of tickets to see Wild Flag at the Trocadero on Tuesday April 3rd to give away to the first lucky Phawker reader that can answer the following Wild Flag trivia question: What is the name of Carrie Brownstein’s first band (circa ’93-’95)? Hint: it ain’t Sleater-Kinney. Email your answer to FEED@PHAWKER.COM with the words WILD FLAG in the subject line. Please include a mobile number for confirmation. Good luck and godspeed you black emperors! UPDATE: We have a winner! If you haven’t […]
CRAZY TRAIN: How To Confuse And Scare Busloads Of Bitter Old White People About A Law That Insures 16 Million More While Having Zero Effect On Them
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 26, 2012 CONTACT: Jennifer Stefano at (610) 207-7901 or jstefano@afphq.org Tomorrow: Pennsylvania Buses Headed to Major DC Rally Massive rally will feature powerhouse lineup of speakers, large coalition WASHINGTON – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania, a leading grassroots organization with over 110,000 members opposed to Obama’s health care takeover, is proud to be part of the “Hands Off My Healthcare Rally” in Washington, D.C. tomorrow. AFP-Pennsylvania has hundreds of activists heading down to the Capitol Tuesday morning. 16 buses will be leaving from the following locations: Lebanon, Lancaster, York, Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Gettysburg, Butler, Allegeny/Pittsburgh, Monroeville, […]
CONTEST: Win Tix To See Swervedriver @UT
Kids, come gather round I’m going to tell you the complete history of early 90’s hair-wagging, peddle-hopping shoegazers like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, The Swirlies, The Lilys, Curve, A.R. Kane, Lush, Catherine Wheel, Pale Saints, Velocity Girl and Swervedriver. NOT! What am I the goddamned Shell Answer Man? Google it, you little shits. Repeat after me: I am not your mother, your mother is at home smoking a doobie as big as a baby’s arm and trancing out to Mezcal Head. Anyway, here’s pretty much everything you need to know about Swervedriver who play Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight […]