hey there,
being in philly and having been to toronto for a week this past summer, i'd say you'd be
better off staying in toronto over coming to philly. unless you're like a superhuge Flowchart
fan, or you're dead set on catching alot of Flyers, Phillies, Eagles, or Sixers games on tv,
or you smoke alot of weed, or you like the dirty ghetto vibe. the scene prolly looks more
vibrant from the outside, but honestly, the "idm" scene is kinda wank- you got one monthly
for experimental and blip-pop and chillout stuff (ours), then you got your spacecase wacky
west philly dark ambient and any weird shit goes type monthly for the lurker types, then a
dropping of tech-house events, some deep house stuff, but for the most part philly is for
indie rock hipsters who dye their hair black and i dunno what the hell else. oh yeah, hip-hop
and thug life. not to mention the city's like a million years old and crumblin'. and south philly
smells like fish and ass mixed together.
in closing, i go to Hotlanta and i'm like, "damn we suck!". i go to Toronto and i'm like "damn
we suck". i go to NYC and i'm like "damn we suck!". as for most of the rest of the dirty
south, i'm like "damn this sucks!". so, you know, it's all relative. but yeah, philly is half as
cheap as nyc rent-wise. but you get what you pay for i guess.
if you like slumming it, and straight rudeness... philly might be the spot for you.
Quoting Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net>:
quoted 45 lines On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:43:59 -0500 (EST)
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:43:59 -0500 (EST)
> l.garcia@utoronto.ca wrote:
>
> >
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > I usually tend to lurk on here rather than post, but I have to make
> > some
> > decisions and I thought I'd consult the listmembers for their
> > opinions.
> > I'm currently in Toronto, studying Musicology at U of T, and I've been
> > accepted in a number of places in the states for my PhD work. I'm
> > planning on doing my dissertation work on EDM communities and
> > cultural/aesthetic value, so I'm very interested in finding a location
> > that has a good school AND a few vibrant scenes.
> >
> > So do any of you have any opinions on NYC, Chicago and/or Philly?
> > What
> > sort of scenes are strong? How open are the scenes to new people? I
> > spent a few years close to Chicago, but that was in 97-98 and I"m sure
> > things have changed a lot since then...
>
> Hey Luis,
>
> I actually got my undergrad degree from U of T (in engineering though,
> not musicology). But anyway, I've heard the music scene in Philly is
> quite good (certainly better than Boston, where I am now). Talk to the
> guy that runs the SoundList mailing list (he has a lot of ties with the
> folks in the Philly scene).
>
> But in all reality, Toronto is an awesome city. I'd love to still be
> there, but I was forced to leave. :(
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Adam
>
> "satyam, shivam, sundaram"
>
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