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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Arts & Entertainment

Eagles belt holiday hits on ‘Philly Special Christmas’ album

The players on the team with the best record in the NFL have made a jolly season in Philly a bit more sweet-sounding with the release of “A Philly Special Christmas."

3 years ago

Philly POPS musicians and Local 77 members addressed the collective bargaining issues the union's had with executives during a press conference on Dec. 13, 2022. (Cory Sharber)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly POPS musicians vote to strike if necessary, citing ‘decade of mismanagement’

95% of Philly POPS union members vote to authorize strike, if needed, as collective bargaining discussions with POPS executives stall.

3 years ago

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs on her 30th birthday in Madison Square Garden. 
(Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Arts & Entertainment

Some Philly Swifties are getting another chance at Eras Tour tix after Ticketmaster fail

Fans with presale codes will receive invites to try again.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

The history of the Philadelphia Orchestra now lives at Penn

More than 1,000 boxes containing the complete 175-year archive of the Orchestra and the Academy of Music have moved across town to Penn Library.

3 years ago

Two people embrace onstage.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Tierra Whack is bigging up the Philly comedy scene, and giving local performers some love

Since the release of 2018’s “Whack World,” Whack has been known for the wit that infuses the delivery of her raps and visuals.

3 years ago

Gene Ween (left) and Dean Ween of Ween performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
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Holiday festivals, Ween, Rennie Harris’ Pure Movement, ‘The Nutcracker,’ and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 8 - 11: Ween in Philly, ‘A Christmas Carol’ in N.J., and Winterthur’s Candlelight Concert in Delaware are among weekend highlights in the area.

3 years ago

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'A Philly Special Christmas' is out on limited-release vinyl and will be streaming online. (Andrew Singh Prihar for Billy Penn)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

We reviewed each song on the Eagles Christmas album (spoiler: it’s really good)

“I hope this record is remembered forever,” said producer Charlie Hall, drummer for The War on Drugs.

3 years ago

Gladys Knight arrives to attend the Kennedy Center honorees reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Arts & Entertainment

George Clooney, Gladys Knight among Kennedy Center honorees

Other honorees included groundbreaking composer and conductor Tania León, contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant, and the entire crew of U2.

3 years ago

File photo: Singer Taylor Swift performs on stage in a concert at Wembley Stadium on June 22, 2018, in London. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Courts & Law

Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster after messy tour ticket sale

A group of her fans are suing Ticketmaster for a list of violations.

3 years ago

The tree is an Abie Concolor/White Fur, features 4,000 lights, and is 55 feet tall. It will be on display until Jan. 2. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
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Philadelphia kicks off holiday season with tree lighting at City Hall

The massive 55-foot Christmas tree outside Philadelphia City Hall is decked out with 4,000 lights to brighten up the Wawa Holiday Plaza.

3 years ago

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Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Maxwell, Dickens Fest, Johnnyswim, Holiday Parade in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 1 - 4: Maxwell, Holiday Parade in Philly, bowl with the Eagles in N.J., and Newark Winterfest in Delaware are among this week’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Changing the beat: Philly rappers take the violence out of drill music

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia artists are working to change the genre its

3 years ago

File photo: Runners weave their way through historic Philadelphia at the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday November 19th, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, Street Food Fest, National Dog Show in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 17-20: National Dog Show in the Philly suburbs,Tower of Power in N.J., and a James Weldon Johnson tribute in Delaware are among this weekend’s highlights.

3 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Philly Pops to cease operations at end of 2022-23 season

The Philly Pops has announced that it will cease operations at the end of the 2022-2023 season.

3 years ago

Taylor Swift on the left, John Fetterman on the right.
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

The thing Taylor Swift and John Fetterman have in common

Both John Fetterman and Taylor Swift were born at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pa., about 64 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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