Aliens celebrate Fourth of July in Bucks County

 

 

Even more aliens. And Erin O' Hearn.


Weekend Planner: All’s fair that ends fair and fireworks

 

 


 
Thursday, July 3
 
St. Mike’s Fair: Levittown Parkway and Rt 13, Tullytown: Through July 5
 

News to Reuse: Fireworks visible from (cyber)space, when Ben met Betsy and an iPhone with a slide out keyboard

 

 

Ooooooh!....Aaaaaaah!

 
 
[ ]   Fox 29 has put together a relatively cool interactive locator of the fireworks displays in and around the city this Fourth of July, above. (FOX 29)
 
Not sure about the graphic –sort of looks like a teepee on fire – but whatever. Maybe next year they can do a little caricature of the Google Street View guy dressed as Uncle Sam …Though if he were willfully carrying out genocide on Native Americans, albeit accurate, it might put a damper on the celebration.
 
/sigh
 
More listings here and here. And please be careful, not a fucking cliché.
 

Your Wednesday: Early fireworks, Elton and Billy in Bensalem and improv in New Hope

 

 

Sounds of Summer Concert Series: Fireworks to follow: Central Park (425 Wells Road, Doylestown Township).: 7 p.m.
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square: 8 p.m.
 
Crab Night at K.C.’s Alley (Butler Street, Ambler)

Music News: Aderbat live in Doylestown, Joy Division contest and a Cherry Hill rock band

 

 

[ ]   Aderbat, the Doylestown band whom we have told you about before, has given the world the gem below recorded outside their lair near D-town last week.
 

 

Philly EDGE's BIG Concert List: July 2-8

 

 

The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave (At Frankford and Columbus Blvd)
Philadelphia
Tickets: 1.866.468.7619

News to Reuse: UFOs <3 Bucks, 600 Starbucks stores to close and Soul to have hundreds of fans without shore houses at game

 


[ ]   Move over Yardley Yeti, Bucks County is becoming Roswell East. (Courier Times)
 
From the story:

Philly Sports Backwash: An Eagles documentary, chicks who fish and …Rock, Paper, Bullpen?

 

 


 
[ ]  Dept. of Why Did It Take So Long? Deadspin Ed. A.J. Daulerio does his first Eagles-related post at the helm. Turns out some guys are making a documentary about Eagles fans called Green Fan. (Deadspin)

2008 Philly EDGE Fireworks Guide: Boom!

 

 

Even more fireworks listings here, here and here; super cool map here.

Track of the Week: “What Good Are Plowshares?” by Hoots and Hellmouth

 


 
Pass the whiskey and turn up the Americana…
    West Chester’s Hoots and Hellmouth (more on them here) are about as entertaining a live folk act as you will ever see. The band will team with Jenkintown’s New Motels (whom you can read a story on here) and take a road trip up the Northeast Extension of the Pa. Turnpike (that’s I-476) this Thursday, July 3 to play the Fixture music series sponsored by the Weekender of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Your Tuesday: God bless the Black Crowes, Andy Dufresne at Eastern State and better, cheaper pitchers than the Phils

 

 

The Black Crowes start a three night stay at the TLA: 9 p.m.

 
…Aye gotta remedy, you see, for what is aiiiiiiiling on me…
 

 

Music News: Circa Survive steps up for Siren Records, Bon Jovi plays for free and when John met Paul

 

 


[ ]  Bucks-based band Circa Survive has heeded the call to assist shuttered Siren Records in Doylestown. It released a b-side single, “The Most Dangerous Commercials,” on Monday. Money given in exchange for the song will be donated to help the record store get back in business.

News to Reuse: Phils to wear new caps this weekend and John McCain finds fountain of youth in Bucks County

 


[ ]   The Phillies, and all other Major League Baseball teams, will wear stars and stripes-themed caps for both the Fourth of July and Sept. 11 weekends this season.
       Part of the proceeds from the sales of the caps will go toward Welcome Back Veterans, an MLB co-op initiative designed to aide vets in adjusting to civilian life after military service.

Your Monday: Southampton Days, St. Mike’s and there’s always room for cello

 

 

Southampton Days Fair- Tamanend Park (Second Street Pike, Southampton): Through July 5
 
Hardshell crabs for $1.50, Wings for 20 cents and Bud Light bottles for $1.75 at The Bayou in Manayunk.
 

Music News: Devo sues McDonald’s then plays Festival Pier

 

 


Right before headlining the second day of the Paul Green School of Rock festival in Philadelphia Saturday, new wave music pioneers Devo sued McDonald’s for the American Idol Happy Meal toy (at right in plastic, not flesh) New Wave Nigel, which does admittedly give off echoes of Devo. (Pitchfork)

News to Reuse: Morrisville gets Soul, Bristol Twp. trades diner for hotel and Siren Records in Doylestown needs help

 

 


[ ]   The (division champion!) Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League is offering the entire borough of Morrisville (Bucks County) tickets to the team’s home playoff game against the New York Dragons this Saturday, July 5 (7 p.m.). They’ll hand out tickets Tuesday (July 1) in Williamson Park. (CNBC)