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Kitsune's been having a great summer, having Club Nights throughout major cities around the world. We had one in Miami a few weeks ago at our weekly Saturday Night Party His & Hers at The Garret , where the amazing Fred Falke rocked the house. They have a big one coming up June 22nd in London at the Village Underground with Lindstrom, Classixx, Punks Jump Up & Pyramid who put together a DJ [...]

• Pyramid - The Summer Mixtape

Fuck yes. Just when you thought it was going to be necessary to travel to Chi-town to catch Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age at Lollapalooza this summer, Made In America come out of nowhere with a sick lineup of diverse proportions. Sure. Jay-Z isn't listed as performing, but I'll guarantee he makes an appearance during the Beyonce headlining performance. Plenty of dance parties with Calvin Harris , deadmau5 , Wolfgang , and Nero . The hip hop scene will be all you could [...]

Radio 104.5 announced their annual Summer Block Party series that takes place down at The Piazza in Norther Liberties each year. These free shows usually bring out a whole gang of people who have no idea who the bands playing are but want to enjoy some new music and outdoor drinking. More so the outdoor drinking. I'll definitely want to be in attendance for the July 13th show that includes Cold War Kids and Bad Books . I'm surprised they wouldn't space those two bands out considering they are the only real [...]

Sneaker Pimps thought it was the right choice to tap Action Bronson for their current tour. Considering the dude wears Keds usually, not sure how he was the perfect fit, but regardless, he's gonna kill it tonight at Starlight Ballroom . Lame that SoundGarden Hall is already being shut down. Sounded like a good time. Come out to UBIQ on Walnut Street today to meet Bronsalini along with the other performers tonight, Joey Badass and Flatbush Zombies . I would love to hear some of the ridiculous shit Bronson [...]

West 6th Brewing Co is having a great event today in honor of Independents Week. In addition to these Think Local, Drink Local pint glasses, they'll also have "celebrity guest" bartenders (local business owners like Wyn Morris of the Morris Book Shop and Steve Baron of CD Central) and the March Madness Marching Band. Sounds [...]

I more so wanted to post this because of the dope ad/poster used for The Dark Knight Rises presale for the midnight showing at the Tuttleman IMAX at the Franklin Institute . That theater is rough on the neck, but if it's the only place local showing TDKR in IMAX, I'll suffer thru it. Hopefully I can make a trip to Cherry Hill or K.O.P. with the other superfans though. Presale tickets are on sale now for the July 20th showing at midnight. I'm sure it will [...]

With tickets going on sale in less than 48 hours, the first leak of performers for the Jay-Z currated festival coming to Philadelphia were announced this morning. Made In America is taking place Labor Day weekend in Fairmount Park . The announced performers to be added to the headlining Hov are Pearl Jam, Odd Future, Skrillex, Santigold, Drake, Miike Snow, D'Angelo, and Afrojack . He's definitely keeping it diverse, as promised. Hopefully the rest of the 28 performers are announced before tickets go on sale, but either way, this is [...]

Only my fellow West Virginians who were teenagers in the 1990s will truly understand the heart-fluttering excitement I felt when I read the following band name on the 2012 Live on the Levee lineup: Crazy Jane. Yes, the Crazy Jane. Break out your flannel shirts people, it's time to part like it's...1994. Live on the [...]

The Legendary Roots Crew have decided to make the 2012 picnic even bigger than the past four years. This time around, it's a two day event taking place on June 2nd & 3rd down at the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing . I have to assume more acts will be announced, specifically for Sunday. So far though, here's what's in store. Saturday, June 2nd: The Roots, De La Soul, James Murphy (DJ Set), Wale, St. Vincent, Tune-Yards, Flosstradamus, The Hood Internet, OCD, Moosh & Twist, Danny Brown, Kids These Days, and [...]

Heineken Green Room is holding another event in Philly on Tuesday, February 28th. This time is Detroit MC Black Milk , along with a few guests, at Silk City . The last HGR at Silk City was DJ Drama and after the green bottles stopped, white wine was getting spilled all over the dancefloor. The event is obviously 21 and over. If interested in attending, shoot an email over to these guys  with the subject Contest Submission | Black Milk and your full name in the body of the email. Winners will [...]

Looks like I've found my next choice for where to go for dinner. ELA , located at 3rd & Bainbridge, is a new American bar and restaurant that has a pretty delicious sounding menu. What really has me interested in checking out ELA is their cocktail list. Each of the signature cocktails are named after song titles from the band Brand New . They stayed away from the obvious "Soco Amaretto Lime" and went with titles like "Last Chance To Lose Your Keys" and "Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis". They all sound like [...]

