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Song Sung Blue (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Song Sung Blue SONG SUNG BLUE (2025) Starring Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, Mustafa Shakir, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, King Princess, Hudson Hensley, Cecelia Riddett, Sean Allan Krill, Beth Malone, John Beckwith, Erika Slezak, Jayson Warner Smith, Jim Conroy, Kena Anae, Darius Rose, Shyaporn Theerakulstit, Chacha Tahng, Faye Tamasa and Darius de Haas. Screenplay by Craig Brewer. Directed by Craig Brewer. Distributed by Focus Features. 132 minu

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Dec 23, 20254 min read


AJR, Myles Smith & Monsta X - 2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Red Carpet Interviews
AJR, Myles Smith & Monsta X - 2025 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Red Carpet Interviews It's the most wonderful time of the year — Jingle Ball season! We were lucky enough to chat with some of this year's artists on the annual holiday tour's stop in Philly: Monsta X, Myles Smith, and AJR!

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Dec 22, 20251 min read


Breakdown: 1975 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Breakdown: 1975 BREAKDOWN: 1975 (2025) Featuring Patton Oswalt, Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone, Peter Bart, Wesley Morris, Joan Tewkesbury, Ellen Burstyn, Seth Rogen, Martin Scorsese, Albert Brooks, Peter Biskind, Naomi Fry, Rick Perlstein, Frank Rich, Todd Boyd, Sam Wasson, Jefferson Cowie, James Wolcott, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Bill Gates, James Risen and Kurt Andersen. Narrated by Jodie Foster. Directed by Morgan Neville. Distributed by Netflix. 92 minutes. Rated TV-MA. Fifty y

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Dec 21, 20254 min read


Jingle Ball 2025 – Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Alex Warren, Zara Larsson, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae, BigXthaPlug, AJR, Freya Skye, Myles Smith, MONSTA X & Saquon Barkley – I Heart Radio Jingle Ball 2025 – Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, PA – December 15, 2025 Concert Photos by Joshua Kanner © 2025. All rights reserved. Red Carpet Photos by Emma Fox © 2025. All rights reserved.

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Dec 17, 20251 min read


Alexa Ray Joel Finds Her “Wall of Sound” Moment – and Her Own Voice, Fearlessly
Alexa Ray Joel Alexa Ray Joel Finds Her “Wall of Sound” Moment – and Her Own Voice, Fearlessly by Ron Sklar Alexa Ray Joel is back in rehearsal – back in the room, back in the band setup, back in the thick of sound. After years of performing in the intimate, candlelit world of Café Carlyle with a small musical configuration, she’s returned to a full-band experience, preparing for shows in the year ahead. “I just started rehearsing with a band again after quite some time,” she

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Dec 16, 20254 min read


Damiano David – The Fillmore – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Damiano David – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – December 6, 2025 – Photo by Cecilia Orlando © 2025 Damiano David – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – December 6, 2025 Damiano David – lead singer of the globally successful rock band Måneskin – hit the stage at The Fillmore Philadelphia last night as part of his recently launched solo career. Known for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence, Italian-born David’s first solo tour spans more than three dozen stops through

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Dec 8, 20251 min read


Ezra Ray Hart – Rivers Casino – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Ezra Ray Hart – Rivers Casino – Philadelphia, PA – December 5, 2025 – Photo by Cecilia Orlando © 2025 Ezra Ray Hart – Rivers Casino – Philadelphia, PA – December 5, 2025 To paraphrase his royal purple badness, on Friday night Ezra Ray Hart partied like it was 1999. Ezra Ray Hart is an occasional side project “supergroup” featuring the lead singers of three big 1990s alt-rock bands – Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra and Emerson Hart of Tonic. The si

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Dec 7, 20253 min read


Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 (2025) Starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Freddy Carter, Theodus Crane, Wayne Knight, Teo Briones, Mckenna Grace, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, David Andrew Calvillo, Audrey Lynn Marie, Miriam Spumpkin, Han Soto, Grant Feely, Gavin Borders, Bentley Cooper, Carl Palmer and the voices of Kellen Goff, Megan Fox and Matthew "MatPat" Patrick. Screenplay by Scott Cawthon. Directed by Emma Tammi. Distributed b

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Dec 5, 20253 min read


Emerson Hart of Ezra Ray Hart – Rocking the 90s and the Holidays
Mark McGrath, Kevin Griffin and Emerson Hart of Ezra Ray Hart Emerson Hart of Ezra Ray Hart Rocking the 90s and the Holidays by Jay S. Jacobs If you were going to a lab to cobble together a 90s alt-rock supergroup, it would be hard to come out with a stronger lineup than Ezra Ray Hart. The band is made up of the lead singers of three different hitmaking bands from that decade. As you might guess from the new band’s name, it features Sugar Ray leader Mark McGrath, Better Than

