Music
#PrayForPhillyChallenge: How one beat creates connections
Rapper ARSIN explains the start of the #PrayForPhillyChallenge, and how he’s hoping to connect Philly teens to resources.
3 years ago
This trumpet-fueled walk-on song is professional baseball’s latest craze
"Narco," a dance hit by Australian musician Timmy Trumpet and the Dutch DJ duo Blasterjaxx, is the walk-on music for star relief pitcher Edwin Diaz.
3 years ago
Oct. 6 - Oct.9: Kevin Hart in Philly, “Tootsie” in Delaware, and the second annual Vegan Fest in Camden, N.J. are among weekend event highlights.
3 years ago
Listen 5:01Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty.
3 years ago
Opera Philadelphia premieres ‘Black Lodge,’ combining classical with industrial goth music
Classical and industrial goth music akin to both French baroque music and Nine Inch Nails set the tormented tone borrowing from Lynch, Burroughs, and Artaud.
3 years ago
Listen 3:34Philly POPS Orchestra performs ‘The Godfather’ score to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary
For one night only, the iconic American film starring Marlon Brando will be displayed behind the Philly POPS Orchestra, who will be performing the score in sync with the movie
3 years ago
Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
Rihanna is set to star in February’s Super Bowl halftime show.
3 years ago
Making Time Festival: The electronic music fest putting Philly’s underground dance scene on the map
After a pandemic-induced thirst for parties, raves are roaring back.
3 years ago
Sept. 22- Sept. 25: Firefly Music Festival, Philly Arts & Music Fest, Chris Rock, Puerto Rican Day parade among weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.
3 years ago
Listen 5:04Frantic City Festival looks to revitalize Atlantic City rock scene
Two stages at the Orange Loop Amphitheater will be occupied by rock bands starting at noon on Saturday.
3 years ago
10 ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Philly
Latine joy will be everywhere this September and October, from poet laureate book talks to Bad Bunny-themed raves.
4 years ago
Sept. 15 - Sept.18: Diamond State Film Festival in Delaware, Coatesville Grand Prix, and XPoNential Music Fest in Camden are among the weekend’s best events.
4 years ago
Listen 5:13The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
NY Times theater critic Jesse Green talks about the life, talent, accomplishments and authentic conversations with Mary Rodgers captured in her new memoir, 'Shy.'
Air Date: September 13, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Marsha Hunt, ’40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104
Hunt was an established actor and was a rising star in the new medium of television when the work dried up because of allegations about her liberal activism.
4 years ago
Sept. 8 - Sept. 11: The Fringe Fest begins in Philadelphia, Ringo Starr comes to the Met, The Disco Biscuits are in Delaware, and Wu-Tang and Nas hit the stage in New Jersey.
4 years ago
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