Book Watch: Rock, books, art in Bryn Mawr, David Sedaris and Lewis Black to read in city, and often prick-ish neo-con does good
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-06-06 15:11.
[ ] Allow Philly EDGE to make a pitch for a fairly unique event happening this Saturday night. Artist Todd Marrone, who you may remember from our Ghosticorn clothing line story, has a show scheduled for Milkboy Acoustic Café (824 W. Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr) Saturday night at 8 p.m.
Philly Sports Backwash: Vote Phanatic in 2008!, Phils prospects near, but not in, Philly, Big Brown AND (not in) the Pocono 500
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-06-06 14:14.
[ ] The folks at Home Run Derby have a Major League Baseball Mascot Bracket contest, which we just found out about (via Deadspin). /sigh…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Wachovia Center: June 5
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-06-06 12:13.
Philly EDGE’s finest freelance photog, Brian Hineline, was at the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers / Steve Winwood show last night at the Wachovia Center.
The nearly sold-out concert featured hits from Winwood to open, a long greatest hits set from Petty and his band, and an encore which Hineline says featured Petty doing “Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger” as a tribute to the music legend who died earlier this week.
News to Reuse: Turkeys join drugs and gangs as suburban blights, Comcast Center opens and swamp ass-bearing front on the way
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-06-06 11:02.
[ ] An apparently widowed turkey, feared in Bensalem for years, attacked a woman near the Township’s police headquarters on Wednesday. (Courier Times)
From the story:
Weekend Planner: Book readings, bands, bikes and barbeques…too much to do, really.
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-06-05 17:13.Thursday, June 5
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Conference June 5- June 7
(Little Person) Wrestling at The Mag Bar, Southampton 9 p.m.
Dept. of How Long 'til There's a Protest?: A tattoo shop opens in Doylestown
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-06-05 15:03.
Sink The Ink (123 S. Main St.), Doylestown's first tattoo shop, is set to hold a grand opening tomorrow (June 6). (Intelligencer blog).
Philm-ing: Video from the Transformers 2 set, ‘(Little Person) Wrestling’ in Southampton and more from Always Sunny
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-06-05 14:25.
[ ] A nod to former Philly EDGEr Dave Tomko for pointing us to SuperheroHype’s constant reporting on the filming of Transformers 2, currently going on in Bethlehem ( at the old Bethlehem Steel Works).
Video below:
Food: Five Guys coming to Doylestown, H.I. Rib coming to Conshohocken, and free ice cream at Friendly’s this Saturday
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-06-05 13:18.
[ ] Dept. of That’s A Tasty Burger: Hamburger chain Five Guys Burgers and Fries is slated to open a location in Doylestown at 4369 W. Swamp Road, soon. It will be the second Bucks County location (along with Warminster) for the chain.
News to Reuse: Angry about gas prices, God sends rain; Howard Stern site sued by Bucks co. and Phils can select Little Nails
Submitted by jstudent on Thu, 2008-06-05 11:07.
[ ] Early evening storms – and a Tornado Watch – caused street flooding, power outages and a big fucking headache at the Lukoil station at 213/413 in Langhorne (right). (Courier Times)
Coldplay show in Philly moved to July 25
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-06-04 17:54.This just in from our friends at Live Nation:
The June 29 Coldplay show at Wachovia Center has been moved to July 25.
Philly EDGE's BIG Concert List June 4-10 (UPDATED June 5)
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-06-04 16:14.
33rd Street Armory
33rd and Market Sts. Philadelphia
M.I.A., The Holy Fuck: June 5, 7 p.m.
Track of the Week: “Restless” by Langhorne Slim
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-06-04 16:11.
How about this?
Dude is born in Langhorne (Buxco), goes to SUNY Purchase, relocates to Brooklyn, becomes a music star and winds up on Letterman, on tour with the Violent Femmes, etc.
Check out Sean Scolnick/Langhorne Slim, who will play World Café Live (3025 Walnut St. Philadelphia) twice Friday: Free-at-Noon and again at night. And, he’s XPN’s Artist to Watch for June too.
