You can never have too many burlesques around town. This weekend there are two thrillers. With the backdrop of Penns Landings tall ship Gazela behind them Cabaret Red Light (Melissa Bang-Bang, Annie A-Bomb, Cubby Altobelli, Kimberlie Cruise) take on…
I’m going to go in one direction or the other … I’ve got 2 roads before me, said Brandy Hartley, the longtime promotional and production manager at Johnny Brendas, in an email to me on Tuesday afternoon. Her response wasnt…
The last time I happened onto a performance from El Malito Phillys Puerto Rican hustler of electro-hip hop and not the Mexican gangster wanted for murder he was at Rogues Gallery with DJ Starkey and he was taking…
Brian Nagele, the Philly2Night entrepreneur who took over the Appoliniare space in the Piazza several weeks ago for his own hipster devices, has finally re-branded the former Italian restaurant. Our new name will be Kings Oak, says Nagele. Thats taken…
Octomom Nadya Suleman will be in NJ for a Damon Feldman Celebrity Boxing bout June 29 on at Pennant East (141 Crescent in Bellmawr) where shell fight Jen Posner of 102.9 WMGKs John DeBella Show while wearing soft, large gloves.…
Suzanne Katz made a splash at her son David Katzs Meme restaurant the other night for the first (but hopefully not last) of their collaborative home-cooked family-style dinners where press from Esquire and the New York Times were in attendance…
– As of Wednesday night, the Great Chefs Event made “just under a million” dollars for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, with each ticket selling for $300, to say nothing of its big-ticket auction items like a home dinner for 20 people…
Everyones new favorite Greek restaurant in the Gayborhood, Opa, is planning a series of Bacchanalian events for the hot summer. This Thursday is the start of their weekly art-music-fashion event Glendi which just happens to be Greek for party. On…
– Father’s Day aside (shout out to my dad, St. Alfonso’s Pancake Breakfast), it’s the moms who make things happen. Chelsea Clinton’s mom. Lindsay Lohan’s mom. Thats why Im psyched that Mémé chef/owner David Katz is giving it up for…
Back in March, after his concert at First Christ Church with John Zorn at the organ, Bowerbirds Dustin Hurt told me a secret, that the next B-bird series would be dedicated to Morton Feldman, adventurous experimental composer. That time is…
