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Everything Everything at Underground Arts. Philadelphia, PA 10/5/2023

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#philly #art scene #music scene #diy #underground #community

[mylifeinsound]

DEAP VALLY FOREVER: Don'T MISS DEAP VALLY'S FAREWELL TOUR STOP IN PHILLY TONIGHT!!

Don’t miss Deap Vally in Philly tonight at Underground Arts! February 1st Deap Vally gifted us with their final album Sistronix 2.0 – a re-recorded version of the band’s epic debut LP featuring demos, unreleased covers and more. Tonight, Deap Vally are gifting Philly with their epic live show, playing Sistronix in full and more at Underground Arts!! Doors are at 7:30PM and the show starts at…

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CVS 19th & chestnut

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[united-undergrounds]

united undergrounds

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[paletteandpoetry]

Palette & Poetry 

Upcoming Exhibits 

Los Angeles April 8th - 6pm-9pm • Philadelphia May 18th - 7pm - 10pm

Info : www.paletteandpoetry.com

#palette #poetry #palette and poetry #united undergrounds #art #open call for art #Los Angeles events #philly art show

[richincolor]

We have three books on our radar for this week! You should check them out:

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le Roaring Brook Press

Nhika is a bloodcarver. A cold-hearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch. In the industrial city of Theumas, she is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure. When Nhika is caught using her bloodcarving abilities during a sham medical appointment, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of their father’s murder. But as Nhika delves deeper into their investigation amidst the glitz of Theumas’ wealthiest district, she begins to notice parallels between this job and her own dark past. And when she meets an alluring yet entitled physician's aide, Ven Kochin, she’s forced to question the true intent behind this murder. In a society that outcasts her, Kochin seems drawn to her...though he takes every chance he gets to push her out of his opulent world. When Nhika discovers that Kochin is not who he claims to be, and that there is an evil dwelling in Theumas that runs much deeper than the murder of one man, she must decide where her heart, and her allegiance, truly lie. And - if she's willing to become the dreaded bloodcarver Theumas fears to save herself and the ones she's vowed to protect.

Rules for Rule Breaking by Talia Tucker Kokila

Winter Park and Bobby Bae are Korean American high school juniors whose families have been friends since the kids were making crayon art. They, however, are repulsed by each other. Winter is MIT-bound, comfortable keeping people at arm’s length, and known by others as responsible, though she has a desire to let loose. This probably comes from her rebel grandmother, who is constantly pushing boundaries and encouraging Winter to do so as well. Winter’s best friend is moving abroad and won’t be attending college at all, and Winter’s wrestling with what it means to be left behind. Bobby is as Type-A, anxious, and risk-averse as you can get. He’s also been recently dumped, which has him feeling disoriented and untethered. That’s why, when Winter’s and Bobby’s parents insist that they go on a northeast college campus tour together, both teens find reasons to accept even though the thought of being stuck in a car together for 700 miles sounds unbearable. What awaits them is a journey of self-discovery where the only rule on their road trip is to break all the rules. At first, this happens in hilariously calculated ways (using lists and reason and logic!), but they soon abandon that, challenging each other to dares in Virginia, getting high and wandering around Philly for food—and battling the subsequent digestive distress—and crashing a party in Cambridge. And, of course, realizing that they’re perfect together.

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Feiwel & Friends

Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school, after being home-schooled all her life. Misfortune has clung to her seemingly since birth, but even she doesn’t expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade’s first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it. With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the girls collectively known as the ‘Unholy Trinity’ and they bring her into their fold. Between learning more about them—especially Persephone, who Sade is inexplicably drawn to—and playing catchup in class, Sade already has so much on her plate. But when it seems people don't care enough about what happened to Elizabeth, it's up to she and Elizabeth's best friend, Baz, to investigate. And then a student is found dead. The more Sade and Baz dig into Elizabeth's disappearance, the more she realizes there’s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she thought. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface…secrets that rival even her own.

