Bill Chenevert

Imani Roach is shown singing with the band at a rehearsal

Winehouse tribute organizers: ‘Her struggles are now helping other people’

It was a little over 10 years ago this summer that producer Mark Ronson had in his hands demo ...

7 years ago

A contingent from Comcast marches in the 2016 Philly pride parade. (Bill Chenevert for NewsWorks)

Pride propelled us through history; pride compels us forward

I first heard the phrase “our thoughts are with Orlando” on Sunday morning while on assignment, covering the Comca ...

7 years ago

Kelianne Murray, or Anomie Fatale has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that plagues her nerves. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Arts & Entertainment

South Philly musician owns disability, independence with new album [video]

Musician Anomie Fatale chose her name deliberately. At age 20 she lost control of most of her body. She’s turning that pain and fru ...

8 years ago

Joyce Levitt worked for Visit Philadelphia from 2003 through 2012 and was CFO for seven years. (Philadelphia District Attorney's Office)

Levitt theft an outrage to Philadelphians who work for a living

When the news broke Wednesday that a grand jury had recommended filing charges of ...

8 years ago

Mary Lattimore (<a href='http://marylattimoreharpist.tumblr.com/'>marylattimoreharpist.tumblr.com/</a>)

Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Mary Lattimore sets the harp on a modern road

Mary Lattimore is a fascinating artist living in Philadelphia, and one you might not know about. On a road trip to California with her 85 ...

8 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Philly musician behind Hawthorne clubhouse brings South American flavor

There’s something deeply charming about Ryan Tennis and the Tennis Family Cl ...

8 years ago

Joey Sweeney and the Long Hair Arkestra open for Eleanor Friedberger at Milkboy in Center City on Friday night. (Marie Alyse Rodriguez)

Arts & Entertainment

ICYMI: Philebrity’s Joey Sweeney is in a band, and you’re gonna love it

Philebrity publisher Joey Sweeney’s a pretty cool guy, I guess. He and his Long Hair Arkestra band are opening for Eleanor Friedberger ...

8 years ago

Satellite Hearts found their artistic ground zero in New Hope, Pa.

Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Satellite Hearts push mainstream music to rise above the superficial

Pop music is garbage, and things aren’t like they used to be, say the boys from Philly band Satellite Hearts, playing in residency thro ...

8 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

From Toynbee to Point Breeze, Philly rapper Lushlife steps forward in the city that sustains him

Raj Haldar is a Philly guy pretty much all the way through. Now he’s ready to release his third LP, “ ...

8 years ago

Philly's Back to the Future Tribute Band 'It's Marvin, Your Cousin Marvin Berry' performs at Burlesque to the Future. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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Squilla bill not the music killer critics claim, but not a smart move either

I’ve always thought South Philly city councilmember Mark Squilla was a solid dude. A nice family guy. A smart, even-headed Mummer and a ...

8 years ago

Tennessee native Rayland Baxter will play a genre-defying set at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment

From opener to headliner, Rayland Baxter brings warm, weird country to World Cafe

Rayland Baxter’s sound is intoxicating — a stubborn adherence to a personal sonic aesthetic that scuffs up neat categorization. H ...

8 years ago

The view of the papal Mass from the Kimmel Center on South Broad Street. (Image courtesy of Bill Chenevert)

At the papal Mass a surprising faith, not in Catholicism but in love

Despite my legitimate pope fatigue, I knew I had to experience Sunday’s papal Mass first-hand. It seems that I hate immigrant-shami ...

8 years ago

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