Back to the normal grind

After an insane long weekend of drinking, good music, dancing, drinking, friends, drinking, eating and dancing we're back to the normal grind. Shout out to Caps and Jones for holding it down on Saturday at Savalas in Brooklyn and yall should already know about Pleasuretronix.

So we're on to more partying and we're starting tomorrow with two events

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Wednesday

Every Wednesday Simplefly does it big at Medusas Lounge. This week they have them Philly boys Clayton & Fulcrum. These dudes are serious, check out their site for all sorts of mpfrees. Also they just released a new CD so go get it here or at Tower. Btw, Jay just got into the blog game so go check him out here

Meanwhile, Seclusiasis Studios (dev79,starkey and stumble) bring you Philadelphia Laptop Battle 4. The name is pretty self explanatory, armed only with laptops producers battle their way through rounds of competition. Check it out at Silk City.

Thursday

We're heading back to Silk City tonight for Lady Sovereign! The biggest midget in the game is making waves likes she's Godzilla in the Sea of Japn. Jay Z just signed her to Def Jam so if you haven't heard of her before, you will soon. Check out audio clips on Myspace and her own page. Rumor had been that Diplo was going to open but he is globetrotting spinning at unbelievable parties in China. Opening up will be Ghislain Poirier and Dave P who opened up for Too Many DJ's on their European tour. Check Ghislain's Masala mix of instrumental left-field hip hop and next level unclassifiable music on his main page. Since I know you loved that new ish, go cop his new cd here.

Also check out Low Budget who spins every Thursday at the 700 Club. If you didn't know, now you know.

Friday
First Friday is back again. You know the deal, art in old city. With Body Worlds going on, this seems like a perfect time for Jordan Eagles and his paintings comprised of "blood mixed with metallic powder and glass pigment." PW has some interesting photos, so this may have to be one of those can't miss galleries. Also check out the Black Floor Gallery for Alex da Corte's Welcome your Sorrows. "Inspired by the works of C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia ), traditional religious teachings, and childhood experiences. Da Corte's work creates an Armageddon illustrating a second coming of Eden."

Once you did the art thing, go check out them dudes emynd, Bo Bliz and Dan the Swede as they're back once again with ill behaviour at White T's White Belts.

Pleasuretronix

Pleasuretronix like whoa! Pleasuretown was rockin' again til 8 AM, this time with Josh Wink. Downstairs Cosmo, Low Budget and Ric Rock tore it down. On the main floor Ovum held it down with Wink, Okeef and more. Upstairs Steven Bloodbath and John Redden were killing it as expected. And now for the rest of the story...

We headed to old city as friends came into town and met up with some more cats. Normal crowd as expected but not as crowded as one would expect for the day before Thanksgiving. One place was giving us problems with our sneaker game but they let us in VIP stylee as soon as they realized it was the 5151 brigade. Drinking martinis with friends as we conversed about new beginnings, middles and endings. Good parking was only a block away as we headed to Transit with more friends than we had initially met.

That girl Sara was working the door as we rolled downstairs and the Rub had the basement bouncing. Tony Clifton was chilling and challenging people to wrestling matches. PackofRats was there representing for Plastic Little. Spankrock was balling after his new record dropped, Brown Betty. Spankrock is that dude that you need to know about. Check him out Dec. 17th at the Troc. More details soon. Swingkidd was down and Amanda Blank came by after checking out Sweatheart across the way at Silk City. Meanwhile Low Budget was dropping in some of that gutter music that got the club crunk.

We checked out Wink as he did his thing with new dubplates and old classics. The place was packed as everybody was dancing and in a higher state of conciousness. Okeef came next and kept the crowd going.

We bounced upstairs and saw that Steven Bloodbath was rocking out. He merked them and had the place like that first scene in Blade with the blood sprinklers. John Redden came on later and had them goin crazy.

So much fun tonight. Check the pics here. If you're heading to NYC, check out Cosmo at Table 50 and them dudes Caps&Jones on Saturday doin the weekly thing at Savalas.