#the last bloodcarver #rules for rule breaking #where sleeping girls lie #vanessa le #talia tucker #Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé #new releases

[st-louis]

hi ari! iirc youre from philly or around the area right? any tips of what are must sees for someone whos visiting for the first time? you know, anything that isnt in all the travel guides? thank you so much and happy new year! :)

yes i live in philly! whether i have useful tips is another story all together though 💀 i don’t really have a lot of time to go out in the city anymore because of my kid, who is also a picky eater (so i’m not really as tuned into the restaurant scene as i used to be). also a lot of the stuff i would recommend is either probably in the guides… or isn’t in season right now (like for example the southeast asian market that’s in fdr park is amazing but it won’t be back until the summer). also a lot of the stuff that i felt was quintessentially a fun philly experience (like fiume) got modernized in a way that means i can’t imagine it’s as fun anymore.

i will say that if you are a first timer monk’s is always worth a visit (it’s a very nice classic belgian beer bar), my favorite pho is pho 75 on washington avenue (bring cash), the philly art museum’s really nice but the barnes is a more unique experience, cuzzy’s on 5th street has excellent ice cream and is run by an incredibly nice dude. if you like thai food and can get a reservation kalaya in fishtown is one of my favorite restaurants in the city (like it’s in guides and has won awards but the hype is deserved). if you want a good philly pizza slice experience, highly recommend pizza shackamaxon which is also in the vicinity of several decent bars and restaurants (lloyd’s is a very chill neighborhood place with a good beer selection, great food, and incredibly nice staff). the sports stadiums are really easy to get to on public transit (the broad street line runs right to the stadium) and you can usually grab cheap flyers tickets the day of a game, so if you can do that i would also recommend it for the experience! if you’re driving the best cheesesteak is john’s roast pork but make sure you check the hours bc they close early.

there are a ton of music venues too if you’re into that kind of stuff. you can see shows at the first unitarian church, union transfer, kung fu necktie, underground arts, etc. would recommend checking ahead to see if there are any bands you’re interested in coming through.

public transit here is pretty easy to use (broad street line runs north/south, the el runs east/west, and there are also trolley lines that will take you to different parts of west philly) but you will probably also see some of the city’s issues in microcosm there. by which i mean unhoused people and drug use. if you aren’t used to big city public transit in your own home, i would just say to be aware of your surroundings and you’ll be fine. if you are used to it, philly probably isn’t any different from what you see there.

sorry this probably wasn’t much of a help. i used to be young and fun but now i’m just old and tired and most of the things i do are kid-oriented 💀

#questions #anonymous

[mynameischalie]

Favorite Concerts of 2023 (#10-#6)

10. The Movielife with Piebald at the Underground Arts August 6th

The Movielife played the entire 40 Hour Train Back To Penn record and had me singing the entire show. Piebald was equally as good that night and just added to an excellent night of music.

9. Gouge Away at the Ukie Club August 4th

This was the best reaction Gouge Away ever received in Philly and I absolutely enjoyed every minute of this set. One of those ones that I wish I could relive.

8. Drain/Drug Church/Magnitude /GEL/Restraining Order at the Brass Mug in Tampa, FL June 14th

WHAT A BILL OF BANDS!! I saw this show while on vacation in Tampa Florida and it was indeed the hottest show I ever attended. All the bands killed it and that place was an absolute warzone.

7. The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie with Warpaint at the Mann Center September 21st

An absolutely perfect set by both bands involved here! The Postal Service just sounded incredible and the atmosphere was one that easily was the best of the year! Death Cabn For Cutie played Transatlanticism front to back which is one of my favorite records.

6. High Vis/End It at the First Unitarian Church April 15th

High Vis are a very hyped band but the hype was absolutely warranted. I ended up having a blast watching them for the first time and can't wait to see where they go next! End It was equally as cool despite their singer sounding sometimes like a cartoon character!

