Local professional choir Voces Novae et Antiquae presents "A Propitious Pairing: Palestrina and Poulenc." If the alliterative title doesn't pique your interest then the music certainly will—Palestrina's Dum Complerentur Dies Pentecostes and Missa Brevis and Poulenc's Salve Regina and Mass in G major certainly run the gamut of choral music. Voces Novae et Antiquae have two more performances of this innovative program: Voces Novae et Antiquae presents "A Propitious Pairing: Palestrina and Poulenc" Church......

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 D.L. Hughley Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 4/4/08, 9PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Lisa Lampanelli Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre Fri, 5/2/08, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Wayne Brady Music Box at The......

Governor Rendell said that he would back the indicted Senator Fumo's reelection bid if Fumo just asked him. Ed says: "We would be lost in Harrisburg without him because of his skill. He has done great things, and we are lucky to have him." The Inquirer is getting excited about the Philadelphia Flower Show, which will have a preview opening for selected guests tomorrow, and then open to the general public on Sunday. Catherine......

What kind of octogenarian would you like to be? Us, we’ll be Merce Cunningham please. At 89 the famous choreographer is not only still creating works, but continues in his tradition of pushing the technological envelope by combining dance with accompanying music in unique and often fantastical ways (dude’s had Radiohead compose for him. That we’d love to see). Merilyn Jackson has a wonderful article tracing some of his collaborations and technological innovations in the......

Three weeks ago the Super Bowl heralded the end of another football season. At least, I think it did. See I don’t really “get” sports. Trust me, I am all man (except for my partially formed superfluous vagina), but sports has never been “my bag.” I mean I get the point of the game: two teams of guys try to get the ball either into some end-like sector or over some big pointy poles,......

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 Chris Rock No Apologies Tour Borgata Casino, Atlantic City Fri, 5/16/08, 8PM; Sat, 5/17/08, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation (Fri show, Sat show) MUSIC Sasha & John Digweed Fillmore at the TLA Thu, 4/3/08, 9PM $30......

Well, here we are. Another Monday. Highs in the mid 20s. It's a cold world, especially today, especially in Philly. As the week sinks its teeth into our souls, let's see if there's anything we can do to keep our spirits up. CURTIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: ALAN GILBERT, CONDUCTOR We know you're cultured, and you know you're cultured. But does anybody else know you're cultured? A good way to show them is to spend your......

We already know you dig Phillyist. You're here, aren't you? But do you like us enough to... write for us? We're looking for a few good writers to add to the Phillyist staff, and we're hoping you might fit the bill. Interested candidates should be strong writers with strong opinions and a love for our fine city – even if there are some days when you don't love it all that much. A basic knowledge......

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 Chris Rock - No Apologies Academy of Music Tue, 2/26/08, 7:30PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Frank Caliendo The Hershey Theatre Sat, 3/29/08, 8:30PM $29.75-$50 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Brian Regan - Live in......

We are torn. We are not usually torn. Usually, when something makes us rather uncomfortable, we use our prerogative as a (unpaid) blogger to ignore it. We have taken great license with our Phillyist byline, in that we write about what we like and think is important; we don’t pick up on the stuff that is out of our league or seems boring to us. Hence you’ll find a lot of arty stuff, charity......

When a performer is a standard bearer and larger than life in his or her field, it's hard to escape knowing who that person is, even if you only have a passing interest in his or her art. This Phillyist isn't particularly interested in cinema or dramatic theater, for example, but still knows who Orson Welles and John Barrymore are, if only vaguely. Similarly, one cannot be familiar even in passing with modern dance 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. John Mellencamp w/Los Lobos Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City Fri, 12/14/07, 8PM Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 10PM, Live Nation Abhijeet Caesars Atlantic City Sat, 11/10/07, 9PM $35-$150 On sale: Thu, 10AM, Ticketmaster Daughtry Sovereign Performing Arts Center,......

Wednesday The Opera Company of Philadelphia finishes its run of Verdi's timeless and tragic Rigoletto. The Academy of Music (Broad & Locust Sts); 7:30 PM; $7-$205 Acclaimed concert pianist and teacher Seymour Lipkin gives a solo recital of Bach, Brahms, and Debussy presented by the Philadephia Chamber Music Society. American Philosophical Society (427 Chestnut Street); 8 PM; $25 Thursday The Slought Foundation presents Vincent Royer and Philadelphia-based ensemble Noamnesia in an evening of music by......

Wednesday The Dolce Suono Trio devotes an entire concert to Philadelphia composers, including Ned Rorem, George Crumb, Charles Abramovic, and Curt Cacioppo. First Unitarian Church (21st and Chestnut); FREE; 7:30 PM The Opera Company of Philadelphia presents Verdi's timeless Rigoletto. You'll be humming "La Donna è mobile" all the way home. Academy of Music (Broad and Locust); 7:30 PM; $8-$113 Thursday The Philadelphia Orchestra shows its love for Beethoven with an all-Beethoven concert featuring his......