What it do

If you need some more bounce for your iPod, you're in luck cause I've got your fix.

That dude Lemon Red got the internet goin nuts every month with his guest dj mixes. Check out this month's mix from DJ Benzi

DJ eleven from the Rub dropped an H-town mix here

That long cat illegible DJ Caps over at the Stencil was digging in the crates and asks Where were you in March 2003?

Finally if you missed it Cosmo Baker released a live mix he did with Peanut Butter Wolf back at the Remedy parties at Fluid. Download this mix directly here Check the full story here. Finally go check out Baptman a serious producer,remixer etc from France who is hosting the mix.

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So if you want to see real live DJ's in action, check out them dudes emynd and Bo Bliz along with Lady Jae tonight at Blue Horseshoe. Good hip hop + free entry = More money to get bent with.


If you've seen this blog before you should know about Pleasuretown. Its kind of a big deal. PaperStreet keeps outdoing themselves. Last month they raised the bar with Transit open til 8 AM and Felix da Housecat tag teaming with Tommie Sunshine. Since all of you were still partying til 8 AM last time and the fact that the day before Thanksgiving is the biggest party day of the year, they're doing it again til 8. This time we have hometown hero, international DJ extraordinaire JOSH WINK! The Rub will be holding down the basement again and City Paper choice for Krunkest White Boys the Town Jewelrz will be rockin the upstairs with John Redden. If you really need a reason as to why you should come out check out past pictures here. You know you'll kick yourself for missing this party so just email 5151List@gmail.com now to get on the list.

For all you ladies out there you can party in style by winning a date with the Paper Street Creative Director Rob Norton. Check out all the details here.

Too many parties? No.

Have you ever felt like there are just too many parties to go to? No? Me neither. Well this week is definitely for you.

Thursday

Those Rowdy dudes are getting crazy tonight with DJ SS. SS is one of the best producers in drum n bass/jungle and has been dropping sick tracks for years. Its only $10 with an open bar from 10 - 12.

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Friday

Start your weekend right with Second Fridays in West Philly/University City. Check out the Faux Show at the Klein Art Gallery in the Science center at 3600 Market. The exhibition "expores the idea and prevalence of simulation in our daily lives - fake Rolexes, digitally altered media, soy burgers, boy bands, sweet-n-low, celebrities, Las Vegas, staged photo-ops. Over 20 artists will address the idea of illusions and fakes". Plus they have a wine tasting courtesy of West Park imports. After that head up to Lancaster Avenue for more art and fun.

Next head out to the Trocadero for a special benefit event by Winged Lion Pride & Mikey Madnez for a special Veterans Day event with Mellow Veneer (Groove Rock Experience), Po-Po's (reggae/punk rock), Philly Slick (Hip-hop/Jazz ensemble), Mokamatrol (unclassifiable rock) and special guest-Macklemore (seattle based MC). Proceeds benefit local V.A. hospitals & the Golden Net Project. Tickets are only $7 so come out and support the cause. Definitely check out the Golden Net Project. You may also remember Winged Lion from the work they did for Mississippi Love.

Saturday

This is going to be crazy. 2 benefit parties and maybe some Absolut and Hennessy in between?

Check out World Cafe Live at 3025 Walnut Street for ReNew Orleans. This will be a live show to benefit The New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund. Check out King Britt's Sister Gertrude Morgan Experience, Ursula Rucker, Ryat, Bahamadia and on the ones and twos King Britt and Statik. This should be an amazing event with some really good music all for a good cause. What more could you want?

If you sneak out early (not saying you should) check out Marathon Grill on Commerce Square with Soul Travelers (Brendan Bring'Em and Joey Blanco) with open Absolut & Hennessy bar from 10 - 11 for $5 if you're on the list.