Today being the biggest shopping day in America, you might want to check out some of the limited releases from some of your favorite artists for another Record Store Day . Black Friday following a day where we're supposed to be thankful for what we have in a non-materialistic way is ironic and the fact that now many stores are opening as early as 10PM on Thanksgiving, rather than waiting for Friday, makes me cringe. However, I do love the smell of commerce in the morning. Check out the full list here . I want the Nirvana jawn. [...]

Quite possibly the most evil joke-man in comedy, Anthony Jeselnik has made the last couple Comedy Central Roasts worth saving on the DVR. Sure he's a little goofy looking and his delivery is extremely slow and dry, but the shit he says is down right hilarious. He's the type of guy that can use subjects like pedophilia and rape to have an entire room laughing. Therefore, needless to say, he's one of my favorite up-and-coming comedians. Jeselnik has a four night stint planned for Helium Night Club in late December, ending with a special [...]

The sequel for The Human Centipede will be out soon and the official teaser was released yesterday. The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence should be just as sick as the original. If you haven't caught the first one, I'm not sure if it's required viewing for the second since the premise is completely different. Part 2 is about a fan of the film who decides to medically complete the same procedure as the sick as fuck Dr. Heiter. Writer/director Tom Six has one twisted mind to [...]

Whaaaaaat!?!? Philly is having an indie rock music festival in September down at The Lakes, or FDR Park if you so please, on September 23rd & 24th. The festival will be headlined by The Shins , who we have not heard much out of since 20072s Wincing The Night Away other than frontman James Mercer's side-project Broken Bells. The POPPED! Music Festival , according to their site , will include three stages with music, DJ sets, and comedy performances. Other acts already confirmed for the weekend include Cults, Panda Bear, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, and [...]

While NJ hates on Boston sports squads, this weekend would be an exception to go visit Beantown. Acoma Gallery is hosting an exhibit with all pieces inspired by one of the most legendary hip hop groups of all time, the Wu-Tang Clan . The owner of the gallery, Alvin Acoma Colon, was apparently a huge fan of the Wu as a teenager when he was into the graffiti scene and this is his way of paying homage. I wonder if any of the Wu will be in attendance. More info on the official gallary site  and [...]

• Wu Tang - Cream

Just got this email from Baltimore's Current Space (421 N. Howard St.), and we couldn't be happier to help promote such a cool event for such a great cause.  Take it away: FROM BALTIMORE TO JOPLIN, WITH LOVE JOPLIN TORNADO RELIEF OUTDOOR COPY CAT THEATRE VARIETY SHOW AND DANCE PARTY @ CURRENT'S BACK YARD (FIFTH DIMENSION IF ITS RAINING, 405 W FRANKLIN) JUNE 10 AT 8PM, $5 - $10 ORGANIZED BY JOPLIN NATIVE AND BALTIMORE LOCAL REBECCA NAGLE ALL PROCEEDS ARE BEING DONATED TO [...]

Young Chris is doing a free show at the Apple store on Walnut Street for Black Music Month. Wristbands are required and they started giving them out yesterday for tonight's 8:30PM performance. Chris is dropping that L.I.F.E. mixtape soon, so who knows what songs he'll perform tonight. The Apple Black Music Month concert series is hitting most major cities. NYC will have visits from Jadakiss and Saigon. D.C. gets Tabi Bonney, obviously because he's  from D.C. The San Fran store will have a performance from Pharoahe Monch and Twista does it big in Chicago. Well put together [...]

The 3rd Annual International Beer Expo takes place today at the Navy Yard down in South Philly. Tickets were $45 in advance, not sure if they sold out or will be available at the door. The event brings out 50+ international breweries with over 100 beers to try. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, or evening. The day session runs 1230pm - 4pm, night is 530pm - 9pm. The full list of breweries can viewed here . Bring your A game today kids. Expect a drunken New Jawn writer on the loose. Might even make it [...]

If all goes as planned, Philadelphia will have two new venues for local and visiting musicians to perform, one being a Philly version of the increasingly popular House of Blues. If City Council rules that the new venue will not negatively impact the surrounding residential area, House of Blues' Philly location will be on the waterfront near the Sugar House casino and hold approximately 3,000 attendees. Not ideal for a public transportation accessible site, but will still be a big draw because of the talent it can pull in. The second possible new venue would be a venture [...]