Jason Cohen

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Philadelphia. Texas Monthly writer-at-large. Ex of Austin, Portland, Cincinnati, Missoula. Music, food, sports (no necessarily in that order).

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Jason Cohen@cohenesque· 26d

screen shot of Inquirer article about Kurt Vile:

“I’m watching Mare of Easttown,” he says. “I never saw it, and now I’m obsessed, just watching all the Delaware County locations and hearing Kate Winslet say a sentence half-Delco, half-British.” He slips into a Winslet impression: “I’m hoping for an an-swer,” and chuckles to himself.

“But it’s my favorite show in a long time,” says Vile, who has Task cued up next. “And it’s got Mannequin Pussy in it. Does the director not know who I am?” he wonders. “I guess I’ve got to get in touch.”

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· 28d

On my way to see Belle and Sebastian in Portland outdoors in August of 2015. Actually bought and wore my first N95 that day (with exhaust vent) too.

selfie of me in floppy brown hat and a fun fun fun fest bandana fully covering my mouth and nose (albeit with little actual smoke protection)

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· 28d

Screenshot of text from article in previous post.

In the coming seasons, the Flyers still need better players. Maybe a center, maybe a defenseman, maybe both. During these recent lean years — dating back to the team trading away former captain Claude Giroux — the team has lacked for stars, something illustrated by what I like to call the Cure Auto Insurance Corollary. We’ve all seen the New Jersey company’s charmingly cheesy commercials (and completely unrealistic portrayals of sports journalism) with Saquon Barkley, Kyle Schwarber, and Tyrese Maxey. Cure even sponsors the Flyers’ pre- and post-game shows on NBC Sports Philly. But as far as I can tell, no Flyer has been in one since Wayne Simmonds, who has not been on the team since 2019.

Before this season, I would have said the next great Flyers player to be Cure-worthy was probably playing for another team (i.e., a future trade or free agent). But stars are also made by playing well. And by being in the playoffs. Suddenly this team has at least four or five guys with the charisma, skill and — let’s use it again — grit to capture Philadelphia. Zegras, Vladar, Martone, Konecny, Tippett — they could all sell you insurance. A clever copywriter might even work in Michkov and some Russian speaking “journalists.”

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jul 11

I'm in New York freaking city and this is what Proton VPN just did to me

Screen shot of the pop-up you get when you try to use Bluesky in Texas now:

"Hey there!
You are accessing Bluesky from a region that legally requires us to verify your age before allowing you to access the app.
Based on your network, we think you're in Texas, United States. This estimate may be inaccurate if you're using a VPN."

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jul 9

I did my Candlebox time

Picture of an opening splash page from Rolling Stone, February 1995 story about Candlebox. "Keepers of the Flame. Defying the Alternative-Rock Trent, Candlebox Break out of Seattle with Traditional Pop Metal, with a black and white picture of the four members (two long-haired blonde dudes, two shag-haired brunette dude, one with a goatee)

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jul 7

This is, after all, Cincinnati, the region known for prosecuting Mapplethorpe and Larry Flynt. But "Creationist theme park" is still a pretty out-there Reds/MLB advertiser.

screenshot of the digital advertising boards behind home plate at the Phillies at Reds baseball game, including ads for Geico, Roto Rooter and "Ark Encounter"

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jul 7

This was my country hotel

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jul 1

Is this my favorite Phillies player?

A photo of Phillies OF Brandon Marsh in his high school days, clean-shaven (mostly) in a white uniform with green pinstripes and a green belt and "WOLVES" (Buford High School, GA)

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jul 1

KVRX program guide back when the late Craig Stewart (Emperor Jones Records/SXSW) and Britt Daniel (you've probably heard of him) were on the air

Screen shot from that schedule of Britt Daniel and Craig Stewart's names, with their phone numbers blacked out

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 23

And, to 30 years of Belle and Sebastian and 50 years of the Feelies we add, 40 years of Del Amitri (though they didn't play anything that old, despite the hopefully misguided efforts of a few people who bought the first record on Bustleton Avenue in 1986).

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 22

Screenshot of text from article:

“And I was like, ‘Go Birds?’” Momo said. “And he’s like, ‘Go Birds.’ I thought he meant pigeons or seagulls. I didn’t know he meant Eagles.

“He’s like, ‘People say Go Birds all the time here.’ I was like, ‘Even when the Eagles are not playing?’ He said, ‘Yeah.’ That’s interesting. That would be like saying, ‘Allez Paris Saint-Germain’ when Paris Saint-Germain are not playing. Why would you say it now? Just say it later, when they are playing.”

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 15

Nailed it! www.facebook.com/Hurricanes/p...

A shirtless, musclebound Rod Brind'Amour prepares to lift the Stanley Cup above his head in the Caroline Hurricanes locker room

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 15

Nelson Muntz GIF

Picture of Gary Bettman in front of four people wearing shirts spelling H-A-R-T

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 15

Stay safe, Lancaster, but I'm switching to the ESPN app so I can watch the hockey game without your tornado warnings. (This might be my last skeet)

picture of ABC broadcast of Hurricanes-Golden Knights, with picture shrunk to make room for a weather map/tornado warning

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 14

Oh, is that what the British call a "knob"?

Screenshot of part of recipe for Welsh Rarebit: "1 tablespoon butter (what the English call a “knob”)"

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 13

The current @robynhitchcock.bsky.social electric band might have more concentrated time together (on the road or in the studio or some combo thereof) than any of the previous three or four, and they absolutely roar and sparkle. Jersey City tonight.

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 13

The crowd cheered when @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social got to the chorus like they hadn't recognized the song yet, just like at a Bob show

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 11

Ahem

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 5

Three more outs #hookem alcalde.texasexes.org/2026/02/texa...

Teagan Kavan on the cover of Alcalde, the Texas Exes magazine, before this season. "Defending the Diamond" headline

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 4

Violet Grohl has gotta be the most happening new artist booking a certain beleaguered Philadelphia venue has gotten in many months. Even if nobody told her agent it's not called that anymore. www.violetgrohl.com/tour/

Screen shot of Violet Grohl tour dates including Baby's All Right in Brooklyn tonight and World Cafe Live (sic) in Philadelphia tomorrow.

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· Jun 3

Went to the Phillies game last night in part to get a Nick Castellanos moment and I guess that moment was "Nick Castellanos appears on Jumbotron the night before getting DFA'ed by his new team instead of going 0-4 against Cristopher Sanchez tonight."

The back of a Phillies fan wearing a powder blue CASTELLANOS 8 jersey last night at Citizens Bank Park. You can also see the American flag, the Rivers Casino parking lots, and two guys' butts (in shorts)

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· May 31

Seven-piece The Paranoid Style (@paranoiacs.bsky.social) line-up, including "Peter Fucking Holsapple" and Wiliam Matheny, Club 603, Baltimore.

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· May 27

Seven terrifying words www.facebook.com/watch/?v=977...

Screenshot of headline: "Thom Yorke & Flea reunited on stage"

Jason Cohen@cohenesque· May 26

"I've got a big guest list tonight," Stevie Jackson joked in Toronto when the crowd applauded his song of the night ("Seymour Stein"). But then at the very end of the show, the crowd (and Stuart) demanded this one too.