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Much ado about Kate Weirdly enough, I find myself applaudHonestly? This Kate Smith news is confusing and questioning the Flyers for taking a ing.

I see both sides to a very raw argument stand. Applause for the unpopular position it chose as a private entity. With hockey being but what I really see here is the opportunity to thrust race and racial divide back into the a pro-White sport and Flyers games a proWhite crowd, to say fuck the loss of potential spotlight. For those of you unaware of what revenue to disagree with Smith’s actions took I’m referring to, it’s been discovered that Kate some strong decision-making. I don’t believe Smith, the legendary singer responsible for our nation’s unofficial anthem, “God Bless that the team is going to see an influx of black people interested in going to games America,” also enjoyed moonlightbecause the Flyers took Smith’s stating as a crooner of racist lyrics. ue down, because at the end of the The line from a song entitled, day – it’s hockey.

“That’s Why Darkies Were Born,” But what I question is was this pergoes a little something like this: haps a rush to judgment? A situation “Someone had to pick the cotlike the Frank Rizzo statue in which ton, someone had to plant the what it symbolizes matters less than corn. Someone had to slave and where it stands? I don’t know a lot of be able to sing, that’s why darkies people going around pissed off that were born.”

Rizzo’s statue is still outside Thomas Yeah. Wow. Paine Plaza enough that it ruins their In the aftermath of this inforentire day. mation, many sports teams that We are clearly living in different revere Smith and God Bless Amertimes. Times where a rush to judgica wrestled with the idea of what ment, because we’re afraid to offend, to do. Notable to us Philadelphians happens more often than not. Histoare the Flyers, who took swift ac@SPRTSWTR ry, for better or for worse, isn’t taktion removing the song from the en into context before decisions are in-game playlist and Smith’s statue from outside the Wells Fargo Center. The made and I don’t know if that’s always a good thing. team also issued a statement on its values and In the case of Kate Smith, I still don’t. how Smith’s racist music didn’t fit into it. This Symbols and idols should make us rememhas caused an insane amount of mixed reactions – and yet another unveiling of just how ber a time and place that we never want to go strong the undercurrent of racists who swim to. The instant removal of these artifacts because of uproar makes it hard for us to teach throughout this city. the future what they represent. I believe this, Don’t believe me? Read the comments on in turn, robs them of the choice to decide how any Philly-based article on the Kate Smith to feel. Just think of the lessons learned if a controversy. You’ll be sick by the end.

Now here’s the thing. It should be noted parent could look at the Kate Smith statue she sang the song alongside notable Civil before walking into a game and tell their kid what that statue represents?

Rights activist, lawyer and musician Paul Think about the lessons parents can tell Robeson, which makes this even more of a head-scratcher. But it also shed a spotlight their kids about what Rizzo meant?

My uncle was the one who informed me on one point here: we clearly live in different that Rizzo advocated violence against margintimes and in an uber-politically correct society in which race and racism are always going alized pockets of Philadelphia, that he gave carte blanche on however the police felt like to be the red hot topic. treating black and brown people in this city.

In this situation, there are two sides or facBut that knowledge didn’t make me disavow tions, even. You have the masses that think Smith’s racially charged songs are indefensi- the entire Philadelphia Police force.

Unfortunately, neither Robeson or Smith ble. Then you have the other side who believe that this was a clear sign of the times, a time is alive to explain themselves, but I’d like to when blackface was acceptable, a time when think that they have a solid explanation as to why they felt songs depicting blacks as waterit was clear to both that advancement of any melon-eating, cotton pickers made sense to kind unless you were an entertainer of some sort, just wasn’t the usual thing to do. I think perform.

At least that knowledge would offer insight we forget just how much inventors like George Washington Carver and chemists like Lloyd before I rushed to a conclusion that could serve as detrimental.

Hall were a rarity, not a norm.

Tell me your thoughts on the Kate Smith Sadly, it was the popular thing to do, no more than referring to Blacks as “negroes,” or saga. Shoot me an email at: “colored people,” words that if you called an kgabriel@philadelphiaweekly.com Unless of course, this, like any flavor of the Black person today would assuredly get you week has already moved on from your psyche. slapped up – and in our day and age, rightfully so.

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We receive some pretty weird shit through all forms of mail, but this handwritten letter we got last week kind of creeped us out. It’s full of ramblings and plays on the names of politicians but what’s also weird are the sheer number of SS symbols used throughout to emphasize, well, we’re not sure exactly what, really.

Normally, you find it hard to give the ramblings of a person with obviously too much time on their hands the time of day, but we wanted to share just how crazy the minds of some people truly are.

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South Broad Street on May 4. The Philly POPS have the street from Spruce to Pine blocked off as they try to break a Guinness World Record of the most people dancing the “Twist.” We’re not kidding, this is actually scheduled to happen. It’s in celebration of the final show of the season for the Philly POPS who are commemorating the years the American Bandstand in Philadelphia. It’s cheesy, but it has history, so we’ll allow it. Just make sure you give us props for directing you around the madness and not Waze.

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We’re calling this one “separation of church and script.” According to a report over at Technical.ly, last Thursday during a meetup for Philadelphia-area Java developers at Guru in Center City, Melody Starling, a web developer and designer was giving a presentation on how to create hip-hop beats with JavaScript. Starling, who identifies as trans apparently made fellow developer in Phoenixville resident Scott O’Connor feel some type of way. O’Connor sent a scathing email to organizers lambasting them for allowing an “abomination of God” (see Starling) the floor to speak. We should mention in typical coward fashion, O’Connor sent his gripe via email and has since deactivated his account and has shut down any links to him or being apart of the group. In fact, it’s so clean it’s likely it may not even be his real name.

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“I am guilty...I have betrayed the confidence that the citizens of Philadelphia had in me.”

– This line comes from former Philadelphia Sheriff John Green who just happened to remember all those times he accepted what amounted to $1 million in bribe money to steer $35 million in contracts to campaign donors just days before a retrial in federal court. If it’s any consolation, John, there’s not really that much confidence in the Sheriff’s Office from citizens of Philadelphia both then and now, so make that one less thing you worry about behind bars.

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That’s the number the Eagles are scheduled to select their firstround draft pick tonight when the NFL Draft kicks off in Nashville at 8 p.m. ET. Who knows who they’re going to select, all we know is please don’t let it be a Canadian firefighter, a guy who made one amazing catch and think that gives him carte blanche to be the creepy guy inside Philly strip clubs or another Marcus Smith. Please, just...no. GO BIRDS!

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“That skinny bitch don’t want none.

She’s better off going and getting herself a hamburger then fucking with me. I’ll snap those chicken legs. Let’s go, girl, I’m trying to get something to eat.”

– Three college-age women walking across Temple’s campus Monday afternoon, one apparently so upset at the words of another that she worked up an appetite. Here’s hoping she was able to get herself to bring her blood sugar back up and her voice level down. Yikes. Hear more awesome Overheard in Philly comments on page 25.

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lmost two decades ago, in every urban locale across America, you could find them everywhere. They were hard to miss, and you could usually score one for about five bucks.

Today, hip-hop mixtapes haven’t disappeared completely, but their presence is certainly not the same. The underground mixtape scene comprised a multi-million dollar industry at its peak. Often, mixtapes featured exclusive pirated content, much to the chagrin of record labels.

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DID YOU KNOW As a result, law enforcement and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) cracked down on the business more than a decade ago, its stronghold on hip-hop has lost its grip. DJ Drama, a native Philadelphian famously known for his “Gangsta Grillz” mixtape series, built his empire in Atlanta and bore the brunt of the mixtape crackdown in 2007 when federal agents raided his studio and seized more than 50,000 mixtapes, according to reports.

