April 9–16, 1998 disc quicks|rock/pop The Space Cossacks Interstellar Stomp (MuSick) I like surf rock. But what can you really say about it without using another wipe-out/big kahuna/beach metaphor? Almost all surf rockers remind you of when you were a…

March 26–April 2, 1998 six pick Dinofest Barney never looked like this! The Academy of Natural Sciences breaks the myth of the purple paleontological hugfest with new exhibits designed to engage and amaze even the most jaded 5-year-old. Ya want…

March 19–26, 1998 disc quicks|rock/pop Fan Modine Slow Road to Tiny Empire (PHOVSHO/SLOW RIVER) Slow Road to Tiny Empire is one of those increasingly abundant albums based on one person’s eclectic vision. It’s a soundtrack to a film that, at…

March 12–19, 1998 hit and run The Betty Effect The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the national gay-rights lobbying organization, did okay last year with its first big Philadelphia event, with 340 people paying $75 a head for dinner at the…

March 12–19, 1998 six pick Soaked Perfect Soaked Soaked Soaked March 14, 15, 21 & 22, 8 p.m., $10 ($8 for students with ID), Kumquat, 624 S. Fourth St., 928-1495. -Jonathan David Jackson

February 26–March 5, 1998 on media On Media PNI Readership Survey Congratulations to the winners in the On Media PNI Readership Survey: Tracy Jo Dance, Woodlyn, PA Ilena Di Toro, Philadelphia Bill Dean, Philadelphia Jesse Delaney, Pequea, PA Your T-shirts,…

February 19–26, 1998 six pick Karen Carson’s Birth/Thank You/ Death, 1994, paint on vinyl Pop Abstraction In Pop Abstraction, local curator Sid Sachs juxtaposes ’60s pop and minimalism with the work of a younger generation of artists who share a…

February 19–26, 1998 hit and run Lucy, I’m home! Madi Distefano’s Brat Productions, whose white-trash smash Eye-95 sold out both the NYC and Philly Fringe festivals, is at it again. Her latest scheme: a 24-hour marathon production of Eugene Ionesco’s…

February 12–19, 1998 earshot|wack   A Question of Love Let’s face it, most of the “Love Questions” posed over the years have been answered. How do you know when it’s love? You just do. What’s love got to do with…