Fun around town, for $10 or less: The Play About the Coach: Presented by Rocketship Productions/Paden Fallis as part of Philly Fringe at Black Lodge (1508 Brandywine), 8PM. $10 Comedy in Crisis: "World Crisis," a night of sketch comedy by The Sixth Borough as part of Philly Fringe at the Second Stage at the Adrienne (2030 Sansom), 8:30PM. $10 The New Music Series: Active Denial, APE, JeNell and the Yets, LP Stiles, and Danger!Von James!......

Inadvertently. You see, the men's room at the North Star Bar—which is very small, only fitting one person at a time—doesn't lock. And I was in the middle of relieving myself when I hear the door open, and look back just in time to see the frontman of The Honorary Title sheepishly close the door again. Whoops. Sorry, Jarrod. But my men's room mishap wasn't the important part of Sunday night's show at the......

It's a bit difficult for us to convey just how psyched we are for Sunday night's concert at the North Star Bar. Not one, but two of our favorite bands will hitting town to provide some much-needed respite from the 24-7 Olympics coverage we've been drowning in. So some good brew, some good bar food, and some excellent tunes sounds like just what we need to get us out of the house (not to mention......

So, you got out there and voted. The results have come in and, although you may or may not be happy with the outcome, that's no reason to stay at home and pout. So here are a few things to consider doing after your workplace gab-fest regarding those results has concluded. SILK CITY PRESENTS: PAPAYERA GUAYAVERA CON JUAN(DERFUL) THE ONE We don't know what it means, either. But we know that it's supposed to......

Okay, today marks the Day of 27th-itude. We have declared it a holiday because there are simply not enough holidays out there. On this day, it is righteous to give thanks to those upon whose backs we make our desperate capitalist reach toward the starry skies of independent wealth. Or something. We just love making up holidays. CHRIS ROCKS THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC That's right, folks, the man himself descends upon the city. We're......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Culture and Art: Discussion of graffiti photography and hip-hop culture by Henry Chalfant at Drexel University’s University Screening Room (3175 JFK Blvd), 8PM. Free Narco Lolo: Narco Lolo, Freaks Arise, Figo, and The Campbell Apartment at the Khyber (56 S. 2nd), 8PM. $6 Local Shots Live: Head, Nowhere, and The Mikey Potatoe Show at Doc Watson’s (216 S. 11th), 8PM. $5 The Killing: The Green Evening Requiem, Syrrah,......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY The N Crowd: Weekly improve comedy show at The Actors Center (257 N. 3rd), 8PM. $10 Andrew Gregory: Andrew Gregory (CD release party), John Francis, and Ian Thomas at Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd), 10:30PM. $10 Leslie and the Ly’s: Leslie and the Ly’s, MC Digga and Sgt. Sass at North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 9PM. $10 Intertwine: Opening reception for Intertwine, with work by Brooke Hine,......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Love Songs: Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series presents Love Songs: A Valentine’s Serenade at the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia (2125 Chestnut), 7:30PM. Free Lopez: The Lopez, The Dollyrots, and Percocettes at the North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 8PM. $8 Jazzy: Ars Nova presents Ben Ratliff, author of the new book “Coltrane: the Story of a Sound,” speaking on jazz history at the Kelly Writers House (3805......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news. COMEDY Eddie Griffin House of Blues Atlantic City Sat, 7/19/08, 9PM $42-$79 On sale: Today, 10AM, Live Nation Comedy Stop Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City Sat, 3/1/08 - Mon, 3/31/08, many dates and times $23 On sale: Today, 12PM, Ticketmaster......

We like to compare bands to other bands when we talk about them. We find it helps to give a good idea of what they sound like. Once in a while, a band comes along whose sound we can't define as analagous to anyone else's. And as much as we've listened to Alabama indie rockers Wild Sweet Orange's five-song EP, The Whale, lately, we just can't come up with a "sounds like" for these guys.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Certain Tragedy: Certain Tragedy, The Bourbon Armory, The Sweetheart Parade, and Johnny Forbin at the Khyber (56 S. 2nd), 8PM. $8 Five Bands Five Dollars: Drive Fast Take Chances, Mr. Radar, Skeleton Rock Shock, The Slot Cars, and Jessy Tomsko Band at the North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 8PM. $5 Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Jammin’: Vince Lardear and His Jam at Chris’ Jazz Café (1421 Sansom), 9PM. $2 Kill Pride: The Kill Pride, Don’t Ask, Joe Trainor Trio, Brackets & Arrows, and Sensory Whore at North Star Bar (27th and Poplar), 9PM. $5 There’s That Shack Again: Wissahickon Chicken Shack, King Cotton Rounders, Lach, and Marc Silver at the Fire (412 W. Girard), 9PM. $7 Mary Frank: Poetry reading with Mary Frank......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Money Folders II: Second installment of series featuring the Philadelphyinz, DJ Gravity, and more at the Arts Garage (1535 Ridge Avenue), 10PM-3AM. $10 (women free before 10:30PM) Sing, Sing a Song: Choral Concert with Organ presented by the Delius Society at St. Mark’s Church (1625 Locust), 7:30. Free Art Is Primary: Opening reception for Red Yellow Blue, a solo show of artist Vincent McLoughlin, at AXD Gallery......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Black Hole: Comic book artist Charles Burns reads from his graphic novel Black Hole at Borders (1 S. Broad), 7PM. Free Leave Your Mark: Participate in Collective Imprints, a community art project surrounding the Rotunda (4014 Walnut) and its mission statement at 6PM. Free (no art experience necessary) Lounging: The Friendship Lounge, Fire in the Eyes of the City, Hot Damn!, The Climb, and A Day of Defeat......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: New Year’s Eve: Last Chance: It’s the last day of free admission to the Perelman Building, so make the most of it. Perelman Building (Fairmount and Pennsylvania Avenues), 10AM-5PM. Free Pants!: Secret Pants presents Manifest Destiny 2008 with Rowan & Hastings, Chris Casey, and DJ Sparkle Groove at the Manhattan Room (15 W. Girard), $10 (21+) Who Better to Spend a Holiday With: The Loved Ones, Weston, Hey......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Moonstone Poetry Series: Poets Leonard Gontarek and Barbara De Cesare read at Robin’s Bookstore (108 S. 13th), 6PM. Free Danke: Danke, Freaks Arise, and the Milwaukees at the Khyber (56 S. 2nd), 8 PM. $8 (21+) Wayward Sons of the Apocalypse: Wayward Sons of the Apocalypse, Fall Awake, Theory of Noise, Fred is Dead, and Bourbon Armory at the North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 8PM. $5 (21+) Got......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Try Not to Get Sick on Your Shoes: Positively Sick on South Street, featuring Jukebox Zeros, The Victims, and Women, all to the backdrop of Santa Claus Conquers The Martians at Tritone (1508 South), 9PM. $6 Philabundance Benefit: Featuring Lizanne Knot, John Conahan, the Hustle, and Kuf Knotz at Upstairs at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 7PM. $8 + a canned good SATURDAY Could You Hold the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Street Lit Panel: Authors Teri Woods, Shannon Holmes, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson and Solomon Jones discuss the genre of street lit with moderator Vanessa Morrison at the Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch (1901 Vine), 7PM. Free Eryn Shewell: Eryn Shewell, Jessy Tomsko Band, Sarah Donner, and K-Bar-T at North Star Bar (2639 Poplar), 8PM. $5 Break out the Legwarmers: Brittany Lynn, Philly’s hardest working drag queen, spins the......