Technology has also played a part in the industry’s demise. New releases from indie artists and superstars are posted on the internet and streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal.

During their heyday in the early 2000s, mixtapes could be purchased nearly anywhere in America. These featured new music and freestyles from both well-known and up-and-coming emcees, sometimes all on the same project. Legendary New York DJs like DJ Clue, Funkmaster Flex and Kay Slay, among many others, would religiously drop new projects, which were then circulated and sold on the streets.

Philly, a major hip-hop hub, also carved its own legacy during this era. Homegrown rap group Major Figgas dropped a string of mixtapes in the late 1990s, which garnered them a buzz and led to them being signed by Philadelphia-based RuffNation Records, which later led to a distribution deal with Warner Bros.

By the early 2000s, underground rappers like Reed Dollaz, Joey Jihad, D. Jones and Meek Mill built their reputation via freestyles on the internet and DVDs, and these freestyles were then placed on mixtapes.

Thanks to his mixtape releases, Meek Mill achieved mainstream success. Jay-Z’s Phillybased rap collective State Property, who had already achieved major-label success, churned out exclusive releases and freestyles on mixtapes while their major-label releases were also being sold.

As in New York, Philly DJs curated most of this music and built a name for themselves from these mixes. DJ Wyse Schmeek and hiphop were both born in the Bronx. He first got started in his craft thanks to legendary DJs Chubby Chubb and Brucie B in the 1980s.

During this time, Chubb and B distributed their mixes on cassette tapes for promotion.

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Meek Mill achieved mainstream success through his mixtape release. Jay-Z’s Philly-based rap collective State Property, who had already achieved major-label success, churned out exclusive releases and freestyles on mixtapes while their major-label releases were also being sold.

“I’ve been around music all my life,” Wyse Schmeek told Philadelphia Weekly. “I started DJing between 14 and 16 years old, and mixtapes were a way of life for me.”

After his mom got a job offer, his family packed up and moved to Delaware, where Wyse Schmeek continued rapping and DJing at parties. He soon came to dominate that market, then edged up I-95 north into Chester and Philadelphia and continued distributing his mixtapes with exclusive music and freestyles.

Shortly thereafter, he developed a relationship with State Property and began releasing regular mixtapes with the group, further raising his profile in Philly.

“The best memories for me [during that time] was the grind and getting out there and meeting people and the store owners that pushed the music,” he said. “[I remember] building relationships that I still have to this day because it was face-to-face and not internet-based…and dropping a CD that everybody had to have because there was no other place to get it.”

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MIXTAPE, FROM PAGE 7 Digital versions of Wyse Schmeek’s new releases and classic mixtapes can still be found on websites like Datpiff, Live Mixtapes and Audiomack. But as streaming services have become one of the primary places to obtain new music, the aforementioned sites are struggling to stay afloat.

Leaving the question: What will happen to the music hosted their if these sites go under?

Drake’s breakout 2008 mixtape “So Far Gone” was distributed on streaming services this past February, marking a major footnote in the continuing story of music accessibility.

Additionally, other artists like Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne have seen their classic tapes move over to streaming platforms.

Yet many original mixtapes from some of the biggest names in hip-hop remain stuck in their current spots on Datpiff or on physical copies due to the various copyright issues that would have to be resolved.

Amir Lipscomb, widely known in Philly and abroad as DJ Amir, believes that the legacy of the mixtape era will always be preserved in some capacity.

“You always are going to have the haves and the have-nots,” he told PW. “Everybody can’t go to iTunes. [There’s] some of the hottest talent out there in Philadelphia [who don’t] have music on iTunes. They just got YouTube and DatPiff. It’s always that person that loves the culture. They gone keep that vault tight.”

After learning how to DJ at a young age, Lipscomb spun at cookouts and school functions before he could even drive to them. He became the protégé of DJ Touch Tone, a popular radio DJ who appeared on Philly’s 103.9FM. From there, he started appearing on the station at just 13 years old. Soon, Lipscomb found success through DJing across the city at parties, [Sneaker] Villa and at the former Gallery. Around that time, he started putting together and releasing mixtapes.

From there, Lipscomb took off and gleaned partnerships with numerous rappers from the city and beyond. His first mixtape was with State Property’s Young Chris. Called “Campaign for Change,” the project coincided with former President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Lipscomb has since worked with Meek Mill, Cyssero and Joey Jihad, among many other artists.

Today, you can find Lipscomb mixing on the radio. He recently appeared as a guest DJ on Sway in the Morning on Sirius XM. He also still drops mixtapes, but he’s adamant about staying current.

“It’s just a whole different level,” he said. “I just put together a whole album with 40 Philadelphia artists. We doing tapes and we doing streams.”

To cater to as wide an audience as possible, Lipscomb said that he also physically sells his CDs on the streets and borrows a strategy from the late rapper Nipsey Hussle, who famously pushed his 2013 “Crenshaw” mixtape by offering it to fans for free in addition to selling it for $100.

“I give the option,” he said. “That’s the formula that we all do. I got a mixtape with the most recent songs on it called the radio killer mix and you can give me a dollar or you can take it for free.

“I also go to colleges,” he added. “That’s a marketing thing for me. I just post up, blast the music and give CD’s out. I know that it’s new kids coming along that don’t have Camaros. Some kids got that old car with the [CD] players still. I always make sure I cater to that [demographic as well] because I’m for the people.”

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Press pause Mayor promises Kensington residents better cooperation in placement of Safehouse site following neighborhood uproar

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eighbors living near Kensington and Allegheny avenues, one of the most notorious drug corners in the city, canceled a planned protest against supervised injection facilities on April 19. It arrived only after a meeting with Mayor Jim Kenney during which he assured residents they would be part of the conversation moving forward and that nothing was happening quickly.

Former Gov. Ed Rendell revealed last month that a developer had offered a location in Kensington to be utilized by Safehouse. The Philadelphia nonprofit is dedicated to harm reduction and to opening supervised injection facilities where people would receive wraparound medical care, overdose reversals and links to rehab. Vehement resident opposition broke out against opening this site in a building on Hilton Street, near Kensington and Allegheny avenues.

The Harrowgate Neighborhood Association, which encompasses that area, planned a protest against all supervised injection facilities for Friday and circulated a petition against them that garnered over 500 signatures to deliver to Kenney.

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A group known as Safehouse planned to open the nation’s first safe injection site in the Harrowgate section of Kensington.

However, following a shutdown of the idea and a planned protest from neighbors, Mayor Jim Kenney has vowed to work with residents to ensure the placement doesn’t upset the status quo.

The mayor met with Harrowgate President Shannon Farrell-Pakstis and issued a public statement just two days later, putting the brakes on overdose prevention sites (OPS).

Although he recognized that the city was still in the grip of an opioid crisis, with more than 1,100 drug overdose deaths last year, he noted that his decision was due to safety reasons.

“Valid public safety concerns have been raised by the community in and around Kensington, and I have informed Safehouse that those safety concerns must be addressed before the establishment of an OPS,” Kenney wrote and also urged Safehouse to consider other sites while the city “tackles public safety” and works with the community to help them understand why overdose prevention sites are needed.

“I wouldn’t call it appeasement,” City Managing Director Brian Abernathy told PW. “I think residents have raised some valid concerns about public safety, about how the police will interact with the site. There has not been as robust a public dialogue as we would like.

“We are still committed to a site in Kensington,” Abernathy added. But he emphasized, as did Kenney in his statement, that multiple sites around the city were needed. Abernathy also said that the way the announcement came out about the possible Safehouse site “put everybody back on their heels.”

