Branx—Golden Retriever, Pulse Emitter, Josh Hydeman, J. Hanson, 9 pm, $5 Crystal Ballroom—The Wailers, Philly’s Phunkestra, 9 pm, $25, all ages Doug Fir—The Rob & Zach Show, Little White Teeth, 9 pm, $15Ella Street Social Club—Gratitillium, Snuffaluffagus, Witt, 9 pm, $5 Holocene—Chain & The Gang, Turbo Fruits, Golden Triangle, 8:30 pm, $8-10Mississippi Studios—Sleepy Sun, Tu […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Worst. Night. Ever. #9
Welcome back to the ongoing Blogtown series “Worst. Night. Ever.” Every Wednesday during our weekly pitch meetings, there is one member of our editorial staff—this is almost always Patrick Alan Coleman—who blurts out an event (“Saturday July 10, support group for albino Twilight moms, bring your own puffy paint and sunscreen!”) in the hopes that […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Food Cart Pod Sighting
Spotted:Food cart pod in the works. And it looks huge!It’s in the parking lot right beside Bearly Worn on SE Division and 50th. They’re doing construction on it now and advertising for food carts (I was hoping to take a picture of their banner, but the morning got away from me). It’s called A La […]
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Tonight’s Musical Gems
Berbati’s Pan—Walt Curtis Benefit: Dusty Santa Maria, Larry Yes, Richard Moore, Nancy King, Glen Moore, 8 pm, $10, all ages Dante’s—Jon Garcia, Mere Mention, Leonard Mynx, 9 pm, $7-8 Ella Street Social Club—On the Stairs, The Lower 48, L.P. Avery, 9 pm, $5 Holocene—Sean Flinn & The Royal We, Alameda, Quiet Life, 8:30 pm, $5 […]
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Tonight in Musical Niceties
Alberta Rose Theatre—Gil Scott-Heron Covers: Meshell Ndegeocello, Stephanie Schneiderman, 8:30 pm, $25 The Artistery—Lemuria, Broadway Calls, Neptune Skyline, 7:30 pm, $6, all agesBerbati’s Pan—Abstract Rude, Musab, Toki Wright, My-G, 9 pm, $8-10, all ages Berbati’s Restaurant—Pinehurst Kids, Minnow, 9 pm, free Goodfoot—Stag Bitten, Lickity, 9 pm Holocene—Rebecca Gates & The Consortium, The Golden Bears, 8:30 […]
Posted inBooks
Back to the Future
Bret Easton Ellis’ Sequel to Less Than Zero
Imperial Bedrooms: 25 years after Bret Easton Ellis’ Less Than Zero.
Posted inMovies & TV
I’m Going Out
Shiny Happy People
It’s the fifth annual, Whedon-tastic Can’t Stop the Serenity charity event.
Posted inDrunk
Yee Haw! A New Bar Patio in Southeast
While North (5008 SE Division) treats me kind indeed, I do not much care for sitting on their Plaid Pantry-facing “sidewalk patio.” It’s noisy and the view is terrible. (But I love you guys! Happy Birthday on Thursday! Free bands and fun.). So I’m itching like a cowgirl with a poison-ivy rash to get my […]
Posted inLuv
Agent Dale Cooper Is in Town
Where is Kyle MacLachlan right now????Please help me stalk him. Please. Anyone? Via lhuntstudio.com I totally did not draw this.
Posted inMovies & TV
Toy Story + The Wire
Love The Wire?Love Toy Story? (Me too.) Then, boy, do I have a mashup for you. HT to Grant!
Posted inMovies & TV
Play Nice
The Gang’s All Back in Toy Story 3
Would you stop making such good movies, Pixar? How gauche.
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Music to Put in Your Earholes
Tonight in Music Town, USA. Berbati’s Pan—Pinehurst Kids, Bombs Into You, 9 pm, free Branx—Reverse Dotty, Very International Love, Van Go Lion, 10 pm, $5 Doug Fir—Jamie Lidell, Alex B, 9 pm, $18 Hawthorne Theatre—Subhumans, Arctic Flowers, Salted City, Vivid Sekt, 8 pm, $12, all ages Holocene—Cars & Trains, Sunnyside, Evan Sadlou, Archers, 8:30 pm, […]