May 613, 1999 disc quicks The Devil’s Advocates/The United 32s Snipers in Derelict Houses (Triage Records) You have to wonder what the British ever did to Scott M.X. Turner. The Brooklyn-based founder of the punk- and ska-influenced Devil’s Advocates and…
April 29May 6, 1999 disc quicks Prodigy & Sasha + John Digweed Prodigy Prodigy Present The Dirtchamber Sessions: Vol. 1 (XL Recordings/Beggars Banquet) Sasha + John Digweed Northern Exposure 3: Expeditions (Ultra) The bigger the beat, the bolder and brassier…
April 2229, 1999 critic pick Homer and the Bard Tonier than the circus downtown, the Apollo will serve as the big top to Homer and the Bard this weekend. The London-based Aquila Theatre Company, known for their brash, innovative and…
April 815, 1999 critic pick Pi Lam Human BBQ For the 21st consecutive year, cannibalism is OK at UPenn. The all-day Human BBQ, starting at noon and ending whenever, is bringing in 16(!) acts. Just a few highlights: synth/sax pairing…
April 815, 1999 critic pick Mohan Sikka Mohan Sikka has a terrific way of making himself vulnerable on stage. In one of his most popular dance-theater solos, Alpha-Hydroxy, Sikka talks and dances about his awakening gay desire as a South…
April 815, 1999 six pick Rubberoom East Coast ghetto snobs often say “Rappers from the Midwest ain’t shit.” But the Chicago-based Rubberoom collective proves that adage wrong. Consisting of 13 turntablists and MCs Meta-Mo and Lumba, the Rubberoom…
April 815, 1999 critic pick Winnie Winston This former Philadelphian and newly minted Kiwi has worn so many vastly different hats, you might think there’s more than one of him. Local fans of country music may recognize him as the…
April 18, 1999 critic pick Sol y Canto The central figures of Sol y Canto, Rosi and Brian Amador, have had to rethink the band as of late. Its first incarnation was a big Pan-Latin group, able to play authentic…
April 18, 1999 hit and run Sunrise Surprise? Sunrise Surprise? With each passing day of Operation Sunrise, Philadelphia’s “Badlands” become less sinister for the people who live there. But as open-air drug markets get shut down, dealers are conducting business…
March 25April 1, 1999 critic pick New Orleans Klezmer Allstars Twenty years ago, when the klezmer revival was in its infancy, groups like the Klezmorim were concerned with one thing: reviving the old tunes and styles before they completely died…
