HOW TO BE SINGLE (2016) Starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, Leslie Mann, Damon Wayans Jr., Nicholas Braun, Anders Holm, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas, Colin Jost, Mickey Gooch Jr., Sarah Ramos, Vanessa Rubio, Zani Jones Mbayise, Brent Morin, Kay Cannon, Judith Lightfoot Clarke, Patrick Boll, Anna Eilinsfeld, Charlotte Kirk, Angela Bellotte and Kevin Yamada. … Continue reading
WHERE TO INVADE NEXT (2016) Featuring Michael Moore, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker. Amel Smaoui, Jenny Tumas, Pasi Sahlberg, Halla Tomasdottir and Borut Pahor. Written by Michael Moore. Directed by Michael Moore. Distributed by Dog Eat Dog Films. 110 minutes. Rated R. With politics in a weird state of flux, with some people feeling … Continue reading
wilco Wilco & Steve Gunn – DAR Constitution Hall – Washington, DC – February 7, 2016 I never even felt the littlest bit like there was a choice — live music would always win out over pigskin, especially when the live experience is in the form of Wilco. Certainly one of the finest modern rock … Continue reading
TRUTH (2015) Starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood, Stacy Keach, John Benjamin Hickey, Dermot Mulroney, Noni Hazlehurst, Philip Quast, David Lyons, Rachael Blake, Andrew McFarlane, Natalie Saleeba, Connor Burke and Chris Mulkey. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Directed by James Vanderbilt. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 121 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Mothers – Milkboy -Philadelphia, PA – February 4, 2016 Coming out of the brilliant scene of Athens, Georgia is Mothers, a four-piece that specializes in angular, understated mini-jams. Playing first on the bill of the Communion line-up at MilkBoy last Thursday, their buzz certainly brought out a solid contingent. Led by the vocal and writing … Continue reading
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift – Sellersville Theater – Sellersville, Pennsylvania – January 28, 2016 On the occasion of my 23rd live experience of Robyn Hitchcock this past Thursday at Sellersville Theatre, Hitchcock was in fine, if not slightly nasally solo form. He took a respectable crowd on a trip through his vast catalog, dipping into … Continue reading
Torres & Palehound – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA – January 20, 2016 Last Wednesday Torres held court over an enthralled Johnny Brenda’s crowd. Playing mainly from the brilliant 2015 Sprinter, Mackenzie Scott, aka Torres, showed off the expansive rock territory of nine tracks. From the enthralling title track anthem to the other-worldly reaches of “New … Continue reading
Clutch – Psychic Warfare (Weathermaker Music) Clutch has been a staple of the blues rock scene for quite some time now. Formed in 1990 in Germantown, MD, they have been around for almost 26 years. Their most recent release is Psychic Warfare, which came out this past October. Psychic Warfare consists of 11 songs. The … Continue reading
MUSTANG (2015) Starring Gunes Nezihe Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan, Ilayda Akdogan, Nihal Koldas, Ayberk Pekcan, Serife Kara, Suzanne Marrot, Aynur Komecoglu, Sevval Aydin, Enes Surum, Burak Yigit, Erol Afsin, Aziz Komecoglu, Kadir Celebi, Muzeyyen Celebi, Aykut Karatay, Ercan Koksal, Serpil Ucar, Huseyin Baysal, Bahar Karimoglu and Seril Reis. Screenplay by Deniz … Continue reading
METZ, Bully & So Pitted – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – January 12, 2016 Tuesday night at the First Unitarian Church was a triple ode to punk rock. Opening the show was So Pitted, playing their first ever set of East Coast dates. Based out of Hawaii, they darkened the barely lit room … Continue reading
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