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  Rush Arts’ Danny Simmons on debut album, art, and support for music mogul bro post #metoo allegations

  It hardly seems possible that this week’s release of The Brown Beatnik Tomes – Live at the BRIC House is Danny Simmons’ first album.

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  R&B and jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco heads home for headline show at the Kimmel Center

  Joey DeFrancesco has always brought his family’s funky lineage, soul and innovation to the Hammond organ, arguably jazz’s most ignored solo instrument.

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  A large percentage of concerts coming to town this year are from artists pushing senior status – and at least one of them is dead

  The list of concerts coming to Philadelphia this summer got shorter by one at the end of March when it was announced that the Rolling Stones had postponed their summer tour because Mick Jagger had to undergo heart surgery.Jagger, thankfully, appears to be doing well. But when many heard the news, chances...

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  Man of mystery: The only thing more intriguing about Ali Awan’s past might be his future

  When Ali Awan takes the stage at this year’s NON-COMMvention, the annual event catered to and by public music radio programmers, industry and talent, it will be the big cherry on the icing of the sweetest cake in the greatest meal of his long career.The Abington-based songwriting singer and guitarist will perform...

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  Song of herself: Patti Smith opens and closes a month dedicated to the life of Philly’s greatest poet

  One could argue that the last time punk poet Patti Smith played with any connection to her hero –  fellow South Jersey native Walt Whitman – was during her 1997 reading-rocking event at Whitman’s Center for the Arts and Humanities in Camden.

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  We untangle the many strings of North Philly poet, actor and activist Moor Mother

  Moor Mother is Afrofuturism at its best.

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  Childish Gambino dancing, Rihanna not singing somehow works in Amazon’s Guava Island

  These days, the TV show runner is king, and it's rare for the director of TV show episodes to make enough of a mark for their name to stand out.

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  Despite being band of choice for stoners, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will pass instead of puff

  When Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason hits The Met Philadelphia for his first solo tour, he will do so on April 20, an apt date considering the “interstellar overdrive” and psychedelic gamesmanship of the night’s material.

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  Inside the ‘outsider:’ A look at Philadelphia through the eyes of her native son, Jamaaladeen Tacuma

  Jamaaladeen Tacuma prides himself on being one of the most consistently visible members of Philadelphia’s avant-garde.The jazz-funk bassist has also excelled as a composer, entrepreneur and is a mainstay in the designer and fashion scene. Last year, his excellence in music gifted him City of Philadelphia’s Benny Golson Award from the Mayor...