Farrell-Pakstis said that she and her neighbors don’t want to be in a situation where they have “to choose between safe injection sites and drug users dying and our children...but it is a very violent environment here, a very vicious cycle we’re living in.”

Neighbors worry that opening a supervised injection facility would increase drug dealing, violence and crime in an area already hard hit by the effects of the opioid crisis. Farrell-Pakstis, for instance, has had just about everything stolen from her yard, including her grill, a table, pieces of her pool and toys belonging to her two children with special needs. She cannot afford to move out of Kensington because she can barely pay for the services her children need – but perhaps more importantly, nor does she feel she should have to move.

But Farrell-Pakstis canceled the protest because she felt encouraged by the meeting with Mayor Kenney. “I felt pretty good that this wouldn’t be on Hilton Street,” she said.

Since she doesn’t think an overdose pre-

vention site is going to pop up overnight, Farrell-Pakstis decided not to exhaust her association’s resources and energy with the planned April 19 protest when they might have to raise an outcry more vigorously down the road, she said.

However, not all Harrowgate neighbors were happy with the decision to cancel.

“Don’t let your guard down,” wrote resident William Reed on the Harrowgate Facebook group page.

“This letter is not a good thing,” wrote resident Joseph McCook. “The OPS should be fought wherever they try to open it.”

“Let’s take a breath, and we will continue pushing forward with our lawyer and supporting U.S. Attorney [William] McSwain,” Farrell-Pakstis wrote back.

U.S. Attorney McSwain has sued Safehouse, asking a federal court to declare the supervised injection facilities illegal. Safehouse filed a response to the civil lawsuit earlier this month, saying that such sites are legal and save lives.

Safehouse President Jose Benitez, who is also executive director of Prevention Point Philadelphia, and Safehouse Vice President Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the Aids Law Project of Pennsylvania, have also assured the public that no specific sites have been settled on and that more public conversation is needed.

“At a minimum, there are certain things that have to happen before any site can happen,” Goldfein said in an interview before Kenney issued his statement, citing fundraising and further community meetings as necessities. “Wherever the site is going to be is going to require ongoing conversation.”

Abernathy emphasized that the mayor was also committed to further dialogue with community members. “We have worked very hard in Kensington, expending human capital and monetary resources,” he said. “We need to maintain that relationship with the community.”

Abernathy also said that the mayor was not backing down from his support of overdose prevention sites.

“We are committed to this concept and to a site in Kensington, and we’re also going to make this a national model,” he said. “We’re not just going to slap this together.”

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Afrofuturism, and so much Moor Untangling the many strings of Philly poet and activist Moor Mother

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oor Mother is Afrofuturism at its best.

She can be viewed through the lens of her hardcore poetry with books such as “Fetish Bones,” or through her protest music with albums such as “The Motionless Present.”

Notable even still is Moor Mother’s (who was born with the name Camae Ayewa) activist work fighting gentrification in North Philly and the subjugation of women worldwide.

Having this dynamic, local, experimental solo artist join the ranks of the Art Ensemble of Chicago is akin to Childish Gambino joining Public Enemy – one young legend of bomb-dropping expressionism joining the ones that came before. That’s what happens this week with the Art Ensemble’s new album, “We Are on the Edge.” The work is a celebration of the group’s 50th anniversary, its “ancient to the future” motto and its ancestral roots, and its legacy will now include Moor Mother’s words and vocals.

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“The interconnectedness of these musicians is inspiring,” said Ars Nova Workshop CEO Mark Christman, whose inaugural “October Revolution” festival presented both artists as its bookends. “They meet, come together, create, move on and loop back around to meet again.”

Along with touring with the Art Ensemble and its reeds man, Roscoe Mitchell, Moor Mother is preparing for an exhibition at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) in May. In June, she’ll unveil her first theatrical presentation, a choreographed poem called “Circuit City,” June 20-23 for FringeArts.

Why did you decide to become Moor Mother, rather than use your real name for your music?

I needed a new name for solo art projects and came up with Moor Mother to honor mothers, and to honor blackness before racial classifications as we know them now, before the 1700s.

The name does not represent a persona.

Is there, however, something that Moor Mother can do that Camae can’t or won’t?

Camae is more based on my literary work when I’m releasing books or writing for publications. I want to keep Moor Mother for sound-based projects.

Would you say that your poetry is more dedicated to activism than your activism is dedicated to poetry?

I think the poetry wins out.

Everything that you write about – the underrepresented, the non-included, systemic racism – are these topics that you must include and infuse through all your work for it to feel whole? Is it an organic part of your writing process that these things come into play or do you conjure them?

I just write and hope that all of those things fall into the boxes they need to fall into.

Is Philadelphia more of a character in your lyrics or a dynamic backdrop?

I think the friends I’ve been able to make

here, the fact this city is not so big a music city, that it’s filled with go-getters when you put the proper fire under them – like me – that’s the backdrop.

Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter – these are your biggest inspirations, yes? How do you carry on the music and traditions of your foremothers in a way that is radically different from anything they have done or said?

I don’t know if it’s so radically different. I know because when I tour, internationally, people from that older generation give me respect, and that I represent that level of freeness. I just happened to come up in punk and never studied the music, so it gives me a raw edge. I’m more carrying on the tradition than reinventing the wheel.

Mitchell is a quietly intense, intelligent and passionate man when it comes to sound. What was your initial conversation?

I was just respectful. When he told me he thought my set was good, I was like ‘woah.’

I gave him my poetry book and gave him my address, and he made up a package of his CDs and sent them to me. We stayed in contact, and when I was in London, he asked me about getting involved with this record he was making with the Art Ensemble. He said he wanted me for one specific track and that I could freestyle over another one. After he sent me some tracks, I was all over that.

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MOOR, FROM PAGE 13 Can you give me a picture of recording “We’re on the Edge” with them? How did it come together in your head?

I was so busy between a residency and a tour that I didn’t really have a chance to work on it until I was in the studio with them. Soon as I heard it I [started] getting emotional. If all that connects when you just listen to something, it’s easy for me. Improv poetry. I was nervous as the whole band was there in the studio, but I did the poem once – I tend to write poetry with space so that I can add stuff between the words. The reason why I like Alice Coltrane is because of her story, her struggle and perseverance. Being interested in that, I could tap into what the Art Ensemble has been through for 50 years. That’s what makes me good as a poet, that I could feel.

Here they are, celebrating 50 years together, and with you. Were you, like me, all about the AACM and all things Art Ensemble growing up?

I really knew more about Mitchell and his solo recordings than I did the music of the whole band. Once I played a show with him, I started diving in. I had the Art Ensemble’s ‘Fanfare for the Warriors’ record on my phone, and couldn’t get it off, but also had all of Mitchell’s solo stuff there too. It’s opened my eyes to so much more.

Are you now part of the Art Ensemble’s extended family, one whose lineage includes the late great Lester Bowie and Don Moye?

At first, I was like ‘Hey, am I in the band?’

I’m too shy, though, to say it out loud. I’m just taking this ride, you know. Now, I’m doing all these shows with them, and with Roscoe solo, I am part of the family. They’re so cool, they’re like uncles. They’re including me without saying such.

What can you say about this Circuit City musical you have coming to FringeArts?

They call it a choreo-poem.

It’s a free jazz musical. I mean, yeah, the only reason I ever want to write plays, period, is because of Nztoake Shange, Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez. They were artists and poets before they were playwrights. Through their poetry, I found their plays. I wasn’t writing my poetry and then just one day go ‘oh, this cool’ and decided to add a play in there.

FringeArts found out I was writing one, and they asked me to put it on.

Having interviewed all three, I can state that they thought of themselves as poets first. In your play, are there roles beyond your own?

