You could have knocked us over with a feather (boa) last night when transgendered chanteuse Antony launched into a monologue mid-set last night at the Keswick Theater, praising the merits of Fishtown. It was downright bizarre, and we were already thrown off, having finally found what has eluded us for years — all the gay indie rockers in Philly. (Hi, guys!) But it seems Antony has been spending time in Fishtown lately — a close friend apparently just moved here — and he’s been walking up and down Front Street, peering into the windows of vacant storefronts and banks. (We’ll just let that image sit with you for a moment.) “I’m quite fond of ruins,” he said, also admitting that he, too, was rather taken with the Fishtown accent (see video from earlier today). Antony wrapped it all up with this, which I’m going to put in a headline size font, because it’s worth remembering:

So… enjoy your city! While it lasts.
Because pretty soon, it will just be all surveillance cameras… just like the rest of the world.

And then, a little while later, he played “Fistful Of Love” and we all cried like babies, wishing that someone, anyone, could love us as much as the person in this song. It was the best show we’d been to in ages.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 at 2:09 pm.