It was late Friday afternoon and I was chugging a cup of coffee while running to meet a blind date. Not a good combination. Especially since this was my first date in, well, never mind about that. With a big coffee stain and only about seven minutes to do something about it, I ducked into Suzanne Roberts boutique. Suzanne ushered me into a dressing room, asked me about my budget, favorite colors and within [...]

Plain Parade, the now defunct concert promotion duo of Sara Sherr and Maria Tessa Sciarrino, specialized in giving fringe, local, and before-they-were-famous music acts a live outlet in Center City. Sherr continues that tradition in West Philly with “Karaoke That Doesn’t Suck” every Monday night at the Millcreek Tavern, except instead of boosting groups like the Spinto Band and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to future success, Sherr nurtures the Nancy Wilson and Steven Perry [...]

If you’ve spent any time in Port Richmond, you’ve probably already been to the New Wave Cafe. I was first taken there for pierogies, which were made in the back by, I believe, the elderly woman who was peeking out from behind the kitchen door. New Wave Cafe is the kind of place where if you’re not really Polish–and you get the sense they can tell just by looking–you’re the outsider, and I LOVE [...]

The kids are doing it. Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction was started by local printmakers Nick Paparone (one of the founders of the Black Floor Gallery) and Tim Gough to commission and sell original limited edition t-shirts, hoodies, and prints by up-and-coming local Philadelphia artists.

Their roster is full of hot-shot all stars and is always growing. There’s tons of stuff to get excited about, but since I feel [...]

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They are many hot spots in Philadelphia that cater to the elite 21-and-over Hip Hop enthusiast. Every day of the week you can find one of these club/bars open for business. Security greets you at their door to check your I.D. and to see if you look like trouble. (Can someone tell me what trouble looks like?) Then with a healthy pat down and a stern, “If I catch you in the club with your hat on you will be [...]

If you’ve ever been to any awesome event in Philadelphia that had anything to do with puppets, then you’ve probably seen the work of Beth Nixon. Beth is a Philly institution and for the past five years her charming, heartfelt, and beautifully ridiculous work has been featured in venues all over the city from high-brow art galleries to neighborhood puppet pageants. She came to Philly from Providence working with and among groups like Fort [...]

Hello, my blog-reading friend/superstar. I would like to personally invite you to party with uwishunu this Friday at 33 N. 3rd Street from 7-9 p.m. What can you expect? Here’s what:

PLUS: Show off your vast Philly [...]