SUN RA ARKESTRA under the direction of Marshall Allen Halloween! Saturday, October 31, 8pm International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $20 General Admission Join us for this special and spectacular Halloween performance of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Founded in 1958 under the leadership of Sun Ra, the Arkestra pioneered a unique brand of afro-futurism, forging intersecting musical pathways that explore outer space and Egyptian mythology. Drawing on the work of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, the Arkestra are pioneers of the bop-derived avant-garde and collective improvisation. Their work has had tremendous impact on scores of musicians including MC5, Sonic Youth […]
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BOOKS: Vampire State Building
Otto Penzler is a well-known editor of mystery fiction in the United States, and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, where he lives. Located in Tribeca, The Mysterious Bookshop is one of the oldest and largest mystery specialist bookstores in America. Penzler is the author of 101 Greatest Movies of Mystery and Suspense (2000). For the New York Sun, he wrote The Crime Scene, a popular weekly mystery fiction column that ran for several years. He has worked with several outstanding authors including Elmore Leonard, Nelson DeMille, Joyce Carol Oates, Sue Grafton, Mary Higgins Clark, Robert Crais, […]
CINEMA: Antichrist Superstar
ANTICHRIST (2009, directed by Lars von Trier, 104 minutes, Denmark) THE NEW YEAR PARADE (2008, directed by Tom Quinn, 84 minutes, U.S.) BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC Filmmakers will often describe a film heavily inspired by their own experience as a “personal film”. Although Danish filmmaker has never claimed to go mad in a forest cabin it is clear that his latest work Antichrist is also a deeply personal film, not just for von Trier but for its audience as well. It is a work that doesn’t lead you to pre-digested conclusions and instead presents the deep recesses of […]
TONIGHT: As It Is Written, So It Shall Be
BY PHILLYGRRL Looking for some authentic Philly beats to spice up your Friday night? Look no further than Germantown hip-hoppers WrittenHouse, who play tonight at the Draught Horse. WrittenHouse, composed of producers Chris Conway, Kush Shalimar, hypeman Somerville Sleeves and emcee Charlie K, released their mixtape Sunshine Philadelphia Vol. 2 this past summer to critical acclaim. The members of WrittenHouse, Philly natives, have been active on the Philadelphia music scene as individuals since 2000, but started collaborating in 2007. They are known for their dynamic stage performances, strong lyrics and ah yes, tight beats. Tonight’s set list includes a crowd […]
I, GAMER: Trick Or Treat Or Die!
BY ADAM BONANNI I know everyone’s gearing up for their super Halloween movie mash this weekend, but even more rare than finding a good horror movie nowadays is picking up a truly scarifying game. Sure games really have no qualms about turning up the violence, as most do, but it takes a certain restraint and nuance to pace the player along in a tense and uncertain manner, to mess with their minds and make that guy sitting at home in his nice comfy couch with the controller feel truly unsafe. How exciting is it to give a person the reins […]
MUST SEE TV: Spike Jonze Smacks Kanye’s Bitch Up
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: To promote yesterday’s iTunes release of the pair’s new short, We Once Were a Fairytale, Spike Jonze posted this medium-funny behind-the-scenes video of him pretending to slap a distracted Kanye West on the set. Given Kanye’s popularity these days, this seems like pretty smart marketing. MORE
BREAKING: Dennis Hopper Stricken With Cancer
[“Dennis Hopper 1971” by ANDY WARHOL] ASSOCIATED PRESS: Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager said Thursday. The 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a “special program” at the University of Southern California, said Sam Maydew. Asked about Hopper’s prognosis, Maydew said, “We’re hoping for the best.” He would not elaborate on the actor’s condition. MORE RELATED: Q&A With Dean Wareham
WORLD SERIES: Yanks Blunt Phils 3-1
BY MIKE WOLVERTON SPORTS GUY How weird is it that the Phillies are in the World Series as the defending champs, last year’s ace and World Series MVP is healthy and rested, and he doesn’t get the start in Game 1 or 2, in favor of two guys who not only weren’t on the team last year, they weren’t on the team in JUNE! Pedro signed July 15th, Cliff Lee was acquired July 29th, and Cole Hamels starts Game 3. Very weird. My thoughts as the game unfolded last night: Bottom 1st: Pedro looked awesome in the first inning. Fastball […]
$15,000 Reward For Info About Dog Executioner
INQUIRER: The owners of the two Chester County dogs found fatally shot between the eyes Sunday broke their public silence this morning to thank the public for its support and try to prevent more carnage. “It’s important they find out who did this,” said James Milliner, issuing a plea for anyone with information to contact authorities. “Who knows what this person is capable of?” added his girlfriend, Laura Peperato. The dogs – a 11/2-year-old German shorthaired pointer named Emma and a 2-year-old mix of the same breed called Luna – were reported missing Sunday morning from the Milliner farm in […]
SEX IN THE CITY: Men I Have Dated
BY GLORIA MARIS Really, I’m not in the habit of bringing home men from bars. I’ll recount two of them here. Keep in mind that the tales may not be too accurate, since they originated in bars. And furthermore, who knows how true are the tales men spin to me in bars? How true are the tales I spin in bars to men about myself? One of my bar dates told me he was a world-class soccer player. He had been selected to play for the U.S. in the World Cup, but suffered some horrible back injury and could no […]
THEATER: Where ‘The Weir’ Things Are
BY AARON STELLA Forget the fact that we were born with two ears and one mouth; let’s get real people, homo-sapiens love to yak; dark corners of a smokey pubs especially included (oh how I miss thee, smokey pub). And supernatual folk tales usually make for amusing fare. But the questions stands, as it always will: what’s up with the story and its teller? Starting tomorrow, The Curio Theater Company will be forking out the insides of raconteurs and their confab (pub-life included) in their production of Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s “The Weir”. As an insufferable yakker myself, I had […]
PAPERBOY: Slow-Jamming The Alt-Weeklies
BY DAVE ALLEN Like time, news waits for no man. Keeping up with the funny papers has always been an all-day job, even in the pre-Internets era. These days, however, it’s a two-man job. That’s right, these days you need someone to do your reading for you, or risk falling hopelessly behind and, as a result, increasing your chances of dying lonely and somewhat bitter. That’s why every week PAPERBOY does your alt-weekly reading for you. We pore over those time-consuming cover stories and give you the takeaway, suss out the cover art, warn you off the ink-wasters and steer […]