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Alright, Philly. You've got two days to prepare yourself for the World Series, so make sure you get some relaxation in now, because the tension is going to get ramped up as of Wednesday.
Alright, there's no Phillies game tonight, so tonight is a good opportunity to un-glue yourself from the television and see what's going on in Philly before tomorrow's Game 5.
Phillyist's quick-picks for a rock your socks off start to the weekend.
What do papercuts, plumbing problems, and puppy-hater Michael Vick have in common?
The members of Band of Skulls are interesting above and beyond their music. Bassist/Vocalist Emma Richardson competed on the English swimming team and won a few medals for her country. Drummer Matt Hayward played tennis with John McEnroe. Guitarist/Vocalist (and Kurt Cobain look alike) Russell Marsden cheated accidental death twice. But more interesting than that, there haven't been many times I've seen members of a headlining band hanging out in the crowd to watch their openers. And yet at the Band of Skulls show at the North Star I saw just that. Richardson lounged directly in front of me with a bottle of water and her tour manager on his laptap sitting by her side. Hayward and Marsden bounced around the sparsely populated room. Fans journeyed over for autographs that were graciously signed. If my car hadn't been so far away I would have gone to grab my copy of Baby Darling Doll Face Honey for a quick signature, too. I was almost worried the venue wouldn't fill up for the talented Brits, but of course by the time they took the stage went on there were plenty of people both upstairs and down.
Monday, maybe you should go to the North Star Bar naked.
After we ran our preview of tonight's show at the North Star, which was to feature Paper Route and Liam and Me supporting Young Love, we learned that Paper Route had to cancel the last several dates of its current tour, including its appearance at tonight's show. Liam and Me will still be appearing, and we certainly encourage you, dear readers, to support this local favorite.
Last summer, we had the opportunity to cover Paper Route (MySpace). The scheduling could have worked out poorly for the band, at least as far as we were concerned, because they were the opener of a lineup that also included Phantom Planet and Jack's Mannequin (one of our favorite bands to see live), and we were seeing The Honorary Title (ditto) and Paper Rival (ditto, R.I.P.) the same weekend. We were very pleasantly surprised, though, that Paper Route put on a memorable—if very abbreviated, but such is the life of an opening band—show.
What's not to love about the Miniature Tigers? The hipsterriffic foursome rocks throwback facial hair and bad Christmas sweaters almost as hard as they rock killer harmonies and painfully clever lyrics. (Seriously, we defy you not to love the intent or the rhyme scheme in lines like: "This is not a test or an SOS / I'm no longer on a quest to get girls undressed.") Plus, we support any band that embraces its inner nerd enough to feature a Dharma Initiative sticker on any instrument.
Fun around town, for $10 or less:
There aren't many performers who are surer bets to be worth the money you put down to see them than Eric Hutchinson (MySpace). Hutchinson is engaging, comedic, affable and, oh yeah, talented. Really freakin' talented. And at $12 (or $15 if you waited til the day of the show), his concert at the North Star this past Sunday was an absolute bargain.
It's no secret that we love Eric Hutchinson (MySpace). And the more time passes, the more people seem to join us in that love. Eric's killer 2007 album, .
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