Not really. It’s all me. It’s all my feelings. If you listen to my band Irresistible Entanglements or any of my albums, you’ll recognize

my themes. In the play, they’re living in affordable housing. I’ve always rapped about affordable housing. It reminds me of doing these durations that I perform, some of which are 14 hours long. You’re pushing yourself a little bit farther each time. It’s a lot of work, these plays.

I think you’re being modest. What did Art Ensemble of Chicago’s Roscoe Mitchell – someone of that generation – know or think of your music when you met?

We met in Latvia at an experimental jazz festival. His niece told him about me, and when I asked if he would be so kind as to come to my set, he said he had already planned to.

Is the music from the play your next album?

I have one new album coming out this autumn and I’m recording this show – part improv, all electronic music – and it will be another new album.

Musically and in regards to your instrumentation and arrangements, your stuff is as ‘ancient to the future’ as the Art Ensemble motto goes. It’s electro-modern primitivism? Do you feel a piece with that? Is the music coming through your head at the same time as the words?

The words lead it. I didn’t realize that they did so, so much, until I went back into the studio with Irreversible Entanglements. It wasn’t easy at first until I lead with the words. Suddenly it fell into place. The band keeps telling me that yes, I’m a poet, but that I’m also a horn player. I’m speaking, and it’s my voice, but it’s an instrument that can be so many instruments. Betty Carter taught me that. How Roscoe Mitchell plays teaches me that. He can play the most beautiful line, then turn around, and play the most challenging thing that you have to work to get on. Every time I play with the Art Ensemble, I get smarter. It’s about taking yourself further with unknown sounds. I don’t’ know what’s coming next, but if I stay within the feeling, I’ll be all right. It’s good to know I can keep pushing farther.

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Chasing time After taking tiny bites in the studio, Snow Patrol ready to rock after seven-year hiatus

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hen Snow Patrol headlines the Tower Theater on April 27, the stop will be one of many on an international tour in celebration of their 2018 album, “Wildness.”

It’ll be their first album in seven years.

The rock band from Dundee, Scotland is probably most known in the States for their 2006 hit “Chasing Cars,” but the band has an extensive discography and history. They don’t look old, but that’s in large part to the many iterations of bandmates since the group formed in 1994. Lead singer Gary Lightbody is the only member left from the original formation which consists of Paul Wilson (bass), Jonny Quinn (drums), Johnny McDaid (guitar/piano) and Nathan Connolly (lead guitar).

The latter in Connolly sat down with Philadelphia Weekly to talk about touring, the new album, why it’s been so long since the previous one and doing all of this in it for the long haul.

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great record. Obviously, your last one should always be your best. After a certain length of time, we weren’t ready until we believed it was as perfect as it could be. Hopefully, the next one won’t take that length of time. It was just our story at that time. Personally, I always knew we would finish it. It was never a question of ‘if,’ but always a question of ‘when,’ but I had always believed we would get there.

What would you say inspired the creation and release of “Wildness” after seven years of not releasing an album?

Well, it certainly wasn’t intentional to do that. We decided at the time that we’d take a little time off. We had been touring solidly for longer than 10 years, but certainly very intensely from ‘Final Straw’ [the band’s third studio album from 2003] and we’d been on the road before that as well. Within that time, things happened, life happened, [and I think] Gary has certainly been vocal about his experiences. The things he was going through that he was bravely talking about – things like depression and alcoholism – some of that came up in the time off. Obviously, any kind of health — mental health, physical health — is more important. There was a lot of struggles within our time, and that has certainly made its way into this record.

In that aspect, what you are most proud of regarding the band’s overall success?

I think the longevity we’ve had. Gary started the band 25 years ago in its original form in [college]. There are lots of obviously great moments, shows and special occasions. The first time we supported U2 [on tour] was a big thing for us. All those kinds of moments — records going to No. 1 in certain places, all those things, of course, are amazing. But I think actually at this point it’s the fact that we’re still sticking with it, still doing it, still getting to tour. Especially after taking six years off the road, seven years since we’ve released a record. There are no guarantees, and that’s what I’m most proud of at the minute. We’re a career band and as I said, there was a little break, but we came away from that stronger than ever and we’re going to continue making records until we decide we’re not going to,

How did that play into the music in this album?

It’s certainly not a dark record by any means. It’s a hopeful and joyful record. Over a few years, we were dipping in and out trying to make this record. I think the longer you leave it, the more pressure there is to make a

You’re doing it on your own terms, and you’ve been very successful doing so, which is amazing.

There have been times where there was no success, so we’ve been fortunate to get there.

That’s certainly not wasted on us. But longevity, as I said, is something that doesn’t happen to everyone in the music industry. There’s plenty that it does, but I don’t think you can take it as a given. I think it comes from being passionate, focused, honest as well. Honest with each other, which is something that as time has gone on being together, we have learned. We’re not teenagers or in our 20s anymore, so there are lots of responsibilities that come with that with each other and the people you work with. Those could be some of the tougher battles internally, and again, we seem to have come through those as well.

Have you ever played in Philly before?

Yeah, we have. We’ve played quite a few times. Not in quite a few years, properly. We took a little while to make our record. We were there when we went on our first U.S. tour in six years, I think last year with Ed Sheeran.

So, yeah, it’s been a little while since we’ve been there but we’re looking forward to get-

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ting back. We’ve always had some great shows there, connected well and it’s always been a great place on the tour. It was great being out there last year, but we’re definitely looking forward to getting back there and doing our own show.

What would you say you love most about playing in Philly?

I think the crowd reactions, the audience.

We’re very fortunate that we have a solid fan base in the states and we’ve always had a great kind of rapport with the crowd there. They’ve all responded well. There’s some cities—without dismissing [them]—that have kind of been with us from the start early on when we first started touring the states, Philadelphia being one of them. So there’s always been a connection there.

Do you know anything about the alternative music scene in Philly?

Not as much as I would like. If there’s stuff to check out or music that we should, we’ll take any advice, any tips. We’re music lovers, obviously, and are always on the lookout for new stuff. Is there anyone I should check out right now? All advice is welcome.

Yeah, I know a bunch of friends here who are in bands that are students or just graduated from college and are playing a bunch of shows. I think Philly has a great alternative, underground music scene.

Is there certain venues, for example, that are kinda the main places to go to where there’s sort of alternative stuff going on on a regular basis?

There’s Kung Fu Necktie, they have some smaller things and it’s really alternative there. Theatre of the Living Arts—they have some pretty big things there too, but also great alternative stuff.

Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to check it out.

Not every time we get to stay in the city, but we generally do. We always have tried to get out and sometimes check out local music as well. We’re people that like to go out and see and hear for sure.

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Do you guys have any special traditions that you do on tour, like anything that’s fun and unique?

We’ve been in the band for a long time and we’ve toured for a long time, so we’ve had all sorts of rituals over the years— nothing weird. But usually where our tour gets defined is by a couple of records that we start listening to at the start of our album, then they become our kind of prestage ritual. We listen to those couple of records and get ourselves psyched up. During this album, we discovered a band called Gang of Youths, an Australian band, while we were down there—the first promo tour we did with this record was in Australia— and they’ve kind of been the soundtrack to the tour. It’s kind of weird if I hear it anywhere else. I feel like I’m supposed to be going on stage. It’s all those things like that related to music that kind of accompany us wherever we go.

That’s awesome. Music can hold so many memories like that and just transport you back to that place.

Exactly. It’s similar to how we’ve listened to music, and the landscape has changed, obviously, but it’s still how we kind of feel and communicate with each other. We always toss it around and if someone hasn’t heard it with each other, we’re always recommended stuff. As you say, there are always memories created in that and it could be of a specific time, like past tours and stuff like that. That’s the amazing thing about music and records and we have a lot of records like that associated with touring America. We spent a lot of time there.