They may not actually save your soul, but the Soulsavers (MySpace) - an English production and remix team comprised of members Rich Machin and Ian Glover - do have a spiritual (though not so spiritual agnostics, like this Phillyist, can't enjoy it) new album out now (It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land, their second) which will at least entertain you, and they're coming to the mighty North Star tonight to......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Guerilla Party: Guerilla Party, Cease the Day, the East End Rakes, and Stiff Middle Finger at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut), 8PM. Free (donations accepted) That 1 Guy: That 1 Guy, New Connection, and Stickfigure Philharmonic at the North Star Bar (27th and Poplar), 8 PM. $5 The Dream Garden: Kim Sajet talks about the famous Tiffany mosaic, "The Dream Garden," made for the Curtis Publishing Company Building at......

But seriously, we did. How bad was the Eagles game? So bad that we resorted to poetry to express how we felt. And we predicted that it would be a better and more enjoyable use of your time to check out The Color Fred and Paper Rival at the North Star Bar. But it seemed that many people didn't listen to us, which is a shame, because we were absolutely right. Not only were the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: New Band Showcase: The Kenzos, Autovaughn, Plain Jane, Automobile, and Nobody Yet at Grape Street (4100 Main Street), 8PM. $5 (21+) Election Night Poetry: Part of the Moonstone Poetry series at Robin’s Bookstore (108 S. 13th), 6PM. Free All that Jazz: Jam session with Byron Land at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus (847 N. 3rd), 8PM. Free Pilot Blue: Pilot Blue, Sela, Brixton Riot, Evro, and Mattie's Ramble at the North......

In the last few weeks, the Eagles have looked absolutely anemic against the Giants, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against da' Bears, and unimpressively beaten a couple hopeless teams in the Jets and the Vikings by a mere touchdown apiece. So forgive me for not being that optimistic about Sunday night's game against the Cowboys. Sure, our defense has been fairly solid... if we forget that last 1:57 of the Bears game, where......

There are few things in life I truly appreciate. Among those are dudes who are secure enough to admit that Justin Timberlake is totally deck and multi-instrumentalists. Last night, at North Star Bar, I was entertained by the latter. After being greeted by a burly, but pleasurable tour manager, I was escorted to a long, white van. It was not down by a river. It was not inhabited by Matt Foley, the famed motivational speaker.......

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If you were one of the dozens of people scrambling for a ticket to the extremely sold out The Hold Steady show at North Star Bar last year who got shut out, listen up: the Brooklyn-based rockers are playing the Fillmore at the TLA tonight, and tickets are available. A year ago, as the band rode a wave of popular and critical acclaim, the thought was it would be playing to packed theaters by now;......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. COMEDY Dane Cook: Rough Around the Edges Wachovia Spectrum Wed, 11/21/07, 7:30PM On sale: Fri, 10AM, Live Nation Artie Lang Tower Theater, Upper Darby Mon, 12/31/07, 10PM $49.50-$75 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation MUSIC Misery Loves Kompany......

We first heard of Architecture in Helsinki a few years ago when they were touring with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. As in, wtf is an Architecture in Helsinki. Then we got to Troc early enough that night to find out exactly what it was: a six piece collective from Australia with a frenetic energy that made them completely irresistible. They never stopped moving. Each time they finished a song, everyone switched instruments and......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. COMEDY Comedians of Comedy: Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Eugene Mirman, and more Fillmore at the TLA Sun, 10/28/07, 8PM $22 On sale: Fri, 12PM, Ticketmaster MUSIC Psychic TV featuring Genesis P-Orridge North Star Bar Mon, 11/5/07, 8PM On......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. Nas Crocodile Rock, Allentown Fri, 9/28/07, 8PM $30 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster MySpace Music Tour featuring Hellogoodbye and Say Anything Crocodile Rock, Allentown Wed, 10/31/07, 6PM $20 On sale: Today, 1PM, Ticketmaster Manchester Orchestra w/Annuals and The......