Music
This week in concerts: Marisa Anderson, Paula Johns — July 5 and 7, 2018
Two solo artists with very different musical styles are our picks for concerts this week.
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Irving Berlin: Immigrant, patriot, songsmith
Guests: Gary A. Rosen, Drew Nugent The life story of composer Irving Berlin is a quintessential 20th ...
Air Date: July 3, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Making a joyful noise in praise of freedom on Independence Hall Sunday
For Fourth of July, Wawa hosts a series of free events all over the city. There’s always music, but this is the first year a gospel choir will perform at Independence Hall.
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Listen 1:54Joe Jackson, strict manager and father to pop royalty, dead at 89
No cause of death was given, though he had reportedly been diagnosed with cancer.
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Brooklyn Bhangra band Red Baraat, which formed in 2008, can mesmerize an audience with a funk groove, turn a switch, and drive the same c ...
Air Date: June 21, 2018
Double-decker buses aren’t just for tourists — they’re for concerts, too
By night, one of Philly's tourist magnets becomes a traveling venue for an array of indie musicians.
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Leonard Bernstein: father and composer
Guests: Jamie Bernstein, Jonathan Coopersmith Leonard Bernstein would have turned 100 this year. The revered cond ...
Air Date: June 20, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Members of South Philly mummers club do Father’s Day their way with Doo-Wop
On Saturday night at the South Philly String Band Club, the dads controlled the soundtrack.
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Listen 0:49More fringe than Fringe, the SoLow theater festival opens this weekend
After 9 years, SoLow has established itself as the anti-establishment theater festival. This year it presents a confessional comedy about suicidal depression.
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Celebrating Juneteenth at Philadelphia’s Johnson House
Just over a month ago, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum opened in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to the victims of white supremacy in the Unit
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From Lady B to Meek Mill, tracing the roots of Philly hip-hop — June 15, 2018
Dig into the history of hip-hop in Philadelphia with two short documentaries at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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Kidchella, a fantastic reason to visit Philly this summer
They drive to Philadelphia from North Carolina once or twice a summer — a mom and her teenage son, together for 20 hours up and back. ...
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NewsWorks Tonight, June 8, 2018
Two months after two black men were arrested at a Center City Starbucks, the Philadelphia Police Department has a new policy for handling ...
Air Date: June 8, 2018
Listen 23:01Philly-area performers chime in on ’24 Decade History’ of American resistance
Local performers add voice to Taylor Mac's marathon theater spectacle, 'A 24 Decade History of Popular Music'
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Listen 4:51Producer: Monica Rogozinski Minas takes Brazilian and American roots to create a sound that is fresh and innovati ...
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