Philebrity is saddened to pass along the following news:
Geoff Doring suddenly passed away last Monday, November 28.†
Those wishing to pay their respects may do so this Friday,†December 2.†
A viewing is scheduled for†10 am and will be immediately followed by a church service at 11:30am.†
Both are to be held at: Saint Katharine of Siena Parish in [...]

You read it here first, Earth Citizens. According to sources close to City Hall, Mayor John Street has made a secret patronage deal with a “French light-saber gypsy posse” otherwise assumed to be space aliens from the planet Gaywad. In exchange for one million Earth dollars and, for some unknown reason, a clump of Lynne [...]

From: Ryan Creed
Date: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:17:18 PM US/Eastern
To: [Redacted]
Subject: Nose Tube – Happy Hour?
Hi!
So a lot of you already know that I got a GI tube stuck up my nose and down my throat to measure the acid in my stomach today. Believe me, it is far less glamorous than it sounds…the [...]

We know, we know, it’s like Dan Gross bonanza week over here, but we’ve gotta say this bit about Susanna Goihman’s new, erm, “look” ó designed for grabbing tequila on the sly, that scamp! ó grabbed us and we couldn’t figure out exactly why:
SUSANNA Goihman’s disguise of a head-wrap and sunglasses didn’t fool patrons at [...]

>>> Zoe Strauss wakes up one morning and finds herself in ó hot damn! ó The Whitney Biennal. [ZoeStrauss.Blogspot]
>>> Dear Pitchfork: When are you going to hire a Philly division already? Oh, wait, I think that must be us. Dorks. [Pitchfork]
>>> And of course, PhillyMag explains it all to your grandparents. Hope everyone has their [...]

And you know what? So is Sarah Silverman! Seriously: We’ve been ape crazy about this lady since forever, and yes, she’s dating Jimmy Kimmel and that is repulsive for so many reasons, but yes, it also makes her seem that much more… attainable, but that is neither here nor there because we’re perfectly happy in [...]

“I would advise you not to jaywalk. It will be zero tolerance,” said Capt. Jerrold Bates of the 17th Police District in South Philadelphia. “It’s going to be pretty intense.”
And don’t even think about handing out those Echo & The Bunnymen flyers, bub!
Inky: Don’t Mess With SoLibs

Two days in a row now, DN gossip columnist Dan Gross has had itty bits about who’s going out with who. Yesterday, it was kind of funny:
Love is in the air at Philadelphia magazine, where there are currently four staff couples. Jessica Pressler [is] dating editor-at-large Ben Wallace [...] The other couples are writers Maureen [...]

>>> Everybody Wang Newton tonight! After appearances at such hightone events as the Philth Mag oil wrestling photo shoot, the Wanger’s back tonight at Fluid as part of BPM ó DJ Robert Drake’s monthly lovesong to Lipps, Inc., Giorgio Moroder, et. al. 10pm (Wang at midnight, snarf.) Free until 11pm, $5 thereafter.
>>> You’ve unleashed the [...]

Two great tastes that taste great together: Oh, that south of the border romance that is Calexico and the sweet beardy bliss of Iron & Wine. They made a record together, doncha know, and it’s called In The Reins. What’s more, both groops are touring right now and in fact will touch down this Saturday [...]

>>> “What’s up with the rumor that Mark Bee is buying Silk City with (a portion of) the ‘MILLION DOLLARS OF GOLD HE FOUND IN HIS BASEMENT’ while digging it out? WTF? have you heard this?”
>>> “In regard to the following NYT claim: ‘Mr. Pond, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist of Matt Pond PA,…’ He’s lost weight, [...]

North Third (801 N. 3rd) owner Mark Bee confirmed rumors yesterday that he is the person interested in buying the Silk City (5th & Spring Garden) diner/club.
Bee, who resembles Jeff Bridges as The Dude in “The Big Lebowski” (and we mean that in a nice way), says “it’d be months away,” but he hopes to [...]

On the morning after Halloween, as I wiped off the remnants of fake mustache and bloodied teeth I’d painted on as my Vampire John Galliano outfit, I thought of the beloved, defunct band Ink & Dagger.
That’s quite a sentence, my blood-drinking paisano. Say, has anybody seen this other guy since this picture [...]

Yesterday we reported that The Pontiac Grille, that mighty shell of a rock ‘n’ roll ghost on South Street, was to cease featuring live music. Seems like we scooped ‘em a little, because by the end of the day, a press release was rushed out saying essentially same. (We added it to yesterday’s post for [...]

Any major dude will tell you: This T.O. fever, mang? It is hard to whip. It makes grown men blubber like babies. Turns hardened fans into gelatinous goo. And if you are, say, a politician of a certain age with a certain kind of single-bullet history with, at this point, really, nothing to lose, then [...]

>>> Cute Boy Alert alumnus Ramona Cordova rocks the sweetie sweetness at Tritone tonight. And get this: His whole set tonight is a story. Sayeth the press release:
Ramona CÛrdova tells a story about a boy named Giver who washes ashore on an island. When Giver regains consciousness, he starts to hear music coming from a [...]

>>> We can’t believe people are not f-uh-reaking out about this, but maybe, you know, when you’re right, you’re right. Our boy Nick Sylvester finally bursts the bubble and reveals the ugly truth about the Roots: “Pride’s a bitch, though. Had this band thought of themselves as producers and made records with different rappers [...]

They’re emo (maybe post-emo?), they’re fuzzy, they have a weird Morrissey fixation that somehow still does not prevent their music from sucking major donkey dick, they’re Christian, and baby, they’re ALL OURS! At least if you claim West Chester roots, that is. And why wouldn’t you? After however many years on the emo-Xtian-vegan scene, Me [...]

Remember when we told you about DJ Jared Heller, the dude who started Illadelph Records before hightailing it to Denmark, where on one fateful night, he somehow got mixed up with a seriously f’ed up party wherein, when it was all over, he was charged with dismembering a corpse? I know, how could you forget, [...]

Late last week it came in over the transom, so it could be rumour, but probably not: Effective now or at the very least not long from now, The Pontiac Grille will no longer be having live original rock shows. (Although, for anyone who’s been paying attention to their calendar ‘lo these last couple of [...]