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(04/11/13 9:49am)
Penn needed Fling like a hippie needs drugs and affectionate petting. Today, Fling is the most necessary catharsis in Penn’s bag of traditions. Whether you’re rolling face or rolling with your BFFs, it’s a time for letting go and forgetting. And we at Street think it always will be. Here’s our look at eighty years of history, Penn, and Fling, from 1973 to 2053.
(04/04/13 9:23am)
Two summers ago, I found myself at a soccer game with a high school friend, her friend from college, who I’d never met, and his father. “What do you study?” the father asked me, shaking my hand. “English,” I said. “Oh. That must be easy.” He grinned. “My son is an astrophysics major.”
(03/21/13 4:30pm)
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(02/07/13 2:48am)
1. The sitcom kiss to end all sitcom kisses
Last week, Nick and Jess kissed. And it was like a box of earth–shattering dynamite went
off in a fireworks factory. Unexpectedly, Nick is the one who approaches the aftermath
of the kiss like a crazy person, “panic moonwalking” away whenever Jess tries to talk to
him. When the episode opens, he’s lying in bed and silently screaming (he spends a lot of
this episode in physical pain, actually).
Nick’s dance diversion tactics can only stall the subject for so long, and in the end they
both have to admit that the kiss was mind–blowing. Jess tells Cece, “I felt like Scarlett
O’Hara in a freaking curtain dress!” and Nick says it was “a damn fairy tale.”
(11/15/12 10:20am)
Marigolds
(11/14/12 1:13am)
11/15 Dan Deacon, Union Transfer, $13
In his nearly decade-long career, Dan Deacon has proven himself as an inspired creative force, continuously gracing Pitchfork’s Best New Music section, amongst other critical honors. Whether you’re a dedicated fan or have never heard of him, you should definitely think twice before missing this show. Deacon is known for his audience engagement, and few other performers match his ability to turn a concert into an all-out experience.
Listen: True Thrush
(11/12/12 12:08am)
If you enjoyed learning the days of the week in Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” you’re going to love this month’s autotuned tween sensation, Nicole Westbrook’s “It’s Thanksgiving.” This poised-to-go-viral, club-ready single has an accompanying video, which mostly takes places in what looks like Westbrook’s house, presumably because she’s nowhere near old enough to drive. In a tank top that reads “Dance Until Dawn,” Westbrook proves she’s ready to party turkey-day style with all her middle school friends. There is dramatic stuffing-making at the stove and repeated whooping whenever the subject of “mashed potatoes” is raised. Westbrook and producer Patrice Wilson take us through a guided tour of the calendar, reminding us that Christmas is in December and Easter is (usually) in April. The best part of the song is Westbrook’s rap midway through, which culminates in her grabbing a turkey leg to use as a microphone while she shouts that she “can’t be hateful, gotta be grateful!” Why Wilson is hanging out with a bunch of seventh graders while wearing a chicken costume remains a mystery, but there’s no doubt that “It’s Thanksgiving” is the catchy holiday hit we’ve been waiting for.
(11/05/12 10:24am)
Magpie
1622 South St.
Gayborhood
(267) 519–2904
(10/25/12 9:40am)
If you take a walk in Philadelphia on any Saturday morning in September, you’re bound to run into a farmers’ market. You know you’re getting close if you pass someone with a reusable shopping bag in one hand and a dog leash in the other. Round a corner and there it is: a row of square white tents, queued on the sidewalk, maybe edging a park or a patch of green, maybe just parked along the street.
(10/15/12 9:09am)
Tuesday, 10/16 Silversun Pickups
(10/08/12 9:13am)
Monday, 10/8 Das Racist
(10/01/12 6:41pm)
Monday 10/1 - Tennis, Union Transfer, All Ages, $15
Tennis were formed in that proud indie-rock tradition of husband-wife musical partnerships. As a couple, they’ve so far produced “Cape Dory” (a concept album focused on a seven-month sailing journey) and this year’s “Young & Old.” “Young & Old” might lack the cohesion of “Cape Dory” but it’s still got Tennis’ trademark poppy, surf-and-sun sound. Tennis play with Wild Belle and The Shilohs at Union Transfer at 8pm.
(09/27/12 9:20am)
Part recording studio, part rehearsal room and part private event space, The Boom Room is a hybrid approach to building a local music community. Founded by drummer and producer Gary Dann, The Boom Room opened in September of last year. In the fall of 2011, it was a bare, stripped structure in Fishtown with concrete floors and little in the way of furniture or polish. What it has become, though, is a place where musicians, artists and producers can come together to create. When asked what his main goal was in starting The Boom Room, Dann responds without hesitation: “Community.”
(09/24/12 9:22am)
Tuesday 9/25: Twin Shadow, Union Transfer, All Ages, $15
(09/20/12 9:46am)
Grizzly Bear
(09/17/12 11:57pm)
Tuesday 9/18 Florence + the Machine, Susquehanna Bank Center, $25
(09/13/12 9:30am)
Stars, the Canadian baroque–pop quintet, are back this fall with their sixth full–length album, "The North." The album opens with “Theory of Relativity,” a track that’s classic Stars, weaving together singer Torquil Campell’s even notes with the high chimes of Amy Millan’s voice. “Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It” is a stand–out, equal parts lush guitars and steadily building beats, and closer “Walls” presents Stars’ brand of hushed sentimentality at its best. "The North" might not boast the soaring, cohesive heartbreak of 2004’s "Set Yourself On Fire," but it’s certainly worth a listen. Or ten.
(04/21/11 7:00am)
Following the release of their eponymous 2008 record, the Seattle–based Fleet Foxes became critical darlings (Fleet Foxes earned 4 stars from Rolling Stone and a coveted 9/10 rating from Pitchfork, both of which are marks of having “made it”), settling in alongside a slew of like–hearted, harmony–laden folkies (Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Iron & Wine).
(03/17/11 5:16am)
The Strokes are back. After a five year hiatus, during which members dabbled in mediocre solo projects and saw their image morph from the heralded saviors of rock to self–indulgent sell–outs, the band makes a play for redemption with Angles, their fourth album.
(02/03/11 8:26am)
Need You Now by Cut Copy