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Notable Philadelphia: 4/11–4/17

April 11th, 2017

Tuesday 4/11: Tamara J. Ralis reads from Dreamers of Earth and Aether. 7 p.m. at Wooden Shoe.

SUNDRUNK reading series: Lost & Found. Featured poets: Brittanie Sterner, Kassidi Jones, and Patrick McNeil. 7 p.m. at Crime & Punishment Brewing.

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Swinging Modern Sounds #75: The Petra Haden Story

By Rick Moody

October 6th, 2016

At every turn, Haden’s decisions, while labor-intensive and rigorous, feel fresh, passionate, funny, and new. ...more

Make/Work Episode 7: Nate Query

By Scott Pinkmountain

February 27th, 2014

Every creative laborer has a story about negotiating the relationship between their creative work and their paycheck. In Episode 7 of the podcast Scott Pinkmountain talks with Nate Query, bass player for The Decemberists and Black Prairie, ...more

Music Video Appreciation

By Sam Riley

August 22nd, 2011

There are many ways to appreciate the work of David Foster Wallace.

Michael Schur, the man who co-created the tv show, “Parks and Rec,” is reproducing a scene from Infinite Jest in music-video form. Schur’s directorial debut is the coexistence of both his favorite band (the Decemberists) and the novel that most profoundly altered his mind.

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