941 Theater - Philadelphia

May 14-22nd - 'Baby on Board' Theatrical Run, Metal Bands, Local Film Night!

2009-05-12T12:55:00.000-07:00

Thursday, May 14th – Friday May 22nd – One Week Engagement
Baby On Board – Directed by Brian Herzlinger (My Date With Drew)
5/14 (7pm) - Press Screening - Open to public
5/16 (7, 9:30pm), 5/18 (7pm), 5/19 (7pm), 5/21 (7pm), 5/22 (7, 9:30pm)
Rated R – Tickets - $7 - BUY TICKETS NOW!

"BABY ON BOARD," the new comedy from Director Brian Herzlinger (My Date With Drew) and starring Heather Graham, Jerry O'Connell, John Corbett, and Lara Flynn Boyle. Herzlinger and O’Connell are both Philly native!

“It’s a comedy winner. Absolutely hilarious. ‘Baby On Board’ is a smart, funny and raunchy surprise.”
- Pete Hammond, Hollywood.Com
Life for a successful power couple gets thrown for a loop when the wife finds out she's pregnant.

In the tradition of Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin arrives hilarious romantic comedy BABY ON BOARD; the story of Angela (Heather Graham) an ambitious, image-conscious businesswoman working for over-demanding boss Mary (Lara Flynn Boyle). When Angela becomes unexpectedly pregnant at the peak of her career, her life with her divorce attorney husband, Curtis (Jerry O'Connell), is turned upside-down. BABY ON BOARD begins with an inconvenient pregnancy that leads to a nine-month rollercoaster ride as Angela and Curtis try to cope even as the interference of best friends Danny (John Corbett) and Danny's wife Sylvia (Katie Finneran) escalate the situation into a battle of the sexes.

Starring: Heather Graham (Austin Powers, Swingers, Bowfinger)
Jerry O'Connell (Jerry Maguire, Joe's Apartment, Stand by Me)
John Corbett (Sex and the City, My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Lara Flynn Boyle (Men In Black, Wayne's World, The Practice)
Katie Finneran (Broadway Tony Award Winner for “Noises Off”)

The picture is directed by Brian Herzlinger, whose 2004 feature documentary MY DATE WITH DREW garnered critical praise for its “astute and often hilarious” presentation of Herzlinger's attempt to get a date with childhood-crush Drew Barrymore.

Trailer and more info at www.angrymonkeyentertainment.com/

Friday, May 15th - Gadget/TFD/Man Will Destroy Himself/Javelina/Dirt Worshipper

Pure Death Productions Presents:
Sweden’s grindcore GADGET who’re playing their 2nd show in the US, right before the AUDITORY FESTIVAL! Other support bands are MAN WILL DESTROY HIMSELF (also playing the Auditory Festival), and local bands TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION, JAVELINA, and DIRT WORSHIPPER!! FREE BEER show sponsored by Yards brewing company!!

What more can you ask for on a Friday night...Come on out and support!

21+ to enter - $13

Sunday, May 17th - Philadelphia Friends of Projected Arts presents
Local Film Premieres featuring "20th Century Boy", "The Scrapper" and "The Mind"

All Filmmakers in attendance! Free Beer! Support local independent film!
BUY TICKETS NOW!

The program runs as follows:
- 6:00pm 20th Century Boy -$6
- 7:30pm Scrapper -$3
- 8:00pm The MIND -$6
- 10:00pm reception/chat with filmmakers
The entire triple-bill is $10 - Tix available in advance or at the door.
Also, did we mention Free Beer?!?

About the movies:
20th Century Boy – Directed by Joe Kramer
A young man in modern America, Victor, over-read and over-imaginative, believes himself to be a World War I veteran, injured in France, returning to the country in the Roaring Twenties. He's discovered wandering the train tracks by a young and impulsive 20-something girl named Jane, who soon befriends him and adopts him into her life.
www.myspace.com/20thcenturyboyfilm

The Scrapper – Directed by Jonathan Olshefski
‘The Scrapper’ follows the nightly routine of one of Philadelphia’s scrappers. Scrapping is a way of life in many urban areas where a tremendous wealth disparity exists in close proximity. After the sun sets the Scrapper traverses the urban landscape in search of treasure.
http://thescrapper.org/treasure/

The Mind – Directed by Isaac Williams
A force beyond physical form seeks to regain corporeality after being dismembered. Six people are taken over by a supernatural drive to collect fresh blood for purposes unknown to them. Lives are lost and ruined as this madness consumes and destroys.
www.myspace.com/themindmovie

www.projectedarts.org

May 8th - Solstice Dance Party and Fundraiser - Screenings coming up!

2009-05-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

Friday, May 8th - Solstice Partay Pt 3- Food Drive and Projected Arts Fundraiser Dance Party!

Booze for Food! Canned food drive for Philabundance!
Dance party and FUN-raiser for the 941 Theater and the Philadelphia Friends of the Projected Arts!

Come get down and get drunk for a good cause! Dance till you can't! Debauchery for Charity!

Headliners: Todosantos (Flamin Hotz Records, NYC)
Sean "Cobra" Krames (Gold Whistle, NYC)

Supporting DJ Ginkgo and Captain Ridiculous (Electro/Rock/Hip-Hop/Dance mash up!)
10pm - $11 or $7 with canned food donation

All you can drink, local beers and booze!

21 + BYOB

JOIN THE PARTY ON FACEBOOK!

Also, check out sketch drawings from the last party from the SKETCH BOOK REPORTER here!

In movie screening news:
May 14-22nd - ‘Baby on Board’, a romantic comedy from director Brian Herzlinger (My Date with Drew), Starring Heather Graham, Jerry O’Connell & Lara Flynn Boyle! Herzlinger and O’Connell are both Philly native!

May 17th - Local film premieres with ‘20th Century Boy’ (Sci-fi Drama) ‘The Scrapper’ (documentary) and ‘The Mind’ (Horror) with the filmmakers in attendance!

May 30th - ‘Animation Block Party’, a touring animation festival from NYC makes its first Philly appearance!

June 6th - ‘Black Devil Doll’, the highly anticipated Blaxploitation Horror-Comedy from Chicago’s Jonathan Lewis!

It all happens at the 941 Theater – 941 N. Front St, (North of Brown St.) Philadelphia PA 19122

BUY ADVANCE TICKETS FOR ALL SCREENINGS NOW!!

May 1-2 - Philly Ska Show and Black Landlord!

2009-04-29T00:28:00.000-07:00

Friday, May 1st - Philly Ska Presents

Among Criminals (headlining)
Tsunami Rising
Murphy's Kids
Someday Providence

21+, BYOB - $8 - 7:30pm door

www.phillyska.com

Sat, May 2nd- Black Landlord w/ Captain Smokes and The Shotguns - Village Green Presents

Black Landlord
"This is a project started by Maxx (formerly of the Goats and Incognegro). It is a TRUE collective. The idea began 4yrs ago with friends and super-electro producers Leonard de Leonard and Olaf Hund. They worked together in Paris and Berlin, writing songs and daydreaming about how to bring talented people together. So, after learning German, some ghetto French and drinking great beer, Maxx returned home to Philly and put a live band together and the end result was a diverse mix of Philly All-Stars."

with
Captain Smokes and The Shotguns
"Captain Smokes is back. Its been a long and strange trip but he got the original Shotguns lineup back together and clam baked the studio to create some new tune-age. (Bud Hempfield--Guitar, Herb Roller--Keyboard, Omar Hashish--Bass, Screenz--Drums) Captain Smokes & The Shotguns is simply pleasure in your ears after you pleasured your lungs. The Captain pleasures himself everytime he hears himself. He's travelled the world, studied with Zanga and puffed great plants in many foreign countries. The Captain still doesn't have any tattoos and plans on keeping it that way. Nothing more to prove. Nothing more to say. Just peace and all good things. Come groove to the best live show on planet Earth."

9pm - $10 /All Ages
Purchase Advance Tickets!

www.villagegreenproductions.net

April 24-26 - Eye of the Tiger Screening, Battle of the Bands, Indie Craft Market!

2009-04-23T01:20:00.000-07:00

Friday, April 24th – Eye of the Tiger, Thrill of the Fight - Screening Party

Written and directed by Jena Serbu
Shot for two weeks straight, on location at the Philadelphia Art Museum, Eye of the Tiger/Thrill of the Fight (written and directed by Jena Serbu) offers a hilarious and thought-provoking glimpse into the voyeuristic world of reality television, juxtaposing all three sides of this phenomenon: the high strung producers, the daft participants, and the spellbound viewers. Seven stereotypical contestants are duped into signing up for a new reality television show called 'The Philadelphia Experiment', on which the participants have their luggage stolen and are forced to live homeless on the grounds of the Philadelphia Art Museum.

Cast members include Tony Luke Jr., Christa D’Agostino, Scotty Yelity, Chris Osborne, Mark A. Dahl, Brea Bee, Ishmael Klein, Mei-Yann Hwang, Dana Michael, Rob Paluso, Amie Shafer, Tim Shelton, Tamika Simpkins, Michael Minnard, Robert Boileau, and Steve Klasky

Adapted from the Stage Play:
Eye of the Tiger : Thrill of the Fight
in conjunction with Uncut Productions

7pm - FREE BEER + 2 GREAT BANDS AFTER SCREENING
DHAC & THE TOUGH SHITS w/ DJ BROWN JEFF & DAVIS.

$15 at the Door, $10 online: www.eyeofthetigerthemovie.com/

Saturday April 25th - Jersey Shows Presents Battle of the Bands: ROUND 2

Jersey Shows is presenting a series of Battle of the Bands over the next few months;
The grand prize is $20,000 CASH!!!

Sunday, April 25th - doors @ 3pm ~ ALL AGES
2nd ROUND - Live Bands
Solar Sessions
Signature Authority
Shadowplay
Edens Unknown
Bizarre Silence
Ocean the Legend
This is Capture
with special guest Solfege Radio

www.jerseyshows.com

Sunday, April 26th - Hair of the Dog Craft Show - The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market

12pm to 7pm – $2 @ 941 Theater - Free Beer! Free Craft Workshop!

Live performances by:
Spirit and Dust
The Spinning Leaves
The Great Unknown
TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb

There will be music, food, free Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, and assorted surprises!
Over 20 artists with their work on display for sale!
Presented by the Philadelphia Independent Craft Market!

If you are interested in being a vendor please check out and contact through myspace:
www.myspace.com/randomsquirrellab

Coming up in the next week;
- May 1st - Among Criminals, Tsunami Rising, Murphy's Kids, Someday Providence
- May 2nd - Black Landlord w/ Captain Smokes and The Shotguns
- May 8th - Soltice Pt 3 - Fundraiser and Can Drive Dance party!!

April 19th - Lamb of God Meet & Greet - Plus bands Relik, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder + More! 3pm

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Pure Death Productions and CMC Guitars present a meet and greet with Mark Morton and John Campbell of LAMB OF GOD before their show at The Electric Factory!

