Musical Rumblings: Collabo Fever!
>>> The photo you see before you is not a document of the Bolaris harem circa 1898, when the man was simply an aspiring young scientist with a secret line on Dorian Gray’s hookup. Rather, it is collected members of Rasputina alongside Philly’s own Fern Knight and Ex Reverie, in NYC at Element on February 9th for something called the “Dances of Vice Festival: Neo-Victorian Ball.” Sounds way Ren Faire, we know, but don’t let that fool you: The Ex-Reverie album out now on Language of Stone/Drag City is way, way Sabbath. Seriously. The Philly lasses joined the ‘Tina for a rousing rendition of Heart’s witchy, witchay “Barracuda,” but we bet it didn’t sound half as imposing as this:
>>> But that ain’t the half of it: Guess who’s backing up savant/generational soothsayer Daniel Johnston when he rolls into the Trocadero on Feb. 22? None other than our own Capitol Years, who so expertly covered the man’s “True Love Will Find You In The End” last year. Unchain yourselves, gang.
>>> And lastly, continuing on with their rogue program of teaching the youngest people possible how to play some of the worst music ever made, The Paul Green School Of Rock will be joined on Feb. 16 by none other than Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, also at the Troc. As of press time, Philebrity was planning an emergency airdrop of Harry Nilsson, Teenage Fanclub and Sam Cooke records on the kids. It’s so sad to see youth wasted like this.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I blame myself.
My man James (fellow in the green carnation) does have a great little world he’s built for himself out in blue-collar Queens–took him years to create that room. Adam and I shot him for a magazine piece a couple years ago. In some ways the Compound may be its Philly equivalent, in that an element of fantasy is at play there too–just a different aesthetic.
Good geeky fun all around. Sweet kids.
Anyone want to start a Philebs rollerskating night? For some reason I want to get up in a suit and rollerskate to the Ohio Players.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
(”For some reason”? Shyeeeut.)
February 12th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Millennium Skate World in Camden has a…gospel night.
ROLLER GOSPEL.
This is happening, babies.
February 12th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
May I recommend Carmen Gardens:
http://philawizardsonwheels.com/_wsn/page5.html
February 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
whimsy! we were looking around for you all night!
February 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Hey there, Gillian. Yes, the kids have been trying to get me out to their thing for a while now, but I was in no physical condition to go anywhere this weekend due to flu (had to bow out of a Bartrams Garden staff trek into the Great Swamp as well, dammit). But truth be told, I really much prefer getting quietly tight over a good hearty red down at Southwark, and staring at their moth orchids.
We have to get a roller boogie expedition together–I have the fever, you see (Carmen Gardens? Good call, Gtownradioboy). Can you imagine a roller boogie event in a conservatory? Heaven.