The Armchairs, August, Tim Meskers of Brown Recluse Sings, D.J. Analog Signal
Circle of Hope, Broad and Washington
Latebreaking local indie chillers’ bill benefitting the excellent Girls Rock Philly team. 8:30pm, $5.

The Slackers, The Downgrades
First Unitarian Church, 22nd and Chestnut
Ska oldheads. 8pm, $12.

New InLiquid Video at I-House
3701 Chestnut
The opening reception isn’t until the 17th, but new video from Stephen Scott Smith will be on display at I-House from this week through [...]

Post by Jonathan Wetstein

As a big fan of works by Picasso and Warhol I was already familiar with compositions placing an emphasis on heads of subjects. Head Shots follows this format with the unique artistic style that Ellen Abraham has described as incorporating both figurative and the abstract. All of these works of hers stem from live sketches that have been transposed to canvas.

This graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has wowed me time [...]

Post by Eric Cortes; Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC

Can you believe it’s been 25 years since Feria del Barrio was created! Ever since I was introduced to Feria it’s just gotten bigger. Feria del Barrio is the only festival that takes place in the heart of el barrio. It’s a free family outdoor festival for the entire family, Latinos and non-Latinos alike, featuring children’s activities, arts, [...]

Post by Jonathan Wetstein

Tomorrow will be the only chance Philadelphians will get to enjoy avant-garde animation from around the globe. What excites me the most about this collection is the fact that every film was hand-crafted without the glitz and glamour of digital touch-ups and filters. I know personally, it’s become more difficult to observe animated footage and determine how much was created at the hand of the artist verses the computer. As the latest creation to [...]

Post by Kelly White

The lesson here? Stick with Jeb Kreager, who takes on the role of an American amateur anthropologist, for a good twenty minutes before this one really sinks in. Euro is all over the place from beginning to end, but it’s a sly riot that you’ll want to follow if only to see if it ever does click into place. Our narrator transports us to a typical Slovakian household, where intense rounds of foreign [...]

Ben Franklin said “a penny saved is a penny earned.” Is that why kids and adults were tossing pennies on his tombstone?

Located on the corner of 5th and Arch, Christ Church Burial Ground is the final resting place for Ben Franklin, as well as other important historical figures, including four other signers of the Declaration. This includes Francis Hopkinson from New Jersey, who is actually credited with designing the American [...]