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Mischief Night @ Thunderbird Hall — Marquis Combs photographed the Halloween edition of a pro-wrestling competition series. Check it out here.
Car Brain @ Bok Auditorium — A documentary about a Philly man fighting $800 in parking tickets might be a new hyperlocal cult classic. Benjamin Gallman attended the screening and wrote a rave review. Read here.
VCR Philly — John Morrison takes you on a tour of a Philly video lending library. Read here.
Slum Village @ Brooklyn Bowl Philly — The legendary hip-hop returned to the stage last week. Read here.
Chat Pile w. Soul Glo and Shallowater @ Union Transfer Wednesday November 11th 7:30 PM $54 - Chat Pile's 2022 song Why gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it because it is extremely true. The Oklahoma city sludge rock (this is what wiki calls it but I don't know anything about heavy music... it's loud!) are touring their new album Who Loves The Sun. They will be joined by Philly heroes Soul Glo (for journalistic integrity I have to tell you that Pierce writes for this publication but it's not ~my~ show so it doesn't count), and Shallowater (Texas).
Sweeping Promises, Zillas on Acid, Mesh @ First Unitarian Thursday November 12th, 7:30PM $26 - Zillas On Acid are so fucking cool (hypnotic dance punk!) This project was started by two seasoned Making Time affiliated DJs, and I'm personally obsessed with Ari Ratner (Tiffany's House, Peach Ring), who joined more recently — every project I've ever seen her in has been great and she's a captivating performer. Sweeping Promises make melodic punk and I think everyone I know has at least one of their records. Mesh is a great Philly post-punk band. It's a great bill, all killer no filler.
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