Jackson and CMC Guitars will be giving away one sick Jackson to one lucky attendee!! There will be additional 2nd and 3rd prize raffles for this sick one as well.

We will also be hosting local thrash bands RELLIK, RUMPELSTILSKIN GRINDER and more TBA while Lamb of God is hanging out with you all!!

It’s an ALL AGES event to meet Lamb of God and win a free Jackson guitar!! Don’t forget to bring your Lamb of God CD’s for signing.. You won’t want to miss this once in a lifetime event! Stay METAL!

Sunday, April 19th - 3pm ! Cost: $10

Check out the NEW Lamb of God Music Video - 'Set to Fail' - Produced by Nick Esposito for Space Monkey Studios, Directed by Doug Spangenberg

Also, the Leslie and the LYs show has been moved to the Mile High Club - 216 S. 11th St. 3rd Floor Phila. PA 19107 Tickets can be bought at www.villagegreenproductions.net

April 11th - Consider the Source, West Philly Orchestra, Igor's Nest

2009-04-07T15:15:00.000-07:00

Saturday, April 11th - Flauf Productions Presents:
Consider the Source, Electric Avant Garde West Philly Orchestra, Igor’s Nest

Consider the Source - Jam Band / Progressive / Psychedelic Three musicians converging on an epic plateau of sound and reflex. Three conscious minds communicating on subconscious levels. Consider the Source is one voice born of three distinct personalities. Their music is aggressive and yet serene, powerful, and honest. They play what they feel and demand your full attention. Love 'em or hate 'em, the one thing they won't let you do is ignore them.

The West Philadelphia Orchestra (WPO) is up to 15 of Philadelphia's best and most daring musicians, from all different backgrounds (jazz, classical, experimental, indie), playing music, much of it Romani, from Romania, Hungary, Serbia, and Macedonia. The Electric Avant Garde version will be performing at the 941 Theater, a scaled down Electronic version of the full WPO experience.
www.westphiladelphiaorchestra.blogspot.com

Also playing: Igor's Nest

Doors 8pm - Show 9pm - $10
All Ages

Join the FLAUF ON MYSPACE!

Also coming on April 16th - Leslie and the LYs!
with Michael and Chang Chang / Chiddy Bang
GET ADVANCE TIX NOW!

April 3-4th: RUSKO Dubstep Night, Zombie Butt Touch, Best of Backseat Film Festival!

2009-03-31T16:30:00.000-07:00

Friday, April 3rd - SUBDIVISION : Special One-off Warehouse Party
DJ's and Dub-step all nite long!

RUSKO Live Performance w/Ron Azlan - In from LONDON!

FLUFFTRONIX

RX and CHAE HAWK Live Performance

Presented by Rad Summer, Subdivision, Mishka NY and Palms Out Sounds

10pm - 21+ - BYOB - $10 adv - $13 DOS
Buy Tickets at Radsummer.com

Saturday April 4th - The 3rd Annual Zombie Butt Touch

Featuring Professional zombie makeup artists by the resident ZBT face destroyers
- 2 rooms of mind-bending electronic dance music
-An immersing black-light reactive environment
-Intense visual projections
-FREE BEER!!!!!!

Dancefloor Navigators:
Super Galactic Expansive (Supersensible Science)
Kilowatts (Native State Rec, Gaian Mind)
Unwashed Tomato (Unwashed Rec)
Thomas Schreiber (Rizumu)
Blame the Kid (Cold Hands Collective)
Eg~bot & Lauryn (Gaian Mind, Peak Rec)
Karmakanik & Orbicles (Gaian Mind, PSI)
Hypnotoad (Light-o-Matic/PSI)
JP & Esther (Soma Collective)
Blacklight Art by Daya Cayung
Visual Projections by Peter Parker

9pm - $10 admission includes beer and zombification 21+ w/ ID
Official Afterparty for Best of Backseat Film Festival at International House!
Sat April 4th at 9:30pm at the International House - 3701 Chestnut St in Philly!
The Philadelphia Film Festival/Cinefest is showcasing the Best of the Backseat Film Festival as a special 2 hour screening block and we're screening some 2009 Award winning shorts as well! We're honored to be a part of it and we'll be screenings our favorite shorts from the last 7 years! You can see the full schedule and get tix here!!

March 27-28 - Philly Ska and Found Footage Festival

2009-03-27T00:35:00.000-07:00

Fri, March 27th - Philly Ska Presents: Hub City Stompers and King Django

Hub City Stompers (CD Release!), King Django, Wareika Hill, and the Forthrights
$12 - All Ages - 7:30pm

www.phillyska.com for more info and tix

Sat, March 28th - Found Footage Festival with Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher

The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event compiles more than an hours worth of footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country. Curators Pickett and Prueher host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.

Among the new clips to be featured in the show:

; 17 workplace sexual harassment videos, edited down to three minutes of just the best reenactments
; A brand-new collection of exercise videos featuring Playgirls 1985 Man of the Year, a scantily-clad Angela Lansbury, and a guru who calls himself The Laughing Yogi.
; Video contributions by Chris Elliott and David Cross
; An instructional video on how to toilet train cats

The Found Footage Festival was founded in New York in 2004 and has gone on to sell out hundreds of shows across the U.S. and Canada, including the HBO Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. The festival has been featured on National Public Radio, ABC World News, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and G4 TVs Attack of the Show, and has been named a Critics Pick in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and The Chicago Tribune.
"Skull Crushingly Funny" - The Onion

8pm - $10 - Free beer!
BUY ADVANCE TIX NOW!

Check out the offical trailer for the festival here!

www.foundfootagefestival.com
www.myspace.com/foundfootagefestival

Also, we're proud to announce all our Backseat Film Festival 2009 award winners as follows;

Best Feature Film - Run! Bitch Run! - Dir. Joseph Guzman
Best Short Film – Nomansland – Dir. Scott Belyea
Best Documentary - Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero - Dir. Lee Demarbre
Best Music Video - Turbotronics "Corporate Lady" – Dir. Jessica Burstein & Robbie Norris
Best Animation - God of Tears – Dir. Max Margulies & Naoko Masuda
Best Local Filmmaker - Going Public – Dir. Douglas Poland
Best Soundtrack - Blood on the Highway – Dir. Barak Epstein & Blair Rowan
Best Movie Title - (tie) Run! Bitch Run! / You All Fucking Deserve It – Dirs. Joseph Guzman / Justin Powers
Best Trailer - Run! Bitch Run! – Dir. Joseph Guzman
Best SPFX - Eel Girl – Dir. Paul Campion
Best Drinking Movie - Sex Galaxy – Dir. Mike Davis
Best Breasts - National Lampoon’s The Stoned Age – Dir. Adam Rifkin
Best Cars - Revenge of the Hellcat – Dir. Natalee Dacquisto
Best Zombies - I Love Sarah Jane – Dir. Spencer Stussy
Best Robots - Attackazoids! – Dir. Brian Lonano
Most Disgusting - Attack of the Staph Spider – Dir. Aramis Sartorio
Weirdest - Dec. 2666 – Dir. James Hollenbaugh & Derek Roden
Funniest - Jones Big Ass Truck Rental and Storage – Dir. Pedro Castro
Staff Favorites - Altamont Now / Puppet Rodeo – Dirs. Joshua von Brown / Kevin Maher
Filmmaker Appreciation - Adam Rifkin / Bam Margera / Bill Plympton

You can get info on all the movies on our official website!

And dont forget, the Philadelphia Film Festival/Cinefest is showcasing the Best of the Backseat Film Festival as a special 2 hour screening block and we're screening some
2009 Award winning shorts as well! It all goes down on Sat April 4th at 9:30pm
at the International House - 3701 Chestnut St in Philly! We're honored
to be a part of it and we'll be screenings our favorite shorts from the
last 7 years! You can see the full schedule and get tix here!!

And finally, check out the Backseat Conceptions/941 Theater mailing list to see what is coming up at 941 in the next few months, this is only a fraction of what we have in store!

March 20-21 - Infinien with Flauf, Biodiesel and Psylab with Glass Grenade

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Thanks to all of those who attended the 7th annual Backseat Film Festival! And for those who didn't...too bad you missed it! But you do have another chance! The Philadelphia Film Festival/Cinefest is showcasing the Best of the Backseat Film Festival as a special 2 hour screening block! It all goes down on Sat April 4th at 9:30pm at the International House - 3701 Chestnut St in Philly! We're honored to be a part of it and we'll be screenings our favorite shorts from the last 7 years! You can see the full schedule and get tix here!!

Here is what's going down this weekend at 941 Theater:

Friday, March 20th - Flauf Productions Presents:
Infinien, Bear Is Driving, Imbala, Complex Complex

iNFiNiEN - (Philly Psychedelic / Fusion / Experimental music) Philadelphia-born iNFiNiEN combines eclectic musical personalities into a visionary, unified force. With rock, jazz, soul, world, and classical influences, the quartet plays intricately composed songs with a focus on improvisation. After playing together for three years, iNFiNiEN has discovered its own voice both live and in the studio. Their diverse influences are portrayed, but the sound produced is unique. iNFiNiEN has been compared to Bjork, Radiohead, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and John Zorn’s Masada.

Bear Is Driving (Philly Progressive / Post punk / Experimental music) - Bear is Driving is just as much a theory as it is a tangible arrangement of artists, instruments, and the resultant sounds of artist-on-instrument interaction. In the abstract, BiD is an existential approach towards the definition of Art. The music is the language with which we convey our current working definition.

Complex Complex from Milwaukee

Doors 7pm - Show 8pm
$10
All Ages - 21+ to drink
FREE BEER with Admission!

Join the FLAUF ON MYSPACE!

Sat, March 21st - Biodiesel & Psylab with KJ Sawka, I.C.K.Y.

Presented by Glass Grenade

Doors at 8pm, music from 9pm-2am $18

More Info on Facebook
www.glassgrenade.com

And here is a taste of our upcoming calendar:
Fri, March 27, 9:00pm – All Ages Philly Ska Presents: Hub City Stompers and King Django + more
Sat, March 28, 8:00pm - Found Film Festival with Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher
Fri, April 3, 9:00pm - 21+ SUBDIVISION w/ Rad Summer, Mishka NY and Palms Out Sounds
Fri, April 10, 9:00pm – The Juice w/ DJ Destruct aka Carney
Sat, April 11, 8:00pm - Consider the Source, Electric Avant Garde West Philly Orchestra
Fri, April 24, 9:00pm – Among Criminals w/ Tsunami Rising
Sat, May 2, 9:00pm - Black Landlord w/ Captain Smokes and The Shotguns
Sat, May 9, 8:30pm - 21 + - FREE Pabst Blue Ribbon! FEAR - Village Green
Sun, May 10, 3pm - All Ages Matinee FEAR and special guests TBA - Village Green
Sat, June 6, 7pm & 9:30pm Black Devil Doll - Philly Theatrical Premiere

MORE SHOWS AND SCREENINGS TBA STAY TUNED TO THE WEBSITE FOR UP-TO-DATE INFO WWW.941THEATER.COM

Doug Sakmann moderates Adam Rifkin and Ron Jeremy at the 2009 Backseat Film Festival

Adam Rifkin and Ron Jeremy at the Backseat Film Fest tonight!

