Grammy Awards
The Academy of Music’s 157th Anniversary Concert and Ball with Jill Scott and the Bacon Brothers
The 157th Anniversary Concert and Ball, Philadelphia’s annual white-tie gala, celebrated the Academy of Music’s 157th birthday on Saturday, January 25th. Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin […]
Grammy Winners and Losers: Cecily Tynan Loves Lorde, Madonna Reveals Ugly Side
If you missed last night’s Grammy Awards, consider yourself lucky. They were truly terrible, absolutely awful, and thoroughly reprehensible. And that’s not putting too fine […]
MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Queen Latifah Marries Gay Couples on the Grammys and More
I trolled the web for LGBT headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to. Here are some of the gems I scouted: PROGRESS REPORT WOW: During […]
We’re Live-Tweeting the Grammys Right Now
Is Queen Latifah really going to marry 34 people — including homosexuals — on stage at the Grammys? Better yet, will she take it as […]
Philly Songwriting Duo Nominated for Grammy Awards
Earlier this week we posted about Philly composer Joseph Hallman being nominated for a Grammy for his album Sprung Rhythm, but he’s not the only […]
The Return of Jill Scott
Each January, the who’s who of Philadelphia pays big bucks to attend the Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Academy Ball and Concert at the Academy of Music. […]
Young Friends of the Academy of Music’s Monsters Ball
The Young Friends of the Academy of Music held their annual Monster’s Ball on Wednesday night at Pennsylvania Six (114 South 12th Street). Proceeds from […]
Your Friendly Local KKK Impersonator Is Also an Infamous Grammy Gatecrasher
Turns out the dude dressed in KKK garb to make a point about black-on-black violence has quite the background as a provocateur. In 2003, Nicholas […]
Red Mango Opens at 15th and Locust Today
Center City Philadelphia’s first Red Mango opens today at 10 a.m. The worldwide chain is known for their frozen yogurt though they’ve been diversifying their […]
Russet Now Offers Weekend Brunch
Chef-Owners Andrew and Kristin Wood are now offering brunch at Russet. The BYOB is offering seasonally-inspired brunch dishes every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. till […]
Guy Who Works at Montco Shop Rite Won More 2011 Grammys Than Katy Perry and Lady Gaga Combined
That statement is a truth-fact. Mostly because Kevin Mackie of Montgomery County won one Grammy award and Katy Perry and Lady Gaga both struck out […]
The Grammys Should Apologize to Whitney Houston’s Family
Last night’s Grammy Awards marked two momentous occasions: the first public memorial for Whitney Houston, who died in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday, […]
Sbraga in the Real World
Trey Popp finds that Kevin Sbraga can really shine at his eponymous restaurant on Broad Street. Over-cute missteps and fast-corrected blunders aside, Sbraga more often […]
PW Calls Sbraga “Stellar”
Brian Freedman buys into the Sbraga experience from the foie gras soup forward. There’s just so much to love at Sbraga, not least of which […]