FRIDAY:
>>> If it hasn’t already, a kind of festival-fever should prevail all around you any minute now: The opening tap of Philly Beer Week is at 6PM, kicking off over 600 gatherings of beers and the people who love to make them go away. Check out our picks for the massive, dizzying Beer Week ’09 here. Meanwhile, The 7th Annual Backseat Film Festival is also getting underway — we previewed it earlier this week. And, of course, it’s First Friday, with all the mingling that entails. If you wanna do it all correctly, you should probably leave work now.
>>> There’s also a bit of dancing to be had: DJ Billy Werner — whose last mixtape we really, really loved — takes his Robotique night weekly, starting tonight, at Kung Fu Necktie. Meanwhile, Sex Dwarf returns to Fluid, conjuring a decidedly Bijou vibe.
>>> Phashionista/Retail peeps, we’ve got two openings tonight: Exit Skateshop rocks its new HQ in NoLibs, while Matthew Izzo celebrates the opening of his new location in Old City, followed by an afterparty at Medusa. Support your local retailers, folks; like you, they have a vested in interest in Keeping Philly Weird.
>>> Also, before we forget: Congrats to our pals at Megawords on the release of their tenth issue. Celebrate with the gang tonight at Juanita & Juan’s/ Smyrski Creative Studios, 125 North 11th Street, from 7-10pm. (And then head to Copy Gallery; see today’s Noontime Nugget for exactly why.)
>>> And finally, we kinda think The Black Lips are bullshit faux-shock rock for college boys, but as we have noted before, there’s a lot to love about their opening act, Gentleman Jesse & His Men. At Johnny Brenda’s.

SATURDAY:
>>> There’s fuck-all except more Beer Week: Might we suggest, in addition to our Beer Week picks, Philebrity photog Dan Murphy‘s “Beeradelphia” photo show at Philadelphia Brewing Company, which coincides with PBC themselves turning one year old? Atza nize, as the old vampire likes to say. Now, here’s pop sensation Petula Clark, singing her smash hit, “Don’t Sleep In The Subway!”

Because after all, you can’t always rely on Patches to protect you.

SUNDAY:
>>> 65 degrees, intervals of clouds and sun. Will you even know how to act?

Want more? Check out our nightlife listings and our art listings.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 6th, 2009 at 2:13 pm.