2009-03-14T11:14:00.000-07:00

That’s right, Director Adam Rifkin and Ron Jeremy will be on hand to present our tribute to Adam Rifkin! And then we’re doing Strip for Pain for the afterparty, with Ron Jeremy co-hosting! And also, there is free booze at all the screenings! The Backseat Film Festival is ready for day 8!

We have screenings at 4pm with short films from all over the world and then we have the Rifkin double feature with his new movie National Lampoon’s “The Stoned Age” at 7pm and his cult classic “The Dark Backward” at 9pm!

National Lampoon’s the Stoned Age” stars Adam Rifkin and Ron Jeremy as well as Heroes’ Ali Larter, David Carradine, Carol Alt, Tom Arnold and more! “The Dark Backward” is also a Philly premiere after 17 years and stars Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton and Lara Flynn Boyle!

Everything goes down TODAY, Sat, March 14th at the 941 Theater. 941 N. Front St, Philadelphia PA 19123 – www.941theater.com

Strip for Pain will be performed live at the afterparty at Midnight at the M Room (15 W Girard Ave, Philly PA)!

All the info, tickets and more at : www.backseatfilmfestival.com
www.stripforpain.com

About the movies:
Backseat Film Fest – Day 8 - SATURDAY, MARCH 14th – 3 SCREENING BLOCKS

4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 3 – A selection of the finest rock n’ roll shorts and music videos!

(Not in screening order)

Cottonmouth - 7 min - Christopher P. Garetano
Even - 6 min - Ben Jurin
Dead Sucks - 9 min - Elias
Heading Home - 11 min - Jane Rose
A Clown Carol - The Marley Murder Mystery - 9 min - Brian A. Bernhard
Puppet Rodeo - 4 min - Kevin Maher
Nuclear Winter - 14 min - Jeremy Carr
Dec. 2666 - 12 min - Derek Roden, James Hollenbaugh
The Collinwood Campaign - 15 min - Ryan Mains
Eve - 2 min - David N. Pilling
Nomansland - 15 min - Scott Belyea
Bunny Suits - 25 min - Colinns Schude
Bust-Out – 3 min - The Superkiiids
Woman to Woman – 2 min - The Superkiiids
Flanagan Smith "Otto Wood the Bandit" – 6 min - Michael Patrick F. Smith

7pm & 9:30pm – Backseat Film Fest’s Tribute to Adam Rifkin – Tribute to a filmmaker who has had a particularly diverse career, from Hollywood successes like ‘Detroit Rock City’, ‘Small Soldiers’, & ‘Mousehunt’ to more underground fare like the cult classics ‘The Dark Backward’ and ‘Night at the Golden Eagle’. We present his latest film, ‘Homo Erectus’ as well as our favorite Rifkin classic, the Dark Backward! - Director/Star Adam Rifkin in Attendance for Q & A!

7pm - HOMO ERECTUS - (AKA National Lampoon’s the Stoned Age) – 95 min. - A comedy set in prehistoric times following the exploits of the hapless Ishbo (Rifkin), a philosophical caveman who yearns for more out of life than sticks, stones, and raw meat. Determined to single-handedly advance the human race, Ishbo continually irritates his fellow Neanderthals with ridiculous inventions like the toothbrush, the spoon, and pants. The rest of his tribe, including his exasperated parents (KUNG-FU’s David Carradine and Talia Shire), write off his absurd gizmos and forward thinking ideas as the ravings of an idiot, something that doesn’t help his efforts to impress the beautiful Fardart (Ali Larter - HEROES), the cave girl he loves from afar. Fardart only has eyes for Ishbo’s studly but dimwitted brother, Thudnik (Hayes MacArthur). As if things couldn’t get any worse, the enemy tribe on the other side of the hill is readying for war. Will Ishbo ever win Fardart’s love? Can he possibly survive a man-eating wooly mammoth or a man-hating tribe of beautiful but deadly Amazons? Can he finally pull his species out of the primordial doldrums before he’s history? Featuring hilarious appearances by Gary Busey, Tom Arnold, Ron Jeremy, Carol Alt and more!

9:30pm - THE DARK BACKWARD (1991) PHILLY THEATRICAL PREMIERE AFTER 17 YEARS! – 101 min. - Adam Rifkin’s cult classic follows Marty Malt, (Judd Nelson) a nerd who pursues a stand-up comedy career encouraged by his fellow garbage man, Gus (Bill Paxton). Though Gus (who accompanies him on accordion) continues to tell him how great he is, Marty actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, Gus uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent (Wayne Newton), and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend (Lara Flynn Boyle) is freaked out by his new appendage!

Midnight – Afterparty at M Room featuring Strip for Pain: America’s Most Dangerous Gameshow!
Sponsored by www.hotmovies.com!

And dont forget, Sunday is our last day of screenings and the closing ceremonies for the Backseat Film Festival!!

SUNDAY, MARCH 15th – 3 SCREENING BLOCKS

4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 4 – A selection of the finest rock n’ roll shorts and music videos!
(Not in screening order)
• Going Public - 22min
• Joey and Jerome's Artistic Meaningful Independent Film - 23 min - Josh Bass
• Ipso Facto - 9 min - Anna-Maria Vag
• Paid Advertisement: Power Mini Ultra-Flex Turbo - 10 min - Better Hollywood
• W.H.M - 14 min - Karl “New Cinema” Starkweather
• In The Dark - 19 min - Enrique Garcia
• I Love Sarah Jane - 14 min - Spencer Stussy
• I Love (St.) Louis – 7 min - Joe Lachajczyk
• Freak Dance: Dancin in da Streetz – 5 min - Upright Citizens Brigade
• High on Life – 4 min - Upright Citizens Brigade
• Verizon Gang – 1 min - Upright Citizens Brigade

7pm – Strange Girls – 98 min. - Dir. Rona Mark - Twin sisters, unable and unwilling to talk to anyone but each other, live a nearly comatose life in a psychiatric institute. After the murder of their psychiatrist, they are released onto the streets of Pittsburgh. Extreme strangeness ensues.

Plays with:
• Eel Girl - 6 min - Paul Campion

9:30pm – Run, Bitch! Run! – 85 min. - Dir. Joseph Guzman - Catherine and Rebecca are two Catholic School girls going door-to-door selling Religious paraphernalia in order to pay for their books and education. Things go horribly wrong when they knock on the wrong door in the wrong neighborhood. Run! Bitch Run! is a throw back to the classic 1970's Rape and Revenge films like 'Last House On the Left' and 'Ms. 45.
Closing Film

Plays with:
• Red Princess Blues - 8 min - Alex Ferrari

Midnight – Closing Ceremonies

It's all at the 941 Theater!
www.backseatfilmfestival.com

Backseat Film Fest 09 in Full Swing! Runs thru March 15th!

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We're in full swing with the finest selections of indie cinema! We had a great opening weekend at the 941 Theater with excited crowds and awesome screenings! Check out the rest of the schedule below, and remember, free booze at every screening! The official beer of the Backseat Film Festival - PABST BLUE RIBBON - will be flowing like water!

Special thanks to all the filmmakers who came out to the screenings, including Tim Cronin, Tommy Pistol, Adam Alhbrandt, the Secret Pants guys, Joe Frantz & Bam Margera!

Tickets are on sale now at B-Side!
It's 21 + to drink and 18 + or with parent to enter!

Get all the feature film details by checking out the official press release!

Tuesday, March 10th - Day 5 - FREE!
Fancy Pants Cinema -@ N3rd (3rd and Brown) Submissions open at 9pm, screenings start at 10pm - Come bring your own movies to screen, we'll show anything that is 15 min or under!

Wed, March 11th – A DAY OF REST (OR IS IT?)

Thursday, March 12th - Day 6
8pm - THE ROAST OF THE LEGENDARY WID @ 941 Theater! Philly’s favorite prop comedian is getting a very fitting tribute! Featuring local comedians including TuRae, Brendan Kennedy, Chip Chantry, Benny Michaels, Scott Johnston, Nick Esposito with MC Richie Redding! More surprises to be
announced. $6

Friday, March 13th - Day 7
7pm - Rockabilly Baby – Dir. Ken Farmer
9:30pm – Resurrection County – Dir. Matt Zetell
Midnight – Sex Galaxy – Dir. Mike Davis

Saturday March 14th - Day 8
4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 2
7pm & 9:30pm – Backseat Film Fest’s Tribute to Adam Rifkin
7pm - HOMO ERECTUS - (AKA National Lampoon’s the Stoned Age)
9:30pm - THE DARK BACKWARD
Director Adam Rifkin attendance to present the films and do a Q and A!
12am - Afterparty at M Room w/ Strip for Pain

Sunday, March 15th - Day 9
4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 4
7pm – Strange Girls – Dir. Rona Mark
9:30pm – Run, Bitch! Run! – Dir. Joseph Guzman
Midnight – Closing Ceremonies

You can get all the details at www.backseatfilmfestival.com!

The 2009 Backseat Film Festival is made possible by our generous sponsors, including Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bside.com, Philadelphia Weekly, Gray Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filters, M3 Printing and the Greater Philadelphia
Film Office.

March 6-15th - Backseat Film Festival 2009 - 9 Days of Movie Madness!

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Come join us for the finest selections of indie cinema this Friday at the Grand Opening of the 941 Theater as a regularly programmed movie theater! The Backseat Film Festival contains 14 Feature Films, all Philly Premieres, as well as over 50 shorts and music videos! Check out our feature schedule below! And remember, free booze at every screening! The official beer of the Backseat Film Festival - PABST BLUE RIBBON - will be flowing like water!

Tickets are on sale now at B-Side!
It's 21 + to drink and 18 + or with parent to enter!

Get all the feature film details by checking out the official press release!

Friday, March 6th - OPENING NIGHT
7pm - Altamont Now! – Directed by Joshua Von Brown
9:30pm – Blood on the Highway – Dir. Barak Epstein
Midnight – Hot Rod Girls Save The World – Dir. D.A. Sebastian

Saturday March 7th - Day 2
4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 1
7pm – Idiots and Angels – Dir. Bill Plympton
9:30pm – WORLD PREMIERE - The Burnt House – Dir. Adam Ahlbrandt - Director, cast and crew in attendance to present the film!

