Lagniappe advice.....on Philly

[nashvegasfess]

Hi all -

Headed to Philly for 5 days (business and pleasure) and staying down at Lowe's Penn's Landing. I am going with my girlfriend and don't know the city all that well. I have been to Pat's and Geno's, Phillies, etc.

Any advice from the t-head nation on great restaurants, brunches, activities? Also, I checked the Electric Factory and didn't see music really listed for this weekend???? Any feedback specifically on these restaurants -Savolo, City Tavern, Buddakan. Thanks all.

[djgriff]

Unfortunately, the music scene in Philly over the next week does not look too promising (IMHO of course). The link is from Pollstar.

http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=C-PA_Philadelphia&Date_From=Today&Date_To=09-26-2007&By=City&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=0&StartSearch.y=0

[Staxsun]

The City Tavern can be wonderful or not, depending on your perspective. We love it. However, there aren't lots of choices on the menu. The food is reminiscent of food from the 1700's in that wild meat and simple vegetables and grains are served. The food is delicious, but if you are a picky eater, you probably wouldn't enjoy it. We find it romantic, peaceful, and different.

[bywterbro]

check out the south st. area of philthy...
and this theater of the living arts is a good venue...heres the link..
http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1681

[bywterbro]

Friday, 9/21/07 Soulive with Burndown Allstars General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 9/22/07 Pat McGee Band and Josh Kelley General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 9/26/07 Midnite with El Feco B, plus special guests Summer Angel, Major Crisis, Natty Talawah, Ambulance and Ras Professor - NEW DATE!! General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 9/27/07 JJ Grey & Mofro with Assembly of Dust General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 9/28/07 Aiden with Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Still Remains and 1997 General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 9/29/07 Devendra Banhart with Matteah Baim-Death's Groove General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 9/30/07 Patrick Wolf with Bishi General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Monday, 10/1/07 Melvins with Big Business General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Tuesday, 10/2/07 Twiztid with ILL BILL and Mower General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 10/3/07 Michael Franti & Spearhead General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/4/07 Strung Out with Evergreen Terrace and I Am Ghost General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/5/07 Pinback with MC Chris General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 10/7/07 High on Fire with Mono, Panthers and Coliseum General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Monday, 10/8/07 Minus the Bear with Subtle General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Tuesday, 10/9/07 Klaxons with Sh*t Disco General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 10/10/07 !!! with special guest The Field General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/11/07 Matt Nathanson with Cary Brothers and Kate Voegele General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/12/07 Yonder Mountain String Band General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 10/13/07 Hot Topic presents Tiger Army with Street Dogs and The Static Age General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 10/14/07 Hot Hot Heat with Bedouin Soundclash and De Novo Dahl General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/18/07 Serj Tankian with The Nightwatchman More Info Coming Soon
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/19/07 Toots and The Maytals with Fear Nuttin Band General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 10/20/07 Puddle of Mudd with Saliva and Deepfield General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 10/24/07 The Tragically Hip More Info Coming Soon
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/25/07 She Wants Revenge with Kenna and Io Echo General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/26/07 Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers with Pete Francis and Tyrone Wells General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 10/28/07 Comedians of Comedy ft Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Eugene Mirman, Jasper Redd and John Mulaney General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Monday, 10/29/07 Cypress Hill General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Tuesday, 10/30/07 Pat Monahan with I Nine General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/1/07 Therion with Aesma Daevna General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 11/2/07 Railroad Earth General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 11/3/07 Saosin with Norma Jean, Alexisonfire and Envy On The Coast General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 11/4/07 Thursday with Circle Takes the Square General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 11/7/07 Colbie Caillat and Brett Dennen More Info Coming Soon
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/8/07 Mum General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 11/14/07 Reverend Horton Heat with Hank Williams III and Nashville Pussy General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/15/07 State Radio General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 11/16/07 Galactic featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5), Mr. Lif and Boots Riley (of the Coup) with special guests Lifesavas General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 11/17/07 Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew's Spirit If General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 11/24/07 They Might Be Giants General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/29/07 Cold War Kids with Richard Swift and The Rumble Strips General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 12/13/07 Big D and the Kids Table with Whole Wheat Bread and Brain Failure

[nashvegasfess]

Unfortunately, the music scene in Philly over the next week does not look too promising (IMHO of course). The link is from Pollstar.

http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=C-PA_Philadelphia&Date_From=Today&Date_To=09-26-2007&By=City&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=0&StartSearch.y=0

Looks like the only possibilities for me might be Southern Culture and Pat McGee.