A study released earlier this week revealed that Philadelphia area drivers spend an average of 38 hours a year sitting in traffic, which is up an hour from last year, but as it turns out, it's still not that bad as far as traffic delays in large American cities go: we ranked 33rd. But we ranked second in the level of impact that accidents and stalled vehicles have on traffic congestion. Kind of makes......

Performance: Gatz (Part One) (Elevator Repair Service) (Second half and future showtimes) I'm actually not going to review Gatz until after I see the second half tonight, but as this is a diary, meant to track the Phillyist staff's Live Arts/Fringe progress over the course of the festival, I thought I'd at least give the show an endorsement, based on the half that I've seen. Why? Well, because it only runs until Sunday. So I......

As this was Nickel Creek's farewell tour, I expected a concert full of Nickel Creek and their music. (Heaven forbid!) Though the concert was co-billed with Fiona Apple, I thought we would see Apple perform as sort of an opener, as well as at the end, where she would perform a couple of encore numbers with Nickel Creek. I was grossly mistaken. Everyone ultimately felt gypped, annoyed and frustrated regardless of who they went to......

Alison Sudol, better known on stage as A Fine Frenzy, is more than just a pretty face: she's also a musician with both a level of talent and a musical maturity well beyond her twenty-two years. You can classify her music as "alternative," we suppose – but it's definitely not your little sister's brand of alternative. Her single "You Picked Me," a gorgeous, sincere love song written in an unconventional 6/8 time signature, is the......

Earlier this week, we had the chance to check out bluegrass legend Alison Krauss, and now we get to see Nickel Creek's farewell tour with Fiona Apple (strange combination, I know.) Now Nickel Creek is also well-known in the bluegrass community with their standard instrumentation of fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and bass, but they've definitely jumped out of the standard bluegrass mold. They refer to their music as "progressive acoustic." I refer to it as "kick-ass......

It is true. We have a love of fiddle-playing, banjo-picking bluegrass music. (Not country - that's a whole different story.) This week, Philadelphia has the privilege of hosting two of bluegrass' biggest acts: Alison Krauss (tonight) and Nickel Creek (Saturday night). Alison Krauss is known for basically transforming bluegrass music back into popular music. It's no doubt you have heard her Grammy-nominated tunes on movies such as O, Brother Where Art Thou? or Cold Mountain.......

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 Lisa Lampanelli Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading Fri, 9/14/07, 8PM $32.75 Pre-sale: Fri, 10AM-5PM, Ticketmaster On sale: Sat, 10AM, Ticketmaster Jerry Seinfeld Resorts Atlantic City Sat, 9/8/07, 11PM $150 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Ticketmaster MUSIC As Cities Burn,......

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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. Camera Obscura Fillmore at the TLA Wed, 8/22/07, 8PM $16 ($18 day of show) Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - 10PM, Live Nation Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Crocodile Rock, Allentown Tue, 6/19/07, 8PM $16 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster Brotherly......

Tonight. 8 p.m. Damien Rice. Mann Music Center. Joygasm. The thing that grabbed us back in 2003 about Damien Rice's debut album, O, was the cello. Having played the instrument ourselves for eight years, we are a sucker for the cello. And then there was his voice. That haunting, lilting voice that expressed so much in one verse. What I am to you is not real What I am to you you do not......

SEPTA's asking city zoning officials if they can wrap two stories of their office building at 1234 Market Street with a gigantic advertisement. Neighborhood leaders are pissed, but SEPTA says they need the money. Last night the second annual Greater Philadelphia Cappie Awards were held at Upper Darby High School Performing Arts Center. "The Critics and Awards Program or 'Cappies' [was] founded eight years ago in Washington, D.C., to recognize high school theater and journalism......

As mentioned in yesterday's News, the Kimmel Center will be getting a new President and CEO. Anne Ewers will commence her three-year contract in July and is replacing Janice C. Price, who left in September to manage an arts festival in Toronto. While Ewers currently hails from Utah, she has been known to frequent Philly for various opera-related business and has admired all that the Kimmel Center has accomplished in its 5 years here.......

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 w/Sheryl Underwood House of Blues Atlantic City Sat, 6/16/07, 9PM $42-$82 On sale: Wed, 10AM, Live Nation Frank Caliendo Music Box at the Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 6/22/07, 11PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Paul......

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. Insane Clown Posse w/Twiztid and Boondox Electric Factory Fri, 5/25/07, 8:30PM $25 ($27 day of show) On sale: Fri, 10AM, Live Nation "Weird Al" Yankovic Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading Sun, 6/3/07, 7:30PM $39 On sale: Sat, 10AM,......

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. My Chemical Romance Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading Fri, 5/4/07, 8PM $28 Presale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 10PM, Ticketmaster On sale: Sat, 10AM, Ticketmaster Stephen Stills Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading; Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood, NJ Thu, 4/19/07,......