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| Symphony for a Broken Orchestra to play 1,000 Broken Philly School District Instruments |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/02/17 5:53 am | updated: 12/02/17 5:53 am |
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| The School District of Philadelphia owns over 1,000 instruments that are broken and unplayable. Unfortunately they do not have the funds to fix any of the instruments that are still not beyond repair. Symphony for a Broken Orchestra is a "city-wide effort initiated by Temple Contemporary in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Boyer College of Music & Dance, the Curtis Institute and numerous professional/amateur musicians throughout the... Read More |
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| Annual Orionid Meteor Shower peaking in Philadelphia skies Fri-Sat, Oct 20-21; Watch Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/20/17 3:00 am | updated: 10/20/17 3:00 am |
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| The annual October Orionid Meteor Shower is set to peak across the Philadelphia region's skies on the nights of the 20th-21st. Tonight's forecast is for clear skies and cool temperatures making great weather to catch the meteors streaking across the sky. The moon is also in a new phase which will eliminate it from causing any interference. It will be close to perfect conditions for seeing shooting stars for late October. The best time would be after midnight and close to dawn. The forecast for... Read More |
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| Concert Review: Atlas Genius w/ Magic Giant, Half The Animal @ The Foundry Philadelphia Sun 10/15/17 |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/20/17 1:36 am | updated: 10/20/17 1:36 am |
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| Australian native band Atlas Genius rolled through Philly this past Sunday, 10/15/17 on their 63 days of Love Tour. The boys of Atlas Genius as well as special guests Half the Animal and Magic Giant played The Foundry at The Fillmore and put on one heck of a show. Starting off the night was Half the Animal, though the band might not have the most extensive set list right now, they really played their hearts out. They even featured a cover of Childish Gambino's hit "Redbone" off of... Read More |
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| iradiophilly's Halloween Music Radio Station; Listen to the best Halloween playlist in Philadelphia |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/12/17 8:20 pm | updated: 10/12/17 8:20 pm |
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iradiophilly launches Halloween Music Radio Station; Listen to the perfect Halloween playlist in Philly! Starting tonight Friday the 13th at Midnight!
Just in time for Halloween parties at home, at work, out on the town, or while the kids are trick-or-treating at your door, iRadioPhilly is launching it's annual Halloween music radio station featuring Philadelphia's favorite Halloween party classics.
This special station will be on-air for the rest of October... Read More |
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| 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced; Radiohead, Kate Bush, RATM; Vote Now! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/17 5:18 am | updated: 10/05/17 5:18 am |
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| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has announced the nominees for the 2018 induction class. This year's ballot includes first time nominees Kate Bush, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, the Moody Blues, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. This is also the first year of eligibility for Radiohead and Rage Against The Machine. The other nominees are Depeche Mode, LL Cool J, MC5, the Zombies, the Meters, the Cars, Link Wray, Bon Jovi, Rufus with... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Music Alliance Inducts New Members into Philadelphia Walk of Fame |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/17 4:06 am | updated: 10/05/17 4:06 am |
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The Philadelphia Music Alliance inducted new members to the Philadelphia Walk of Fame on Wednesday. This year's inductees include Jill Scott, Sister Sledge, McFadden & Whitehead, Labelle (Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx), Soul Survivors, Joe Nicolo & Chris Schwartz (Ruffhouse Records) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Bob Pantano received the 2017 Broadcaster Award and Anne Ewers was honored with the Platinum Award.
A ceremony was held in the afternoon outside of the Kimmel... Read More |
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| LISTEN: 2-hour Special Memorial podcast honoring Tom Petty, hosted by Michael Tearson. |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/17 11:00 pm | updated: 10/03/17 11:00 pm |
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Rock Legend Tom Petty passed away on 10/02/17 at the age of 66. According to his manager, Petty suffered a cardiac arrest at home in Malibu and was taken to the UCLA Medical Center. He could not be revived and passed away surrounded by family, bandmates, and friends on Monday night.
LISTEN HERE: Tom Petty Memorial podcast
This memorial was recorded the day after Tom Petty's... Read More |
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| Philly Local Bands join up to cover Cranberries 'Linger'; Red Bull Sound Select coming Next Month |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/26/17 4:18 am | updated: 09/26/17 4:18 am |
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Out of Town Films gathered together a group of Philadelphia indie musicians last week in the gymnasium at the Bok Building in South Philly to create a one-off supergroup. It was comprised of the members of Queen of Jeans and the dove and the wolf along with Sadie Dupuis (of Sad13 and Speedy Ortiz) and Shamir Bailey. They dubbed themselves The Dove Jeans & Sad Shamir. They effortlessly tackled The Cranberries' hit "Linger." Check out the finished product below.
The video was... Read More |
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| Ben Franklin Parkway 100 Celebration Starts 9/8; 100 Years in Philly Music Concert at Art Museum |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/08/17 4:09 am | updated: 09/08/17 4:11 am |
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The yearlong celebration of the 100th birthday/anniversary of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway called Parkway 100 kicks off with the 'We Are Connected Festival' on Friday, September 8th from 4 pm to 10 pm. The cultural district 'open house' will feature over 100 family-friendly activities both inside and outside of the various cultural institutions along the Parkway.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the... Read More |
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| 4th Annual Yo South Philly Phestival, Sun 9/10 12-10pm, St. Richard's Yard, Live Streaming Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/07/17 7:40 pm | updated: 09/07/17 7:40 pm |
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The 4th Annual Yo South Philly Phestival is back this Sunday, September 10th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. This year it will be held at a new location in the Saint Richard's School Yard at 1826 Pollock Street. The stage will be feature 10+ musical acts ranging from rock, r&b, pop, oldies, and more. As always, there will be fabulous food available from some of South Philly's finest and vendor booths from the sponsors.
Come see music from Charlie Gracie, The Business, Felicia Punzo,... Read More |
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