#underground arts philly

[birdsy-purplefishes]

Everything Everything at Underground Arts. Philadelphia, PA 10/5/2023

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[wznt]

Krallice's set-up

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No skips

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[mylifeinsound]

DEAP VALLY FOREVER: Don'T MISS DEAP VALLY'S FAREWELL TOUR STOP IN PHILLY TONIGHT!!

Don’t miss Deap Vally in Philly tonight at Underground Arts! February 1st Deap Vally gifted us with their final album Sistronix 2.0 – a re-recorded version of the band’s epic debut LP featuring demos, unreleased covers and more. Tonight, Deap Vally are gifting Philly with their epic live show, playing Sistronix in full and more at Underground Arts!! Doors are at 7:30PM and the show starts at…

[zackkvisuals]

CVS 19th & chestnut

[united-undergrounds]

united undergrounds

www.unitedundergrounds.com

[paletteandpoetry]

Palette & Poetry 

Upcoming Exhibits 

Los Angeles April 8th - 6pm-9pm • Philadelphia May 18th - 7pm - 10pm

Info : www.paletteandpoetry.com

[leechmaster]

Hey… GET OUT!!

My name is Philly and this is my blog. I'll be bringing up music (mainly metal, rock and punk) I like and show my art here. i like stuff

MUSIC… (the ones I REALLY like are bold and in red) favorites are Machine Head, Stone Temple Pilots, Sepultura, Lords of the Underground, Demolition Hammer, Alice in Chains, Brujeria, Soundgarden, Nuclear Assault, Wu-Tang Clan, Nailbomb, N.W.A., Suicidal Tendencies, Anti Cimex, S.O.D., Lard, Skinlab, Crowbar, Prong, The Jesus Lizard, Entombed, Godflesh, Vio-Lence, Down, Brutal Truth, Aleka's Attic, S.O.D., Korn, Snot, Cro-Mags, Soundgarden, Nas, Stabbing Westward, Public Enemy, Biohazard, Pissing Razors, Napalm Death, Voivod, Soul Asylum, Fear Factory, Testament, Pantera, Meshuggah, Slayer, Human Remains, Ice Cube, Bathory, Pearl Jam, Anthrax, Ministry, Helmet, Corrosion of Conformity, NIИ

GAMES… favorites are Postal, Doom, Duke Nukem

TV SHOWS/FILMS… mainly the View Askewniverse, Beavis and Butthead, and anything else that comes up

big list... i also like making my OCs well that's all. art is tagged #my art

[dutchwinter]

avgjoe_photo This Day Forward at Underground Arts in Philly on 8/24/24

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Throwback to the This Day Forward reunion show in Philly at Underground Arts, August 24, 2024. The last time they played PA back in 2003 (for one of their final shows), the police came to try and shut down the show because the venue was over capacity.

[mynameischalie]

Balance & Composure with Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band and Milly at the Fillmore Philadelphia 10/5/24

Back in 2019, Doyletown's Balance & Composure played some farewell shows. I was in attendance for both of them sold out shows. In 2023, Balance & Composure came back and played a sold out reunion show at the Union Transfer in Philly. I was in attendance for that one as well. I have good memories with the band and been seeing them for well over a decade plus.

Fast forward to 2024, the band is back full time with their newest release "With You In Spirit" and playing a hometown show in Philadelphia with Milly and Kevin Devine which was not sold out this time around.

Milly, from LA, opened the show, and although the crowd did not seem very familiar with the band, there were many in attendance watching. Milly is a young band just starting out but their music is incredibly boring. A few months back I saw them open for Gel and Fiddlehead in North Carolina and almost damn near fell asleep. The two other bands that night blew them away. None of Milly's songs are memorable and nothing they do make me excited. I would have no desire and pray that this band doesn't become a band that opens every show that I end up seeing. I would say these guys, Soul Blind, and Narrowhead are carrying the torch for who is the most God awful.

Brooklyn New York's, and Mets superfan, Kevin Devine took the stage next with his band. I give Kevin credit as he said nothing Mets related after the Phillies lost that night 6-2 in game 1 of the NLDS. I thought that was great self awareness and a testament on him being a good guy. As for Kevin, the man is still trucking along doing his thing. This guy would literally open every Brand New show imaginable and truth be told this was my 14th or 15th time seeing him since 2007. You name the venue I saw him perform there (World Cafe Live, the Church, Electric Factory, Johnny's Brendas, Trocadero, Underground Arts, Union Transfer, the TLA). I saw him with a lot of people who are no longer in my life. As for his set at the Fillmore opening for B&C, it was fine. You would think he would already have a build up fanbase doing this for now 20 years but I felt like that wasn't the case here. I enjoyed my time but again I am already coming in as a fan so when I hear "Another Bag Of Bones", "I Can Be With Anyone", "Cotton Crush" or "Brother's Blood" I'm content and happy!

Balance & Composure started their night with playing the first two songs off their new record "With You In Spirit" (Restless and Ain't It Sweet) before going into "Parachutes" and "Back Of Your Head" off 2013's The Things We Think We're Missing. During this part, fans made it known they were ready to rock as they lightly moshed, crowded surfed, and sang every song loudly. I received my tap on the shoulder twice by two different women asking me can I surf them up.

I would say the song that got the biggest response of the night was "Quake" off 2011's Separation. For me the honesty and channeled emotion that fluctuates from song to song is what makes B&C hit on all cylinders. Not to generalized but most people I found to be a fan of this band are going through some sort of struggle or mental health issue. Then you have your fair share that cope with hitting their vape. Jon in general battles his own depression so it all tracks. With that said, I found the middle to end of the setlist to be dragging. Some of the songs from "Light We Made" are complete snoozers. I felt like that brought down the set a bit and was revived when "Tiny Raindrop" was played to restore energy. The encore included a solo rendition of "Dirty Head" before closing the night out with "Reflection".

