November 4–11, 1999 critic pick|art Fine Art Erotica Sex sells, especially if it’s funny. Philadelphia multimedia artist Jaynee A. Levy-Polis presents this view of human sexuality with her new series of erotica on display at Fetishes Art Gallery through November.…

November 4–11, 1999 critic pick|lecture Jewish Book Festival If you think the Greater Philadelphia Jewish Book Festival is all oys and orthodoxy, think again. While many of the festival authors are Jewish, their books don’t just focus on Judaism. The…

October 28–November 4, 1999 cover story 10 Top Bartenders There are many things CP staffers know about, but nothing tops their expertise — or at least the strength of their opinions — on the subject of people who tend bar.…

October 28–November 4, 1999 cover story 10 People I Wish Would’ve Left This City 10 Years Ago (in this order): Harry Jay Katz (Shoulda left right after “disco” ended.) Wally Kennedy (I insist putting him on the cover of CP…

October 28–November 4, 1999 cover story 10 Top Places To Find Dirt (In no particular order) Dirty Frank’s: Cheap beers, the best barmaids this side of the Hofbrau Haus and an eclectic group of guzzlers makes Frank’s a must for…

October 28–November 4, 1999 critic pick|rock/pop Genaside II The man known to his parents as Kris Bonez lights up his dark, electronic AdFinite (Durban Poison) with bold strokes of opera and classical, old-school hip-hop breaks and dirty reggae.It’s a CD…

October 28–November 4, 1999 cover story 10 Great Spaces to Watch People Make Out The intricate weave of pipes, steamvents and sofas in the basement of Shampoo The couches at the Palmer Social Club (the hip-hop floor) The concrete slab…

October 21–28, 1999 disc quicks|hip-hop Jimmy Luxury and the Tommy Rome Orchestra A Night in the Arms Of… (Epic/Work) Hip-hop purists beware: As music approaches a new millennium, all manner of post-hip-hop cross-pollinations are dawning. On A Night In The…

September 30–October 7, 1999 six pick Family Values Tour Limp Bizkit’s living large these days — their sophomore album, Significant Other (Interscope), has sold a staggering three million copies in three months. They might be doing it all for the…