Death Cab for Cutie
Trocadero
1003 Arch Street
Tuesday, October 30
7 p.m., $10
(215) 922-LIVE
Dead Cutie Rolling? Big Pimp Hearsin' It? No, no, no, Death Cab for Cutie! In a music scene where names like Presidents of the United States of America, Barenaked Ladies and Celine Dion are already taken, Death Cab for Cutie must have been the only logical choice left for these emo-indie rockers. A brilliant PR move, Death Cab for Cutie has picked an unforgettable name that masks its nearly unforgettable sound. With sentimental lyrics folded in lead singer Ben Gibbard's mellifluous voice and bleeding guitar riffs to match, Death Cab for Cutie has slowly gained the praise of years-gone-by-yearning audiences and critics alike. Hell, even Spin magazine called the group "dazzling." But we all must remember that Spin recently featured Mark McGrath on its cover. Perhaps too introspective for Sugar Ray fans, the soothing lite-pop sound of this Death Cab still offers something that everyone can enjoy. Especially when facing near death in a Philly cab.
The Vagina Monologues
Annenberg Center's
Zellerbach Theatre
3680 Walnut Street
Through November 4
Various times and prices
(215) 898-3900
Apple pie is apparently no longer the all-American standard. Warrant was ahead of the game when they declared their love for cherry pie. What's next--The Hooters Dialogue? The Triple Nipple Triangle? And you know that all the feminists out there would get pissed off if some man wrote a play called The Power of the Penis. Oh, wait, that's what the porn industry is for...
Midnight Oil w/Will Hoge
TLA
334 South Street
8 p.m., $25/ $27 Day of show
(215) 922-1011
More than four years have passed since Midnight Oil's last tour through the good ol' U.S. of A. Spewing rock with political messages, this Aussie activist group depends on the guitar to make its statement. Without the Rage out and about and with Pearl Jam singing of being a patriot, we need somewhere to turn for a fresh outlook. Even if their toilets flush in a weird direction.