Overall I thought the performance was good (this was nowhere near the best I saw them but that's tough considering the shows I saw from them), the new songs still need to grow on me live. I felt like they sounded better on record but then again they still need to be in heavy rotation to completely master. For me, I feel like I can cool off on seeing Balance and Composure live for awhile. While I appreciate the band, I think I saw everything they have to offer.

[st-louis]

hi ari! iirc youre from philly or around the area right? any tips of what are must sees for someone whos visiting for the first time? you know, anything that isnt in all the travel guides? thank you so much and happy new year! :)

yes i live in philly! whether i have useful tips is another story all together though 💀 i don’t really have a lot of time to go out in the city anymore because of my kid, who is also a picky eater (so i’m not really as tuned into the restaurant scene as i used to be). also a lot of the stuff i would recommend is either probably in the guides… or isn’t in season right now (like for example the southeast asian market that’s in fdr park is amazing but it won’t be back until the summer). also a lot of the stuff that i felt was quintessentially a fun philly experience (like fiume) got modernized in a way that means i can’t imagine it’s as fun anymore.

i will say that if you are a first timer monk’s is always worth a visit (it’s a very nice classic belgian beer bar), my favorite pho is pho 75 on washington avenue (bring cash), the philly art museum’s really nice but the barnes is a more unique experience, cuzzy’s on 5th street has excellent ice cream and is run by an incredibly nice dude. if you like thai food and can get a reservation kalaya in fishtown is one of my favorite restaurants in the city (like it’s in guides and has won awards but the hype is deserved). if you want a good philly pizza slice experience, highly recommend pizza shackamaxon which is also in the vicinity of several decent bars and restaurants (lloyd’s is a very chill neighborhood place with a good beer selection, great food, and incredibly nice staff). the sports stadiums are really easy to get to on public transit (the broad street line runs right to the stadium) and you can usually grab cheap flyers tickets the day of a game, so if you can do that i would also recommend it for the experience! if you’re driving the best cheesesteak is john’s roast pork but make sure you check the hours bc they close early.

there are a ton of music venues too if you’re into that kind of stuff. you can see shows at the first unitarian church, union transfer, kung fu necktie, underground arts, etc. would recommend checking ahead to see if there are any bands you’re interested in coming through.

public transit here is pretty easy to use (broad street line runs north/south, the el runs east/west, and there are also trolley lines that will take you to different parts of west philly) but you will probably also see some of the city’s issues in microcosm there. by which i mean unhoused people and drug use. if you aren’t used to big city public transit in your own home, i would just say to be aware of your surroundings and you’ll be fine. if you are used to it, philly probably isn’t any different from what you see there.

sorry this probably wasn’t much of a help. i used to be young and fun but now i’m just old and tired and most of the things i do are kid-oriented 💀

[alleannaharris]

Today's Black History Month illustration is of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), the first Black painter to gain international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical themes.

Tanner was born in 1859 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the first of nine children born to Sarah Elizabeth Miller, a formerly enslaved woman who escaped her enslavers via the Underground Railroad, and Benjamin Tucker Tanner, an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Bishop.

His middle name comes from the town Osawatomie, Kansas, where the abolitionist John Brown started his anti-slavery campaign.

When Tanner was young, the Tanner family moved to Philadelphia. While in Philly, he attended the Robert Vaux School, one of the few Black schools that offered a liberal arts education. Despite his father objecting, Tanner decided he wanted to become a painter when he was 13. He began his art career in 1876 by painting harbour scenes, landscapes, and animals from the Philadelphia Zoo.

After self-study, in 1880, he enrolled at Philadelphia’s prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) where he was the only black student. Tanner made many connections among the artists and became a favorite of his teacher Thomas Eakins, one of the most important artists in American art history.

In 1888, Tanner secured a teaching position at Clark University in Atlanta with the help of Joseph C. Hartzell, a bishop from Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1890, Hartzell arranged an exhibition of Tanner’s works in Cincinnati, but when none of the paintings sold, Hartzell purchased Tanner’s entire collection.

The money from Hartzell’s purchase allowed Tanner to travel to Paris in 1891 and enroll at the Academy Julian. During this time, he made Paris home because he felt less affected by prejudice.

His greatest early work depicted Black people and tender moments. His most famous painting, “The Banjo Lesson” where an older man was teaching a young boy how to play the banjo was created while visiting family in Philly in 1893.

By 1894, his paintings were critically admired in the US and in Europe. In 1899, he created one of his most famous works, “Nicodemus Visiting Jesus,” which won PAFA’s Lippincott Prize in 1900. Through the rest of his life, he shifted focus to religious scenes and continued to receive praise and honors for his work.

He was named honorary chevalier of the Order of Legion Honor (France’s most distinguished award) in 1923. In 1927, Tanner was made a full academician of the National Academy of design, becoming the first Black person to receive the distinction.

After Tanner’s death in Paris in 1937, his name recognition declined until 1969 when the Smithsonian in Washington DC exhibited a few of his works. This exhibition was the first major solo exhibition of a Black artist in the United States.

In 1991, the Philadelphia Museum of Art assembled a touring exhibition of his work, sparking a new wave of interest.

Side note: The Tanner House is on 2908 W Diamond St in North Philadelphia (Strawberry Mansion). It gained recognition as a National Historic Landmark in 1976, but it fell into disrepair. They’re still trying to find a long-term non-profit steward, but the temporary local fiduciary is the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. To donate to the Tanner House Campaign, reach out to the Preservation Alliance.

I’ll be back on Monday with another illustration and story!