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No World Series game tonight, folks, which means that you can head out to see what's actually going on in the Philadelphia area—as long as you aren't relying on SEPTA to get you there.

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A lot of comedians need a shtick. And that's not to say it's a bad thing: heck, a lot of trailblazing comedians relied on their shticks and achieved great success and influenced comedians who followed them. George Carlin's profanity and Sam Kinison's scream (without either of which, we would not have the brilliance of Denis Leary), Gallagher's sledge-o-matic (which is directly to blame for Carrot Top, who was actually surprisingly funny when this Phillyist saw him many, many years ago), Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck..." (which is probably the greatest one-liner gimmick ever). So we love comedians with shtick; but sometimes, it's refreshing to see a comedian who can just go on stage and be themselves, and be very, very funny. We also love local talent. To our delight, we found both in local comedian Chip Chantry.

Phillyist's quick-picks for your evening agenda.

Phillyist's quick-picks for your evening agenda.

Phillyist's quick-picks for your evening agenda.

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We sort of didn't want to like a band whose name is a blatant rip-off of a Smiths song. Then we slipped Trio B.C. into our CD player and sort of fell in love with Girl in a Coma (MySpace). Following quickly on the heels of the first tejano-inspired guitar notes of "BB," Nina Diaz's soulful voice grabbed us, then proceeded to kick us in the ass on the singalong-worthy "Static Mind." We're not embarrassed to admit we kept pressing repeat when that one came on. And then there's "Baby Boy," which reminded us of something we'd rock out to back in our alt-rock college days. "El Monte" smacks of old-fashioned girl group goodness tinged with a bit of twang, and "In the Day" made us jump up and dance like idiots in our living room.The rest of the album continues in this eclectic vein; each song has a different vibe but every one is worth repeated listens. So we admit it—we were way off base with our initial, superficial assessment of Girl in a Coma. The girls are alright.

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Poet: Moonstone Poetry Series presents Joel Chace and Ron Silliman at Robin's Books and Moonstone Arts Center (110A S 13th), 7PM. Free

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If you go to any of this evening's First Friday events, you may, at some point, find yourself wandering Old City trying to figure out what to do or where to go after the FF festivities have closed and before the neighborhood is overrun with people. Well, we'd like to encourage you to seek refuge at the Khyber, where local rockers Zelazowa (MySpace) should be kicking some serious ass on stage this evening. A little bit grunge, a little bit metal, Zelazowa is one of those local bands that clearly deserves to be more well-known than they are. Bryan Weber's voice is nothing short of bad-ass. He's in the same vein as guys like Darroh Sudderth of Fair to Midland, Chris Cornell, and Serj Tankian—guys who absolutely blow our minds when we hear them scream with perfect form. That's not to say the band doesn't have a mellow side. Or a down-the-middle rock side. They do. Zelazowa's range of sound is fantastic and keeps you thinking and engaged.

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