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Before I head to B.east tonight to play with DJ Jennifly and her friends at her Hustle party, I will attend the new opening at the Fuse Gallery. The attraction is “Songs,” an exhibition that “features a number of works from a number of mediums. Each work in the exhibition was influenced by the words of the artists' favorite songs, and how the words impact and influence the work they make.” Among the too-many-to list-here artists are Mick Rock, Steve Powers, Alex Arcadia, Tim Barber, Leo Fitzpatrick, Angela Boatwright, Kembra Pfahler, Anton Perich, and Spencer Sweeney.

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Santos' Party House continues to program incredible and forward thinking music. I visited the joint Friday night with some special friends to see owners Larry Golden and Spencer Sweeney and bartender Sara Copeland because I like their faces but I was also curious how their Friday was doing. It had been known as Q-Tip’s night and I wondered if the night had lost a beat now that Q has moved on. The reclaimed RE-OPEN-ED night now features DJ Just Blaze and DJ Soul upstairs and DJ Gravy, DJ Max Glazer and MC Micro Don downstairs. Just Blaze is a multi-platinum producer who has laid tracks for Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Beastie Boys, Mariah Carey, MF Doom, Janet Jackson, Jay Electronica, Kanye West and then some. The night, thanks to such talent, is classic hip hop, house, soul classics, electronic disco and absolutely fantastic.

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“The Supreme Court has ruled that they can’t have a nativity scene in Washington D.C…that wasn’t for religious reasons…they couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.” – Jay Leno.

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Lit co-owner Erik Foss talks about his art, his new bar in Philly with the best name ever, and why the city needs less yuppie cocksuckers.

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NY's experimental darling talks

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Spencer Sweeney, artist and one of the forces behind Santos' Party House, talks community boards, sketchy after-hour clubs, and why he's changing his name to Santa.

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