June 24–July 1, 1999 critic pick|theater The Erotic Hypnotics Is there anything in the world more comical than watching people do something they don’t want to do? I don’t think so. That’s why the comedy/perversion team of hypnotist Richard Anthony…

June 17–24, 1999 critic pick|country The Damnations TX Sisters Deborah Kelly and Amy Boone are the heart of The Damnations TX. Yes, sibling harmony, in a contemporary quartet with country touches. Their songs include odes to lost amplifiers and graphic…

June 3–10, 1999 critic pick Drain S.T.H. The Spice Girls they ain’t. Not unless the spice happens to be arsenic. With guitars blazing and blonde hair waving, Sweden’s all-grrrl metal band, Drain S.T.H., is about as heavy as metal can…

May 27–June 3, 1999 six pick Rammstein/Soulfly/Skunk Anansie Gear up for a multicultural mosh pit at the Factory as three bands from as many continents team up for this diverse bill. Germany’s Rammstein have recently come under media scrutiny for…

May 20–27, 1999 six pick The DSCI4 Label Tour If you like your drum ‘n’ bass like I like my coffee- deep, dark and with a strong bitter kick—then the music ofDJ Trace’s DSCI4 label (pronounced “decipher”) is foryou. Trace,…

May 20–27, 1999 disc quicks|jazz Charlie Hunter/Leon Parker Duo (Blue Note) This couple isn’t as odd as you might think, at least not once you stop to consider their respective approaches to modern improvisation. Both Hunter and Parker make a…

May 13–20, 1999 critic pick|dance SubCircle Interested in what’s happening on the city’s underground dance scene? Then head over to Trinity Center For Urban Life this weekend to catch Nicole Cousineau’s SubCircle. Truly a subterranean piece, it’s performed in a…

May 6–13, 1999 naked city Snaps The opening night party for the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema on April 29 began a little earlier than expected, due to a suspicious little box on Chestnut Street (see Hot Seats), but that…

May 6–13, 1999 critic pick|hip-hop R. Kelly/Nas “Down Low Double Life” best defines R. Kelly. He’s the loverman with a swift spiritual sword, for whom hip-hop is a gentleman’s sport. Ever since 12 Play the jiving, rapping Kelly has shown…