Music News: George Stanford disc drops, M.I.A. gets paid and The Most Dangerous Nipple in the World to attack Philly
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-06-04 15:40.[ ] We would be remiss if we didn’t mention that Philly guy George Stanford’s Mercury Records debut Big Drop dropped yesterday at record stores. Speaking of which, George himself will be at the f.y.e. (Broad Street and Chestnut sts., Philadelphia) Saturday (June 7) at 6 p.m. and at Nordstrom’s at King of Prussia Sunday (June 8) at noon.
News to reuse: Doylestown hates live music… and fun of any kind, really
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-06-04 13:08.
[ ] Doylestown Borough recently ordered Siren Records on Main Street to stop live shows at its second-floor shop “over concerns about public health and safety.” It has since agreed to allow the store to host four shows a month, but its owner says he needs to host 10 to turn a profit. (Intelligencer)
Tiger Schulmann is going to be pissed!
Submitted by jstudent on Wed, 2008-06-04 10:33.
Giant pandas, apparently trained in martial arts, have taken over the suburbs of Philadelphia.
/ eats shoots and leaves
Look, Panda. Tiger Schulmann WILL sweep the fuckin' leg.
Kung Fu Panda: Opens June 6
New statewide smoking ban bill almost law in Pa.
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-06-03 17:47.
After endless deliberation, a legislative committee in Harrisburg passed Senate Bill 246 - anti-smoking legislation - onto the House and Senate late Tuesday afternoon. (phillyBurbs via AP)
From the story:
Screw the politicians: Vote Phillies
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-06-03 15:15.
We're posting this again because:
1- of renewed interest in elections, since we may know who the nominee is for the Dems tonight.
2- that if ANY election for ANYthing were held right now, Chase Utley might win. And save puppies, too.
Winner of Philly’s Next Top Model contest
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-06-03 15:00.
You may remember waaaay back when we mentioned to you that the CW Philly was hosting a local contest to name a Philly winner of America’s Next Top Model.
The winner: Jamie Wall (right), a student at the University of the Sciences whose hometown is Nanticoke, Pa. just outside of Wilkes-Barre.
News to reuse: Endless Campaign over?, Bucks candidates heart the Web and Rosemont College is now penis-friendly
Submitted by jstudent on Tue, 2008-06-03 12:29.
[ ] Campaign officials say Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY) will concede the Democratic nomination to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama after tonight’s primaries push Obama past the needed delegate total. (Yahoo via AP)
/sighs…/goes outside to admire a wonderful day…WAIT FOR IT…
Philly EDGE Scrapple: Kixx’s league folds, Neshaminy grad on ‘The Mole’ and Mars Volta coming to Philly
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-06-02 15:37.
[ ] Philly Sports Backwash: The Major Indoor Soccer League, which includes the Philadelphia Kixx, has shut down after seven seasons, and is considering restructuring.
(phillyBurbs via AP)…Kixx say “We are not folding.” (Inky)
Philming Soon: ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ needs extras Friday, Tony Danza & Tony Luke and John Mayer and Jen
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-06-02 14:55.[ ] Those interested in being in a crowd shot to be taped for future airing on an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode should go to 15th and JFK this Friday (June 6) at 2:45 p.m. says Preston Elliot of The Preston & Steve Show on WMMR-FM (93.3). Elliot and co-host Steve Morrison will play construction workers in the episode. Details in the clip below:
News to reuse: Couch races in Bucks and 1983 Sixers-Lakers Game Fo' to air on ESPN Classic at 4 p.m.
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-06-02 12:12.
[ ] The Phils won 7-5 yesterday to move back into first place. Ken Griffey Jr. - sitting on 599 homers - and the Reds (with Superman Jay Bruce) come to The Bank tonight.
News to reuse: Larry Mendte peeps Alycia’s privates …Will Larry be in Bryn Athyn Wednesday?
Submitted by jstudent on Mon, 2008-06-02 11:01.
[ ] The Inky broke BIG news late Saturday night: CBS 3 anchor Larry Mendte is under federal investigation for viewing former CBS anchor Alycia Lane’s private e-mail account without her knowledge or consent. (Inky)…Now feds want to find out whether or not he pushed info on Lane to local media. (Inky)…Dan Gross reports Mendte has been suspended indefinitely by the station. (Philly Gossip)
