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Adam Arcuragi
I Am Become Joy
(High Two ***)

Former Philadelphia singer-songwriter Adam Arcuragi - now of Brooklyn - steps into his own on his sophomore release, the full bodied roots-folk celebration I Am Become Joy. The album's full credit line attributes music-making to the Lupine Chorale Society under the direction of Adam Arcuragi, with the LCS in question including members of the band These United States and Philadelphia keyboard pop whiz B.C. Camplight. That's fitting - although warm, inviting open-hearted tunes such as the horn-happy "People & Private Music" and the mandolin- and banjo-flecked "Bottom of the River" are clearly the product of Arcuragi's distinct vision, they come across with the infectious communal spirit of a live band joyously making music together in a room, rather than as the personal confessions of a guy with an acoustic guitar.

- Dan DeLuca

Adam Arcuragi with Mimicking Birds and Frisky or Trusty at the North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar Sts., 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Posted on Sun, Nov. 15, 2009
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Captain Freeshit: Win Tickets To See The Eccentric Soul Revue On Wednesday At Ortleib’s

eccentricsoulBeing the kind of hardcore record nerds we are here, it’s a little surprising that we’ve never preached the gospel of the Numero Group before. Let’s fix that: Since 2003, the three guys behind the Numero Group have been unearthing lost soul classics, and re-issuing them in high-quality, gorgeous editions at a speed faster than almost anyone can keep up with. Along the way — and especially on their Eccentric Soul series of resissues — they’ve unearthed gem after gem and have found something even more surprising: That some of the artists they’ve unearthed are still alive, and performing. So it makes sense that Numero’s Eccentric Soul Revue — which hits town on Wednesday night — is something of a delicious, wonderful inevitability. On the bill this Wednesday at Ortlieb’s: Soul crooner Renaldo Domino, a verteran of the chitlin’ circuit, and now performing again (and quite well, thank you) for the first time in 35 years, and JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, a contemporary Chicago soul outfit for whom the funk is an interplanetary challenge. (Dig their bizzaro version of Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.” Whoa.) And of course, we’ve got tickets for you. To enter to win, email ihopeiwin[at]philebrity[dot]com with “I’M AN AMERICAN AQUARIUM FUNKY DRUMMER” in the subject header. You’ll automatically be subscribed to the new Philebrity Reader weekly newsletter and win chances for other exclusive free stuff. Winners will be picked end-of-day Tuesday.

Philebrity.com . 11/10/09

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Words & Images by: Jake Krolick

Floating Action :: 10.22.09 :: North Star Bar :: Philadelphia, PA

 Floating Action :: 10.22 :: Philly
Most Philadelphians had slipped into their couch lives early on Thursday, October 22. They were working off glory-fueled hangovers brought on by the past evening's ballgame celebrations. This sleepy mood cultivated a quintessential state-of-nothingness that allowed us to discover the nirvana inside Seth Kauffman's mind. Those lucky enough to make it out to the North Star Bar caught a live glimpse of Kauffman's band Floating Action as they touted their lo-fi, genre-defying approach to making music. If the legendary music magazine Bomp! was still in business, Floating Action certainly would have caught Greg Shaw's ear by now. He would have been fascinated with Kauffman's D.I.Y. approach.

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