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Music Documentarian Paul Ingles hosts a weekly mix of music from his multi-genre personal collection of Rock, folk, blues, Americana, classic soul, R+B, and jazz standards.

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Philly musicians make new kinds of protest songs for the summer of 2020

The ongoing protests against racial injustice are fueling Philly artists to make music for this moment.

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The former Sigma Sound Studio building on North 12th Street.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Developer who wants to turn Sigma Studios into condos wins delay at Historical Commission

In addition to hosting Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, Sigma Studios is where Philadelphia International Records – the Gamble, Huff, and Bell label – got its start.

6 years ago

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Philadelphia Orchestra plans for a pandemic season

The coronavirus forces the orchestra to be nimble and think small.

6 years ago

Philadelphia musicians playing music on a narrow rowhouse block
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How a hidden Center City block became a pop-up concert hall

Philadelphia musicians discovered a narrow rowhouse block offers excellent acoustics for an outdoor chamber orchestra. They plan to pop up again.

6 years ago

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Regional Roundup – 08/10/20

This week: an update on COVID rates in Philadelphia, Commissioner of the Department of Streets talks about the problems with trash pickup, and the new virtual Opera.

Air Date: August 10, 2020 10:00 am

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ArtsQuest President and CEO Kassie Hilgert stands on the SteelStacks campus, which sits at the base of the former blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
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Musikfest returns to Bethlehem as a 10-day hybrid of live and streaming concerts

As one of the largest free music festivals in the country, Musikfest attempts to recreate the street fair feel at home.

6 years ago

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From Organix until Things Fall Apart, Malik B. was a member of The Roots, making guest appearances on 2006's Game Theory. (Mpozi Tolbert/Courtesy of The Roots)
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Malik B., early member of The Roots, dies at 47

His death was confirmed by The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought in a statement Wednesday, but no cause of death was provided.

6 years ago

Workers set up for Parking Lot Social, a series of drive-in shows taking place at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Drive-in concerts arrive in Philadelphia

Parking lots in the region are gearing up to host in-person, on-stage performances.

6 years ago

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Members of Philadelphia's music community performed at a vigil for Elijah McClain, a violinist who was killed by police in Colorado in June. They performed 'Molto Adagio' (Lyric for Strings) from String Quartet No. 1 by American composer George Walker. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly musicians pay homage to Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse

Dozens of Philadelphia musicians gathered in Malcolm X Park to play in honor of Elijah McClain and Mouhamed Cisse.

6 years ago

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Aamir Johnson Daye, aka D4M Skiano (INSTAGRAM / @DM4SKIANO)
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Weekend of violence claims one of Philly’s hottest rising rappers at age 18

Aamir Johnson Daye, aka D4M Skiano, was loved by fans, friends, teachers and family.

6 years ago

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The Radio Times Pre-Independence Day Special

Today, we listen to Marty's interviews with Leslie Odom Jr. of the musical Hamilton, Imani Perry on "The Black National Anthem," and Sarah Vowell discusses Lafayette.

Air Date: July 3, 2020 10:00 am

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The scene at the 2019 Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Robert Siliato Photography)
Down the Shore
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Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Asbury Park beach postponed until 2021

A beach concert festival featuring major acts on the beach in Asbury Park has been postponed until next year.

6 years ago

Jeff Bradshaw
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 06/22/2020

This week; the new marijuana decriminalization bills in NJ, how SEPTA is keeping things clean during a pandemic, and a brass ensemble energizing the protests in Philly.

Air Date: June 22, 2020 12:00 am

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Nicole Jordan
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Meet Nicole Jordan, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first full-time Black woman musician and new music librarian

Nicole Jordan will be the first Black woman to join the orchestra as a full-time member in the organization’s 120-year history.

6 years ago

Bandcamp has pledged to donate its cut of sales made on this and every subsequent Juneteenth holiday to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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Bandcamp, much-loved indie music marketplace, launches a Juneteenth tradition

On this and every subsequent Juneteenth, the platform intends to direct its usual revenue share to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

6 years ago

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