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Dec 4, 20259 min read


Wicked: For Good (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Wicked: For Good WICKED: FOR GOOD (2025) Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, Aarin Teoh Guan Ti, Adam James, Colin Michael Carmichael, Alice Fearn, Kerry Ellis and the voices of Colman Domingo, Peter Dinklage and Sharon D. Clarke. Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 137 minutes. Rated PG. T

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Nov 20, 20253 min read


Portugal. The Man – The Wiltern – Los Angeles (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Portugal. The Man – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – November 16, 2025 – Photo by Larisa Jiao © 2025 Portugal. The Man – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – November 16, 2025 Rock band Portugal. The Man took the stage to roaring cheers at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, dousing fans in psychedelic lighting that aptly matched their sonic identity of grunge meets surreal dream meets protest chant. While the band has continued to garner increasing popularity, they are far from a new

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Nov 18, 20252 min read


The Band CAMINO, Almost Monday & Ethan Tasch – The Anthem – Washington (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Band CAMINO – The Anthem – Washington, DC – November 13, 2025 – Photo by Emma Fox © 2025 The Band CAMINO, Almost Monday & Ethan Tasch – The Anthem – Washington, DC – November 13, 2025 It was a beautiful night at the Wharf in D.C. Thursday night with The Band CAMINO stopping by The Anthem for an incredible show on The NeverAlways tour in honor of their latest album! Joined by Almost Monday and Ethan Tasch, fans gathered eagerly and packed the venue for a night of vibran

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Nov 15, 20253 min read


The Used – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Used – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 10, 2025 – Photo by Cecilia Orlando © 2025 The Used & In Angles – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 10, 2025 Post-hardcore emo band The Used celebrated their 25th anniversary touring in the most sentimental way for their fans. The band played a three night residency in each city with a different album performed in full each night. Night one was their debut self-titled album The Used , night two

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Nov 14, 20252 min read


John Davidson – From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich: The Reinvention of a Variety Icon
John Davidson From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich – The Reinvention of a Variety Icon By Ronald Sklar For decades, John Davidson was all that and a jar of Miracle Whip – a Broadway lead, a smiling television host, and one of Johnny Carson’s most trusted guest substitutes. Today, at 84, he has reinvented his career far from Hollywood, performing in a charming converted barn in rural New Hampshire. His self-created venue, the aptly named Club Sandwich, is everything Davidson has

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Nov 3, 20253 min read


Blue Moon (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Blue Moon BLUE MOON (2025) Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Jonah Lees, Rifkin Simon Delaney, Cillian Sullivan, Patrick Kennedy, John Doran, Anne Brogan, Giles Surridge, Brian Briggs, Caitríona Ennis, Elaine O'Dwyer, Aisling O'Mara, David Rawle, Ray Weafer, Ian Dillon and Daniel Mick Ryan. Screenplay by Robert Kaplow. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 100 minutes. Rated R. Screened at the 2025 Philade

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Oct 24, 20254 min read


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


Real Estate, Trace Mountains, Matt Maltese & Cornelia Murr – Union Transfer – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Real Estate, Trace Mountains, Matt Maltese & Cornelia Murr – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – October 8, 2025 Photos by Cecilia Orlando © 2025. All rights reserved.

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Oct 11, 20251 min read


Shaun Cassidy – Keswick Theatre – Glenside (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Shaun Cassidy – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 25, 2025 – Photo by Deborah Wagner © 2025 Shaun Cassidy – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 25, 2025 “Well I was 16 and sick of school. I didn’t know what I wanted to do…” Even though Eric Carmen wrote those words, they were telling Shaun Cassidy’s story. They opened the song “That’s Rock and Roll” which is one of a few songs which Cassidy rode to the top of the charts in the late 1970s. In fact, when Shaun C

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Sep 26, 20255 min read


Riot Fest – Douglass Park – Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Weezer – Riot Fest (Day 2) – Douglass Park – Chicago, IL – September 20, 2025 – Photo by Ryan Heller © 2025 Riot Fest – Douglass Park – Chicago, IL – September 19-21, 2025 Riot Fest Rings in 20th Anniversary with Legendary Performances and Its Largest Lineup Yet For many years, punks near and far have flocked to Riot Fest in an effort to relive their glory days, as well as keep their finger on the pulse of alternative music. A three-day sonic escape for fans of punk rock, met

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Sep 22, 20256 min read


The Favors – Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Hollywood (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Favors – Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Hollywood, CA – September 18, 2025 – Photo by Larisa Jiao © 2025 The Favors – Hollywood Forever...

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Sep 19, 20252 min read
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