FRIDAY:
General Events:
- Film: Showings at Theatre N:
- When Comedy Went to School, a documentary about the birth of modern stand-up in the Catskills, featuring Jackie Mason, Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller.
- Woody Allen's latest, Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett. http://www.theatern.org/Films
- Comedy: Ian Fidance and Alex Grubard, both finalists in the comedy competition the Grand held last year, deliver their stand-up acts at the Baby Grand. Best part, it's cheap at $10. http://www.ticketsatthegrand.org/Performance?Perf_no=2984
- Literary Theatre: Delaware Shakespeare Festival presents a night of Shakespeare and Poe readings, at the Newark Arts Alliance (on Saturday it will come to North Wilmington). Tickets are $18.50. More info.
- Market: Kennett Square year-round Farmers Market, 2-6pm Fridays on State Street.
- The Elk-Tones, a once popular local surf-rock band that split up in 2006 (has it really been that long??), has their reunion at Mojo Main. I think it would be fair to say they were the Mean Lady of their day - accessible, fun pop music that a variety of people could get behind, whether folks who had an ear for music or college kids just looking for upbeat background music to drink to. Locals Coffin Fly and Tin Can Ramblers open. 9pm, $7.
- Folk singer Lucy Kaplansky plays the Kennett Flash. $20-$23. http://www.kennettflash.org/tickets.html
- Spokey Speaky, The Splashing Pearls, and "Mad-Sweet" guests at WCL at the Queen. $12-$15. Ticket link.
~In Philly and beyond~
- The Lawsuits, The Fleeting Ends, and The Districts at Johnny Brenda's. $10.
- Mutlu at WCL Philly. $17.
- Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band at Ortlieb's. $8.
SATURDAY:
General Events:
- Film: Showings at Theatre N:
- When Comedy Went to School, a documentary about the birth of modern stand-up in the Catskills, featuring Jackie Mason, Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller.
- Woody Allen's latest, Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett. http://www.theatern.org/Films
- Literary Theatre: Delaware Shakespeare Festival presents an evening of Shakespeare and Poe readings, this time at the Rockwood Museum. $18.50. This is also happening on Sunday, same location. http://www.delshakes.org/
- Craft Fair: Hagley Craft Fair, day 1 of 2. 10am-5pm. There will be a special new category this year of gourmet artisanal foods. http://www.hagley.org/hagley-craft-fair-2013
- At the Arden Gild Hall: Lee Fields & the Expressions. Lee Fields is a soul singer who has been steadily releasing albums since 1969. "With a catalogue that ranges from James Brown-style funk to lo-fi blues to contemporary Southern soul to collaborations with a French house DJ, Lee Fields has done it all." The Expressions are the house band of Field's current record label. Read: this band is going to be tight as shit, a la the Funk Brothers or the MGs. Tickets are $18-$22. http://ardenconcerts.com/?concert=leefields
- The Mosstins - singing/multi-instrument duo "Catskill Mountain born Ency Austin and her West Virginian bred husband, Marc Moss" at WCL at the Queen. The Sin City Band opens. $10. Ticket link.
- E.B. Hawkins, Sharon Little, and Graham Brown bring their acts to the Kennett Flash. $18-$20. http://www.kennettflash.org/tickets.html
~In Philly and beyond~
- Franz Ferdinand and Frankie Rose at the Tower Theatre. $30.
- Fiona Apple and Blake Mills at the Merriam Theatre. $50-$65.
- Cold War Kids and Papa at Union Transfer. $25.
- Blue grass festival at Underground Arts, featuring The Citywide Specials, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, and more. $10.
- Laura Shay at the Tin Angel. $15.
- Gary Clark Jr. at the Borgata in A.C. $50-$55.
- Drake at the Wells Fargo Center. $60-$110 - oh my.
- Sold Out: White Denim and The Districts at Johnny Brenda's. $10.
SUNDAY:
General Events:
- Craft Fair: Hagley Craft Fair, day 2 of 2. 10am-5pm. There will be a special new category this year of gourmet artisanal foods. http://www.hagley.org/hagley-craft-fair-2013
- Film: Showings at Theatre N:
- When Comedy Went to School, a documentary about the birth of modern stand-up in the Catskills, featuring Jackie Mason, Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Mort Sahl, and Jerry Stiller.
- Woody Allen's latest, Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett. http://www.theatern.org/Films Delaware Drum & Dance Hafla at Mojo Main. Special guest "Viveca". 12:30pm, $5.
- Literary Theatre: Delaware Shakespeare Festival presents an evening of Shakespeare and Poe readings, this time at the Rockwood Museum. $18.50. http://www.delshakes.org/
- Huge hardcore show at Mojo Main: NYC-based Madball headline, with Shai Hulud and no less than five other hardcore-ish bands from the Mid-Atlantic region. The music lasts from 4-9:30pm. $15-$17.
- And for an opposite kind of show, there's Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone at the Sellersville Theatre. $45-$60.
UPCOMING:
Pearl Jam at WFC Monday & Tuesday. Sarah Jarosz at the Grand on Tuesday. Father John Misty (solo) at UT Tuesday. Delorean at FU Church Tuesday. The Men & Purling Hiss at JB's Tuesday. Cults at TLA Wednesday. Chris Thile at the Kimmel Ctr Wednesday. Diego Garcia at WCL Philly Wednesday. Pattern Is Movement, The Spinto Band, & Norwegian Arms at UT Thursday. Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin & A Great Big Pile of Leaves at NSB Thursday. John Gorka in Lansdowne Thurs. Of Montreal at UT next Friday. Steve Forbert at the Queen next Friday. David Bromberg at Musikfest in Allentown next Friday. Janeane Garofalo at WCL Philly next Friday. Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt at the Keswick next Friday. Joy Ike, Gina Degnars & Sharon Sable at the Queen next Saturday. Kurt Vile at UT next Saturday. Animal Collective at UT next Sunday. Southern Culture on the Skids & Los Straightjackets at WCL Philly next Sunday. [Abbreviation guide: JB's = Johnny Brenda's, UT = Union Transfer, WFC = Wells Fargo Center, FU Church = First Unitarian Church, B&S = the Boot & Saddle, KFN = Kung Fu Necktie. NSB = the North Star Bar. WCL = World Cafe Live, Troc = the Trocadero, TLA = Theatre of the Living Arts.]
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