As I said, not recently, we’ll be happy to get back. But that’s a powerful thing, really.

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Is there anything you want people to know about future plans or anything about the album?

Just that we’re so excited to get back on our own tour and get back on American soil. It’s been a while and it’s genuinely a place we enjoy touring. I guess we’ll have to remind a few people as well that we have a record out and we’re back. Obviously, we never split up, we just took a little while.

Once we finish this touring cycle, we’ll be going back into the studio, and it won’t be as long next time. So, any fans that are worried… ...Fear not, you’ll be back again?

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entertaining Childish Gambino dancing, Rihanna not singing somehow works in Guava Island

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hese days, the TV showrunner is king, and it's rare for the director of TV show episodes to make enough of a mark for their name to stand out.

A rare exception is Hiro Murai, an acclaimed director of music videos who has been at the helm of episodes of Donald Glover's fantastic FX series “Atlanta.”

Murai, who also directed Glover’s (aka Childish Gambino) much-lauded "This is America" video last year, has crafted a beautifully unique look and feel for “Atlanta.” These past successes made me really look forward to what he could do when given the chance to direct a movie.

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FUN FACT And now… he has. Recently, streaming lovers saw the surprise release of “Guava Island,” a new musical film directed by Murai that stars Glover and Rihanna. The film, which is only 56 minutes long, debuted at Coachella over the weekend and hit Amazon Prime immediately after the premiere.

“Guava Island” is odd, and at times feels like a goof.

But it encapsulates the filmmaking style of Glover, Murai and Co., and I was entertained throughout.

The film, which begins with an animated intro, is set on the titular fictional island, though it was filmed in Cuba. Glover stars as Deni Maroon, a popular guitar musician on the island who resolves to host a music festival, but finds his plans foiled by an evil business tycoon played by actor Nonso Anozie, who featured on Season 2 of “Game of Thrones.”

With Glover in the lead, it’s not surprising that there are musical numbers, including a performance of “This is America.”

What did come as a surprise, however, was that Rihanna does not sing.

There’s not really any grand statement or purpose within. The film’s primary virtues are the opportunity to see the multi-talented Glover do his thing and Murai’s fine eye for scouting unique locations throughout Cuba. Needless to say, these locations have not been used often

Much of Amazon Prime’s Guava Island was shot in a retro 1:33-1 aspect ratio, in what looks like 16mm film.

by Hollywood productions over the years. The action is shot in a retro 1:33-1 aspect ratio, in what looks like 16mm film.

Glover was just about everywhere this time last year. “This is America,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the second season of “Atlanta” and a well-received appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” all dropped within weeks of each other.

If nothing else, it’s great to see Glover again for his annual takeover.

Rihanna has always been underrated as an actress.

The 2017 sci-fi film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” was essentially two hours of nonsense wrapped around a dynamite five-minute short film about Rihanna as a shape-shifting alien entertainer and Ethan Hawke as her handler. She’s fine here, although she’s not given much to do, and neither is Letitia Wright, who proved so memorable in “Black Panther.”

After viewing “Guava Island,” a major question needs to be asked: Why is superstar vocalist Rihanna in a musical but not given any musical numbers?

The film somewhat resembles “Masked and Anonymous,” the 2003 indie film that starred Bob Dylan as a rock star in a future dystopia interacting with various big-name stars. Neil Young starred in a similar film last year called “Paradox,” and I highly recommend firing it up on Netflix if you’re looking for an unintentional laugh.

OK, so “Guava Island” probably won’t go down as the most memorable, iconic or important work done by anyone involved with it, but it’s still an entertaining way to spend 56 minutes.

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Well here we are, two weeks into our partnership with Philly Weekly, two mouthfuls into the glittering funfetti cake of our white wedding, two shades of gray into rising in a dishwater dawn morning in yesterday’s clammy sheets, two layers of hunger into the emptiness that will inevitably become a consuming habit, and everything’s coming up Aces! This is lots of fun. We’re hanging out and listening to music and making puzzles for you to read and enjoy. The days are longer, the Earth smells like itself, and we could literally do this forever, clicking clacking keys with bleach white bones long after our hearts sit down and give up.

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The Witch Market: Beltane Edition

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You’re either going to walk away from this with an impressive piece of antique clothing or a bevy of oddities and energy-balancing candles. No matter your style, support four vendors as they provide their finest items to this pop-up market to celebrate Beltane, aka May Day. | 9 pm. Prices vary.

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Everlasting God Stopper

A gobstopper wouldn’t pack nearly as many punches as this metal band does.

They’re embarking on their “A Nightmare in White” U.S. tour, the name of which is taken from their latest album from 2017. Jam with them as they bring the heat to a small stage for a wild crowd. | 7 pm. $10. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave. eventbrite.com FOOD & DRINK

Vegan Village

Everything for sale here is vegan - even the clothing. Get into the sustainability and versatility of veganism at this party celebrating vegans who are never accommodated anywhere else. Revel in the moments surrounded by fellow vegans without the worry of asking “Is this vegan?” | 6 pm. Free. Mad Rex, 1000 Frankford Ave.

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Vision Board Workshop

It’s time to visualize your ideas and inspirations instead of just thinking about them, and that’s exactly what this workshop will help you through. It might sound a little too easy that a board will magically help your life come together, but you’d be surprised what could happen when you visualize what you’re going after. | 6:30 pm. $25. Portside Arts Center, 2531 E. Lehigh Ave. eventbrite.com ART

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125th Penn Relays It’s that time of year where you look at the uber-crowded streets around University City and wonder, “where the hell did all these tourists come from?”

Well, it’s the 125th running (pun intended) of the Penn Relays. This three-day blowout features a host of track and field events from all different talents and categories. The best from middle school to professional will cause oohs, aahs and that familiar ‘whoop,’ when sprinters are coming around the final turn.

Boasts all the excitement and chaos of an Olympic event – at the University of Pennsylvania. Philly isn’t afraid to brag about its old age. The Penn Relays is the oldest U.S. track and field competition, having begun in 1895.

But you’ll probably be feeling old as you watch sixth-grade boys in better shape than you ever were outrun you.

Take a break from all the over-hyped major league sports and appreciate local sportsmanship. The only thing you’ll regret is not getting to the gym sooner.

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WHAT: Penn Relays WHEN: April 25-27. 10am COST: Prices vary WHERE: Franklin Field, 235 S. 33rd St. MORE: pennrelays.com

West Philly Drink & Draw

Sit yourself down at the bar and crack open a fresh blank page to let your creativity flow. This event is designed to bring artists together in an intimate space where they’re encouraged to create and to bring their own supplies to do so by their own means. No strict rules or guidelines to follow - just tip your bartender. | 5 pm. Free.

Trolley Car Station, 3940 Baltimore Ave. facebook.com MUSIC

Jax Jones

Jones is soaring through Philly, still high off his single “All Day All Night” with Madison Beer and Martin Solveig he released back in March. Pop bottles and get ready for the breakdown as he blasts his energetic EDM beats for the whole city to hear. | 10 pm. $15. NOTO, 1209 Vine St. eventbrite.com

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Feminist Flea Market This isn’t an actual flea market, but a meetup of woman artists and creatives who want to make connections with one another. You don’t even have to be committed to vending at the market, you just need to support other women and lift each other up. This sounds like a positive meetup for all woman creatives to bounce ideas off each other. | 6:30 pm. Free.

