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| Walla Fest at PhilaMOCA August 8-9th Music - Art - Film; LIVE Broadcast |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/08/15 4:33 am | updated: 08/08/15 3:54 pm |
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| Walla Fest returns this weekend and for the first time since its inception four years ago it will not be held at Norristown's Centre Theater. Creators Keba Robinson, Yesenia Bello, and Ant Bui decided to make the geographical move in the name of progress but the concept of the event and the overall vibe of the experience will remain the same. Walla Fest is a combination music, art, and film fest that will run two days, both Saturday and Sunday Aug. 8-9. It is meant to foster creativity,... Read More |
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| Music News - Dr. Dre Donating 'Compton' Royalties; Grace Potter's New Album; Hunter Hayes Covers JT |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/07/15 6:23 am | updated: 08/07/15 6:23 am |
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| Dr. Dre has announced that he will be donating all of his artist royalties from his new album Compton to charity. The money will got towards funding a performing arts facility in Compton. Dre reached out to Compton Mayor Aja Brown who already had plans for the entertainment complex. Dre said. "I've been really trying to do something special for Compton and just couldn't quite figure out what it was. She actually had this idea and she was already in the process of working on it. I... Read More |
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| Music News - John Mayer Joining Dead Members; Macklemore Song 'Growing Up'; Kurt Cobain's 1st Demo |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/15 6:30 am | updated: 08/06/15 6:30 am |
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| The Grateful Dead may have played their final shows under that name but that doesn't mean the members have hung up their instruments. It was announced today that John Mayer will join Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart this Halloween at Madison Square Garden as Dead & Company. Rounding out the band will be Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge and Ratdog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. Phil Lesh and Bruce Hornsby are not involved. Mike Gordon of Phish had rehearsed with the lineup but... Read More |
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| Music News - 1000 Play Foo Fighters Song in Italy; Lauryn Hill on Tonight Show; Disclosure Tracklist |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/01/15 6:51 am | updated: 08/01/15 6:51 am |
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| A little over a year ago, in May 2014, Fabio Saffagnini and some friends from the town of Cesena in Italy's Romagna region had a big idea for getting Foo Fighters to come play a concert in the area. Over the past year they gathered 1,000 musicians to come play the Foo Fighters' hit 'Learn to Fly' simultaneously live. The resulting video is mind blowing. The project is called Rockin' 1000 and brought together drummers, guitarists,... Read More |
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| 2nd Street Festival Northern Liberties this Sun. Aug. 2; 
Broadcast Live on iradiophilly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/15 7:31 pm | updated: 07/31/15 7:31 pm |
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| This Sunday, August 2nd from noon to 10 p.m., Northern Liberties will play host to the 7th Annual 2nd Street Festival. The city's biggest and best block party will close down 2nd Street between Germantown and Green Ave. The streets will be filled with 200 vendors offering workshops, art, food, beer gardens, craft vendors, and other merchandise. And of course there is the music. Three stages of live music the entire day from over 20... Read More |
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| Music News - Florence Releases 10-min Short Film; Meek Mill/Minaj Steamy Video; Keith Richards Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 6:30 am | updated: 07/28/15 6:30 am |
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| Florence + The Machine have released new visuals for two songs off their recent How Big How Blue How Beautiful album. "Queen of Peace/Long & Lost" is a 10-minute short film that fits in a greater series of short films by Florence Welch. Each have been directed by Vincent Haycock. This is Chapter 4 & 5. The others include "What Kind of Man," "St. Jude," and "Ship to Wreck" referred to as the Odyssey series. This latest video was shot on the Scottish isle Easdale. Watch the video at... Read More |
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| Venture 0n - Celebrating A Unique Philadelphia Community - Thursday July 30th 7pm - Live Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 4:28 am | updated: 07/28/15 4:32 am |
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| Collaborative workspace Venturef0rth, located in the Loft District in the Callowhill neighborhood, along with innovative music community incubator RECPhilly (and Venturef0rth tenant) are holding a unique social networking experience this Thursday called Venture 0n. The event will feature live musical performances from a number of top local artists, great food from area eateries, and a panel discussion/keynotes from local leaders in the Philly start-up and networking scene. The event is a... Read More |
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| Music News - Dylan's Electric Returns to Newport; Roger Waters/My Morning Jacket; Drake Diss Track |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/15 6:06 am | updated: 07/27/15 6:06 am |
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| It's been 50 years since Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival, and his 1964 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster travelled to Rhode Island over the weekend to be part of the festivities. On July 25th, 1965 Bob Dylan plugged in the electric guitar, backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and ripped into "Maggie's Farm," "Like A Rolling Stone," "Phantom Engineer." Folk purists were aghast, many others cheered. America's singer songwriter turned into a counterculture rock star before... Read More |
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| Music News - Janet Jackson 'No Sleeep' Video; Best Coast/Weezer Video 'Go Away'; Nicki Minaj on GMA |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/25/15 5:18 am | updated: 07/25/15 5:18 am |
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| Janet Jackson has shared the video for the remix of "No Sleeep" featuring J. Cole. The original cut will be included on her upcoming unnamed album. Directed by Dave Mayers, the laidback, late night, R&B jam is set in tony pad. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced the track. Jackson said in a statement, "I hope u enjoy watching this as much as we enjoyed making it. #NoSL333P." Janet will be touring next year and will be in our area twice. On February 19 in Bethlehem, PA at the Sands... Read More |
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| Music News - New Metric Track/Vid; Demi Lovato Hot Video For Cool Summer; Mumford 'Ditmas' Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/24/15 6:42 am | updated: 07/24/15 6:42 am |
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Metric has released the third single from their upcoming new album Pagans in Vegas due out September 18th. "Too Bad, So Sad" is a simple synth-heavy track with a driving rhythm that pushes the momentum full forward. The accompanying video is minimalist, featuring only a wireframe boombox and lyrics for the chorus. Others have also pointed out there's a Blur-esque "Woo hoo!" that starts the hook. Take a listen:
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