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Sunday, February 8 | 7:30pm Jon Hassell + Maarifa Street with Jon Hassell, trumpet/keyboard Peter Freeman, bass/laptop Dino J.A. Deane, sampler/live sampling Jan Bang, sampler/live sampling Kheir-Eddine M'Kachiche, violin World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street $15 General Admission Monday, February 16 | 8pm Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 35th Anniversary Performance with Kahil El'Zabar, percussion Corey Wilkes, trumpet/flugelhorn Ernest Dawkins, alto & tenor saxophone International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut Street $12 General Admission Thursday, February 19 | 8pm Laubrock / Halvorson / Rainey Trio with Ingrid Laubrock, saxophones Mary Halvorson, guitar Tom Rainey, drums The Rotunda 4012 Walnut Street Free Admission Thursday, February 26 | 8pm Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Warriors of the Wonderful Sound featuring Marty Ehrlich with Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone Bobby Zankel, alto saxophone Elliott Levin, tenor saxophone Dan Peterson, reeds Dan Scofield, alto saxophone Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone Bart Miltenberger, trumpet Adam Hershberger, trumpet Patrick Hughes, trumpet Tom Madeja, trumpet Larry Toft, trombone Dan Blacksberg, trombone George Barnett, French horn Adam Lesnick, French horn Matt Davis, el. guitar Tom Lawton, piano Dylan Taylor, double-bass Craig McIver, drums World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street $10 General Admission Friday, March 13 | 8pm Matthew Shipp Trio with Matthew Shipp, piano Joe Morris, double-bass Whit Dickey, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission

R.I.P. Number Six. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JewlGsYxs http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...8n9ergD95N1HBG0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McGoohan

Derek Lowe to Braves... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3829521 Kawakami too. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3829404

And to think that the Cards sold out their first home playoff game in 61 years two weeks ago only after getting two deadline extensions from the NFL.

Next week's winners: Pittsburgh EAGLES!!!

E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!!!!!

A little off topic .... Have you guys/gals seen this site? http://lpcoverlover.com/

I had a very similar reaction. The Stooges were near the top of my personal pantheon when I was growing up. At least they got to reform with Mike Watt on bass and tour extensively over the past several years, something I never expected to happen. Too bad I never got to see them play live. Watt sent this out in an email today... friends, I'm thinking of ron asheton, a beautiful man who I learned from much and shared many joys w/and always played my heart out for him. he was a pioneer w/a guitar sound all his own and was very very kind to me... "you're a good sailor" he would always say. I can't find the words to really put it right here but he was truly a righteous brother, much deep respect. I miss him so so much. big big love from watt

Thanks for the link. Kind of weird to imagine a world w/out the the print edition of the Times. I mean since I was in college my Sunday morning ritual has consisted of walking the dogs, getting some coffee, and laying around reading the Times. I'm starting to wonder about the health of our local free alt. weeklies too. I've noticed that in the past few weeks they have become alarming thin.

Happy Birthday Syd.

J.C. Romero suspended for 50 games.... http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_updat...suspension.html Considering it was the first time a banned substance was found in an FDA-regulated, over-the-counter supplement - one available to every major-leaguer and millions of youths - that should have sounded alarms. But no one from MLB, the players' association or the Phillies told Romero that there was a problem with the supplement.

Rays sign Pat Burrell for 2 years for $16m. Good signing for them.

Tennessee Pittsburgh EAGLES!! Carolina

Ha Ha. Still think this was a great signing? Sources: Dodgers still look to move Jones http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3807591 Jones signed a two-year, $36.2 million deal with the Dodgers before last season, but struggled from the outset and in 209 at-bats he hit just .158 with three homers, 33 hits and 76 strikeouts. By season's end, he was away from the team. If the Dodgers can't find a trade partner, they are likely to soon release Jones -- a borderline Hall of Fame player with 371 career homers -- and he would be free to sign elsewhere for the $400,000 minimum. Borderline HoF ??????

Friday, January 2, 2009 Vikings get final blackout extension Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The NFL has given the Minnesota Vikings one last chance to sell out the Metrodome for Sunday's playoff game against Philadelphia. The Vikings have until 4:30 p.m. EST on Saturday to sell the remaining 3,100 tickets to avoid a television blackout in local markets. The task isn't as daunting as it appeared earlier in the week. The Vikings were granted their first extension on Thursday and still had a whopping 8,000 tickets to unload to avoid the first blackout since 1997. But the team made big strides, selling nearly 5,000 tickets as of Friday afternoon. The remaining tickets are priced $80, $120 and $160 a piece. It's the first time the Vikings have been in the playoffs since the 2004 season. Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals have sold enough tickets to Saturday's game against the Atlanta Falcons for it to be televised in the Phoenix area. The NFL gave the team two 24-hour extensions, the last expiring Friday afternoon. About 2,400 tickets remained Friday morning. Tickets returned from the visiting team allotment and club seats remain available for purchase. Neither counts against the blackout rules.

