Fire Museum Records honcho Steven Tobin has handed over the reins of his concert series at Highwire Gallery to guitarist Eric Carbonara for much of May, so it should come as no surprise that this Fridays show features a night…
In the early 1990s, Terell Stafford lived a double life. By day, he rigorously honed his skills studying classical trumpet at Rutgers University; at night, he and saxophonist Tim Warfield would drive into Philly and hit the jam sessions at…
Pianist/composer Michele Rosewoman has been fusing modern jazz and folkloric Cuban traditions for three decades via her New Yor-Uba ensemble, but thus far their music has remained as evanescent as the Yoruban deities from which she draws inspiration. Thats about…
Bassist William Parker has been a cornerstone of the New York avant-garde scene for decades, so it speaks volumes that hes chosen Shayna Dulberger to fill his shoes when he steps away to conduct one of his large-ensemble projects. Since…
In 1986 a young girl is raped and murdered in a wheat field alongside a dirt road in a small German town. The crime goes unsolved for more than two decades, but director Baran bo Odar isnt interested in preserving…
Poet Federico García Lorca likely died for his outspoken criticism of the right wing in his native country at the time of the Spanish Civil War. But in 1929, he trained his pen on the inequality he witnessed while traveling…
In The We and the I, Michel Gondry approaches the coming-of-age film with his usual blend of ragged whimsy and narrative ingenuity. The film transpires entirely during a single (if fantastically extended) city bus ride home for a group of…
In the oft-sung standard that lends Abbas Kiarostamis latest film its title, its that first little word that gives the lyric its wry twist. Whether gazing at stars or hearing guitars, the singer (Kiarostami opts for Ella Fitzgeralds rendition) cant…
This is part of CP’s Music issue check out our other profiles of Philadelphia musicians like queer hip-hop duo Sgt. Sass, harpist Gillian Grassie, London-born bassist Anthony Tidd and OCD: Moosh & Twist, who keep getting shows shut down…
This is part of CP’s Music issue check out our other profiles of Philadelphia musicians like queer hip-hop duo Sgt. Sass, Cinderella’s hair-metal comeback kid Tom Keifer, harpist Gillian Grassie and OCD: Moosh & Twist, who keep getting shows…
