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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 88: Brian Seymour »

Brian Seymour

Topics: Food Trucks, Facebook Faux Pas, Email Nudity, Cafe Press Junk, New Music Tuesday, Vinyl & Cassettes & 8-Tracks, “Kink Drink!”, Playing Music in China, Living in a Geodesic Dome, Touring in a Van and The Never-Ending Need to Rock!

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UsedWigs Radio Welcomes Brian Seymour on September 20th! Join Us! »

First we gave you crepes, then side-splitting comedians, now… live music! One of our favorites, Philly singer/songwriter Brian Seymour will join the show and play some future hit songs off his soon-to-released “Speak to Me of Young Love” record. You want more? Of course you do! You deserve it. That’s why Philly indie rock legend Rich Kaufmann (Foxycontin, Rolling Hayseeds, Electric Love Muffin) will be joining the fun too.

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 87: Guests Kelly Vrooman and SM Shrake »

Topics: Novelty Sleeping Bags, Bad Camping Tips, Children’s TV Hosts’ Clothes, Comedy Improv, Puppet Hands, Junk Drawers, Story Telling, Barbra Streisand, Washington D.C. Etiquette, Adam West, Eyebrow Plucking, Joke Thieves, David Bowie’s Patented Brush Off Technique. Playlist: “Philadelphia (The City of Brotherly Love)” by We Are Augustines and “Bobby” by Butcher The Bar

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UsedWigs Radio Welcomes Doogie Horner and Maggie Serota on July 19! »

UsedWigs Radio Welcomes Doogie Horner and Maggie Serota on July 19, 2011

Good news! Philly’s most fancy crepe-slinging venue L’etage asked us back after our very successful first show. Better news! Beloved Philly comedian and flowchart maven Doogie Horner and Philly-bred/Brooklyn-livin’ writer and myth maker Maggie Serota will be joining us for our next podcast recording session on Tuesday, July 19, 2011.

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Dave Hill and Nikki Walter Join UsedWigs Radio Live at L’etage on June 21st! »

Breaking News! Super special guests Dave Hill and Nikki Walter will be joining the fun! That’s right kids, we’re back in action at Philly’s most fancy crepe-slinging venue L’etage! Starting on Summer’s birthday (June 21st!), we’ll fire up the microphones and the t-shirt cannon at this handsomely-appointed eatery to record our beloved podcast.

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Celebrate Summer with UsedWigs Radio Live at L’etage on June 21st! »

That’s right kids, we’re back in action at Philly’s most fancy crepe-slinging venue L’etage! Starting on the Summer Solstice (June 21st!), we’ll fire up the microphones and the t-shirt cannon at this handsomely-appointed eatery to record our beloved podcast. We’ll do it once a month. Each show will have super special guests, some who tell jokes, some who sing songs and others that dance with the devil (I have no idea what that means). So please join us and enjoy us, delicious food, both cheap and expensive beer, and maybe the most comfortable seating (since Fred’s Beanbag Chair Lounge) that your ass has ever had the pleasure to plop itself in!

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Interview with SM Shrake of First Person Arts StorySlam »

Winner of “Best in Philly,” First Person Arts StorySlams are monthly, real-life-storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each month’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. StorySlams take place on the second Monday of each month at World Cafe Live and the fourth Tuesday of each month at L’Etage.

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Join Us Tuesday for StorySlam at L’Etage in Philly! »

Join Team UsedWigs as we welcome DC correspondent, SM Shrake, back to the Philadelphia stage to host a very special Holiday installment of StorySlam. I can’t think of a better way to usher out the old year.

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Sound & Vision at MilkBoy, Join Us for a Live Podcast! »

Throughout the month of December, MilkBoy Acoustic will be adorned with the photography of UsedWigs shutterbug, Tiffany “Fly Me to the” Yoon and artwork by UsedWigs poddy mouth, Todd “Me” Marrone. Join us for the First Friday reception and enjoy the smooth strumming of UsedWigs maestro, Russ “Jawbone” Starke and participate in a roving podcast conducted by UsedWigs mastermind, Jeffrey “Jeff” Lyons.

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My 20in24 Interview – Sponsor Me & Help The Homeless! »

I’m trying to raise some funds for Back on My Feet, a great nonprofit that promotes self-sufficiency for the homeless. I’m doing so by running a long race called the 20in24. I’m part of a 5-member team—The State Chomps— that will run a total of 126 miles (maybe more!) in 24 hours (25.2 miles per person), then drink a lot and moan about being sore.

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