Sunday, March 8th - Day 3
4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 2
7pm – Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero – Dir. Lee Demarbe
9:30pm – Minghags – Dir. Bam Margera- Bam and the Margeras will present the film along with the CKY Crew
Afterparty TBA

Monday, March 9th - Day 4
7pm - MOVIE MONDAY @ The Trocadero
DETROIT ROCK CITY - As part of the Backseat Film Fest's tribute to Director Adam Rifkin

Tuesday, March 10th - Day 5
Fancy Pants Cinema -@ N3rd (3rd and Brown) Submissions open at 9pm, screenings start at 10pm

Wed, March 11th – A DAY OF REST (OR IS IT?)

Thursday, March 12th - Day 6
8pm - THE ROAST OF THE LEGENDARY WID @ 941 Theater! Philly’s favorite prop comedian is getting a very fitting tribute! Featuring local comedians including TuRae, Brendan Kennedy, Chip Chantry, Benny Michaels, Scott Johnston, Nick Esposito with MC Richie Redding! More surprises to be announced.

Friday, March 13th - Day 7
7pm - Rockabilly Baby – Dir. Ken Farmer
9:30pm – Resurrection County – Dir. Matt Zetell
Midnight – Sex Galaxy – Dir. Mike Davis

Saturday March 14th - Day 8
4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 2
7pm & 9:30pm – Backseat Film Fest’s Tribute to Adam Rifkin
7pm - HOMO ERECTUS - (AKA National Lampoon’s the Stoned Age)
9:30pm - THE DARK BACKWARD
Director Adam Rifkin attendance to present the films and do a Q and A!
12am - Afterparty at M Room w/ Strip for Pain

Sunday, March 15th - Day 9
4pm – Backseat Shorts Block # 4
7pm – Strange Girls – Dir. Rona Mark
9:30pm – Run, Bitch! Run! – Dir. Joseph Guzman
Midnight – Closing Ceremonies

You can get all the details at www.backseatfilmfestival.com!
The programming is online! - Bear with us as B-Side updates with full schedule, trailers, press stills and more! Not all the selections are up yet, but we're getting there!

The 2009 Backseat Film Festival is made possible by our generous sponsors, including Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bside.com, Philadelphia Weekly, Gray Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filters, M3 Printing and the Greater Philadelphia
Film Office.

Feb 27-March 1- MJ Project, Soltice Partay No. 2 and Battle of the Bands!!

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This weekend is gonna be crazy, and we're gearing up for two weekends of the 7th Annual Backseat Film Festival!

Feb 27th - MJ Project, Indobox, Segway- Glass Grenade/Village Green

MJ Project
"MJ Project performs an instrumental, intelligent and funky mix of rock, progressive jazz, danceable grooves and spacy but melodic sounds. The Philadelphia-based band's mix of talent, telepathic tightness and fearless appreciation of improv adds up to a rock-solid groove and impeccable sound that works on many levels."

The Indobox
From Boston--"Here are four kids that grew up in the 90's listening to flannel wearing, longhaired rock and roll. Give them a drum machine, a synthesizer, 30 some effect pedals and see what happens live in the flesh. When the groove starts in front of hundreds of sweaty drunk half naked youths, stop analyzing the music and awkwardly contort you body in the pastime called dancing."

Segway
Definition of Segue: to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption "Definition of Segway: In your face Live, Organic Disco Breakbeat House. Smoothly transitioning from fast paced, driving rhythms and heavy synth and guitar leads to slow, ambient grooves combining out of this world effects with atmospheric riffs and bass lines. Segway has begun to search for new frontiers in live, organic dance music."

BUY TICKETS NOW!

www.villagegreenproductions.net
www.glassgrenade.com

Saturday, Feb 28th - Solstice Partay Pt 2 - Food Drive and Projected Arts Fundraiser Dance Party!

Booze for Food! Canned food drive for Philabundance!
Dance party and FUN-raiser for the 941 Theater and the Philadelphia Friends of the Projected Arts!

Come get down and get drunk for a good cause! Dance till you can't! Debauchery for Charity!

With DJ Ginkgo and Captain Ridiculous (Electro/Rock/Hip-Hop/Dance mash up!)
&
Flufftronix
Live music from Menya (NYC) - Atlantic Records

10pm - $11 or $7 with canned food donation
All you can drink, local beers and booze!
21 + BYOB

FREE BEER BY PHILADELPHIA BREWING COMPANY!

GET ADVANCE TIX FOR ONLY $10 NOW!

JOIN THE PARTY ON FACEBOOK!

Sunday March 1st- Jersey Shows Presents Battle of the Bands series at 941!

Jersey Shows is presenting a series of Battle of the Bands over the next few months;
The grand prize is $20,000 CASH!!!

Sunday, March 1st - doors @ 3pm ~ ALL AGES
1ST ROUND** w/ EDENS UNKNOWN, BIZARRE SILENCE, THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU, SHADOWPLAY, BULLETS AND BELVEDERE plus special guests: SOLFEGE RADIO

More on the way!

www.jerseyshows.com
www.myspace.com/jerseyshows
www.danimalrecords.com
www.myspace.com/danimalrecords

And dont forget:

Feb 20-22 - Among Criminals, Pabst Craft Fair and Battle of the Bands!

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We've got a full weekend at the 941!

Friday, Feb 20th - Among Criminals, Murphy's Kids and more - Village Green
Sat, Feb 21st - Pabst Blue Ribbon Art and Craft Fair
Sunday, Feb 22nd - Jersey Shows presents Battle of the Bands - Round 1!

Feb 20th - Among Criminals, Murphy's Kids and more - Village Green

Among Criminals (headlining)
Murphys Kids
People and Places Mrs. Skannotto
Kidnapkin

$6 / all ages / 9pm

www.villagegreenproductions.net

Feb 21st - Pabst Blue Ribbon Art and Craft Fair

The return of the Philadelphia Independent Craft Market with the Pabst Blue Ribbon Crafting Challenge!!!! - February 21st 3pm-10pm

Free Beer - $6 - Free Music from:
The Sideshow Prophets
The Great Unknown
Univox
Kill You In The Face
Wes Mattheu & the New Way Down

Vegan Food by Miss Rachel's Pantry

That's right, this is a themed craft show celebrating the MOST AWESOME
beer around, Pabst Blue Ribbon!! This event is going to be glorious-there will be bands, food, fun,and unbelievable prizes!! Only PBR themed art/craft to be sold or displayed!

Get more info at The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market myspace!

Feb 22nd - Jersey Shows Presents Battle of the Bands series at 941!

Jersey Shows is presenting a series of Battle of the Bands over the next few months;
The grand prize is $20,000 CASH!!!

Sunday, Feb 22nd - Doors @ 3pm
1ST ROUND** w/ ROME IS ON FIRE, THIS IS CAPTURE, M.R.S.A., SOLAR SESSION, FATAL OBSESSION, SIGNATURE AUTHORITY, THE COLAR KARMA, OCEAN THE LEGEND

www.jerseyshows.com

Also, stay tuned for the Backseat Film Festival 2009, coming March 6-15th to the 941 Theater!

Feb 13th-14th - Friday the 13th Party, Stacey Pullen and more!

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Feb 13th - Mishka NYC/Burning Angel Friday the 13th Party! - Richta Scale

Bloody Valentine's Day Ball with Mishka NYC, Burning Angel, Made to Order and RictaScale Records

Featuring Jessie Lee and Nicole of BurningAngel.com, who will be signing the Mishka 2009 Calendar they are in!

Dj's, Free Booze and more!
with DJPhshy and Shish Boom Bah!

9pm - $10
18 + - 21 to drink BYOB
Free beer and booze!
Special guests TBA!

Feb 14th - Stacey Pullen with Tucci and Sonkin - Glass Grenade/Village Green

Stacey Pullen - Black Flag-Detroit - Hi Tek Soul Pioneer
$20
9pm
All Ages

www.hi-tek-soul.com
www.myspace.com/rmanetwork

BUY TICKETS NOW!

Feb 6th - Bob Marley Birthday Tribute!

2009-02-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

This Friday, Feb 6th it's a Bob Marley Birthday Celebration with DJ's, Bands and Screenings!

Come check out the Bob Marley Birthday Tribute with DJ's, Bob Marley projections and more!!

w/ DJ Champe, Bongralla, Hydrophonic

$9 before 11pm, $15 after
BYOB

Jan 31st: BC Camplight and the Bye Byes

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Sat, Jan 31st - BC Camplight and the Bye Byes - Village Green

BC Camplight
"BC Camplight lives in the mind of twenty something Brian Christinzio, a mind unique to the modern songwriting world and gifted enough to follow his 2005 breakthrough, the frighteningly beautiful and humorously twisted debut 'Hide, Run Away’, with a record that sets a new standard, ‘Blink Of A Nihilist’."

The Bye Byes
Former and Current Members of Alkali Flats, Walker Lundee and Hong Kong Stingray-- "Philadelphia's The Bye Byes tie in decades of indie pop from the baroque grandeur of the Zombies to the Saccherine-sweet power-pop of Squeeze."

Surefire Broadcast
"Beautifully crafted indie pop, a touch of shoegaze guitar, and a surprising knack to make you want to shake your ass, Surefire Broadcast are a trio ready to have fun. Strapped with Rickenbackers, this band pays tribute to Buddy Holly as much as they do to bands like Rocketship, The Shins, and Grandaddy."

BUY ADVANCE TICKETS NOW!
$10
All Ages

villagegreenproductions.net

Also, coming next Friday, Feb 6th -
Bob Marley Birthday Celebration - DJ's, Bands and Screenings!

Bob Marley Birthday Tribute with DJ's, Bob Marley projections and more!!

w/ DJ Champe, Bongralla, Hydrophonic

$9 before 11pm, $15 after - BYOB

Jan 20th - Mystery Palace and Infinien - Jan 24th - Industrial v. Metal Night!

2009-01-20T10:17:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, Jan 20th -
Flauf Productions Presents:

Mystery
Palace with Infinien,
Bear
Is Driving and more TBA

Mystery
Palace (Minneapolis Melodramatic Popular Song
/ Ghettotech / Healing & EasyListening) on Totally
Gross National Product Records - There's no guide or
manual for what Mystery Palace does, no easy clockwork formula
hidden in the Minneapolis-based trio's agenda. Sequenced
electronics-plus-live instruments offer a tough enough row
to hoe on their own; when the former come from a pair of
heavily circuit-bent Yamaha mid-pro keyboards, opportunities
for disaster multiply exponentially.

iNFiNiEN
- (Philly Psychedelic / Fusion / Experimental music) Philadelphia-born
iNFiNiEN combines eclectic musical personalities into a
visionary, unified force. With rock, jazz, soul, world,
and classical influences, the quartet plays intricately
composed songs with a focus on improvisation. After playing
together for three years, iNFiNiEN has discovered its own
voice both live and in the studio. Their diverse influences
are portrayed, but the sound produced is unique. iNFiNiEN
has been compared to Bjork, Radiohead, Mahavishnu Orchestra,
and John Zorn’s Masada.

