:: Philadelphia Events, Arts, Restaurants, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs :: Philadelphia City Paper
Bookmark and Share
ARCHIVES . Articles

August 11-17, 2005

musicpicks

Yerba Buena

Latin/funk

Refreshingly confident and smartly playful, young multicultural urban roots group Yerba Buena is long on attitude. When "narrator" Dr. Aneub Abrey (yes, there's a hidden message there) has to interpret some lyrics for English speakers, he does it with winking good humor. Yerba Buena, who earned a Grammy nomination for their first CD, President Alien, is back with a new CD, Island Life. (The island in question, of course, is Manhattan.) The Afro-Cuban drumming calls for traditional singing, which inspires modern harmony, which segues to urban beats. Middle Eastern dance music takes a break for its cousin flamenco, then returns with a flourish. Sound clips on immigration from a famous Texan are part of the mix on a tune titled "Bla Bla Bla." Imaginative and irreverent, Yerba Buena lives by the idea that your urban area is teeming with opportunities for a change of scene and attitude. Maybe your next vacation is right around the corner.

Thu., Aug. 11, 9 p.m., $15, NXNW, 7165 Germantown Ave., 215-248-1000, www.nxnwphl.com.

-- Respond to this article in our Forums -- click to jump there
Recent Comments
Web Exclusives
Repertory Film
Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.
Da Comrade!
Wed., Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., $5, Power Animal and Niagara Falls, Kungfu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
Writtenhouse
POSTPONED DUE TO IMPENDING SNOWPOCALYPSE Fri., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., $7, with Slick Mantra, Scanz, Ground Up and DJ Cliff Moore, Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 215-573-3234, therotunda.org.
Tape
Tue., Feb. 9, 8 p.m., $12, all ages, with Mountains, First Unitarian Church Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.


search restaurants by name
search by neighborhood
Search
search by cuisine
title
theater

Search
search for:
within:   of  
more jobs
(use zip or city, state)
Search
"Great vision without great people is irrelevant."
—Jim Collins, Author,
"Good to Great"
In Partnership with JobCircle
start date / /  select date
end date / /  select date
category
keyword
Search Buy Concert Tickets
Category:
Keywords: Search

Search Real Estate

ALL | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN

or

LOCATION:

ADVERTISEMENT

Today's Big Deal:
$50 for $100 gift certificate to Optimal Sport

This deal is available until 10 a.m. on February 10, 2010
Askadelphia.