Impossible Shapes/ Sam Amidon/ Fern Knight/ Greg Weeks (from the Espers), The Baird Sisters (Meg and Laura of The Espers), Scott McMicken (of Dr. Dog), Danbert Nobacon (of Chumbawamba), Jana Hunter/ Peter and The Wolf/ Castanets/ Pwrfl Power/ Birdie Busch. Red Heart The Ticker/, Amy Pickard/ David Dondero/ Buried Beds, Joshua Marcus, The Weeds, The Boats/ Impossible Shapes/ Wes Matthau/ Birdie Busch/ Soft People/ Carl Johns/ Pepi Ginsberg/ Kilroy/ Univox/ Ken Kweeder/ Tianenamin Squared/ Lil Hospital/ Lux Perpetua/ The Extraodinaires/ Chapin Sisters/ Margillian/ Normal Love, Z's/ Collette Columbirch/ Yarrows/ French Quarter/ Anton Sword/ Pwrfl Power/ Strand of Oaks/ The Spinning Leaves/ Larkin Grimm, Peasant/ Armchairs/ Brown Recluse Sings/ Hunter Gatherer/ Noa Babayof/ Tavo Carbone/ Joe Jack Talcum (Dead Milkmen)/ Physics of Meaning/ Agent Moosehead/ Snow Caps/ Sea Trio/ Br'er/ The Spinning Leaves/ Power Animal/ B.J Snowden/ David First/ Busman's Holiday/ Joey Mariano/ Eric Carbonara/ White Hinterland/ Corndawg/ Ramona Cordova/ Jesse Sparhawk/ Animal Style/ Anni Rossi/ BeatBeat Whisper/ Alexander Turnquist/ Trolleyvox/ Soltero/ W-S Burn/ Avarus/ West Philadelphia Orchestra/ Pepi Ginsberg/ Deadfolk
Every so often I like to recommend a few music acts to check out. Many of these acts have played, or will be playing as part The Green Line Cafe music series. (http://www.shermanarts.org/events.html) Come see them there, or anywhere else they are playing, or give a listen, or buy some music if you enjoy it.
About Conversations with Enemies
If you like zombies, vampires, westerns, dancing, and/or rock and roll then you’re bound to enjoy Conversations with Enemies hailing from Philadelphia, PA. The group started in a West Philadelphia basement and grew from two to five members in a matter of months and is comprised of members from The Bee Team, Sailboat!, The Wayfairs, The Fourelles, and Living, Breathing, Singing, Screaming
The beach boys, pavement, and sam cooke were thrown into a blender with some sparkle paint and beer and thus Conversations with Enemies was born.
The Josh and Pete Band is an up and coming band in Philadelphia. They are working on an album called O'Captain, as well as a few other non-concept albums. They have endless amounts of songs waiting to be created and then destroyed. They want to knock your socks off. Below is the story of the"O'Captain" album and biographies of the band. We will keep you updated.
Prince Rainbow emerges from the Warren into the morning sunlight to bring you three songs featuring percussive and melodious sounds that may evoke memories and screams. Former members of the Snow Fairies, King of Prussia, and Anklebiter.
my first solo album “Songs About Girls and Feeling Good” and “Meatmouth: The Overwhelming Power of Song” are available from Peddling Records.
i am also a member of minneapolis giants Your Loving Tiger along with luc parker, paul puleo and our steadfast producer Chad Weis. The album “Your Loving Tiger vs. Time and Space” should be available by the spring of ’09. "what gives" is available in blackholes everywhere. "oasis reconstruction project: phase one" and "in heat: YLT Live" are available but emotionally distant and untrustworthy. please contact the tiger team. your loving tiger's 3rd album tentativly titled "western man and the douche boys" will be making an appearance sometime later.
Vanessa Micale was given a nylon string guitar around the time she was migrating north to San Francisco, many moons ago. She briefly formed a top secret band with Shinji Kittagawa called "the eavesdroppers." Together they played a handful of very raw shows before moving to other parts of the world. She kept playing guitar, recording songs on tape after tape after tape, spending many hours writing and singing in rooms in San Francisco, Montevideo, and presently, in Los Angeles. She has briefly collaborated with friends/drummers, Jeff Steiner, Gerald Leroy, and last year, with Ted Brynes. At present, she collaborated with her loop pedal. She will sing her heart out for you at dusk or dawn or anytime in between, including broad daylight.
Charlotte Littlehales has never considered herself a performer, but it seems she must perform regardless. At twenty three, she's been writing and performing her own music for eight years, a practice she picked up as a sophomore in high school. It began with the first few chords she learned on guitar and has yet to end, though it certainly changes, traveling through rock, folk, jazz, and country.