[nashvegasfess]

Friday, 9/21/07 Soulive with Burndown Allstars General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 9/22/07 Pat McGee Band and Josh Kelley General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 9/26/07 Midnite with El Feco B, plus special guests Summer Angel, Major Crisis, Natty Talawah, Ambulance and Ras Professor - NEW DATE!! General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 9/27/07 JJ Grey & Mofro with Assembly of Dust General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 9/28/07 Aiden with Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Still Remains and 1997 General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 9/29/07 Devendra Banhart with Matteah Baim-Death's Groove General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 9/30/07 Patrick Wolf with Bishi General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Monday, 10/1/07 Melvins with Big Business General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Tuesday, 10/2/07 Twiztid with ILL BILL and Mower General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 10/3/07 Michael Franti & Spearhead General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/4/07 Strung Out with Evergreen Terrace and I Am Ghost General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/5/07 Pinback with MC Chris General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 10/7/07 High on Fire with Mono, Panthers and Coliseum General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Monday, 10/8/07 Minus the Bear with Subtle General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Tuesday, 10/9/07 Klaxons with Sh*t Disco General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 10/10/07 !!! with special guest The Field General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/11/07 Matt Nathanson with Cary Brothers and Kate Voegele General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/12/07 Yonder Mountain String Band General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 10/13/07 Hot Topic presents Tiger Army with Street Dogs and The Static Age General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 10/14/07 Hot Hot Heat with Bedouin Soundclash and De Novo Dahl General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/18/07 Serj Tankian with The Nightwatchman More Info Coming Soon
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/19/07 Toots and The Maytals with Fear Nuttin Band General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 10/20/07 Puddle of Mudd with Saliva and Deepfield General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 10/24/07 The Tragically Hip More Info Coming Soon
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 10/25/07 She Wants Revenge with Kenna and Io Echo General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 10/26/07 Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers with Pete Francis and Tyrone Wells General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 10/28/07 Comedians of Comedy ft Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Eugene Mirman, Jasper Redd and John Mulaney General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Monday, 10/29/07 Cypress Hill General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Tuesday, 10/30/07 Pat Monahan with I Nine General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/1/07 Therion with Aesma Daevna General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 11/2/07 Railroad Earth General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 11/3/07 Saosin with Norma Jean, Alexisonfire and Envy On The Coast General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Sunday, 11/4/07 Thursday with Circle Takes the Square General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 11/7/07 Colbie Caillat and Brett Dennen More Info Coming Soon
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/8/07 Mum General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Wednesday, 11/14/07 Reverend Horton Heat with Hank Williams III and Nashville Pussy General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/15/07 State Radio General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Friday, 11/16/07 Galactic featuring Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5), Mr. Lif and Boots Riley (of the Coup) with special guests Lifesavas General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 11/17/07 Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew's Spirit If General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Saturday, 11/24/07 They Might Be Giants General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 11/29/07 Cold War Kids with Richard Swift and The Rumble Strips General Tickets
A Live Nation Event Thursday, 12/13/07 Big D and the Kids Table with Whole Wheat Bread and Brain Failure

Thanks.

[steeleye]

Nash, here are a few places I can vouch for near where you are staying:

Khyber Pass (56 S. 2nd St): a really funky bar. A little dank, a little dusty, and lotsa character. All sorts of people go there, and the bar conversation can be lively. They have music, too.

Tin Angel/Serrano (20 S. 2nd St.): The Tin Angel is an upstairs music club that books folk, blues and different vocalists. The Serrano is the downstairs restaurant. Very good food IMHO.

The Plough & The Stars (between 2nd St. and Chestnut): A good Irish pub with better than average food.

One of my favorite places right now would be a cab ride for you. There's a place called Monk's, on the corner of 16th & Spruce, that has very hard-to-find Belgian beer on draft and authentic Belgian cuisine. It's an excellent place and reasonably priced as well.