Bear
Is Driving (Philly Progressive / Post punk
/ Experimental music) - Bear is Driving is just as much
a theory as it is a tangible arrangement of artists, instruments,
and the resultant sounds of artist-on-instrument interaction.
In the abstract, BiD is an existential approach towards
the definition of Art. The music is the language with which
we convey our current working definition.

Doors 7pm - Show 8pm

$10

All Ages - BYOB

FREE BEER with Admission!

Join the FLAUF
ON MYSPACE!

Saturday, Jan 24th -
Intrepid Jam presents

Industrial vs. Metal - "IMPLOSION"

Decadence (album release)

Vicious Alliance

Starskream

myParasites

DJs 23, Shaolim

Doors 9pm - free beer - BYOB

All Ages - $9 Adv. $12 DOS

Buy
tickets NOW!

www.myspace.com/intrepidjam

Jan 17-18th: Ska Night and BANDAUGURATION!

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Sat, Jan 17th - VILLAGE GREEN Productions present SKA NIGHT:
Eastern Standard Time, Bigger Thomas, Infinite Detour

Eastern Standard Time - ska-jazz fan favorites from DC
http://www.myspace.com/easternstandardtime

Bigger Thomas - NYC ska still going strong after 20 years!
http://www.myspace.com/biggerthomas

Infinite Detour - female fronted NJ ska/reggae
http://www.myspace.com/infinitedetour

7pm - All Ages - $12 - BYOB
www.phillyska.com

villagegreenproductions.net
myspace.com/villagegreenshows

Sunday, Jan 18th - Blake Montgomery presents...BANDAUGURATION
Live bands + Inauguration = BANDAUGURATION!
No work on Monday; come and celebrate Obama & Martin Luther King!

Rebel Yell
Hezekiah as Johnny Popcorn
WrittenHouse
Jimmy Crack Corn Experiment
Aaron Mingo & Ask for Mercy
Sela

UNDCRWN Giveaways!!!
18 to enter 21 to drink - Free booze and BYOB
Doors @ 8
$13 Advance $15 DOS

Buy tickets NOW!

Email blakemontgomeryllc@gmail.com for info

Jan 9-10: Surf and Snow Film Night and Shiragirl and friends!

2009-01-06T00:23:00.000-08:00

Friday, Jan 9th - Surf and Snow Film Night at 941

Mindful Guy Enterprises brings you a night of of Surfing videos to warm you up and Snowboarding Videos to cool you down!

Surfing Documentary: Sliding Liberia
Snowboard Documentary: The Big One
Also 2-3 Shorts by Local Filmakers

7:00pm - 11:30pm - All Ages
Free Beer and Wine with admission

Tickets $20.00 adv, $25.00 day of show

BUY TICKETS NOW!!

Sat, Jan 10th - Shiragirl, Da Rezarect, Screaming Mechanical Brain, Gonna Get Got and Combat Crisis

Last minute show addition, reloacted from the now defunct JC Dobbs;

Shiragirl (myspace.com/shiragirl)

Da Rezarekt (myspace.com/darezarektband)

Screaming Mechanical Brain (myspace.com/smb)

gONNA gET gOT (myspace.com/gonnagetgot)

Combat Crisis (myspace.com/combatcrisis)

Doors 7pm - Show 8pm
All Ages - BYOB
$10

Also, Check out the old-skool Shiragirl Music Video directed by Doug Sakmann in 2004 here!

New Year's Eve at 941, The Dickies Jan 3rd 2009!

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2008 is winding down, the year has gone so fast! Have an awesome Holiday season while it lasts, and a great New Year in 2009! Come celebrate at the 941 Theater with our New Year's Party!

NEW YEARS EVE 2008 - GLASS GRENADE AND VILLAGE GREEN PRESENT:
SEGWAY and CHRONICLES OF THE LANDSQUID
We're bringing the South to the North and adding a heavy dose of Philly Funk for a night of beats and jams to ring in the New Year ...

SEGWAY
"In your face Live, Organic Disco Breakbeat House. Smoothly transitioning from fast paced, driving rhythms and heavy synth and guitar leads to slow, ambient grooves combining out of this world effects with atmospheric riffs and bass lines. Segway has begun to search for new frontiers in live, organic dance music."

CHRONICLES OF THE LANDSQUID
"With influences ranging from jazz fusion to electronic drum & bass, Chronicles continues to push the envelope into new terrain. Through their unique expeditions of uncharted musical realms they've realized their main objective is get everybody out on dance floor."

Also Featuring:

Honeymoon Sweat
w/Ian McGuire, Sol Montoya, Zach Catarelli, and Ben Karp

The All-Star Jam Line Up (so far)
Jedd Buller (The Green Light Society) Brendan Johnson (The Juice) Ian McGuire (MJ Project) Jon Duxbury (The Juice) Lance Bembry (The Green Light Society) Blaine Kneeshaw (The Juice) Mark Watson (Minstrel Drummer) Ian 'Nester' Moran (The Juice) Sol Montoya (Digital Frontier) Yehonahton Bostick (The Green Light Society) Zach Catarelli (Digital Frontier) Ben Karp (MJ Project) DJ - Chris Crompton (House / Experimental) DJ - AJ Clay (Progressive Electro with a lil bit of Funk) DJ - MO Theory (Electronica / Breakbeat / Ghettotech) DJ - Marm0set (Dubstep) DJ - The Funq (Minimal, Deep / Tech House)

DJ - Chris Crompton (House / Experimental)
DJ - AJ Clay (Progressive Electro with a lil bit of Funk)
DJ - MO Theory (Electronica / Breakbeat / Ghettotech)
DJ - Marm0set (Dubstep)
DJ - The Funq (Minimal, Deep / Tech House)

Lighting by Chris Hamley

Tickets $20
BYOB (Unopened containers only)
Buy Tickets Today
http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=30054

Then on Jan 3rd - THE DICKIES are the first bands at the 941 in 2009 w/Kitty and The Kowalskis, The Slotcars & The Trakes

Don't miss this rare east coast apperance by the Dickies in the
intimate 941 Theatre setting! The show is being moved from J.C. Dobbs. All advanced tickets from that location will be honored!

9pm - $15 / 21+ - BYOB
Purchase Advance Tickets!

This weekend at 941: Holiday parties - Faded and Village Green/Glass Grenade!

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We've got some killer dance parties this Friday and Saturday! Come on out, get drunk and shake ya ass!

Friday, Dec 19th - Faded - X-Mas Dance Party hosted by Ricta Scale

With DJs Emynd and Bo-Bliz - more TBA

Spinnin' the hottest Pop/Electro/R&B/Hip Hop mix!

Free Booze, Good Times!
9pm - 21+ - BYOB

Sat, Dec 20th - Jimkata & Stushido - VILLAGE GREEN AND GLASS GRENADE PRESENT AN X-MAS JAM!

Jimkata anchors our pre-Christmas Jam with help from Stushido and guest artists - DJ Chris Crompton and... Jon Joffe (guitar) of Codename Sol Montoya (drums) of Digital Frontier Adam Nash (keys) of Codename and MORE!

1. DJ Opener >
2. DJ Jam Set I >
3. Stushido >
4. DJ Jam Set II >
5. Jimkata

Doors 8 p.m. Show 9 p.m.
Tickets $10
BYOB (unopened containers only)
All Ages to Enter, 21 to Drink

RSVP ON FACEBOOK!!

GlassGrenade.com
villagegreenproductions.net

Dec 12-14 @ 941: Soltice Dance Party - Black Landlord - Building Better Bombs this weekend!

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Happy Holidays to you, whoever you are and whatever you celebrate!

We're bringing all kinds of holiday cheer to the 941 this month, starting this weekend with events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

Friday, Dec 12th - Soltice Holiday Party - Food Drive/Fundraiser Dance Party!

Booze for Food! Canned food drive for Philabundance!
Dance party and FUN-raiser for the 941 Theater and the Philadelphia Friends of the Projected Arts!

Come get down and get drunk for a good cause! Dance till you can't! Debauchery for Charity!

With DJ Ginkgo and DJ Mustachio (Electro/Rock/Hip-Hop/Dance mash up!)
&
Live music from Menya (NYC) - Atlantic Records

10pm - $10 or $8 with food donation
All you can drink, local beers and booze!
21 + BYOB

JOIN THE PARTY ON FACEBOOK!

Sat, Dec 13th - Black Landlord and Friends - Village Green Presents

Black Landlord
"This is a project started by Maxx (formerly of the Goats and Incognegro). It is a TRUE collective. The idea began 4yrs ago with friends and super-electro producers Leonard de Leonard and Olaf Hund. They worked together in Paris and Berlin, writing songs and daydreaming about how to bring talented people together. So, after learning German, some ghetto French and drinking great beer, Maxx returned home to Philly and put a live band together and the end result was a diverse mix of Philly All-Stars."

with
Da Rezarect
and
Swift Technique

9pm - $20 / 21+
Purchase Advance Tickets!

villagegreenproductions.net
myspace.com/villagegreenshows

Sunday, Dec 14th - Flauf Productions Presents:
Totally Gross National Product Showcase

Building Better Bombs (Minneapolis Hardcore/Punk)
Seawhores (Minneapolis Indie Rock)
Doomsday Machine Schematic (NJ Grindcore/Thrash/Deathmetal)
Bad Mask

Doors 8pm - Show 9pm
$7
All Ages
BYOB

Check out the Backseat Newsletter for more upcoming shows at 941 this month, and stay tuned for info on the Village Green New Year's Party!

This weekend - Dr. Fameus (Disco Biscuts) and Last Craft Market of the Season!

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Fri, Dec 5th - Village Green and Glass Grenade Productions Presents:

DrFameus (featuring Allen Aucoin of The Disco Biscuits)
"Dr. Fameus, a guru of sound, began natural melody and TBM (Traditional Beat Medicine) in 2001. While surgery and healing beats have been given on a more personal level the doctor is looking forward to treating the masses with his delectable ear candies. Give the doctor a visit."

Random Movement
"The sound of Random Movement is a bit difficult to describe. Samples stand out from a wide variety of old soul/funk/dub/jazz albums, and the overall style of production, writing and orchestration definitely reflects that. The music feels like a hot beach at sunset, like that small club you used to go to back in the day that has long since shut its doors, like the good memories of how things used to be. Deep rolling basslines, good swingin breaks, and 10 tons of soul--Definitely a source of that feel-good vibe. One word seems to get tossed around alot to describe the Random Movement drum and bass sound, and that word is...Deep."

with DJ Ross D and Chris Crompton

All Ages to Enter, 21 to Drink
BYOB
Tickets $15
Show 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

villagegreenproductions.net
myspace.com/villagegreenshows

Saturday, Dec 6th- The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market
11am to 6pm – FREE @ 941 Theater
941 N. Front Street Philadelphia, PA (Northern Liberties)
40 Vendors + Music and More
FREE PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!

