Concerts
Local Bands to Play Free Concert at Spruce Street Harbor Park
Spruce Street Harbor Park—your favorite place in the city right now—will play host to a free concert led by Philly acts. Purling Hiss and Chris Forsyth […]
PHOTOS: Phish at the Mann Center, Night 1
Any human person who can claim to write an objective review of the Phish is lying to himself, his editor and all readers. It is impossible […]
Diana Ross Served Extravagant Costume and Perfect Voice at the Mann Center Last Night
Is there a more exhilarating sound to a concert-goer’s ears than Diana Ross wailing the opening notes to her signature hit “I’m Coming Out” from […]
WATCH: Ben Folds Plays With the Philadelphia Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u51oEM2PFP0 He might have described it as the Philadelphia Orchestra’s “wet t-shirt contest night”—a cash-cow ploy to put the philistines’ asses in the seats. But […]
Kimmel Center to Host a Late-Night Rager for Summer Solstice
Saturday, June 21st, is the Summer Solstice (aka the longest day of the year), and the Kimmel Center is celebrating with a late-night party featuring live music […]
Keith Urban, ZZ Top, Sheryl Crow to Play 31st Annual Musikfest
Musikfest just announced the lineup of its 31st annual music festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Among the 500-plus performances taking the stage during the 10-day event will […]
Review: Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, and Lots of Weed at the Mann Music Center
There is likely nowhere in Philadelphia better suited to host Willie Nelson than the Mann Center — if not because nothing says summer like sitting […]
The Philadelphia Orchestra Backs Ben Folds at the Mann
This summer, the Mann Center will house the Philadelphia Orchestra for a three-week summer residency that kicks off with an awesome-sounding collaboration with singer-songwriter Ben Folds […]
PHOTOS: The Both at Union Transfer
While The Both’s Friday night show at Union Transfer may have been in promotion its eponymous debut LP, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo made it clear the band is already pretty familiar […]
Hunter Hayes to End 24-Hour Tour at the Trocadero
Pint-sized country singer Hunter Hayes has a lofty goal: He wants to beat the Guinness World Record for most concerts played in multiple cities in a 24-hour […]
Foreigner Looking for Philly Choir to Sing With the Band, Will Pay $500
Because the Foreigner song “I Want to Know What Love Is” sounds a whole lot better with a choir, radio station 102.9 WMGK is searching […]
It Happened Last Night: Cher, Cyndi, and Madame Patti LaBelle in Philadelphia
On Monday night, Cher brought her “Dressed to Kill” tour to Philadelphia with special (and I do mean special) guest Cyndi Lauper. Naturally, Philadelphia soul […]
Your Official Pre-Cher Concert Playlist
Tonight, Cher, along with fabulous special guest Cyndi Lauper, is bringing her Dressed To Kill tour to the Wells Fargo Center. I decided to get […]