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Köln 75 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Köln 75 KÖLN 75 (2025) Starring Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus, Alexander Scheer, Susanne Wolff, Ulrich Tukur, Jördis Triebel, Marie-Lou Sellem, Mala Emde, Enno Trebs, Shirin Lilly Eissa, Daniel Betts, Ilse Brandes, Leo Meier, Leon Blohm, Moritz Heidelbach, Michael del Coco, Gisela Walter, Uwe Preuss, Lea Draeger, Tobias Lange, Ana-Marija Markovina and Alexander Scheer. Screenplay by Ido Fluk. Directed by Ido Fluk. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 113 minutes. Not Rat

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Oct 21, 20255 min read


Quinn Lemley – Actress/Singer Guides Your Way Through Art and APAP
Quinn Lemley Quinn Lemley Actress/Singer Guides Your Way Through Art and APAP by Brad Balfour Actress, singer, speaker, producer,...

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Jan 9, 202510 min read


Laufey & Adam Melchor – TLA – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Laufey & Adam Melchor – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 3, 2023 Photos by Jack Farrell © 2023. All rights reserved.

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Nov 5, 20231 min read


Clarissa Riddles/Purcell – Transformed by Irish Sean Nos Singing, Musician Redefines Her Style
Clarissa Riddles/Purcell Transformed by Irish Sean Nos Singing, Musician Redefines Her Style For All Her Audiences by Brad Balfour...

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Jun 5, 20226 min read


Take Me To the River: New Orleans (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: NEW ORLEANS (2022) Featuring The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Ledisi, Mystikal, G-Eazy, Snoop Dogg, WIlliam Bell, Anders Osborne, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Big Freedia, Ani DiFranco, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, Rebirth Brass Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Voice of the Wetlands, The Givers, Dumpstaphunk, Bobby Kimball, Naught

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Apr 29, 20223 min read


Sergio Mendes – More than Nothing
Sergio Mendes More than Nothing By Jay S. Jacobs With a musical career spanning about 60 years now, Sergio Mendes is as responsible as just about anyone (with the possible exception of Antonio Carlos Jobim) for bringing Brazilian music to the world. Many of the highs of his fascinating career are explored in the new documentary film Sergio Mendes and Friends: A Celebration. Despite the title, which sounds sort of like a tribute concert, the doc shows Mendes’ musical evolution

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Jun 6, 20218 min read


Herb Alpert Is… (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HERB ALPERT IS… (2020) Featuring Herb Alpert, Lani Hall, Burt Bacharach, Richard Carpenter, Bill Moyers, Questlove, Sting, Sergio Mendes,...

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Oct 1, 20203 min read


k.d. lang: Ingénue Redux – Live at the Majestic Theater (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
k.d. liag: Ingénue Redux – Live at the Majestic Theater K.D. LANG: INGÉNUE REDUX – LIVE FROM THE MAJESTIC THEATER (2019) Featuring k.d....

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Feb 6, 20193 min read


XPoNential Music Festival (Day 2) – BB&T Pavilion & Wiggins Park – Camden (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
The War on Drugs, Sturgill Simpson, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Margo Price, Sunflower Bean, Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Courtney Marie Andrews, Mondo Cozmo, Jupiter and Okwess, Natalie Prass, Hurry & Katie Frank – XPoNential Music Festival (Day 2) – BB&T Pavilion and Wiggins Park – Camden, NJ – July 28, 2018 Photos by Chris Sikich © 2018. All rights reserved.

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Jul 30, 20181 min read


The Roots Picnic – Festival Pier – Philadelphia, PA – June 2, 2018 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Questlove – Roots Picnic – Festival Pier – Philadelphia, PA – June 2, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 This past Saturday the 11th annual Roots Picnic occurred at Festival Pier. The humid warmth of pre-summer yielded to a severe storm that ended The Roots’ headline set after only two songs. Before that abrupt conclusion the day was full of awesome moments. The top highlights were: *Philadelphia’s own Lil Uzi Vert, playing the second top-billed spot, dazzled with an energet