65 posts and no one has mentioned Leroy Jenkins? That ain't right.

I'm picking all the road teams to win. Vikings in danger of not selling out playoff game..... http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_updat...d_shoulder.html

Going through the Syd Barrett catalog this morning. Piper (EMI re-issue from the 80's), Relics (Capitol re-issue from the 80's), Madcap (Harvest), Barrett (Harvest), and Opel (EMI).

http://www.dead.net/dead09?cmpid=tour09 I'm thinking I might go to one of these shows. It will probably be the last time all of the surviving original members play together.

E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!!!!! Holy crap. I never imagined this happening. 44-6 over the Cowboys??? And Oakland beats Tampa Bay in Tampa?

Is that price for a new or used copy? I think I got mine for $230 new.

Salary cap?

I hope the Cowgirls destroy the Eagles next week so that we can finally fire Andy Reid. Unfortunately, they will probably keep him and get rid of McNabb.

Friday, January 16 WORKS ON PAPER BY HAN BENNINK A PERFORMANCE BY HAN BENNINK & MARSHALL ALLEN Reception at 6pm Performance at 8pm Vox Populi, 319 North 11th Street, 3rd Floor $10 General Admission Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a special one-day exhibition of Han Bennink's works on paper, and the first ever meeting of two of today's most influential improvisers, Marshall Allen and Han Bennink. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunday, January 25, 8pm STEN SANDELL TRIO Sten Sandell, piano Johan Berthling, double-bass Paal Nilssen-Love, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission Celebrating their 10th anniversary, the Swedish-Norwegian Sten Sandell Trio makes their first Philadelphia appearance. Pianist Sten Sandell is best known for his work in Gush and his collaborations with Mats Gustafsson, Chris Cutler, Barry Guy and Evan Parker. His playing style is compared to that of Cecil Taylor but he is strongly influenced by contemporary composers Morton Feldman and John Cage. The trio's work is in the tradition of European improvised music and they are regarded as the only piano trio in Scandinavia performing "energy" music. Stendell is joined by drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, one of Europe’s most powerful and dynamic musicians, whose ongoing projects include those with Mats Gustafsson (The Thing), Ken Vandermark (School Days, FME, Powerhouse Sound), and Peter Brötzmann (Chicago Tentet) as well as with Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Jim O’Rourke and the Ex’s Terrie Ex. Made possible with support from the American-Scandinavia Foundation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday, January 29, 8pm LOTTE ANKER / SYLVIE COURVOISIER / IKUE MORI Lotte Anker, saxophones Sylvie Courvoisier, piano Ikue Mori, electronics Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street $10 General Admission Please join us for this special transatlantic collaboration between three top improvisers from the New York and Scandinavian scenes. The trio celebrates the release of their first recording, Alien Huddle, on Intakt Records. Born in 1958 in Copenhagen, Lotte Anker studied with Joe Henderson, David Liebman, David Murray and Bob Brookmeyer. She has been a member of groups including Marilyn Mazurs' Primi Band, Pierre Dorges' SubwayMusic, Barry Guy +Av-Art Orchestra and ensembles led by Tim Berne, Marc Ducret, Paal Nilssen-Love, Arve Henriksen and Andrew Cyrille. She is joined by Ikue Mori, founder of the seminal No Wave band DNA and member of Mephista with Susie Ibarra and Sylvie Courvoisier, Phantom Orchard, and John Zorn's Electric Masada. The imaginative Swiss born pianist Sylvie Courvoisier is a frequent collaborator with Mark Feldman, Yusef Lateef and Fred Frith. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Saturday, January 31, 8pm THURSTON MOORE + MATS GUSTAFSSON Mats Gustafsson, saxophone/electronics Thurston Moore, guitar International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street Presented with International House Philadelphia

ESPN.com news services Updated: December 19, 2008, 12:09 AM ET Thursday afternoon it looked as if the Boston Red Sox had taken strides toward completing a deal for first baseman Mark Teixeira, major league sources told ESPN.com. But by Thursday night, Red Sox owner John Henry had sent an email to The Associated Press saying they had been outbid for Teixeira and "are not going to be a factor" in acquiring him. "We met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much impressed with him," Henry told the Associated Press. "After hearing about his other offers, however, it seems clear that we are not going to be a factor." http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3780408