Singer/Songwriter, Bevin Caulfield’s roots are in rural South Jersey where she grew up singing around a campfire and in the local church. Her mother also required her to take piano lesson from the age of five, which helped to shape her ear for melody and harmony. Music became her focus in 2003, when she was a student at Villanova, living across the street from the venue The Point. There, she met three self-proclaimed songwriters, Amos Lee, Devin Greenwood and Forrest Glen. Their aspirations inspired her to pursue music full time and she soon moved to Philadelphia and immersed herself in the folk and indie music scene. Songwriting came naturally as she taught herself the guitar and soon began playing clubs like The Fire, Tin Angel, and World Café Live. Bevin writes sassy and soulful songs about relationships, social issues, and her experiences as an evolving being. Bevin is also the songwriter/singer/keyboardist in the Downtempo/Trip-hop group, Quintero and has spent time touring as a singer in Angel Band and David Bromberg’s back-up band. She was also a part of The Super Humble Country Band, featuring many of Philadelphia’s local favorites including Hezekiah Jones, Hoots & Hellmouth, and Andrew Lipke. She has shared the stage with Tift Merritt, Amos Lee, Don McClouskey, Ben Arnold and several other national and regional artists. Bevin Caulfield recently released her first EP, The Living EP, in December 2008. It highlights her original songs, recorded in Philadelphia at Turtle Studios, Kawari Studios, and Ish’s Studio. The recording features drummer Fred Berman (Amos Lee) , percussionist, Dante Bucci (Mutlu) and was mixed and mastered by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4. Bevin performs live on guitar and piano and most often with accompanists, including her sister, Erin, on harmony vocals. "If you're not familiar with Bevin's music yet, check her out immediately. Her voice is a sultry, smooth melange of molasses and honey that oozes sinfully in syrupy sweet silhouettes across the room and ensconces you in her enchanting enigma." -The Music Barista
Kevin has been in such places as Miami FL, Atlanta GA, Raleigh NC, Washington D.C., Richmond VA, Baltimore MD, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston MA and New Orleans, where he made various street recordings. The material from this period is commonly regarded as his strongest, but his resistance to releasing his material rendered him unknown until widespread use of the Internet and mp3 downloading took hold. Fans from several continents began to download his recordings, but Holland received no remuneration. Disregarding contact from several major record labels, speculation arose as to Holland's mental health. A 2002 benefit concert series was held in Toronto in order to raise funds for much needed dental work.
http://www.myspace.com/kevinjamesversion
FLOWERS
Minimalist / Shoegaze
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust, 7pm, $5
JULY 31 BLACK WOMENS FESTIVAL
AUGUST 11TH - HORNS OF HAPPINESS (Secretly Canadian)/ SENSUAL ABUSE/ MATT RICCHINI
AUGUST 15TH - MY TEENAGE STRIDE/ FOLKLORE/ KNIGHT SCHOOL
AUG 21ST - HUME/ TBA
AUG 22TH - NELLY KATE/ FLAT MARY ROAD/ TBA
AUG 24TH - RED CLOCK PONY/ TBA/ TBA
AUg 27TH TALL TALES/ SETH PETERSON/ JESSE SPARHAWK/ HUNTER GATHERER
SEPT 11th RICH BENNET
SEPT 12th DAMIAN F. QUINONES/ JON COYLE
SEPT 14th DESOLATION WILDERNESS
SEPT 26th M AND M
Sherman Arts Shows at Green Line Cafe Locust St.'s Friend Space (Top 40)
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Rich, the new shows look great! I'm gonna try to make it out to a few for sure. I'm psyched on that Pineapple Explode show. Power Animal stayed at their house in Tennessee back in March and got our van stuck in the mud on the front lawn.. good people. I'll be in touch. -Chris
A Screening of City of Photos (2005) by Nishtha Jain
Brickbat Books 709 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia Saturday, April 25th 8PM $5
Synopsis:
City of Photos explores the little known ethos of neighborhood photo studios in Indian cities, discovering entire imaginary worlds in the smallest of spaces. Tiny, shabby studios that appear to be stuck in a time warp turn out to be places throbbing with energy. As full of surprises as the people who frequent these studios are the backdrops they enjoy posing against and the props they choose. These afford fascinating glimpses into individual fantasies and popular tastes. Yet beneath the fun and games runs an undercurrent of foreboding. Not everyone enjoys being photographed; not every backdrop is beautiful; not all photos are taken on happy occasions. The cities in which these stories unfold themselves become backdrops, their gritty urban reality a counterpoint to the photo palaces. Desires, memories and stories, all so deeply linked to the photographic experience, come together as part of a personal journey into the city of photos.
"The film is lyrical, thoughtful and thought-provoking. There is a synergy here between the visuals, the commentary and the suggestive sound track that is rare in documentary. Jain manages the irony of using the moving image to capture the image that is already still with equanimity and a certain grace, treating the viewer almost as a photographic plate upon which her impressions are recorded." - Arshia Sattar, Openspace
This screening is a benefit for Asha for Education.
I will be wearing rip away g-string sequined underwear made of liquid nitrogen and riding a baby white elephant on an escalator made of fire. There will be more music, good peepul, drink specials and chaos than anyone should be allowed to have. Please come and make the night complete. I will personally guarantee that yoo will have fun...I will make it happen. Kat Klix will be debuting their new CD, Andrew Conelly will be featuring soon and the usual array of artist, musicians, poets and sociopathic pervert comedians...oh wait thats me. It goes down every tuesday night starting at 9pm with our open mic. It happens at The Irish Times on the corner of 2nd and Bainbridge in fabulous Philadelphia the city that loves yoo back.
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