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Music

Professional musicians lead a community songwriting and music play workshop at the please touch museum
Arts & Entertainment

At Philly’s Please Touch Museum, kids, parents and professional musicians gathered to pen an original lullaby

The workshop was one of many such events happening Saturday in recognition of World Kindness Day.

1 month ago

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Dendê Macêdo plays a percussion instrument made from a broom, a bell, a coconut and a spring alongside a child
Arts & Entertainment

The rhythm of recycling: How a Philly-based master musician crafts instruments from the trash

The average American throws out almost 5 pounds of solid waste each day. One local musician aims to reduce waste by giving trash a second life.

2 months ago

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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age performs
Arts & Entertainment

AC/DC, Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age among rock acts coming to Philly area in summer 2026

Rock concerts in the Philadelphia region are shaping up for next summer as we near the end of 2025.

2 months ago

Girard College students rehearse with the Tempesta di Mare Baroque orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Tempesta di Mare honors the musical genius of 18th-century orphans

“Hidden Virtuosas” premieres Baroque music by the most downtrodden women of Venice, not heard in three centuries.

2 months ago

Listen 2:14
Norah Wasden cleans instruments with toddlers
Education

Singing, dancing and growing: Music Together Princeton Lab School inspires kids to be creative

Parents at the Music Together Princeton Lab School in Hopewell, New Jersey, say the mixed-age class encourages cooperation and listening.

2 months ago

Listen 1:09
Pierre Robert reading in Rittenhouse Square
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Pierre Robert: 10 things you should know about Philly’s iconic DJ

The WMMR fixture died early Wednesday, at age 70. Did you know he was a vegetarian for decades and kept a “no-play” list?

2 months ago

Pierre Robert
Community

Philly DJ Pierre Robert, the ‘heart and soul of WMMR,’ has died

One of the most recognized voices in the region, Robert spent 44 years on the air in Philadelphia, all with WMMR.

2 months ago

a mosaic at the John Coltrane House
Arts & Entertainment

Work and funding underway to repair and program John Coltrane’s Strawberry Mansion house

A new nonprofit created by descendants of the jazz legend will take over stewardship of the future Philadelphia cultural space.

2 months ago

Listen 1:21
Yuva Gambhir at the 2019 Napa Wine Series Gala
Health

Penn senior and family host 10th annual fundraiser for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Between classes at Penn and DJ gigs, Yuva Gambhir manages the rare degenerative disease with grit and determination.

2 months ago

Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley, right, guitarist Ace Frehley, center, and bassist Gene Simmons play during the band's farewell concert
Community

Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Frehley's agent says he died peacefully Thursday surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey, following a recent fall.

2 months ago

D'Angelo performs at the
Arts & Entertainment

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies

D'Angelo's real name was Michael Eugene Archer. His family confirmed in a statement that he died after a prolonged battle with cancer.

2 months ago

Dr. Dog
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Music Fest 2025: New venue, back-to-back performances, same local spirit

The annual festival returns Oct. 13–19, bringing R&B, indie, funk-pop and more to some of the city’s most intimate venues.

3 months ago

Listen 1:23
Hundreds gathered for a daylong organ concert on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Despite setbacks, Opera Philadelphia to press on with Wanamaker building performances

Overdue inspections threw a wrench in Opera Philadelphia’s plans to activate the vacant Macy’s building.

3 months ago

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Clarence Spady and The Philly Blues Kings will be playing at the first-ever Philadelphia Blues Society Blues Festival on Oct. 11, 2025. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

The Philadelphia Blues Society to host its first-ever annual blues festival this month

Six sets from local artists and internationally renowned musicians will feature acoustic and electric blues.

3 months ago

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The entrance to the building at WHYY's office
Community

WHYY wins Mid-Atlantic Emmy awards for Arts and Interview programs

Programs featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma and dancer Angel Corella earned top industry honors.

3 months ago

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