Love City Brewing, 1023 Hamilton St. ticketleap.com

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Overkill

The band lives up to its name by just being a little bit excessive. It’s a thrash band - you know they’ll be brutally in your face with their long, whipping hair and pounding beats - you just have to accept it. Overkill’s been in the game since the 80s, and just released the album “The Wings of War” at the end of February. If you can’t already picture what these guys look like, you know nothing about metal. Friday, 7 pm. $25. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St.

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Apple Juice Jones

Apple juice on Grape St. - sounds like a Fruit of the Loom commercial or something. Get your fructose fix at this show that definitely won’t leave you thirsty - or maybe it will if you go hard enough in the pit. Yes, there’s probably gonna be a pit in this grape, and if you don’t like it, you better eat around it. 7 pm. $8. The Grape Room, 105 Grape St. facebook.com

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the crowd. It could be about anything, but it’d be especially great if you share whatever makes you most proud about being you. 8 pm. $11. Apoetartgallery, 4032 W. Girard Ave.

Spring cleaning is over.

Now it’s time to get all the tchotchkes and useless shit you don’t need! Flea markets are always perfect for that, and for bringing an entire neighborhood together.

We’d like to think it’s more about the latter. 9 am. Free.

East Passyunk Community Recreation Center, 1025 Mifflin St.

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Sunset Toad Walk

This sounds nice - usually, all we see when we walk around at sunset is people waiting for the bus. This walk was carefully planned to happen during the American Toad’s breeding season, so maybe you’ll even see some getting busy. We can’t promise you’ll be so lucky, but you’ll definitely get a free education as you hear the toads sing their usual nighttime songs and learn how to report sightings.

7:30 pm. Free. Wissahickon Environmental Center, 300 W. Northwestern Ave. eventbrite.com MUSIC

Girlpool

Dive right in. We don’t really have an idea of who this band exactly is, but that’s

how they want it to be. But hey, that’s what makes them “underground,” right? Fluidity and maturity seem to be the name of the game for this duo that’s constantly taking their music to the next level. | 9 pm. $15. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. ticketfly.com PARTY

Seductions Meet & Greet

Pitbull was right when he said “one’s company, two’s a crowd, and three’s a party.”

If you and your partner are into this lifestyle, or you’re a single lady who wants to explore, feel free to join the party. The free buffet at the beginning of the night is sure to get some conversation going and help you meet some friends with benefits. 8 pm. Bucks Cabaret, 2908 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd.

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Hot Flashbacks: A Golden Girls Musical Revue

The Golden Gays, a NYC drag trio, hot flash through Dorothy, Blanche and Rose’s most memorable moments in this live performance. Do you have what it takes to join them as Sophia? Find out - just bring your attitude and they’ll bring the glasses and wig. If we could be a fraction as fabulous as these women are when we’re that old, we’d be so damn proud. Then again, it’s just a TV show - I’m sure we’ll just be eating applesauce in our rocking chairs. 8 pm. $25. Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.

Philly Butterfly Festival All things butterfly will be celebrated at this all-day festival - live butterfly releases, gardening workshops, arts and crafts and more are all on the schedule. Butterflies are lucky - without those colorful wings, we’d probably scared to death of them.

Personally, that “Wormy” episode of SpongeBob scarred us forever, but they really are just harmless and beautiful creatures - as far as we know. 10 am. $13-$16.

Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion, 8046 Frankford Ave.

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Sheep Shearing Festival

You can really do anything in Philly - well, this is pretty much right on the border of the suburbs, but still. You get to watch the sheep be sheared and find out what’s done with the wool. This seems way too exciting to us. If it doesn’t sound so to you, there will also be games, food and live music, so there - that’s how you get anyone to go to an event. 12 pm. $3.

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West Craft Fest New name, new reason to go. Formerly known as “Go West Craft Fest,” this event is back and better than ever with more than 100 artists and “Tiny

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Circus,” which we can only assume is exactly what it sounds like. This is simply the perfect event for anyone with a crafty bone in their body.

11 am. Free. The Woodlands, 4000 Woodland Ave. Facebook.com ART

4/20 Came Late Exhibit

If you’re a true stoner, you’re either still celebrating 4/20 or are at least still high from it. Well, time to smoke up again and glare at some art that exhibits all about the culture of cannabis. Be part of the first 50 to enter and get a free poster of Bender from Futurama chiefing a fat blunt. 6 pm. Prices vary.

Philly Art Collective, 253 N. 3 St. eventbrite.com

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Elevated Earthlings: A Celebration of Planet Earth

Life is fucking weird. Here we are, living and breathing on this floating rock that is somehow being held up by some force we can’t see.

Let’s not overthink it and let’s just celebrate the fact that we’re here in the first place.

Vendors, music, food, drinks all the typical festival stuff will be there. Donations at a wine and food bar will benefit the National Resources Defense Council, which is comprised of badass people who fight to protect everything that makes Earth so unique. 1 pm. $20. The Music Ward, 5101 Grays Ave. facebook.com

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Guerilla Toss

Space out to some synth-heavy bops that’ll blow your mind. Guerilla Toss is known for its ability to take listeners through a meditative trance. Come prepared by pre-tripping off their newest LP “Twisted Crystal.” Saturday, 8 pm. $12. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12 St. ticketfly.com

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Kids’ Cooking Class

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April Didgeridoo Night

Don’t worry - you don’t actually need to have a didgeridoo lying around to join in on this jam session.

All instruments and skill levels are welcome to play and to listen to the lessons and tips that’ll be given, like “Breathing Techniques & Beatboxing.” We recommend that you bring your talents to the table and learn something new. Saturday, 5 pm. Free. BridgeSet Sound, 710 South St. meetup.com

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You’ve worked hard enough today, so make them cook dinner for you! If you didn’t have a kid to make them do things for you, then what did you have them for?

Nonetheless, this seems like a great opportunity to teach your kids a skill that requires both creativity and necessity.

9 am. $15-$50. Maggiano’s Little Italy, 1201 Filbert St. eventbrite.com COMEDY

So Damn Funny Comedy Festival

You definitely won’t leave without howling at least once from laughter. This night is packed with comedians that each have impressive accomplishments of their own. Michael Blackson of “Next Friday” and “Def

Comedy Jam” fame tops the lineup of one of the most exciting recent comedy shows in Philly. 8 pm. $40.

The Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. liacourascenter.com

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Quaker City String Band Serenade

Great, now we have a fantasy of the Quaker Oats guy strumming us a sweet song on his guitar. Music will be played all day at this event which even includes a “serenade parade” with the famous Philly Mummers.

AND Bob Kelly from Fox 29 will be there. Come on, you can’t miss the chance to

see all your favorite Philly celebrities in one place. 1 pm. Free. Quaker City String Band, 1943 S. 3 St. facebook.com DANCE

Dance Medicine Philly: Ecstatic Dance

Dance your ass off - or don’t - at this all-ages event designed to turn up the energy on lazy Philly Sundays. Dance however you want and relax however you feel - all that matters is the environment stays energetic and lively. Smoking and alcohol are banned so be ready for a genuinely fun experience. 6 pm. $15.

Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq. eventbrite.com

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Let’s Have a Kiki Drag Show

Oh, yes, sir. As defined by the credible Urban Dictionary, a kiki is a “good party with good friends” that “may involve locked doors, tea and salacious gossip.” Stir it up at this gathering hosted by drag kings. 8 pm. Free. Toasted Walnut, 1316 Walnut St. facebook.com INTERESTS

DIY Kombucha

Pretty self-explanatory. Learn how to brew your own so you won’t have to get it for $5 a bottle at Whole Foods anymore. All the supplies to make your first half gallon are provided, and the lesson is given by Olga of Phoenixville’s Baba’s Bucha.

11 am. $30. The Mercantile, 542 Carpenter Ln. eventbrite.com

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Credit & Cocktails

Proper financial advice is always discussed over a drink or two. Bad credit is more damaging than a bad reputation - learn how to turn it around with some valuable guidance. Maybe you could finally get that apartment in Fishtown that requires a 750 credit minimum. 6:30 pm.

Free. Super Realty Group, 308 N. 64 St. eventbrite.com

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Holocaust Memorial Ceremony

This is the 55th annual ceremony of remembrance in Philly for the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Gather at the Memorial to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs for music, prayers and a candle lighting. By remembering and mourning these losses every year, the Holocaust’s effects will never be forgotten. Sunday, 1 pm. Free. Levy Park, 1635 Arch St. jewishphilly.org

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LGBTQ | Queer Soup Night Gatherings focused on bringing people together for goodwill of the community make our hearts feel all fuzzy. Lots of important discussions can be held over some warm food and a shared space. This pay-as-you-wish event won’t exclude anyone in the queer community from the narrative. 6:30 pm. Prices vary. Musi BYOB, 100 Morris St. Facebook.com

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Made in Philly: Coffee Shop Talks The reporters behind the Inquirer’s “Made in Philly” project want to hear your stories. If you have something to say about being an overworked and underappreciated Philadelphian who’s striving to make changes in the community, you’re in luck.

This is the first of three events as the reporters travel to coffee shops around the city to gather actual experiences of Philly residents. 4 pm. Free. Milk & Honey Market, 4435 Baltimore Ave. facebook.com

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An Evening with Larry Krasner & Erika Almirón

Almirón is a candidate running for City Council At-Large. Learn about her platform, goals and more as her and District Attorney Krasner discuss “The Intersection of Criminal Justice Reform and Immigrant Rights.” It’s crucial that we make informed decisions before voting on politicians who will represent us for a few years. 6 pm.

Prices vary. Clarkville, 4301 Baltimore Ave. actblue.com

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Narcan Training

You never know if you’ll have to save someone’s life one day. Anytime a training class like this comes around, you should definitely hop on it - especially if it’s free. This class is offered monthly, so you won’t miss your chance if you can’t make it to this one. 6 pm. Free. Kensington Storefront, 2774 Kensington Ave. Pound Cake Heaven Grand Opening

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Reiki & Yin

It’s rare that anyone knows what it feels like to not just do relaxing things, but just be relaxed. Chill the fuck out with some positive vibrational energy sent straight your way. Stretch and open yourself up to continue receiving good vibes all day. If you can find the time, you definitely shouldn’t miss out on this.

7:30 pm. $25. Grace & Glory Yoga, 2220 Frankford Ave. mindbodyonline.com FOOD

Pound Cake Heaven Grand Opening

MUSIC

Summer Cannibals

Straight up rock n’ roll is what this band is about. An intimate, loud experience is what this venue is about. So, you simply have to come through and be all about letting the music take control of your night. Monday, 7 pm. $7. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. ticketfly.com

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This cake must be pretty delicious. The celebration was ignited with a ribbon cutting from Mayor Kenney, and now the party continues with a 1,000 pound cake fundraiser. While we’re at it, let’s just build a damn model of the Comcast Center out of pound cake. 12 pm. Free.

Pound Cake Heaven, 3415 Kensington Ave. Eventbrite.com

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Riverfront North Master Plan Tacony Community Meeting

Take your chance to have a future in the development of Philly. Let ‘em know what you want to be staring at on the riverfront for the rest of your life in Philly. If they are asking, please answer. 5:30 pm.

Free. Tacony Branch, Free Library of Philadelphia, 6742 Torresdale Ave. riverfrontnorth.org

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Billy Penn Quizzo

Think you know everything about Philly’s rich history?

Can you also predict the future? Well, then you might be the winner of this quizzo night, where contestants will

be quizzed on past, present and future happenings in Philly. 6 pm. Free. Pistola’s Del Sur, 1934 E. Passyunk Ave. eventbrite.com EVENT

Frontier Airlines at Dilworth Park

Win a free flight and meet some fake animals. Frontier will be giving out prizes and playing games with passerbys all day. We love Philly, but no offense, we can’t miss the opportunity to GTFO while we can - especially if it’s free.

11 am. Free. Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15 St. facebook.com

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Goodnght Philly

Yeah, it’s supposed to be spelled like that. Philly R&B and hip-hop artists claim the stage at this party. 8 pm. $12.

Silk City Diner Bar & Lounge, 435 Spring Garden St. goodnghtphilly. splashthat.com EVENT

Make America Pay Reparations

This call-to-action seeks to hold white people responsible for the success of the race based on the exploitation and abuse of black people. And rightfully so. While we can’t control our skin color or where we come from, we can determine how educated and aware we are and seek to make change.

We can only look forward. 7 pm. Free. William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. eventbrite.com EVENT

Intentionality in Identity: An Open Mic Night

You’ll rarely see an event in here just for teenagers, but here it is. Speakers are challenged to form their own perceptions of their identity and translate that through performances like spoken word or poetry. Identity can be a tricky topic to nail, but this open mic is a reminder that everyone interprets who they are differently. 4 pm.

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Creative Shift: A Panel Discussion

Careers in any creative or artistic industry are filled with plenty of discouraging ups and downs. It’s especially shitty to want to change your career path but don’t know where to start. The best way to stick with it and make the changes you need to is by gathering advice from fellow professionals in your field, which is exactly what this event seeks to do. 6 pm. $10-$20. Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq. philadelphia.aiga.org LEARN

Ideas We Should Steal: Improving Our Financial Futures

Millennials haven’t been handed a fair deck when it comes to financial preparedness. All they do is take out loans and spend all the money they don’t have on Postmates. But the secret in creating a better financial future lives in the mind of one of the members of the generation, and at this discussion, they will be encouraged to share it. 6 pm. Free. PAFA Historic Landmark Building Auditorium, 118 N. Broad St.

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Navy Yard Spring Cleaning

So, you’ve finished clearing all the unneeded shit out of your house during spring cleaning. Now, bring it to the Navy Yard to recycle and properly dispose of it all. You can finally feel the relief as you watch all your old documents being shredded and your shoes being donated to someone who needs them more than you did. Tuesday, 11 am.

Free. The Navy Yard, 4701 Intrepid Ave. navyyard.org

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The Stenton Garden Party

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Marianas Trench

Poppy rock has never been so deep. Marianas Trench is now located in Philly for one day as the band moves through a U.S. tour. Bump to “Phantoms,” their latest album. Wednesday, 8 pm. $26.50. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. facebook.com

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Tones of Home: Community Concert & ArtMaking We really appreciate the abundance of community art events in Philly, and this one’s no exception. Just another show open to any artists who want to share their talents with their neighbors to entertain and inspire. Yet it’s just as unique as any other, because every event has distinct artists who perform and affect the event differently. 6:30 pm. Prices vary. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. facebook.com EVENT

Philly Who? Podcast Live

Philly Who? podcast host Kevin Chemidlin will be

interviewing a litany of Philly celebrity guests in this live version of his series. Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook, the geniuses behind Zahav and Federal Donuts, will share their stories of success and business inspirations.

Listen closely to learn a thing or two from the guys who probably made millions from selling fried chicken and donuts. 8 pm. $28. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. ticketfly.com ARTS & CRAFTS

Paint Nite for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research

Spice up Paint Nite by creating something for a positive cause. A portion of ticket sales will go to the Brain Tumor Avengers, a local organization. The money will fund their team for the upcoming Parkway Run in September. 7 pm. $45. Field House, 1150 Filbert St. yaymaker.com

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Big Princess & High Fashion

High Fashion creates “weird characters.” Big Princess will “take you on an unexpected journey.” This is all we’re supposed to know. Let the characters improv the rest for you and let’s see which direction this night goes in. 9 pm. $8. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com

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May Day Party

At an outdoor event like this, you really don’t need many bells and whistles to make it a fun time. Usually, food, drinks, music and kid-friendly activities are all the things that make an event popular.