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#keanu reeves #dogstar band #philly

[thebowerypresents]

Dogstar’s North American Tour Rolls into Brooklyn

Dogstar – Music Hall of Williamsburg – December 11, 2023

The ’90s revival over the past few years has hit a wave of nostalgia for the fashion and Gen X sensibilities of yesteryear: My So-Called Life, Reality Bites, grunge aesthetics. Actors turned rock stars certainly isn’t a new concept, but its heyday was in the ’90s, from Jared Leto’s 30 Seconds to Mars to Jack Black’s Teniacious D to Johnny Depp’s short-lived band P. That brings us to the three-piece Dogstar, drummer Robert Mailhouse, guitarist Bret Domrose and bassist Keanu Reeves.

After putting out a pair of albums more than two decades ago, the trio stopped touring due to other work commitments, but they’d still find time for the occasional jam when time allowed. And then 2020 provided plenty of time to rehearse and eventually work on what became the band’s third album, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, released this past October. Finishing up a string of dates to support the new LP, Dogstar graced a sold-out Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday night. 

They opened with the shimmery “Blonde” and phones were immediately held aloft to capture the famed actor in his other role as bassist. Singer Domrose did almost all of the (brief) chatting, which consisted of a nod to the hospitality and food they’d enjoyed in Brooklyn and a quick band roll call. Reeves let his instrument do the talking, especially on the intro basslines for “How the Story Ends” and “Overhang.”

While some shouted, “We love John Wick,” Reeves didn’t let it distract him from focusing on the music, barely acknowledging the catcalls. Although largely pulling from their latest record, they played an old favorite, “Flowers,” and encored with “Halo,” from 2000’s Happy Ending. While Dogstar can still reclaim the glory of their youth, the new, unreleased songs, “This Is What Math Is For” and “Lava Lamp,” signaled to fans that they have more material to keep them from another extended hiatus. —Sharlene Chiu | @Shar0ck

(Dogstar play Underground Arts in Philly on Thursday.)

(Dogstar play The NorVa in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday.)

Photos courtesy of Adela Loconte | www.adelaloconte.com

#Adela Loconte #Bowery Presents #Bret Domrose #Brooklyn #Dogstar #Happy Ending #Jack Black #Jared Leto #Johnny Depp #Keanu Reaves #Live Music #Music #Music Hall of Williamsburg #My So-Called Life #NorVa #P #Photos #Reality Bites #Review #Robert Mailhouse #Sharlene Chiu #Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees #Tenacious D #Underground Arts #Williamsburg

[alleannaharris]

Today's Black History Month illustration is of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), the first Black painter to gain international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical themes.

Tanner was born in 1859 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the first of nine children born to Sarah Elizabeth Miller, a formerly enslaved woman who escaped her enslavers via the Underground Railroad, and Benjamin Tucker Tanner, an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Bishop.

His middle name comes from the town Osawatomie, Kansas, where the abolitionist John Brown started his anti-slavery campaign.

When Tanner was young, the Tanner family moved to Philadelphia. While in Philly, he attended the Robert Vaux School, one of the few Black schools that offered a liberal arts education. Despite his father objecting, Tanner decided he wanted to become a painter when he was 13. He began his art career in 1876 by painting harbour scenes, landscapes, and animals from the Philadelphia Zoo.

After self-study, in 1880, he enrolled at Philadelphia’s prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) where he was the only black student. Tanner made many connections among the artists and became a favorite of his teacher Thomas Eakins, one of the most important artists in American art history.

In 1888, Tanner secured a teaching position at Clark University in Atlanta with the help of Joseph C. Hartzell, a bishop from Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1890, Hartzell arranged an exhibition of Tanner’s works in Cincinnati, but when none of the paintings sold, Hartzell purchased Tanner’s entire collection.

The money from Hartzell’s purchase allowed Tanner to travel to Paris in 1891 and enroll at the Academy Julian. During this time, he made Paris home because he felt less affected by prejudice.

His greatest early work depicted Black people and tender moments. His most famous painting, “The Banjo Lesson” where an older man was teaching a young boy how to play the banjo was created while visiting family in Philly in 1893.

By 1894, his paintings were critically admired in the US and in Europe. In 1899, he created one of his most famous works, “Nicodemus Visiting Jesus,” which won PAFA’s Lippincott Prize in 1900. Through the rest of his life, he shifted focus to religious scenes and continued to receive praise and honors for his work.

