Thursday, January 19, 2012

This weekend, 1/20-1/22:

General Events:
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Friday 1/20:

  • Rainbow Records' used CD & DVD sale continues this Friday, Satuday and Sunday: 2 for $5, or half off if the item is $7.99 plus.  I was there last weekend - they had a lot of good, recent indie rock in the CDs. 
  • Free Lunchtime Live show at the Queen.  Noon. More details.
  • Kennett Square Outdoor Winter Market.. 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month. 2-5pm. 
  • Showings of (a modern version of) Sleeping Beauty and Balibo at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
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Saturday 1/21:
  • Free sample Saturday at Harvest Market in Hockessin, 11-2pm.  Tons of free samples of drinks, foods, etc.  (You know what I love to pick up there?  Crystallized ginger, for something like $5 a lb.  That is some good stuff.  And the spice selection is the best in Delaware). Details.
  • Showings of Sleeping Beauty (I've seen the previews - definitely not a kid movie) and Balibo at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
  • Ultimate 80's New Wave dance party at the Queen with DJ Robert Drake (a WXPN DJ and well-known purveyor of music in Philly).  $10+. Ticket link.

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Sunday 1/22:
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Band shows:

Friday 1/20:

  • The Smithereens at World Cafe Live Philly. Ticket link.
  • The Black Lillies (indie-country from Tennessee) at the Queen, $15+. Ticket link.
  • ASIDE: Can I vent about the fact that it's impossible to ever nail down what is happening at Mojo Main?  Their website calendar gives me this: Tolstoy Place, Tail, and Me Equals You.  And yet a local radio concert calendar says it's Robot House playing on 1/20, and Robot House has a FB invite saying as much.   So all I can tell you is that some local band or other will be playing at Mojo Main, and it will cost you $5.  Cripes.
  • Anthony Green with The Dear Hunter at Union Transfer, $16+. Ticket link.
  • Akron/Family at the Blockley. $12+. (Really entertaining bio on these guys here).  Ticket link.
  • Fujiya & Miyagi at Johnny Brenda's, $12+. Ticket link.
  • Auctioneer (this is the solo project - and quite good, from what I've heard - of a veteran of several high-profile area bands) with The Sea Around Us at Little Bar, 8th & Fitzwater in S. Philly. 8-10pm.  Cover most likely around $5.
  • Jon Herrington (veteran touring and recording guitarist for Steely Dan) at the Kennett Flash, with Rob Morseberger, $20+. Ticket link.  (Nerd Talk Time!  A certain walking music encyclopedia I know scoffed that Herrington was not one of the several notable guitarists with Steely Dan.  So I looked him up - he has actually been a long term guitar player with Steely Dan, but only since 2001, decades past their hey-day.  Well there you have it).
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Saturday 1/21:

  • A fine bill of area folk pop: Battleshy Youths, New Sweden, The Northeast, and Black Horse Motel, at Mojo Main, $6+. No really - I know I can be hard on local bands, but this should be a good bill to catch. Update: Now I see that it's a Tric Town event.  That's why it's a decent bill. Ticket link.
  • Lili Anel, E.B. Hawkins, and Jordyn Gatti at the Queen. $13+. Ticket link.
  • Man Man with Deathfix and NAH at Union Transfer, $17+. Ticket link.
  • Sun Ra Arkestra at the Blockley, $15+. Ticket link.
  • Film Bros. "The 6" singer-songwriter showcase is SOLD OUT.
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Sunday 1/22:

  • Comedian Demetri Martin, known to most of us for his Comedy Central show Important Things, appearing at the DuPont Theatre.  7pm show, $38+. Ticket link.
  • Cass McCombs at Kung Fu Necktie, $12+. Ticket link.
  • Twin Sister with Ava Luna at Johnny Brenda's, $12+. Ticket link.
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Upcoming: Langhorne Slim at the Queen on Thurs., Rock The Barn fest at Arden Gild Hall next Sat., Bob Mould at WCL Philly on 2/8, Sharon Van Etten at JB's on 2/10, Otis Day at the Blockley on 2/18, Spinto Band at Johnny Brenda's on 2/25.

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