The last craft event of the Winter Season! Come get some!!
Featuring Live Bands:
ON THE WATER
THE NORTH LAWRENCE MIDNIGHT SINGERS
AN AMERICAN CHINESE
THE PLUCKIN GRASSHOLES

The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market offers a venue for local crafters, artists, vintage clothing dealers, and all other sorts of cool peddlers to come out and sell their wares. There will be music, food and assorted surprises!

If you are interested in being a vendor please check out and contact through myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/randomsquirrellab

Immortal Technique and more at 941 this Sat, Nov 29th

2008-11-25T15:06:00.000-08:00

This Sat. Nov 29th we've got a Hip Hop Show at the 941!
8:30pm - $12 - All Ages
w/ Immortal Technique
and
Reef the Lost Cauze
with special guests:
Diabolic
Hasan Salaam
WrittenHouse
Fresh Daily
ASN Verbal
2 Hungry Bros on the 1's and 2's!

Buy tickets now:
http://www.immortaltechnique.eventbrite.com/

The Pilfers, Bomb The Music Industry, Sonic Boom Six, the Emotron TONIGHT Friday, Nov 21st!

2008-11-21T13:10:00.000-08:00

The Reunion tour of NYC's legendary Pilfers kicks off this Friday, November 21st at our 941 Theater in Philly! Tickets are $15, it's ALL AGES and doors are at 8pm. If you are over 21 there is FREE Pabst Blue Ribbon!

Just Added: Last Martyrs of a Lost Cause

Here's the lineup:
The NYC Ska Legends PILFERS (an amazing mashup of reggae/punk/ska and more) are back in action with their original lineup including former Toasters vocalist Coolie Ranx (also the voice of 'Little Jacob' in Grand Theft Auto 4) and former Bim Skala Bim trombonist, Vinny Nobile, ex-Skinnerbox rhythm section of Anna Milat-Meyer on bass and James Blanck on drums, as well as guitar player, Nick Bacon of The Erratics.
http://www.myspace.com/pilfersnyc

BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! - the ska/synth/punk fugazi!
http://www.myspace.com/bombthemusicindustry

SONIC BOOM SIX -punk/ska/reggae/dub/hip hop collaboration from the UK
http://www.myspace.com/sonicboomsix

and Philly's own THE EMOTRON - absolutely crazy one man synth punk outfit
http://www.myspace.com/theemotron

get your advance tickets here before they sell out!
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45320

Presented by the fine folks at the 941 Theater, Asbestos Records, and Backseat Conceptions!

ZO2 (from IFC's 'Z-Rock') and Bellamorte at 941 this weekend!

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This Friday, Nov 14th we have Z02 from IFC's 'Z-Rock' at the 941 - 8pm - $12

Presented by IntrepidJAM and Village Green - All Ages - 21 to Drink - 2 Free Drinks!

ZO2 from the show 'ZRock' will play LIVE with Special Guests Soriaia! ZO2 are a Brooklyn rock band that have a TV show that premiered on IFC August 24th called “Z Rock.” The first season is 10 episodes long, and is shot in the mostly improvised vein of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The show is a comedy based on their real life as a struggling rock band playing children’s parties by day, and playing rock clubs by night. The first season features guest appearances by Dave Navarro, Sebastian Bach, Joan Rivers, Dee Snider, John Popper, and many more. You can watch a trailer for the show here

On Sat, Nov 15th, Bellamorte will come rock the 941 Theater with their unique blend of gothic metal, punk, industrial synth-pop music! Including special guests Panzer Division, Project Starsign & Mister Manic! Also at 8pm, All Ages and 21+ to drink, $12!

Check out IntrepidJAM on Myspace!

And dont forget, next Friday November 21st we have the Pilfers Reunion Show at the 941! Get advance tickets now before they sell out!!

The AKA's and Craft Market this weekend at 941!

2008-11-04T13:26:00.000-08:00

This weekend, on Sat Nov 8th we have the return of the Philadelphia Independent Craft Market 11am to 6pm – FREE @ 941 Theater
40 Vendors + Free Pabst Blue Ribbon + Free Live Music!
The Spinning Leaves
Joe Duffey
Sisters 3
The Lemmon Treasures

Check out the article on the last Craft Market in the 941 Film Bill!

And then at 9pm on Sat Nov 8th we have the return of the AKA's with their record release party!
"More incendiary than The Clash and as far left as the Gang of Four, The A.K.A.s are the sort of band that boasts it will paint the streets with fire and toast the bourgeoisie with kerosene."

Playing with Dirty Tactics and Trouble Everyday
Nov 8th - 9pm - $10 - All Ages
Order advance tickets now!

Then next weekend on Nov 14th we have Z02 from IFC's 'Z-Rock' and Nov 15th is Bellamorte at the 941 - both shows are 9pm - $12 and All Ages! Presented by IntrepidJAM!

Halloween Weekend at the 941 Theater!

2008-10-31T00:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend kicks off on Friday, Oct 31st with a Richta Scale Halloween Costume Party at 10pm - $10 - With Emynd & Bo Bliz, Free Booze, Costume Contest with Prizes and more!

Then on Saturday and Sunday we have some Village Green rock shows!

Sat Nov 1- MJ Project, Psylab, Digital Frontier, DJ Sonkin / $20 all ages, 21 to drink, 9pm

Sun Nov 2- Danielson (CD Release Show), Cryptacize, Dan Zimmerman, Ortolan / $10 all ages / 6:30pm

For more info go to: www.villagegreenproductions.net

Halloween Events at 941 Theater this weekend! Zombies and Ghouls Unite!

2008-10-20T08:59:00.001-07:00

This Friday, October 24th from 9pm-1am it's a giant Halloween Beef-and-beer costume party to benefit the Philadelphia Outrigger Canoe Club! There will be food, music, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages!

There will be prizes for best costumes, and we will be raffling off a outrigger canoe rack, Kialoa gift certificates, and other fabulous (and non-paddling oriented) items, yet to be announced.

Advance tickets on the website are $25 and $30 dollars at the door.

More info on www.philadelphiaoutrigger.com

Then on Saturday, October 25th we are celebrating World Zombie Day in Philly with a Horror Double Feature as well as a Zombie Crawl!

5-6pm - Northern Liberties Zombie Pub Crawl – FREE – starts at North Bowl (909 N 2nd St)
6pm – 7:45pm Zombies will crawl down 2nd St; hitting all the bars along the way
8pm – Horror Double Feature at 941 Theater (941 N Front St., Phila PA 19123) - $12
‘Slumber Party Slaughterhouse’ (8pm) and ‘Isle of the Damned’ (10pm) featuring a LIVE preview of the Living Dead Girlz performing their hit song ‘Brains’ for the zombie masses!

Then on Sunday the zombie action goes to NYC for the NYC Zombie Crawl and Living Dead Girlz Zombie Nation Tour at the Knitting Factory!

941 this weekend - The Model CD Release Party!

2008-10-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

FYI: The show tomorrow, Tues Oct 14- Imperative Reaction, is CANCELLED due to unforeseeable circumstances by the band...

But this Sat Oct 18 we have The Model CD Release Show, also featuring Sgt. Sass, The Playloop w/DJ sets by Lee Mayjahs? and Justin Paul / $10 all ages, 9pm

The Model (CD Release)
"...The album in it's entirety is a dirty electro dream and if you're a fanatic for Depeche Mode, Fischerspooner, INXS, Nine Inch Nails or even U2, you'll probably find yourself attracted to The Model's unique electronic vision. It's a brilliant piece of work, not overtly-complicated at all, yet totally inspired and synthy. Proof postive that America can still churn out an original synth now and again..."

Sgt. Sass
"Sgt. Sass is a queer hip-hop duo from Philadelphia who bring the party heat direct from the street. With influences as diverse as Rakim, Bikini Kill, Salt-n-Pepa, Sleater-Kinney, Biggie, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott, and Bratmobile - Sgt. Sass have found the freshest blend of the identity - politic confrontationalism of riot grrl punk and the playful, yet truthful, braggadocio of hip-hop."

Check out the music at Playloop Records and more details on upcoming shows at Village Green Productions

And dont forget, next weekend we kick off our Halloween Season Parties with events at the 941 on Friday and Saturday...

Friday, October 24th from 9pm-1am it's a giant Halloween Beef-and-beer costume party to benefit the Philadelphia Outrigger Canoe Club! There will be food, music, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages! Advance tickets on the website are $25 and $30 dollars at the door. More info on www.philadelphiaoutrigger.com

Then Sat. Oct 25th - Horror Double Feature at the 941 Theater - 'Isle of the Damned' and 'Slumber Party Slaughterhouse' - Featuring special LIVE performance by the Living Dead Girlz! 8pm, $12 - FREE BEER! Preceded by the No. Libs Zombie Pub Crawl starting at North Bowl (909 N. 2nd) at 5pm - Zombies meet up and will crawl down 2nd St starting at 6pm to several bars before heading back to the 941 for the screenings!

941 This Weekend - Penn Jersey She Devils Derby Night!

2008-10-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, October 11th at 941 - Penn Jersey She Devils Derby Night!!
8pm – midnight - $12 – free beer!

Meet the rollergirls and watch movies with them!
Screening of the 1972 feature film classic 'Unholy Rollers' as well as Vintage footage of Old school and new games!

Also, play Derby Drinking Bingo to win a prize of tickets to the next Penn Jersey game the following weekend!
http://www.shedevilsrollerderby.com/

Also coming up next week at 941 from Village Green Productions

Tues Oct 14- Imperative Reaction, [:SITD:], Aesthetic Perfection, Dysick / $14 advance (www.ticketmaster.com), $18 at door- all ages, 8pm

Sat Oct 18- The Model (CD Release show), Sgt. Sass, The Playloop w/DJs / $10 all ages, 9pm

941 this weekend - Dressy Bessy, Indie Craft Fair

2008-09-30T17:16:00.000-07:00

We have a lot of cool events in October, kickin it off we have Village Green Presents on Oct 2nd and the Indie Craft Fair is back on Oct 4th! Unfortunately the Black Landlord show on Oct 4th is canceled, but we have plenty more coming up...check out the calender for more info!

Thurs Oct 2- Dressy Bessy, The Squaaks, Grammar Debate! $10 / 9pm / All Ages

Saturday, October 4th- The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market
12noon to 6pm – FREE @ 941 Theater
941 N. Front Street Philadelphia, PA (Northern Liberties)
40 Vendors + Music and More|

Free Pabst Blue Ribbon – Free Live Music!
The Sweetheart Parade
Wes Mattheu & the New Way Down
The New Time
Your Midway Host
http://www.myspace.com/randomsquirrellab

Check out the Craft Market as an Editor's Pick in the Philadelphia Weekly!