This event could check all these off its list. 5 pm.

Free. The Spring Gardens Community Garden, 18 & Wallace St.

A party in honor of Dinah, Heroine of Stenton - one of the many accomplished black people who have not received a monument in the city. The museum is currently undertaking a two-year project to get Dinah the memorial she’s always deserved. In the meantime, celebrate her legacy surrounded by the beautiful museum grounds.

5 pm. $55. Stenton, 4601 N. 18 St. eventbrite.com

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Just let yourself gently fall to Earth to this band’s dreamy music. They’re apparently on tour to show off their new singles they released in late March and earlier this month, preluding their album “Young” that will be released in May. 8 pm. $20. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. facebook.com MUSIC

Art From the Heart vs. Hood EDM

This is simply an event made for creative personalities from all over to perform and mingle in a shared space.

And that space happens to have lots of bass and body paint. Rave all night to something new. 8 pm. $10.

Voltage Lounge, 421 N. 7 St. eventbrite.com

Summer Kickoff

Holy shit, is it really almost summer? It seems a little too early to celebrate, but hey, why not. These smooth, slightly poppy bands on the bill for this show will help to eventually ease us into the next season - or at least make us feel like we are. 8 pm. $10. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. ticketfly.com LEARN

The Physics of Climbing

Bob Johnson, a physics professor at U Penn, will break down the science behind climbing and how physics impact the moves made. It may look impossible to do, but once you learn the science of rock climbing, you can manipulate it to be the best damn climber ever. 6 pm. Prices vary. Tufas Boulder Lounge, 1614 N. 5 St. facebook.

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OUTDOORS

Native Plants Walk

Believe it or not, plants actually do grow in Philly’s urban landscape. This walk will take attendees through a journey of plants native to the rail park. You’ll also learn the real importance of these plants in maintaining a positive urban habitat. 6 pm. Free. The Rail Park, 1300 Noble St. ticketleap.com

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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

Opening day of this annual festival is already here. Each year, this event comes back with new lantern sculptures that shine even brighter than the year before. Prep yourself for almost two months of spectacular art and activities to celebrate Chinese culture. Wednesday, 6 pm. $18. Franklin Square, 200 N. 6 St. historicphiladelphia.org

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Bright and early Summer is so close. So damn close. That means it’s almost time for everyone to make their seasonal pilgrimage and camp out along the city’s gorgeous waterfronts. Penn's Landing, Spruce Street Harbor Park, Penn Treaty Park are a few.

We'd like to add Race Street Pier, the haven for yogis, runners and all levels of photographers. This shot proves the Delaware River offers some of the most stunning riverside views in Philly –even if it's right across the way from Camden. This snapshot comes by way of photographer Heidi Wiley. See more of her work via Instagram: @HSWPhilly.

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The Liked Boys Q: My best friend’s father is an avid user of Seto estimates that just 1 percent of men are in fact attracted to prepubescent children. So social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Insta- depending on your point of view—depending on whether you’re a glass 99 percent empty or gram. Recently, I realized he might not know 1 percent full kind of guy—pedophilia is either how Instagram works. I noticed over the past exceedingly rare or alarmingly common. week or so that he has been following, liking, “Attraction to underage teens—boys and commenting on a lot of Instagram pictures of young gay men. I don’t think he real- or girls—is more common,” said Dr. Seto, “though it’s hard to estimate how common izes that anyone who follows him can see that because it’s a taboo subject. We get hints from activity. At first I was worried, not because he might be gay or bisexual, but because he may the popularity of certain porn genres like still be “in the closet.” He’s married, with a ‘schoolgirl,’ ‘twink,’ ‘barely legal,’ and so on. son (my friend), and to my knowledge, if he We also have a hint from how so many fashion models begin working in their teens.” is bisexual or gay, nobody knows. I thought But Dr. Seto emphasizes that sexabout warning him that his activity ual attraction does not equal sexual is public, but then I saw more. Not behavior. only has he been liking pictures of “The Instagram follows and likes younger looking men, he’s also been may indeed suggest an attraction to liking and following accounts of underage boys,” said Dr. Seto. “And very young boy models. Underage it may even be pedophilia if the modboys. I don’t want to jump to concluels are that young. But that doesn’t sions, but the evidence is there. So mean his friend’s father is going to now I’ve gone from wanting to warn do anything beyond following or likthis guy that he may be accidentally ing.” outing himself by not knowing how Viewing child pornography is apps work to feeling morally oblihugely problematic because it cregated to tell my friend that his dad ates demand for more child pornogis into dudes and might be a pedoraphy, which leads to more children phile. I can only imagine the rambeing abused. But even if no new ifications this news would have on child porn were ever created, sharhim and his family. @FAKEDANSAVAGE ing images of the rape of a child is – Best Friend’s Dad itself a violation of that child. And “I’m sympathetic to BFD’s concerns,” while it may not be pleasant to contemplate said Dr. Michael Seto, director of forensic what might be going through a pedophile’s rehabilitation research at the Royal Ottawa mind when they look at innocent images of Health Care Group and an expert on pedo- children, it’s not against the law for somephilia and sexual offending. “I know many one with a sexual interest in children to dink around on Instagram. people wonder what to do if they suspect Personally, BFD, in your shoes, I would err someone is sexually attracted to children. And I understand how much of a burden it can feel on the side of protecting even a hypothetical child. I would say something to the dad, like to keep a big secret, especially from a best perhaps via direct message (you could create friend.”

But before we discuss your options and re- a throwaway account and reach out anonysponsibilities here, BFD, let’s get our terms mously), and I would also say something to my friend. But I would emphasize what the best straight: If by “young boy models” you mean available research tells us about pedophilia: teenage boys past puberty but under the age of consent, then your friend’s father’s behavior is It’s not something a person chooses, and most pedophiles never sexually abuse children. icky and inappropriate—but it is not, by itself, (And not everyone who sexually abuses a child evidence that he’s a pedophile.

“Clinically, pedophilia refers to attraction to is a pedophile.) So even if your best friend’s father is attracted to prepubescent boys—if prepubescent children,” said Dr. Seto, “though I know it’s still commonly used in public to re- he’s looking at prepubescent children and not teenagers who happen to be just under the age fer to attraction to anyone underage.”

Actually, the term “pedophile” gets tossed of consent—that doesn’t mean he’s harmed a child or would ever harm a child. He may need around so indiscriminately these days that some of my own readers have used it to de- help to avoid offending—if, worst-case scenario, he actually is attracted to children—and bescribe (or condemn) people in their 40s or 50s ing held accountable by loved ones is one-way who are attracted to (or fucking) grown men pedophiles avoid offending. and women in their 20s and 30s. For the record: An attraction to younger/youngish adults does not make someone a pedophile. If that were THERE’S ALWAYS MORE SAVAGE TO LOVE! the case, almost everyone on earth could be Read: PhillyWeekly.com Have a question?: mail@savagelove.net described (and condemned) as a pedophile. Dr.

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The following self-storage Unit contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 501 Callowhill Street Philadelphia 19123 (215)627-3510 to satisfy a lien on May 7, 2019 at approx. 11:00 am at: www.storagetreasures.com: Unit 1055 Maurice Hall/F S Jeans, Unit 2118 Zinnia Yolanda Reed Unit 4002 Brian Estevez

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