September 1724, 1998 fall guide|behind the scenes sidebar: When “Contemporary Was Yesterday” Judith Tannenbaum “Who ever knows how they will act?…” Tannenbaum at the ICA, surrounded by Mapplethorpes. Keeping a cool head at the ICA. by Robin Rice Ten years…
September 1724, 1998 fall guide|behind the scenes Roni Koresh “The one thing I hear dancers say about my work is that they are scared to death”: Roni Koresh in his studio. photo: Sandor Welsh by Jonathan David Jackson If you’ve…
September 1724, 1998 fall guide|behind the scenes Francis Davis “In a way, it’s the job of the critic to be pessimistic, to point to higher standards and a better day”:Francis Davis With a Coltrane bio in the works, the Philly…
September 1017, 1998 critic pick The Swirlies/Reverberation Strictly East Coast Sneaky Flute Music France’s Reverberation boasts a former member of Spacemen 3 -vocalist/vox organist Thierry who played with the band on the Playing With Fire album. So while it’s neither…
August 27September 3, 1998 critical mass Portraits: Photos by Mpozi Tolbert of The Black Market’s Tyeakia (top) and Calvin Batts: “It’s not a question of why we’re doing this,” says Tyeakia. “This is our lives!” Pure Builders A community of…
May 1421, 1998 city beat Red Crossed Up Three volunteers say there is no charity at the venerable Red Cross. by John McNally “Management has shown a strong and consistent pattern of harassment towards any volunteer that has dared…
May 1421, 1998 critic pick|dance Ilse Pfeifer’s Mix The aptly tilted Mix pulls references from a big back of tricks, and employs dancers and other artists from a variety of genres. Movement artists include Anne White and Christine Cox of…
May 714, 1998 critical mass art Heart Of Glass The subtle reflections of painter Janet Fish. Though she is sometimes described as a cool or even emotionless painter, all Fish’s work celebrates light and vision. And her paintings are today…
April 30May 7, 1998 critic pick|rock/pop ProjeKct Two “Having my own studio and an engineer who shows up every day has an enormous effect on my productivity,” he says. No doubt. In the last four months Belew has produced Austin…
April 2330, 1998 cover story|philadelphia festival of world cinema Closeup: Will Keenan Like fellow native son David Lynch, actor Will Keenan hides a demented interior beneath a deceptively wholesome facade. Born and raised in the Great Northeast, the raffishly handsome…
