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Thousands of new holiday songs have been released since 1994, but none have become standards in the way pop songs about Christmas routinely did in the '60s, '70s and '80s. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

Why are there no new Christmas songs?

This year, Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" turns 25. Her single-item wish list seems to have been the punctuation mark on half a century.

7 years ago

The popular cabaret entertainer got backing from the Kimmel Center to write and record the all-originals collection “Lashed But Not Leashed.” (Brad Larrisonfor WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Martha Graham Cracker drops her first album

The popular cabaret entertainer got backing from the Kimmel Center to write and record the all-originals collection “Lashed But Not Leashed.”

7 years ago

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An ensemble of 100 tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players from the region, perform a TubaChristmas concert. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

TubaChristmas: Concertgoers in Philly give love to, and get joy from, overlooked instruments

For the past 29 years, dozens of players from the Philadelphia region have been able to show just how versatile their overlooked instruments are with “TubaChristmas.”

7 years ago

John Oliver, Jr., plays guitar at Hub of Hope's Living Room (Michaela WInberg/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In Suburban Station, live music brings holiday joy to the Hub of Hope

Project HOME’s underground “Living Room” is a place to play and sing.

7 years ago

Max Ochester of Brewerytown Beats/Dogtown Records and Sounds of Liberation guitarist Monnette Sudler. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly free jazz pioneers Sounds of Liberation reunite with new album

Philly’s Sounds of Liberation reunite after unearthed 1970s recording from gains new life with a contemporary audience.

7 years ago

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Dr. Kim Phuc and composer Hannibal Lokumbe hug during a concert that includes Lokumbe's composition
Arts & Entertainment

A famous war photo of a Vietnamese girl inspired his music. At last, he performed it for her live

Hannibal Lokumbe first wrote “Children of the Fire” after seeing that photo from the Vietnam War. But 45 years later, this might be the most important performance of it yet.

7 years ago

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Williamson Hall at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Education

Students fear controversial move could be the final act for prestigious N.J. choir college

Students at Westminster Choir College worry an address change will mean the end, with nine months to move, and no shovels in the ground.

7 years ago

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Billy Penn

Phish at the Met: Surprise Philly show rocks historic venue on North Broad

“I hope you brought your sunglasses,” said the band’s lighting designer.

7 years ago

File photo: The founding members of Kool & The Gang, (from left) George Brown, Robert 'Kool' Bell, Dennis D. T. Thomas, and Claydes Charles Smith, were given the Marian Anderson Award in November, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Kool & The Gang’s ‘Celebration’ at the Marian Anderson Award ceremony

Now in their 50th year, the legendary funk band came to the Kimmel Center to be honored with musical tributes.

7 years ago

A portrait of Marian Anderson by artist Jeffery McNutt. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Inside the historic home of Philly’s ‘most famous’ classical singer, Marian Anderson

Because she was Black, the contralto gained international renown before she was recognized in her hometown.

7 years ago

Northeast High School students Anna Tran, Tatyanna Roldan and Jovita Deguzman perform
Education

‘They identify with Hamilton’: Philly teens take a shot at writing revolution-inspired music

1,700 kids came to see Hamilton the musical at Forrest Theater and showcase their own songwriting skills.

7 years ago

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Drums and other instruments installed by the Rotary Club of Wilmington at H. Fletcher Brown Park on the northern edge of downtown Wilmington will allow visitors of all ages to discover their inner musician. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Community

‘For the young and the young at heart’: Wilmington takes a musical twist on playing in the park

A quiet space on the edge of the city’s downtown will be filled with music, thanks to a permanent installation of instruments available for all to use.

7 years ago

Me by Elton John Hardcover, 374 pages.
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Arts & Entertainment

In ‘Me,’ Elton John pulls back the curtain on a storied life

The year 2019 has been a busy one for Elton John — and a revelatory one for his fans, who have been graced with a biopic, a tour, and now a memoir, simply titled Me.

7 years ago

Composer George Crumb is pictured in his studio, in a converted garage at his home in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Penn honors celebrated avant-garde composer George Crumb with concert series

The celebrated avant-garde composer George Crumb is being honored this week with a concert series at Penn for his 90th birthday.

7 years ago

Composer Nina Keith created and recorded her album,
Arts & Entertainment

In debut album, experimental artist Nina Keith meditates on death and memory

Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Nina Keith’s debut album is inspired by her neighborhood and EMDR psychological treatment.

7 years ago

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