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Daryl Hall & John Oates Are On Our List of the Best Things in Life
Daryl Hall & John Oates Live in Dublin Daryl Hall & John Oates Are On Our List of the Best Things in Life by Jay S. Jacobs Daryl Hall and...

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Feb 19, 201527 min read


Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper
Bradley Cooper stars in “American Sniper.” Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper by Brad Balfour Master director...

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Jan 21, 20157 min read


Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – December 3, 2014 – photo copyright 2014 Jim Rinaldi. Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – December 3, 2014 The first we ran across Toby Lightman was when we were asked to interview her in 2004. She was a young Philly-based artist who had been discovered by Wyclef Jean and producer Peter Zizzo, who was red hot from discovering Avril Lavigne and Vanessa Carlton. Lightman was targeted for the same heights, he

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Dec 4, 20143 min read


Echosmith – Hanging With the Cool Kids
Echosmith live at The Barbary in Philadelphia, October 30, 2014. Photo copyright 2014 by Jay S. Jacobs. Echosmith Hanging with the Cool...

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Nov 4, 20149 min read


Safe In Sound Festival – Festival Pier – September 27, 2014 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Safe In Sound Festival in Philadelphia, September 27, 2014. Safe In Sound Festival – Festival Pier – Philadelphia, PA – September 27,...

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Oct 1, 20143 min read


Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions – The Mann Center for the Performing Arts – September 19, 2
Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, September 19, 2014 Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions – The Mann...

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Sep 26, 20143 min read


Exclusive Weekend Riot First Interview
A couple days ago we got to sit down with The Weekend Riot’s Johnny and Bruce. PopEntertainment.com’s Rachel and Maggie talk to the guys...

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Sep 25, 20141 min read


Made In America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Big Daddy Kane at Budweiser’s Made in America Fest in Philadelphia, August 30, 2014. Made In America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia, PA – August 30 & 31, 2014 Budweiser’s Made In America Philly music festival was certainly the place to be this Labor Day weekend. For the first time taking place in not only in Philly, but LA too, the festival invited a diverse crowd from all different states to end their summer with a memorable celebration. Jay Z, being the

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Sep 17, 20149 min read


Mad Decent Block Party (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
DIplo at Mad Decent Block Party at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia, PA, August 8, 2014. Photo copyright 2014 Vin Manta. Dillon Francis, Diplo, Dirty South Joe, DJ Snake, Flosstradamus, Gent & Jawns, Mike Taylor, Swizzymack and Vic Mensa – 2014 Mad Decent Block Party – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA – August 8, 2014 On Friday, August 8th, the Mad Decent Block Party stopped at its hometown in the city of Brotherly Love for its seventh annual

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Aug 13, 20146 min read


Pentatonix – Electric Factory – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Pentatonix – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – March 30, 2014 Pentatonix – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – March 30, 2014 This past Sunday night the Electric Factory had a full house to see the up and coming a capella group, Pentatonix, winners of season three of the reality singing competition The Sing-Off . When going to this show I really didn’t know what to expect, but as soon as they hit the stage the energy from the five vocalists – as well as the fans – wa

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Apr 4, 20142 min read


Peter Hook & the Light – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – September 14, 2013 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Peter Hook & the Light – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – September 14, 2013 – Photo copyright 2013 Serge Levin. Peter Hook & the Light – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – September 14, 2013 What Peter Hook and the Light offered was a glimpse into the greatness of Joy Division and New Order. They also exposed the transition of the members of the first band surviving the tragic passing of their lead singer, Ian Curtis, and changing to develop the sound of iconic New Order.

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Sep 19, 20132 min read


Tony Danza – Teacher, Teach Us
Tony Danza Tony Danza – Teacher, Teach Us by Ronald Sklar The actor spent a lifetime in front of the camera — but he always wanted to...

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Dec 26, 20124 min read


Backstage at the 2012 Q102 Jingle Ball – Rockin’ in Philly
Q102 Jingle Ball at the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA December 5, 2012 OneRepublic, The Wanted, Karmin, Bridgit Mendler, Hot Chelle Rae, Ed Sheeran, Cher Lloyd and Olly Murs Backstage at the 2012 Q102 Jingle Ball – Rockin’ in Philly By Jackie Speiss and Deborah Wagner When Q102’s Jingle Ball holiday concert rocked Philadelphia the other night, some of music’s big stars hit the stage in front of nearly nineteen thousand screaming fans. The star-studded lineup brought B

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Dec 8, 20128 min read


The Greening of Whitney Brown (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
The Greening of Whitney Brown THE GREENING OF WHITNEY BROWN (2011) Starring Sammi Hanratty, Aidan Quinn, Brooke Shields, Kris...

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Nov 11, 20113 min read


Steve Ward – Dispensing Tough Love
Steve Ward Steve Ward Dispensing Tough Love by Ronald Sklar Although Steve Ward makes his living matchmaking and love coaching, the most...

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Dec 20, 20094 min read


Law Abiding Citizen (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Law Abiding Citizen LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009) Starring Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meany, Bruce McGill, Viola Davis,...

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Dec 11, 20094 min read


The Answer Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
The Answer Man THE ANSWER MAN (2009) Starring Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Olivia Thurlby, Kat Jennings, Max Antisell,...

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Sep 4, 20093 min read


Mat Kearney Lays It Out in Black and White
Mat Kearney – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA – May 20, 2009 – photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2009 Mat Kearney Lays It Out in Black and White by...

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May 31, 200910 min read


Mutlu – Livin’ On Philly Soul
Mutlu mutlu LIVIN’ ON PHILLY SOUL by Jay S. Jacobs On a recent afternoon in the up-and-coming Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern...

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Sep 20, 200811 min read


Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Team Up to Make a Baby Mama
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in “Baby Mama.” Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Team Up to Make a Baby Mama by Brad Balfour Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — ...

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Apr 12, 200812 min read
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