8/04/2008 at 12:00 PM
Tags: Philadelphia-Music-Venues, Music Venues, Live Music (all tags)
For a city that's constantly trying to distinguish itself from NYC, it's unclear why Philadelphia went with the name The Manhattan Room for its newest hipster bar and music venue.
Whatever the reasoning, the spot has quickly established itself on the Philly music scene. Set in the increasingly hip-but-still a little sketchy Fishtown neighborhood, "The M-Room" is a new go-to spot for the city's indie rock fans.
The venue hosts live events every Tuesday through Sunday. The schedule is heavy on local acts like Johnny Action Figure and Red Ox, but also includes DJ dance nights, art openings and indie film screenings. In addition to a healthy roster of cheap brews, there's also a dinner menu of burgers, sandwiches and full plates.
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[Photo: Tommy Draper]
by BS
11/08/2006 at 2:25 PM
Tags: Philadelphia Field Trip, Art, Shopping (all tags)
At behest and via the courtesy of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, Jaunted spent the weekend in 6th Borough for a sleepover and tour--meaning this trip was on Ben Franklin, Rocky, and Boyz II Men--or something like that. Our thoughts are scattered below. Enjoy.Art Star is an art gallery/design shop on Liberties Walk, a retail and residential development within Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood. The Walk is home to several other independent shops--no chains are allowed--
and a built-in wifi signal. If those aren't good surroundings, we don't know what are. The shop is dedicated to local and emerging artists and whatever their wares may be: paintings, sweatshirts, plates, you name it.
Currently featured are the works of illustration whiz Jason Sho Green, in a show called "Mustaches & Other Musts." Exhibits rotate every six weeks, so you only have until November 19 to scope out and scoop up one of Green's works in person. Whether his bigger pieces are out of your budget or not, we recommend getting your holiday card shopping done during the show too. Green produces hilarious greeting cards with blank insides and faces that feature sentiments like "
Thanks for Not Putting Babies in Me." For lovers of illustration and graphic art especially, his show, and Art Star itself, equals home.
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