Hope you enjoy Philly.

[nashvegasfess]

The City Tavern can be wonderful or not, depending on your perspective. We love it. However, there aren't lots of choices on the menu. The food is reminiscent of food from the 1700's in that wild meat and simple vegetables and grains are served. The food is delicious, but if you are a picky eater, you probably wouldn't enjoy it. We find it romantic, peaceful, and different.

Thanks

[nashvegasfess]

Nash, here are a few places I can vouch for near where you are staying:

Khyber Pass (56 S. 2nd St): a really funky bar. A little dank, a little dusty, and lotsa character. All sorts of people go there, and the bar conversation can be lively. They have music, too.

Tin Angel/Serrano (20 S. 2nd St.): The Tin Angel is an upstairs music club that books folk, blues and different vocalists. The Serrano is the downstairs restaurant. Very good food IMHO.

The Plough & The Stars (between 2nd St. and Chestnut): A good Irish pub with better than average food.

One of my favorite places right now would be a cab ride for you. There's a place called Monk's, on the corner of 16th & Spruce, that has very hard-to-find Belgian beer on draft and authentic Belgian cuisine. It's an excellent place and reasonably priced as well.

Hope you enjoy Philly.


Has come through on several lists....Trappist monks know how to make a mean beer.

[bluesgirl]

Hi all -

Headed to Philly for 5 days (business and pleasure) and staying down at Lowe's Penn's Landing. I am going with my girlfriend and don't know the city all that well. I have been to Pat's and Geno's, Phillies, etc.

Any advice from the t-head nation on great restaurants, brunches, activities? Also, I checked the Electric Factory and didn't see music really listed for this weekend???? Any feedback specifically on these restaurants -Savolo, City Tavern, Buddakan. Thanks all.

This is my web site: www.fullmoonblues.com. I have some Philly things listed there. If you have a car, there is a benefit show this weekend for Georgie Bonds, a musician who is having some health issues. Here's some info on that: http://www.bluesnite.net/

I forgot Warmdaddy's. Great southern food, and they serve ABITA. :D It's close to where you are staying, too. http://www.warmdaddys.com/

[almarco]

Wow didnt know warmdaddys served abita , and I am from philly geez..lol

[almarco]

Hers a philly classic piece of advice have a steak at pats then walk across the street and have one at genos,than compare .It was a weekend ritiual for years , back in the day. Btw i am a genos guy myself , some great itaian places right in that area ralphs, villa de roma ,crinnittis, dante and luigis the list is endless

[bluesgirl]

Hers a philly classic piece of advice have a steak at pats then walk across the street and have one at genos,than compare .It was a weekend ritiual for years , back in the day. Btw i am a genos guy myself , some great itaian places right in that area ralphs, villa de roma ,crinnittis, dante and luigis the list is endless

How do you fit both a Pat's and a Geno's in one stomach? :D

[almarco]

Its a tough job but somebody had to do it!

[nashvegasfess]

this weekend. They were tighter than I remember and they had a singer and I am still researching who it was. I was pretty bamboozled towards the end but guy had pipes.

PS - Liked the fact that Liberty and Independence Hall were free.

[AtPontchartrain]

PS - Liked the fact that Liberty and Independence Hall were free.

Oh come on. Freedom is free!!!??

[Headless Hornman]

I just discovered the TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Is everybody in Philly like that?:eek:

[bluesgirl]

I just discovered the TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Is everybody in Philly like that?:eek:


Well, they aren't as smart as the folks on TV, but they drink more, have more desperate sex and do more drugs. :D :D :D

[freebo]

Here's a link to a Jambase article on Soulive's new singer:

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=11068

His name is Toussaint. :)

[nashvegasfess]

Here's a link to a Jambase article on Soulive's new singer:

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx?StoryID=11068

His name is Toussaint. :)

I like the story of how they end up hooking up. 'It's a small world' and all that funk. Miss seeing Lettuce.

[Belle]

I like the Sellersville Theather. Great Venue, not in Philly just outside. Great acoustics.

Michelle Shocked is there this weekend. I like this girl and have for years.

Here is the venue site addie
http://www.st94.com/Calendar/index.html

And one of Michelle if not familiar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckXpalUErs