April 15-21, 2004 movies pff Following are reviews from the closing week of the Philadelphia Film Festival, April 15-21. Up to the day of the show, advance tickets may be purchased in person at all TLA Video locations (11 a.m.-10…

April 15-21, 2004 mixpicks Philadelphia Clown Crawl I’ll admit it: Clowns bother me. They don’t scare me — as they do some people. No, clowns irk me. It’s the bicycle horns and the tiny hats. But not Psydde Delicious —…

April 15-21, 2004 city beat Boom! He’s Outta Here Last-second shot: After 44 years on the airwaves, Friday marks the end of Steve Fredericks’ radio career. Friends and co-workers say the sports-talk pioneer will be missed. Photo By: Michael T.…

April 15-21, 2004 artpicks Popsicle’s Departure, 1989, “Honey Pot: Adolescent Girls in Sticky Situations,” Moby Dick — Rehearsed by Lori Hill theater Late ’80s punk rock. Seven-year-old superheroes. Moby Dick meets Orson Welles meets King Lear. Philly theater’s own superhero,…

April 8-14, 2004 cover story PFF Week One Shorts www.phillyfests.org THE AGRONOMIST ANATOMY OF HELL Pornocratie Anatomy Romance Sex Is Comedy Fat Girl ASSHAK: TALES FROM THE SAHARA “Scenes from the Sahara” is more like it. Despite shreds of a…

April 8-14, 2004 artpicks “Rhythm & Blues” dance The rapidly maturing choreographic talents of Matthew Neenan, Pennsylvania Ballet corps dancer and joint founder of experimental Phrenic New Ballet, provide the bright highlight of PAB’s upcoming “Rhythm and Blues” program. The…

April 1- 7, 2004 city beat Primary Platforms by Deborah Bolling, Daryl Gale and Amy L. Webb U.S. Congress, 13th District, Democratic nomination Allyson Y. Schwartz ; 55; state Senator, 4th District (parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties) Experience: State…

March 18-24, 2004 mixpicks Veterans Stadium Demolition by Matthew Hotz When an old building is torn down to make way for a parking lot, it’s almost always a bad thing. Not this time. Early Sunday morning, Veterans Stadium will be…

March 11-17, 2004 musicpicks Johnny A. blues Guitarist Johnny A. is proof that you don’t have to be flashy to make a big statement. His 2000 instrumental debut, Sometime Tuesday Morning, brought more attention to the Boston-club-scene veteran than he’d…