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Jun 4, 20182 min read


Ripe, The Dip & Thumpasaurus – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA – April 27, 2018 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Ripe – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA – April 27, 2018 – Photo by Camille Jessie © 2018 Ripe, The Dip & Thumpasaurus – The Roxy – Los Angeles, CA – April 27, 2018 In 2012, seven people came together at Berklee School of Music to form Ripe, a soul group from Boston. With a few EPs released, the band have made a small headway into the groove world since their start. In the past month, they released an album titled Joy in the Wild Unknown , widening Ripe fans to young and old. Their

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Apr 30, 20182 min read


Herb Alpert & Lani Hall – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 23, 2018 (A PopEntertainment Concert Review)
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 23, 2018 – Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2018 Herb Alpert & Lani Hall – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 23, 2018 World Café Live took a Tijuana taxi south of the border the other night when legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert and his long-time wife Lani Hall (who used to be the lead singer of Sergio Mendes and Brazil ‘66) shared many of the swinging jazzy compositions from their 50-year plus careers. Two of

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Apr 25, 20184 min read


Newport Jazz Festival – Newport, RI – August 4-6, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management – Fort Adams State Park – Newport, RI – August 4-6, 2017 Scroll...

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Aug 7, 20171 min read


XPoNential Music Festival – Camden, NJ – July 28-30, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Conor Oberst – XPoNential Music Festival – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ – July 28, 2017 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2017 XPoNential Music Festival – BB&T Pavilion & Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden, NJ – July 28-30, 2017 Mother nature kept threatening to spoil the party – there were flash flood warnings both Friday night and Saturday – but even mother nature could not stand to stop the music. There were a few drizzles periodically on those days, but the deluges promised

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Aug 3, 20178 min read


Alejandro Escovedo & The Minus 5 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Alejandro Escovedo featuring The Minus 5 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – January 8, 2017 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2017 Alejandro Escovedo & The Minus 5 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – January 8, 2017 On Sunday, January 8, Philadelphia was treated to one of the finest rock shows to be witnessed during all of 2017. Alejandro Escovedo rode into town to celebrate his rocking 2016 record Burn Something Beautiful . He brought along a rich cast of rock characters to b

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Jan 13, 20172 min read


What Happened, Miss Simone? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
What Happened, Miss Simone? WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE? (2016) Featuring Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Shackman, George Wein, Stanley...

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Sep 16, 20164 min read


Master Bassist Robert Miller Makes Project Grand Slam His Mission
Robert Miller of Project Grand Slam Master Bassist Robert Miller Makes Project Grand Slam His Mission by Brad Balfour With his dark...

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Aug 15, 20166 min read


Lucy Woodward & Project Grand Slam – Tin Angel – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Lucy Woodward & Project Grand Slam – Tin Angel – Philadelphia, PA – August 11, 2016 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Jay S. Jacobs © 2016 #Photoalbum #LucyWoodward #ConcertPhotography #JaySJacobs #TinAngel #PopEntertainmentcom #ProjectGrandSlam #2016 #philadelphia #ConcertPhotoAlbum #ConcertPhotos #August11

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Aug 13, 20161 min read


XPoNential Music Festival – Camden (Another PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
XPoNential Music Festival – BB&T Pavilion & Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden, NJ – July 22, 23 & 24, 2016 (Another PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album) Scroll through festival photos below! Photos by Chris Sikich © 2016 #BillyHector #BBampTPavilion #TheRevivalists #OliverJohnRodgers #GaryClarkJr #MavisStaples #WhiteDenim #July22 #RyanAdamsamptheShining #TheRecordCompany #ChicanoBatman #Darlingside #Kississippi #KurtVileamptheViolators #RoseMaryFiki #BenArnold #

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Jul 26, 20161 min read


XPoNential Music Festival – Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Mavis Staples, Low Cut Connie, The Districts, David Wax Museum, Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Record Company – WXPN XPoNential Music Festival – Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden, NJ – July 23 & 24, 2016 Scroll through festival photos below! Photos by @Jay S. Jacobs © 2016 #MavisStaples #2016Concertphotos #TheRecordCompany #NJ #ConcertPhotography #RiverStage #JaySJacobs #XPoNentialMusicFestival #PopEntertainmentcom #WXPN #MarinaStage #LowCutConnie #camden #July23

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Jul 25, 20161 min read
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