From those dudes that brought you Child's Play comes The Roof is on Fire. This is actually a benefit for their friend that "came home to his apartment, only to find it engulfed in flames, along with everything in it: turntables, records, TV, clothes... unfortunately, even his dog." Yeah, so come out and party. Check the full details over at my man Emil's blog Schizophrenic Tenant Number One

Sunday

Like I said before Roller derby is back with a vengeance. To get in on the action and watch some Burlesque on wheels head over to Millenium Skate World for the Philly Roller Girls premier exhibition bout. With a halftime performance by Hellcat Burlesque and a free open skate with a rockin' dj, what more could you ask for? Check out the Roller Girls website for full details

Since I'm sure you didn't drink enough this weekend, its time to Destroy Your Liver with the tallest DJ's in the game Steven Bloodbath and Dan the Swede upstairs at the Khyber (2nd and Chestnut). Its definitely named appropriately as its a $15 open bar from 8 - 2am.

Wow. I wish sleeping was optional.

This is what happens when you party 'til 8 AM

Partying until 8 AM puts you into a different realm. There are those nights when you get home and the birds have just started chirping and its not quite as dark as it has been. 8, however, is the next level. Its fully light out and normal people are just waking up, getting ready to go to church and start their days as they go about with their everyday lives. We however are just stepping out into the daylight trying to remember the whole night...

The night began at Silk City as we rolled in there and Plastic Little was just about to step on the mic. NBC (No Bodies Child), Pack of Rats and Jon 1000 got the crowd hyped as they ripped through new and old tracks. Squid came through as well and killed it on the mic. NBC let me know they're going to have an album dropping in the near future so watch out for it as these guys are bringing something different to hip hop with crazy rhymes and ill Bmore club beats. I'm warning you now, DO NOT SLEEP on Plastic Little.

The crowd was already going crazy on the dance floor and then Tittsworth and Dave Nada came on. They worked the crowd into an absolute frenzy as they dropped track after track pushing people to their limits. The whole place was going crazy as everyone was bouncing. Normally this would have been the cap to a great night, but not tonight as we headed across the street for Pleasuretown.

I've been telling you about this for a minute but Pleasuretown is that place. That place that everyone wants to go to. That place that you never wanna leave. That place that you can consistently expect to have a good time. The Rub was back downstairs so we headed down there and Ayres was doing the damn thing. All of Silk City had followed us over and brought their energy with them and had the dance floor packed and bouncing. Lix and Gravy were on the mic keeping the crowd on point. The breakers were doing their thing and everyone was dancing.

We headed upstairs to the attic and the Town Jewelerz were on while the Philly Roller Girls were skating around getting ready for their upcoming exhibition bout. Roller derby is back with a vengeance and you can check them out this coming Sunday.

We headed back downstairs to the main floor and Tommie Sunshine was on the decks playing his signature remixes. Felix da Housecat was up next. He brought all the glitz, the glamour, the dazzle and the neon fever you would expect. The crowd absolutely went nuts as Felix did not disappoint.

We bounced around all three floors checking out Cosmo and Brendan Brin'Em as they spun until 7, Felix and Tommie tag teaming and the Freak DJ's, Jon Gill, WallyC and Deadboy. Another crazy night as expected.

Next month its a special Thanksgiving party with the one and only Josh Wink. I think I've said too much. Keep checking back for updates on this and more. For now check the pics.

Poison

Before the night had started, I was offered a medium drink filled with a miscellaneous substance posing as coca cola. Now, whenever I come across a dangerous-looking foreign substance I immediately consult the musically based medical guide “Poison” by Nas, which is advertised as an all inclusive list of various poisons which one should not ingest. (For example: “Radio and TV: Poison, white Jesus: Poison.”) Unfortunately, this helpful tune might not be as comprehensive as Nas would have you believe. (Suggested addition: “Rohypnal flavored coca cola is… uh… poison.”) Anyways, I was fading in and out all night taking pictures when possible, and at one point I woke up in meat locker, but there wasn’t really a photo opportunity.


9:16 _ Discovered myself in a warehouse surrounded by paintings with the words “obey” written below political portraits in frightening fascist lettering ...becoming increasingly concerned with the amount of dried blood on the ceiling...
Is this a gallery on first friday? or have i been dragged off to some primitive holding cell to live out the rest of my years in isolation and trepidation? We make a hasty, and somewhat uncoordinated escape.


