BASURA will be the final product of a pandemic-long artistic journey between two friends. Brian and Vivona were trapped in a sinking pirate ship of a loft in Chinatown, Boston, MA when they decided to collaborate and create an installation at Tattooed Mom. Struggle, progress, more struggle, and Anthony Hawk Professional Skateboards ensued. They created a book that would transfer to the hallowed walls of this wildly amazing astral plane. Once arriving in Philadelphia, PA to install this piece over two years ago, they were exposed to COVID by garbage fire ding dongs, their vehicle tried to explode, and the city was in full riot and protest mode. They were quarantined and losing their minds…
Since then, Brian has relocated to Philly and Vivona has relocated to Southern California. But for two people like them, the itch was not scratched and the story just got better. This installation and exhibit will be the trigger for a new version of the book, and in many opinions, a more interesting and compelling story.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
6PM-12AM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
FEATURING ARTWORK FROM J.M. VIVONA & BRIAN M. FRESH
Bonus Round: These Dum Dum Boys will be releasing a very limited edition TMoms Basura tee, available the night of the show at Tattooed Mom!
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Sip City Mixer and Tattooed Mom bring you Queer Spoken Word: A Poetry and Fundraiser Event benefiting LGBTQIA youth at the Attic Youth Center.
Come for the poetry, stay for the delicious food and drinks! Grab your queer friends and partners and experience a night of spoken word that will leave you laughing, crying, and ordering negroni sbagliatos with prosecco. If you are alcohol-free, there’s plenty of delicious TMoms food to indulge in (plus some N/A beers, and all house cocktails available alcohol-free!)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
DOORS @ 6PM
NO COVER // SUGGESTED DONATION $5
RSVP: FB EVENT
Readers include:
Khem Chanthavong (he/him)
Jan (she/her)
Noah David Roberts (they/them)
Boston Gordon (they/he)
Jamie Sawczyszyn (she/her)
Hyde (they/them)
Cyn Jones (they/them)
Mel (she/her)
Sip City is strongly encouraging the usual $5 cover for Sip City events, of which 100% will go to the Attic Youth Center. A QR code for donations will be available at the event, or you can just ask the host, Jamie.
Vaccinations highly encouraged by event host.
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Recently voted “Best Comedy Night” by Philly Mag, Next In Line Comedy is a Philadelphia-based comedy collective run by comedians Manny Brown and Tyler Wolf. The group has also been featured in PhillyVoice and Thrillist.
Next In Line is now bringing the dopest comedy showcase in town to Tattooed Mom’s on Wednesday, November 16th at 8pm (Doors at 7pm) and it’s Free.99!
The show gives quickly rising comedians, who are ‘next in line,’ a space to work on their acts while providing Philly audiences a chance to watch incredible stand-up comedy at a low price, in this case for FREE. Shows have featured top comics from NYC, LA, Philly, and beyond, with credits from Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, MTV, and more!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH
DOORS 7pm // SHOW 8pm
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT | EVENTBRITE (RSVP)
Featuring:
Meg Goetz
Brandon Mitchell
Frank Neblett
Kateryna Shev
Josh Martier
Tyler Wolf
Manny Brown
Free show in the upstairs of Tattooed Mom’s! Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Seating is NOT guaranteed even with a ticket, so show up early to reserve your spots. There is always a standing room section in the room.
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Join us for a variety comedy show that will fill every need you never thought you had and now that you realize you have it, you do not want it.
This will be wild. Expect bits. You will see bits. All the weirdest riskiest goofiest bittiest bits you could imagine, all along the theme of friendship or whatever else these idiots come up with.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Hosted by Betty Smithsonian and featuring a cast of characters:
Alex Tatarsky
Tyler Wolf
Sarah Knittel
Hannah Burks
Jake Lapinsky
Dru
Naim
Jaime
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
It’s a family affair! Join artist Sean 9 Lugo and several other street art friends for a pop-up art show with lots of goodies to go around.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH
5-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Featuring:
Sean 9 Lugo
WOLF SHEEP
City Kitty
Marisa VR
Doug Nox
Lace In The Moon
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
hey, poets, writers, and lovers of bullshit! come hang at tmoms for the first-ever BULLSHIT LIT poetry reading + quadruple book release party! four featured poets + an open mic to follow + BS books for sale. helllllllllll yeah.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
LINEUP:
Lauren Theresa
Lucas Restivo
Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
Amy Jannotti
BULLSHIT LIT
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Spooky Poems 365 is titled as such because Halloween never leaves our hearts. A haunted poetry reading on the first of November. What’s scarier—ghosts, or the thought that winter is coming?
The reading takes place at Tattooed Mom’s from 6PM to 9PM. There are three featured readers, who will each read for 15 to 20 minutes. The featured readers will be followed by an open mic, hosted by Noah! Readers have 5 minutes to perform. Remember, the tone is spooky! Must be 21+ with valid ID to attend.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Featuring:
Lindsay Hargrave
Noah David Roberts
Robyn Hager
This event is obviously Halloween themed—but the idea came from Roberts’ most recent book, Final Girl Mythos, which is a collections of poems inspired by classic slasher movies. Roberts watched all the source movies over the summer—including watching films like Halloween and Friday the 13 th for the first time—and got really into the spooky spirit. Halloween is always with us! That is why the event is titled Spooky Poems 365.
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
HALLOWEEN 365, BUT THIS … IS ONE NIGHT ONLY
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE
NO COVER ALL NIGHT | FREE FUN | 21+ w/ VALID ID
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Creepies, crawlies, monsters, & mashers,
girls, gays, & theys, and the whole damn gang—
join us on Halloween night for a bloody bash including…
🩸 🩸 🩸
THE VAMPIRE COCKTAIL SPECIAL
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Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
SISTAAAHHHSSS. Join us on October 30th at 3pm and 7pm for not one, but TWO showings of a very spooky live reading of everyone’s favorite witchy movie: Hocus Pocus~~
A critical bomb that turned into a cult classic, you better be ready for one hell of a spell.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
TWO PERFORMANCES: 3PM & 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Directed by Bryant Edwards
Featuring:
Mariah Ghant
Brennen Malone
Katie Frazer
Leslie Miller
Adam Howard
Liz Crino
and more!
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Come thru Tattooed Mom’s on October 27th for a Halloween-inspired Exquisite Corpse drawing event. Hosted by local artist Lindsey Gill, this event is dedicated to all you crazy kiddos out there looking to draw something spooky and collaborate as an art community at arguably one of the best bars in Philly.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
6-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Setup for the event starts at 5 and will go late into the night. Folks are encouraged to come early with whatever paint, pens, or markers they want to use to make a MONSTROUS doodle on a long piece of wallpaper, which will be spread out on the pool table (no spray cans or aerosols please). We’ll start gluing the piece to the wall around 10PM. Please keep in mind this IS a wheat paste style drawing, so don’t bring media that will run/fade/smudge under wheat paste glue!
Feel free to show up with stickers to share and/or a cool costume!
Please share this event on IG/Twitter/all social media to spread the word.
We hope to see you there! Love and good times always.
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