Later in the month we have:

Sat Oct 11 - Penn Jersey She Devils Derby Night - Screening of 'Unholy Rollers' as well as Vintage footage of the She Devils in action! Also, play Derby Drinking Bingo to win a prize of tickets to the next Penn Jersey game the following weekend! $12, free beer, 8-12p

Tues Oct 14- Imperative Reaction, [:SITD:], Aesthetic Perfection, Dysick / $14 advance (www.ticketmaster.com), $18 at door- all ages, 8pm

Sat Oct 18- The Model (CD Release show), Sgt. Sass, The Playloop w/DJs / $10 all ages, 9pm

Oct 24 - Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Club Halloween Party

Oct 25th Slumber Party Slaughterhouse/Isle of the Damned Horror Double Feature - 8pm and 10pm - $7 per screening or $10 for both movies!

Oct 31st - Halloween Party with Richta Scale Productions - more info TBA

Martin Atkins and TOUR:SMART at 941 Sept 21st!

2008-09-18T12:48:00.000-07:00

16 Days in China – Martin Atkins and Invisible Records at 941 –
THIS SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 21st - $10 gets admission and a free book or CD!

When Chicago-based musician, producer and label owner Martin Atkins (member of PiL, Pigface, Killing Joke, etc) visited Beijing in the fall of 2006, he had no idea what to expect. What he found was a thriving underground culture of rock bands that reminded him of his time in London in the late '70s, and of the downtown scene in early '80s NYC. He signed several bands while he was there, shot 80 hours of video footage, and rented out High End Sound Studios, where he recorded tracks from well over a dozen bands.

The documentary '16 Days in China' will begin at 6:30pm, and a Q&A will promptly follow the conclusion of the film. At 8:00pm, Mr. Atkins will deliver his Tour:Smart band seminar for two hours followed by Q&A session. Tickets are $10 for the entire event, and include either a free copy of the Tour:Smart eBook, or a free copy of the ‘Look Directly Into The Sun’ compilation CD.

In ‘Tour:Smart’, Atkins talks about his Tour:Smart philosophies and explains his ground breaking theories both on DVD and through his critically-acclaimed book. Subjects as diverse as Routing, Merchandise, How to be a Better Opening Band and even more complex strategies are covered. Whether planning a national tour, or desiring more successful regional shows, this guide is a complete asset.

Complete Info for ‘Tour:Smart’ here

Check out the trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reN-dG8QaOg

Complete Info for ‘16 Days in China' here

www.invisiblerecords.com

Fringe Festival Hits 941 Theater - August 31 - Sept 13th!

2008-08-27T12:46:00.000-07:00

Philly Live Arts & Fringe Festival at 941 Theater – Aug 31 – Sept 13th

The 941 Theater is proud to be an official venue of the 2008 Philly Fringe Fest, playing host to exclusive live performances throughout the entire festival! Below you will find the full schedule as well showtimes and more information! Click here for the Fringe Box Office and official website!

941 Theater Schedule - Fringe Festival
August 31st – unOfficial Fringe Cabaret
Sept. 4th - 8pm – Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
Sept. 5th - 7:30 & 10pm - Vampire Lesbians
Sept. 6th - 8pm - Vampire Lesbians
10:30pm - Tod & I
Sept 7th - 3pm & 5pm - Tod & I
Sept 8th - 8pm - Vampire Lesbians
Sept 12th - 7:30 & 10pm - Vampire Lesbians
Sept 13th – 8pm - Vampire Lesbians

Sunday, August 31st - unOfficial Fringe Late Nite Cabaret -
Free - and beer! FREE beer! (Though donations are gladly accepted)
21 and OVER Only! Doors @ 9pm - 10pm Showtime
There'll be some twisted little short films, goodwill enforced by robots and spirits of all sorts, and a few surprise guests are expected at the open-stage variety portion, including:

REVIVAL BURLESQUE - Making a special appearance and showcasing some surprises as they give you a tease for their upcoming Fringe production. Comedy, Striptease and all-round showbiz! www.revivalburlesque.com

AN AMERICAN CHINESE - Prepare yourselves as Philly's avant-pop pysche-rockers descend on the crowd! 'Comparable to every great band out there' - catch this unique band now (before they get corrupted by the music industry)!
www.myspace.com/anamericanchinese

THE BACKSEAT FILM FESTIVAL fellows' hosting an outrageous Open-Stage Variety Show (including) Strip for Pain - America's Most Dangerous Gameshow!
www.941theater.com

"because life is too short to not have a cabaret, dammit!"

TOD & I: An original puppet show by Piehole
Sat September 6 at 10:30 PM / Sun September 7 at 3 PM & 5 PM
Tickets to both shows are $10, available at www.pafringe.com or the Live Arts and Philly Fringe Box Office
One of only two shows in the Fringe that are categorized as puppetry, this mood-driven and atmospheric piece tells the story of a boy’s first encounter with death. Through sound, video, text, rod and shadow puppets, we create a storybook world in which children’s games have hidden meanings. Consider this rave review in the Village Voice of our recent performance at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

Vampire Lesbians of Sodom by Charles Busch
To the Wall Productions - Live Theater, 70 minutes - $15 at door
September 4th – 13th – Multiple Shows
4th at 8pm
5th at 7:30 and 10pm
6th at 8pm
8th at 8pm
12th at 7:30 and 10pm
13th at 10:30pm

Fill up your flasks and bust out your tassels: The Vampire Lesbians of Sodom are coming to Philadelphia! From the king (and sometimes queen) of camp comes the hilarious love story of two lusty vamps that love the spotlight, but hate each other. Their bitter rivalry for fame and juicy virgins endures for over 2000 years: from ancient Sodom, to 1920s Hollywood, to 1980s Las Vegas. In the tradition of Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical, The Rivals: A Drag Comedy and Oedipus Kings: The Drinking Game, join To the Wall Productions as they re-imagine this Off-Broadway hit!
http://www.tothewallproductions.org/vlos.htm

Big Art Show #12 this weekend!

2008-07-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

BIG ART SHOW #11 – THE ART PARTY RETURNS TO 941 THEATER
Sat. July 26th - $5 – All Ages – Free Beer w/ ID - 7:00pm-2:00am

Art Party at 941 Theater, Over 40 Artists on display and much more!

For more information go to: www.bigartshow.com

Check out video of the the last Big Art Show at 941 here!

ARTISTS: Sign up for the next show now!
BIG ART SHOW Philadelphia #11:
Philadelphia11@bigartshow.com

Philly Inquirer Feature on 941

2008-07-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

"A home at last for local directors and their films"

A.D. Amarosi did a great article on the 941 Theater and the state of indie theatrical screenings in Philadelphia!

"A movie theater in an up-and-coming neighborhood that screens independent films you can't see elsewhere and locally produced flicks - at a time when Hollywood banks on big-dollar Iron Men and Kung Fu Pandas?

Sounds like an awesome idea. And that's what's behind the 941 Theater, the bright green building at 941 N. Front St., in the shadow of I-95 and several shiny new Bart Blatstein developments.

In the spirit of indie everything, 941 is not only the first movie theater in Northern Liberties, it's the first non-chain theater to compete with the Ritzes for independent fare - and show local fare."

"They've always been believers who fight for the cause," says Scott Johnston, 41, a Philly film director and animator who curates events for fellow moviemakers on Tuesdays at N. 3rd, a bar in Northern Liberties.

Check it out at:

Check it out by clicking here!

Local Philly Films (and beer) this Friday and Sat!

2008-07-15T10:34:00.001-07:00

PHILLY BEER & MOVIE WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA AT 941
Friday, July 18 and Sat August 19th - 7pm

Two Homegrown Philly Cult Classics on the Big Screen! Support local film making! Meet the filmmakers! Free Beer! Special appearance by Princess Horror of Terror Film Festival!

Featuring 2 feature films shot in Philly by local filmmakers, ‘Space Girls’ (8:30pm) and ‘Superhero Excelsior’ (10:30pm)!

$20 - ID gets you all you can drink beer! 941 Theater Fundraiser!
Friday July 18th 7:00pm-1:00am
Saturday July 19th 7:00pm-1:00am

Check out the Beer and Movie Weekend on Myspace!

"Space Girls" - Directed by Don Dingas

All nice guy nerd Raymond Goldblatt wanted was a friend. But instead what he gets is ripped off by sleazy salesmen, attacked by crazed bikers, and hunted by everyone and their mothers! And his only chance for true love is… SPACE GIRLS.

Starring James DiFonzo, Nicole DeRosa, Eva Holloway, Diane Tedesco, John McGinnis and Felix Diaz
Written and Directed By Don Dingas

“Superhero Excelsior” – Directed by Felix Diaz

A Superhero, Rock n’ Roll Comedy, It’s The X-MEN meets AUSTIN POWERS!!

When the evil Fare Vanity kidnaps Professor Gilligan and forces him to concoct a mind controlling elixir to take over the world, the mighty Dirk Factor and his faithful robot sidekick Cyro, swing into action to stop the crazed overlord and his evil army of thugs! In their pursuit to foil Vanity’s plan, Dirk and Cyro encounter a strange group of superheroes known as, The Uncanny O-Men! An over-medicated band of heroes who join the fight as a minor nuisance to bad guys everywhere! Dirk and Cyro discover Vanity’s hidden lair and in a battle-of-the-century, take on the maniacal madman in a fight to the finish that will leave you “peeing your pants”!!

Produced by Felix Diaz & Mark Moss
Scribbled, Yelled At, Shot, Chopped and Music’d by Felix Diaz
Starring John Nila, Scott Johnston, Sondra Enck, and Raymond Harrington
Comedy, 90 minutes, Color, Live-Action

“This could possibly be the BEST independent film I’ve ever seen.”
Mike Turner, Indie Review

Girls Rock! Screening Friday July 11th ONLY!

2008-07-08T08:11:00.001-07:00

The Gits Trailer

2008-07-07T14:43:00.000-07:00

Rumored to have been descended from Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, the incredibly magnetic frontwoman had a powerful, soulful voice that belied her inherent shyness and distinguished The Gits from other punk bands of that day.

This riveting documentary is part musical history and part murder mystery, brimming with rare performance footage dating from their Antioch College days through their subsequent move to Seattle just before the world's ears suddenly tuned into the emerging northwest music scene. The Gits would become an integral and influential part of the milieu if largely unsung in comparison to fellow Seattle bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden. But just as they were about to make it big, the band was dealt a mighty blow with the sudden, violent loss of their friend and band member whose lyrics eerily foreshadowed events to come.

Mia's murder became a rallying point for seattle music scene, as the investigation ripped through the community with devastating results, leaving many female musicians feeling momentarily disempowered before turning their insecurity into anger and into a statement that would resonate with women the world over. A celebration of Mia's life as well as a comprehensive testament to the band's greatness as a whole. The film's interviews reflect the enormous respect and love Mia's peers had for her, and also the sadness over her absence that still haunts them today.

Check the Calendar for Showtimes

Skinned Alive Trailer

2008-07-07T14:38:00.000-07:00

A desperately lonely man finally meets the love of his life.....unfortunately for him, she is a prostitute who is feeding on the men of New York City. Melissa Bacelar and Jack Dillon star in a film about love, loneliness and flesh eating.