11:36 _ awakened by staticy flickering security screen in an otherwise dark room. "you’re being watched." Fortunately, it was just another one of the clever aesthetic touches employed by the inspired decorators of Drinkers. ...Inspired possibly by the movie Saw.





12:31 _ aaahhhhHHHH!!!!





1:23 _ (Murder is Policy) Found myself in a dark underground torture chamber which later turned out to be sugar moms. Though, I highly suspect it might be dual-purpose. Don't stay there past closing time. When you hear last call, you get the fuck out.

Call for artist submissions

Calling all young Philadelphia artists. Fleisher/Ollman Gallery is looking for submissions for its 3rd annual local invitational by 5 PM. Email info@fleisher-ollmangallery.com for more info.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Following 2003’s The New Acropolis and 2004’s Junto, this December sees the third installment in Fleisher/Ollman Gallery’s landmark Annual Invitation exhibition of young Philadelphia artists. Curators Brendan Greaves, William Pym and Jina Valentine are looking for submissions for this year’s installment. The show will open December 9th and run through January.

Former participants have gone on to show at Harvard University Art Galleries, White Columns, Andrea Rosen Gallery, Art 36 Basel, the Frieze Art Fair, Moore College of Art and the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery. This is a proven opportunity for young un- and under-represented artists to dramatically raise their profile in the city and international art world at large.

Artists interested in submission must meet the following criteria:


Must currently reside in the Greater Philadelphia area.

No official commercial gallery representation in the Greater Philadelphia area.

All submitted work must have been made in the last 18 months.

While anyone is encouraged to submit, be advised that the focus of this exhibition
is on young, emerging artists.

Currently enrolled students are ineligible.

Work must be submitted in the form of at least 10 slides or digital images. Absolutely no physical work will be accepted at the gallery; no studio visits will be made in the first round of selection. Websites will not be accepted; if the piece is a website, submit it on a CD.

No restrictions on media, scale or subject matter.

Resumé or curriculum vitae required, artist statement not required.

Only submissions accompanied by an SASE will be returned.

All work must be submitted by mail or in person by 5pm, Saturday, November 5th. The Fleisher/Ollman Gallery is located at 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 100, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Phone is 215 545-7562, and email is info@fleisher-ollmangallery.com.

We came to party

If you've been following along you know exactly what the headline means. This weekend is no different as we keep on grinding.

• Full details found: Friday, November 4th at TPDS is a Guatemala Mudslide benefit at TPDS, 114 S. 12th Street. This event is sponsored by the Guatemala Health Initiative of Penn Med Global Health and all proceeds go to help rebuild a hospital that was covered by a 6 foot wall of mud. For full details on this trajedy check out this article. There will be drink specials, Guatemalan music, art and coffee as well. Come out and party for a good cause.
  

• Saturday its time to "Tear the Fucking Club Up" with Tittsworth and Dave Nada, Mr. Malta and a live performance by Philly drunken masters: Plastic Little all going down at Silk City, 5th and Spring Garden. If you loved that Bmore Gutter Music, or are still not sure about that Bmore club, come through and get a lesson in all things booty. Cover is only $6 and the first 30 people get a free Tittsworth mixtape. Cop Titts EP or his mixtape at his site and listen to snippets here. Tittsworth was also featured in the Philadelphia Weekly check the interview here. Also definitely check out the samples on the Plastic Little page. If that doesn't make you want to come out to check these guys out, I don't think you'll be able to handle this night.

• If that wasn't enough, head across the street to Transit for Pleasuretown once again. You should know the deal by now but Paperstreet decided to flip it. 3:30 was just way too early to close so they brought in Felix da Housecat and are going to be rocking until 8 AM! The Rub is still going to be dropping the MF Remix this time in the basement. Tommie Sunshine will be back on the main floor with Felix along with the Freak DJs and Philth. Upstairs its the Town Jewelrz and Socket's John Redden in the attic with Philebrity. The cover is only $15 but email 5151list@gmail.com and it's only $10 to get in.