He was named honorary chevalier of the Order of Legion Honor (France’s most distinguished award) in 1923. In 1927, Tanner was made a full academician of the National Academy of design, becoming the first Black person to receive the distinction.

After Tanner’s death in Paris in 1937, his name recognition declined until 1969 when the Smithsonian in Washington DC exhibited a few of his works. This exhibition was the first major solo exhibition of a Black artist in the United States.

In 1991, the Philadelphia Museum of Art assembled a touring exhibition of his work, sparking a new wave of interest.

Side note: The Tanner House is on 2908 W Diamond St in North Philadelphia (Strawberry Mansion). It gained recognition as a National Historic Landmark in 1976, but it fell into disrepair. They’re still trying to find a long-term non-profit steward, but the temporary local fiduciary is the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. To donate to the Tanner House Campaign, reach out to the Preservation Alliance.

I’ll be back on Monday with another illustration and story!

#henry ossawa tanner #black painters #black paintings #black history month 2023 #black history 365 #black history facts #artists on tumblr #illustrators on tumblr

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Condolences: In Memory of Groove Damoast // A Philadelphia Legend #groovedamoast #philly #legend #hiphop #blackhistory #music #art

In Memory of Groove Damoast // Philadelphia Legend International Dj ,Producer, Engineer, Competed in the 1987 New Music Seminar along side Philly Dj Legends Cash Money , Tat Money, Co Owner of the independent Philly label Meca Entertainment which released the underground 12inch single “Keep it going” and “The Sequel” by the group 2Kannon. Wrote and produced the 12inch single “The Other side of…

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[urapunk2023]

London Calling: Anti-Capitalist Anthem

By Erin Wilson

When I got my license at 17 years old, I certainly did not have my own car to drive. No matter whose car I took—my mom’s, sister’s, or brother’s—music was always what I cared about most on my drive, even the five minute ones to and from school. Usually anxious about going wherever I was, my mood was changed by the music. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours made me feel energized; Lorde’s Pure Heroine, sad and angsty; Bahamas Is Afie to feel calm.

Driving my mom’s car, equipped with the modern luxury of bluetooth and Spotify, meant I could listen to anything I desired. My brother’s and sister’s cars were older, which meant I could listen to the radio or CDs. My brother had a strongly different taste in music, so none of his CDs compelled me and I often opted for the radio instead (104.5, Philly’s alternative rock, was my favorite). My sister had a small collection of CDs, which included Fleet Foxes’ self-titled album, mixtapes from boyfriends of present and past, and The Clash’s London Calling.

I grew to love this album, knowing nothing else of The Clash. As I paid more attention to their lyrics, I noticed that the revolutionary tones of the 1979 album still rang true in my senior year of high school, 40 years after its release.

In fact, due to their commercial success, The Clash is a notable band of those in punk subcultures that concerned themselves with politics. Though they were criticized for signing with CBS as contrary to punk (Anderson and Heibutzki), there is an inherent impossibility in trying to widely spread a message while also remaining mostly underground and unknown. And although they critique capitalism while reaping its benefits (once success is achieved), how else is one expected to operate under the conditions in which they exist? Rather than becoming anti-punk, the deal allowed the band to move leftist, revolutionary ideas into the mainstream.

Punk evolved out of the social and economic crises in Great Britain in the summer of 1976: high unemployment, a dire heat wave, and the conservative policies and beliefs of the National Front on the rise (Denyer). A movement hopeless with the current situation, yet holding on to a tinge of hope for change in the future, led to the formation of The Clash. Originally a five-man band, they eventually consisted of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones both on vocals and guitar, Paul Simonon on bass, and Nicky “Topper” Headon on drums (Bindas). They got their start opening on tour for the Sex Pistols’ Anarchy in the UK in ‘76, and took off from there (Wilder).