Check the Calendar for Showtimes

Girls Rock!

2008-06-24T19:28:00.001-07:00

Friday, July 11 7pm reception, 8pm movie

The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is a place where 8-18 year olds come from all over the country to learn Rock DIY-style--forming bands, writing songs and building community, and “Girls Rock!” is the movie about their journey.

The primary subjects of “Girls Rock!” are Laura, an articulate adopted Korean obsessed with death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of meth-addiction, homelessness and gang activity; Palace, a sweet-seeming 8-year-old with a heavy metal sneer, and Amelia, who's writing a 14-song cycle about her dog Pippi. Forming bands, writing songs and playing a gig in one week, these girls and the rest of the camp engage in an experiment in empowerment that will leave no-one unchanged.

In meeting these four children, the filmmakers discovered what many books and studies have already described—girls are struggling with a bewildering and heartbreaking array of challenges to their self-image. Everything from eating disorders to drugs to sexual harassment have made girlhood a virtual battlefield. The filmmakers were happy to find in the camp a place where, in the words of former Camp Assistant Director Jen Agosta, "it is 100% ok to be exactly who you are." What happens to the girls as they are given a temporary reprieve from being sexualized, analyzed and pressured to conform, is truly exhilarating. The act of picking up a guitar and making noise becomes a truly revolutionary act.

As the final performance for over 700 people draws near, the girls are thrown into a paroxysm of excitement and self-discovery, achieving things they never thought possible. Through video diaries, verite footage, revealing interviews, and issue-driven animations, filmgoers will transform right along with the girls.

Skinned Alive (a.k.a. Eat Your Heart Out)

2008-06-19T11:24:00.001-07:00

Saturday, July 5 - Friday, July 11

A desperately lonely man finally meets the love of his life.....unfortunately for him, she is a prostitute who is feeding on the men of New York City. Melissa Bacelar and Jack Dillon star in a film about love, lonliness and flesh eating.

The Gits

2008-06-19T11:20:00.001-07:00

Saturday, July 5 - Friday, July 11

Rumored to have been descended from Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, the incredibly magnetic frontwoman had a powerful, soulful voice that belied her inherent shyness and distinguished The Gits from other punk bands of that day.

This riveting documentary is part musical history and part murder mystery, brimming with rare performance footage dating from their Antioch College days through their subsequent move to Seattle just before the world's ears suddenly tuned into the emerging northwest music scene. The Gits would become an integral and influential part of the milieu if largely unsung in comparison to fellow Seattle bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden. But just as they were about to make it big, the band was dealt a mighty blow with the sudden, violent loss of their friend and band member whose lyrics eerily foreshadowed events to come.

Mia's murder became a rallying point for seattle music scene, as the investigation ripped through the community with devastating results, leaving many female musicians feeling momentarily disempowered before turning their insecurity into anger and into a statement that would resonate with women the world over. A celebration of Mia's life as well as a comprehensive testament to the band's greatness as a whole. The film's interviews reflect the enormous respect and love Mia's peers had for her, and also the sadness over her absence that still haunts them today.

Philly Beer & Movie Weekend!

2008-06-16T07:19:00.000-07:00

Friday, July 18 - Saturday, July 19

Buy Advance Tickets Here

Big Art Show Video from April

2008-06-12T16:13:00.000-07:00

Big Art Show April 26, 2008

2008-05-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

Hey check out pictures from the Big Art Show!

Rollover Tour of the Theater

2008-04-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

Discuss the Theater on PhillyBlog

2008-04-02T07:30:00.001-07:00

Check out the discussion here!

Article in the Star Newspapers

2008-04-02T07:26:00.000-07:00

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Philly Weekly: Film Takes a Backseat

2008-03-26T06:33:00.000-07:00

Film Takes a Backseat

A new indie theater prepares to open in Northern Liberties.

by Cassidy Hartmann
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“I went to film school at Temple, and I was really infuriated that I couldn’t show my thesis film in their fucking movie theater. It was showing Saving Private Ryan and not my movie,” says 30-year-old filmmaker Zafer Ülkücü, one of four producers who make up Backseat Conceptions, an independent production company that moved to Northern Liberties from New York five years ago.

Best known for their raucous indie-driven Backseat Film Festival, the filmmaking forces behind Backseat—which include Ülkücü and producers Nick Esposito and Doug Sakmann with partner Jack Verrelli—know all too well the uphill battle facing small-budget filmmakers. And with a little support from the Philly film community and a lot of persistence, they’re doing something to help.

In roughly two months Ülkücü and his partners will open the first independent movie theater in Philadelphia in more than 10 years—in a bare-bones former nightclub at 941 N. Front St. To get to the building—tentatively called the 941 Theater—patrons might have to cross under a highway or pass a few ominous abandoned buildings, one of which stands directly next door. But they’re hoping potential patrons won’t be daunted.

“There are hundreds of movies made every year that don’t make it to the Ritz, but are better than straight to video,” says Ülkücü, who programs the Backseat Film Festival and will be the head programmer of the new theater. “In New York there are four or five theaters that can show those movies, and in Philly there’s not.”

“It’s easier now to make movies and see movies, but it’s really hard to see films in the proper presentation, with good sound—not just a home theater,” adds Esposito. “We want to show excellent films, done by professionals, just on a small scale.”

That’s the main concept behind 941—a place for small-budget independent filmmakers to exhibit their work, and for film lovers to enjoy movies in a communal setting. The theater will show films hand-picked from all over the world, but it will also be open to local artists and filmmakers to exhibit their work.

But Backseat wants to make it clear: “This is not the drinking man’s theater,” says Sakmann, referencing their festival’s unofficial moniker. The theater will sell traditional concessions, and no alcohol—though complimentary drinks will be offered at some events.

“You’d never see that at the Ritz,” says Ülkücü.

Inside 941’s intimate screening room will be three levels of chairs, with barstools in the back, all facing a free-standing screen. Films will be shown on HD video, with the goal of purchasing a 4K projection system when the technology becomes more widespread—and affordable—a few years down the road.

With the theater, Backseat hopes to help cultivate a larger film production community in Philadelphia—a goal that undoubtedly attracted the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, which has worked closely with the company over the last year to get the business off the ground.

“One of the reasons why [so few people] want to make a $500,000 movie here is, where are you gonna show it?” asks Ülkücü. “We definitely feel like the production and theatrical exhibition communities in Philadelphia both have to grow. We’re trying to do our part.”

They’ve had some additional help—particularly in their efforts to revitalize the surrounding neighborhood. Councilman Frank DiCicco had two new streetlights put up outside the theater’s entrance, and is working to have the condemned building next door torn down. Owners of the parking lot behind the building have also agreed to open their 70-car lot to theater patrons.

“We’re taking this kind of scary cobblestone street, and we’re putting a bright space there,” says Esposito.

But attracting business remains a concern.

“I think they’ll be able to sustain themselves because they’re not trying to run a seven-day-a-week movie theater,” says Bernard Neary, owner of the Roxy—the last independent theater to open in Philly—and Backseat’s attorney. “The fact that they’re willing to take a flexible space and be flexible with the operation is going to help them.”

Neary says that because of distribution deals, it’s difficult for other independent theaters to show movies that are playing at one of the Ritzes, and those movies tend to be the most marketable independent films available.

“So we have one national company that has a stranglehold on the independent film business in Philadelphia,” he says. “And unless something drastic happens, that’s the way it’s going to be.”

Ülkücü and co. hope their new theater is just that drastic happening.

Cassidy Hartmann (chartmann@philadelphiaweekly.com) edits PW’s film section.

About the 941 Theater

2008-03-22T11:28:00.000-07:00

The 941 Theater is an independent theater space; the main use is for movie screenings augmented by occasional live theater and music performances. There are not many places in Philadelphia like this and we are certainly the only Movie Theater serving the Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Kensington and Port Richmond areas. We plan to breathe new life into the neighborhood and film community with our theater space.

The bulk of our programming will be first run independent feature films. In addition we will have the ability to host community based events, screenings from local university students and filmmakers and other events that would bring culture to Northern Liberties.

Outside of the regular screening schedule, we are working with local production companies and artists to bring a diverse blend of programming to the 941 Theater. Our first non-film event will be the Big Art Show on Saturday, April 26th, an all day art celebration featuring over 40 artists from all over Philadelphia. We will also be hosting established film programmers both local and national to bring the finest screening selections from around the world.

For the film production industry, the 941 Theater will be available for Film/Video Dailies Screenings with space for full crew and catering, cast and crew screenings, press screenings, Film, video & arts instructional seminars, Ongoing Art or Video Gallery/Installations.

We all agree that film production is good for the economy and the culture of the city. We picture a Philadelphia where film productions of all sizes can be self sustaining: reinforcing the production industry and labor pool. Additionally we picture the 941 Theater as a national destination for first run screenings for the dynamic new cinema of the twenty first century.

The 941 Theater will provide access for the people of Northern Liberties and all of Philadelphia to a broader variety of films by programming films that are not available here because there is no venue for them. Thousands of independent films are released to American and International theaters every year, but unfortunately only a small percentage of those films are screened in Philly.

The 941 Theater has received written support from the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, 1st District Councilman Frank DiCicco, State Representative Mike O’Brien, The Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association as well as several local businesses and artists.

About the 941 Theater Founders:
For the last six years the 941 Theater partners have been producing the Backseat Film Festival with semi-annual events in Philadelphia (Roxy Theater, Triangle Theater), New York (Pioneer Theater) and Baltimore (Creative Alliance Performance Space). Additionally, Backseat Conceptions has been doing business in Philadelphia as a production company for five years and have a good reputation with local film fans as well as vendors who would benefit from a new independent theater in Northern Liberties.

www. 941theater. com

Join the 941 Theater on Myspace at:
www.myspace.com/941theater

Backseat Film Festival '08 = Success!

2008-03-20T16:50:00.000-07:00

The 6th year of Backseat Film Festival in Philly went off without a hitch! Thanks to everyone for coming out, the winners will be announced soon at the official website!

The first award of the BFF 08 was announced at the closing ceremonies at the M Room on Sunday, it goes to EAT YOUR HEART OUT for Best Feature Film, and the prize is a full week theatrical run at the 941 Theater!

Mad props to the tireless Backseat Film Festival staff as well as the generous sponsors and advertisers: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bside.com, Philadelphia Weekly, The Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Gray Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filters, M3 Printing, Goodie Goodie, Sire Press, Burning Angel Entertainment, Hotmovies.com, TLA Video, Sparks, Fear.net, 215 Magazine, Coldstone Creamery, Paolo’s Pizza, Liberties Bar, Mirror Image Duplication, Wonka Vision Magazine, Yelp.com, as well as our afterparty venues, Silk City, Manhattan Room and Murph’s!

Stay tuned for more details and dates as well as all the awards and prizes for the Philly event at www.backseatfilmfestival.com!