Archive for March, 2008

the freedom fry won’t die
March 17, 2008

because i won’t let it. never forget. A-List pick in last week’s PW:  
Bienvenue Lafayette!
Sat., March 15, 11am-noon. $5. Physick House, 321 S. Fourth St. 215.925.2251.www.philalandmarks.orgForget Hills and the O-Bomb for a moment and get down to the last greasy shard of our shameful divided past as Americans: the freedom fry. Remember that? Whether your dad likes it [...]

The felice brothers: fiddlin’ around with a band of brothers
March 11, 2008

Feature article in Venuszine this week.The Felice Brothers are SERIOUS. Dig them. Believe.  The Felice Brothers
The dangerous book for boys: fiddlin’ around with a band of brothers
By Tara MurthaPublished: March 6th, 2008 | 12:50pm

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A roots rock revival is a-rumblin’, and it’s the Felice Brothers who are poised to inherit Americana’s crusty crown. After self-releasing a few [...]

if i stay there could be trouble
March 11, 2008

The Spring bridal issues are out and I’m going to rip them to shreds with betrothed friends over wine soon enough. Except for one very special article on planning destination weddings in Newport Life Magazine.Ever been to Newport? Recommended! Tons of chorizo up in the diner breakfasts.The last time I was there I dressed up all Sabrina and [...]

lovely and delicate squibs: rob ryan
March 5, 2008

… THAT’S what’s up. venuszine staff favorite 3.4.08Tara Murtha loves Rob Ryan’s Papercuts

 
By Tara Murtha
Published: March 4th, 2008 | 12:00am

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Any artist that can make filigree out of a curlicue can slice into my heart anytime. Rob Ryan coaxes dazzling, beautiful art out of paper by razoring ornate, arabesque negative spaces into shapes like trees, birds, and houses. Ryan [...]

zippered-up fung fu kicks = HI-YA
March 5, 2008

Wacky postmodern dance snuffaluffagussss on 2.28.07, not the last day in February. PS: John Cage!
 
 
  The modern dance community sees Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s upcoming premieres of ”Biped” and ”EyeSpace” at the Annenberg as a rare chance to indulge in the work of a living legend. (Cunningham, an octogenarian about to graduate into the rarified world of productive [...]

indie rock chicks + fugly Urban O shrugs
March 5, 2008

A-list snazzlefraggin PW 2.27.08. The O-Bomb?  » february 27, 2008 — wednesday  Regina Lee Blaszczyk  
7pm. Free. Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St. 215.898.7595. upenn.bkstore.com
Dr. Regina Lee Blaszczyk’s new book Producing Fashion: Commerce, Culture and Consumers, is a collection of essays that breaks down the way style is manufactured by what she calls the ”global fashion system” of designers, government officials, retailers and [...]