Their revolutionary sentiments existed from the start with their singles “White Riot” and “1977”. Two years later, in 1979, just six months after conservative Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister of Great Britain, The Clash released their third album, London Calling (Bindas). They were informed not only by the social conditions around them, but their personal experiences too. Paul Simenon worked in a factory to save money and gain admission to an art college, which he eventually abandoned for rock and roll. Art college was “bollocks” (Jolly). In a 1979 interview with Punk Magazine, Joe Strummer made his opinions clear:

"First of all let me tell you my personal politics are and always have been and always will be to the left…I’m not into fucking people working away in factories doing useless boring jobs just for some cunt to take the rake off. But I don’t want to say that I’m a socialist or that I’m a communist ‘cause I fuckin’ hate parties and party doctrine…When anybody has a great idea they go and make it a manifesto, a party. Like, I don’t want anyone tellin’ me what I gotta do, right?" (Jolly)

The views of The Clash are evident in their eclectic musical style and evocative lyrics. The title track, “London Calling,” sums up the decaying mania felt by the punks:

The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in

Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin

A nuclear era, but I have no fear

'Cause London is drowning

I, I live by the river

Climate change, drought, hunger, nuclear power and threat: the problems of capitalism in 1979 still rang true when I first heard it in 2019, and still today in 2023. In “The Guns of Brixton,” they address police violence in the London neighborhood of Brixton, which had a large Afro-Caribbean and working class population. Simonon himself grew up in this area.

When they kick at your front door

How you gonna come?

With your hands on your head

Or on the trigger of your gun

You can crush us, you can bruise us

And even shoot us

But oh-oh, the guns of Brixton

And finally, in “Death or Glory,” they make their plans of resistance clear:

We're gonna fight you, brother

We're gonna fight 'til you lose

We're gonna raise trouble

We're gonna raise hell

We're gonna fight you, brother

Raise hell

Death or glory

Becomes just another story

Unlike other punk bands, The Clash advocated for means of resistance that did not involve violence, which was often present at punk rock gigs. According to Elin Wilder for Punk, “in fact they abhorred [violence], and were one of the few bands to continually speak out against it; their ideal was to convince kids to focus their anger toward fighting for a common cause instead of fighting each other.” (p. 52)

Gen Z, my own generation, is highly active in advocating for common causes in today’s society, in which the same capitalist-caused issues addressed by The Clash, plus hundreds more, run rampant, if not worse. Now is a better time than ever to look back to The Clash, London Calling as well as their other albums, and the plenty of other frustrated, politically-motivated punk groups of the 1970s and ‘80s. What can we learn from their groundbreaking subculture? What worked and what didn’t? How should we address the ills of capitalism today?

Now that I have my own car, my grandmother’s 1997 Saturn, I have some freedom to choose the music that changes my mood. However, with a broken cassette player, radio is my only listening option, which means there are limitations to the discography I hear on my drives. Although I don’t frequently hear The Clash on the radio, I’m learning to appreciate local radio again, and listening to songs by chance; music that I would typically not seek out on my own accord. It is also a delightful surprise to turn on a station and hear some of my favorite songs and artists, like Feist on WXPN, as well as music I once loved and haven’t heard in ages. There is so much that we can learn by looking back on the art and music of the social movements that contributed to the groundwork of our culture today.

Left to right: Jones, Strummer, Simonon, Headon. 1978. (Sheila Rock/Rex).

Works Cited

Anderson, Mark, and Ralph Heibutzki. We Are The Clash: Reagan, Thatcher, and the Last Stand of A Band That Mattered. E-book, Akashic Books, 2018.

Bindas, Kenneth J. “‘The Future is Unwritten’: The Clash, Punk and America, 1977-1982.” American Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring 1993, pp. 69-89.

Boy George’s 1970s: Save Me from Suburbia. Directed by Ian Denyer, IWC Media, 2016.

Jolly. “The Clash: Don’t Give ‘Em Enough Rope!” Punk Magazine, vol. 1, no. 17, May-June 1979.

Wilder, Elin. “The Clash.” Punk Magazine, The D.O.A. Filmbook Special Edition, 10 Apr. 1981, p. 52.

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