>>> Wow, you can tell it’s now so unofficially fall that it might as well be made official: The autumn concert rush is on! One of our favorite new bands, the Ronettes-meets-Mary-Chain-ish Best Coast play the First Unitarian Church; Dungen and Wooden Shjips play Johnny Brenda’s; and the Pixies beat that dead horse even deader [...]

The cover of the Philadelphia Daily News today promises to explain “Why Islamophobia is Raging Elsewhere in America, but Not in Philly.” Awesome! Apparently we hate Muslims less than other people hate them, which is nice of us. Will Bunch writes: Here in Philadelphia and the suburbs, Islamic leaders acknowledge that this region has so [...]

· Good to see that the folks at Print Liberation haven’t missed a beat since vacating their store at the Piazza a few months back: They’ve just released this line of graphic tees by Lizzy Janssen that split the difference between kittens and weird patterns usually found on U.S. currency. PS: Not for nothing, the [...]

Dee and Mac from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia -– sometimes (though, increasingly, less and less) known by their real-life names, Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenny –- were at a Phillies-Dodgers game last Tuesday in Los Angeles when Olson went into labor. Axel Lee McElhenny (perhaps named for a couple of hard rock legends?) was [...]

Hey folks: Everybody’s favorite indie-prog groop The Dirty Projectors are back in town tomorrow night at the Trocadero, and we’d like to hook you up with tickets. This time around, winners will not only recieve tickets to the show, but also autographed posters! You want? To enter to win, email ihopeiwin[at]philebrity[dot]com with “BITTE ORCA” in [...]

Philly’s own Ms. Dee Dee Sharp with a back-to-school jam.

Our bros over at The 700 Level are groaning about these stats, revealed in today’s Delco Times: Before coach Mick Billmeyer was wrist-slapped for inappropriate use of field glasses in the bullpen in May, the Phillies were hitting .273 with a .452 slugging percentage, averaging 5.4 runs and close to 1.2 home runs per game. [...]

The paint is already looking a little pekid in some places, and what would liven ‘em up more than a little Mario Kart, like they did in Philly West, I mean, Portland? Just a thought. And for the record, yes, you got that right — Philebrity: Anti-naked bike ride, pro-Mario Kart bike lanes. It is [...]

Dearest Jennifer, I don’t like you. I don’t like anything about you. In fact, without injecting even more endorphins into your manic ego, you could say that I lead a life of protest, wherein most of what I protest is embodied in… you! But, you must know this by now. I despise your pat ironies, [...]

The Keystone Research Center says that, were it not for the good ol’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, unemployment would have already creeped up to 14% in PA and 16% nationally. Instead, it’s hovering in the 9-10% zone in PA, and oh my God, The View is on. We’ll get back to this post later.

Because if you are like us, you’ve probably already seen too much. What’s our beef? Well, besides the obvious environmental waste/health risks brought on by naked genitalia on bicycle seats, two reasons, really: A) Bicycling is a revolutionary act that we’d like to get over to as many regs as possible, as soon as possible, [...]

It’s a lazy Labor Day weekend with the threat of a hurricane, so things are looking a little on the slow-paced side. Still, you’re not totally without options, and if all else fails, try stopping by one of the Fringe Fest events. FRIDAY: >>>Lou Barlow and Wye Oak play Johnny Brenda’s. Now that’s the way [...]

RECOMMENDED: Set inside a tank during the First Lebanon War in 1982, Israeli writer/director Samuel Maoz‘s uncompromising Lebanon takes viewers into combat from the perspective of four young soldiers and their periscope; it took home the Leone d’Oro at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. ALSO NEW IN THE THEATERS: Globetrotting, Italian-woman-dating George Clooney is eager [...]

Perhaps nothing signifies the unofficial end of summer better than the Live Arts/Philly Fringe Festival, which starts today and runs through September 18. Like those last days of summer, the festival has that exhausting, disorienting, sweaty feel of trying to cram in a million experiences before autumn sets in…experiences sometimes so strange you’ll still be [...]

Earl got you stuck in the city? Call a wahmbulance. Meantime, plan tonight’s First Friday hops here.

Weekend at Making Time from klipcollective on Vimeo. Dave, if you’re up there somewhere, say hi to Bernie for us.

… or something. Happy 9/02/10, everybody!

Two great tastes that taste great together, and God damn if this ain’t a straight up JAM. Plus: BIKES! YOU LOVE BIKES!

Surely you are aware of the measure of mediocrity that is the “Locals Are” infodump on the NBC 10 homepage. Well, the attached screenshot contains two Vai Sikahema stories that the site’s readers are bored of. Apparently, I’m tremendously bored as well, which is why I was at their site in the first place. So [...]

Tales at Philadelphia Livearts/Fringe Festival 2010 from David Miranda Hardy on Vimeo. This is the trailer for Tales, Found Theater‘s “thought-provoking journey through a modern version of ancient Rome that investigates and challenges the conventions of storytelling,” which starts its Fringe Festival run tomorrow night. Somewhere in all of this, there had better be some [...]