Daily News, September 21

Just a pick this week, for Bobby Zankel's new John Coltrane tribute piece at the Church of the Advocate in North Philly.

Metro, September 17-21

A preview of I-House's film series DocumentaChile; one for Gene Coleman's Ensemble N_JP, playing experimental-meets-traditional-Japanese compositions; and a piece on Exhumed Films' Teenage Rebellion show, featuring Rock 'n' Roll High School, Joysticks, and Satan's Cheerleaders.

Citypaper, September 20

This week: a Fall Guide feature on the ten years-plus existence of the monthly hip-hop event The Gathering; the annual Fall Jazz Calendar; Soundadvice mentions for the From Between Trio and Lafayette Gilchrist; a pick for former Prime Time guitarists Bern Nix and Charles Ellerbee; and reviews for The Hunting Party, December Boys, In the Shadow of the Moon, and Dedication.

Metro, September 10-14

This week: a preview of steel guitar ace and Neko Case sideman Jon Rauhouse's show at World Cafe; a piece on the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, also at WCL; and one on Jay Schwartz's Secret Cinema, celebrating its tenth anniversary at the Moore College of Art & Design.

Citypaper, September 13

This week: a pick for Alban Bailly's Balkan-jazz quintet Inzinzac; a Soundadvice mention for the trio of Ellery Eskelin, Sylvie Courvoisier, and Vincent Courtois; a review of David Cronenberg's pretty brilliant Eastern Promises; and a story on Village of Arts and Humanities' North Philly-honoring bottle tree exhibit.

Daily News, September 1-14

These two weeks were consumed by coverage of the Live Arts/Philly Fringe. I wrote daily picks throught the fest, which I can't seem to locate online, and two features for Friday's issues: one on World/Inferno Friendship Society's ultimately disappointing "Addicted To Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century", which was ultimately little more than a rock show, albeit an energetic one; and one on Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula's fascinating "Festival of Lies." Also, the 9/14 issue had a pick for pianist Kenny Werner's show at Chris'.

Metro, September 3-7

Just two, dropped to one, this week: a preview for Rutgers' exhibit of art by Vietnamese women, "Changing Identity"; and a piece that ended up cut about the Jenkintown Jazz & Brew Fest.

Citypaper, September 6

This week: a pick for Rob Mazurek, appearing at I-House with the stripped-down version of his Exploding Star Orchestra (a quintet, rather than the septet mentioned in the piece, due to the absence of Nicole Mitchell), another for Matthew Shipp's trio and one more for Mocean Worker; and a feature review of James Mangold's 3:10 To Yuma remake.

Citypaper, August 30

This week, a review of the tense French thriller Them and a pick for Daniel Kahn's Painted Bird, punk klezmer cabaret coming to Tritone this Wednesday.

Daily News, August 24-31

On the 24th, a feature on guitarist Skip Heller, now back in his hometown of Philly (after cutting a record at Memphis' Sun Studio) with a new organ trio; and a pick for Tito Puente, Jr. in Camden (hey, it was a slow week). On the 27th, a feature on two upcoming Coltrane-related events: the Labor Day weekend 2nd annual Tranestop Festival, headlined on Sunday by Odean Pope, and Bobby Zankel's premiere of a new 4-part suite on Trane's birthday (Sept. 23) at North Philly's Church of the Advocate. On the 31st, a big cover piece (with sidebar - that I can't seem to find right now - and highlights) on the Live Arts Festival/ Philly Fringe, which I'll be covering in-depth over the next two weeks. Also, a pick for Philly-by-way-of-Venezuela percussionist Marlon Simon.

Metro, August 24

A couple more, just in time for the weekend: a piece on the Wingdom Festival, featuring a slew of bands, honors paid to Mandrill, and a wedding; and Northern State, the white female Long Island rap trio whose third CD just dropped on Mike Patton's Ipecac label.