Music
OUTBEAT KICKOFF: The Nation’s First Queer Jazz Festival Opens Tonight with Dena Underwood
It’s been years in the making and tonight it becomes a reality: The nation’s first queer jazz festival, OutBeat, opens, thanks to the efforts of the […]
Win Tickets to See Paolo Nutini at the Trocadero [CONTEST CLOSED]
Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini is coming to the Trocadero this weekend. The soulful “New Shoes” singer is touring North America to bring some stateside support to his latest […]
GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets to See Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull in Atlantic City
We’ve got two pairs of tickets to giveaway to Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull’s co-headlining show at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Friday, September 26th. […]
THIS WEEK: Academy of Vocal Arts Young Professionals’ Season Preview Party
The Academy of Vocal Arts, widely regarded as the country’s most esteemed training institutions for professional singers, is holding a fancy-dancy party this Friday evening […]
WATCH: Philly DJ Aaron Ruxbin Subject of New Documentary Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hun1lusZtLw&feature=youtu.be Philly videographer Mike Cessario just wrapped on the pilot of a proposed documentary series that follows local electronic dance music (EDM) pioneer and Actual Records founder Aaron […]
Yo La Tengo to Perform 30th Anniversary Show at The Trocadero
Hoboken trio Yo La Tengo is hitting the road for a mini-tour that celebrates the 30th anniversary of their very first show, which took place on December 2, 1984. […]
10 Most Unrecommended Concerts this Season, Ranked
10 “Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions” Mann Center, 9/19 Literally, the music of Pokémon. 9 The Eagles PPL Center, 9/12 In case you haven’t already heard “Hotel […]
PHOTOS: Patti LaBelle, Ruben Studdard and Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly at the Bounce Music Festival
Bounce Music Festival, with Patti LaBelle, Ruben Studdard, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, took place last night at the Mann Music Center in Fairmount Park.
FALL ARTS PREVIEW: 30 Awesome Shows You Can’t Miss This Season
1. Lorde Maybe you’ll see Cecily Tynan there, singing along to “Royals.” The 17-year-old Kiwi is one of her personal faves. Mann Center, September 5th. […]
How Frank Rizzo Helped the Beatles Play Philly
XPN has a great piece up today about today’s momentous anniversary: The Beatles played Convention Hall on Sept. 2, 1964. The whole story’s worth a […]
Jay Z, Kanye West Sued Over “Made in America” Track
Jay Z, Kanye West and Frank Ocean are being sued over a song they collaborated on that got it’s name from Jay Z’s Philly-derived Labor […]
Diplo Working on New Madonna Track Called “Bitch, I’m Madonna”
Temple alum and Mad Decent Block Party creator Diplo gets the cover story treatment in the latest issue of Billboard magazine. The article is a quick […]