In Real Life – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – September 13, 2018 – Photo by Hannah Rose Pittel © 2018 In Real Life – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – September 13, 2018 In Real Life (also known as IRL) are an American boy band that had their start on the hit TV show Boy Band . Composed of Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Michael Conor, the final five vocalists are natural performers and recently brought their talents

Smokey Robinson – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – August 25, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Smokey Robinson – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – August 25, 2018 Smokey Robinson brought the comfort of Motown classics to The Mann in late August. With a smooth voice and a charismatic demeanor to excite a crowd young and old, it was quite a spectacle to witness. Immortal works like “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” and “My Girl”

Kevin Kwan, Gemma Chan and Jimmy O. Yang at the Philadelphia premiere of “Crazy Rich Asians.” We briefly chatted with Crazy Rich Asians...

Radiohead – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – July 31, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Radiohead & Junun – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – July 31, 2018 Opening with barely any light illuminating Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and the rest of the world dominating rock force known as Radiohead, “Daydreaming” unspooled before a ravenous crowd. From 2017’s masterful A Moon Shaped Pool , Philadelphia started a journey of awe-inspiring live music. On the first of a

TK Kravitz, Bri Steves, Hoodcelebrityy & Tierra Whack – Power 99 Peace On the Streets 2018 – Festival Pier – Philadelphia, PA – July 26, 2018 Scroll below to see festival photos! Photos by Chris Sanchez-Paralta © 2018 #Hoodcelebrityy #ChrisSanchezParalta #2018 #TierraWhack #ConcertPhotography #July26 #Power99 #BriSteves #TKKravitz #PopEntertainmentcom #PA #philadelphia #ConcertPhotoAlbum #FestivalPier #PeaceOntheStreets #ConcertPhotos

Clairo – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA – July 21, 2018 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Nick Bergmann © 2018 #2018 #July21 #ConcertPhotography #Clairo #PopEntertainmentcom #TheFoundry #PA #philadelphia #NickBergmann #ConcertPhotoAlbum #ConcertPhotos

Speedy Ortiz – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – July 18, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Speedy Ortiz, Two Inch Astronaut & Old Maybe – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – July 18, 2018 Speedy Ortiz are masters at turning out earworm rhythms etched out by crunchy guitars. Last Wednesday the Sadie Dupuis-led quartet set PhilaMOCA on fire. They blasted out works from their 2018 LP  Twerp Verse  as well as fan-selected cuts from the past. Opening with the first three tracks from  T

Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello & Charli XCX – Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA – July 13, 2018 Scroll through concert photos...

Made in America Festival 2018 Made in America One More Time MADE IN AMERICA – the brainchild of Jay-Z and one of the summer’s hottest music festivals – will be returning to Philadelphia for the seventh year in a row. As usual, it will take place on Labor Day Weekend, September 1st and 2nd, 2018 on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway by the iconic Art Museum steps. Once again, MADE IN AMERICA has a powerhouse line up of some of today’s most popular music acts. The two-day festival p

Matthew Sweet – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – June 21, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Matthew Sweet & The Parsnip Revolt – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – June 21, 2018 Seminal indie rocker Matthew Sweet put on a solid show at World Café Live on June 21. Playing behind his 2018 release  Tomorrow’s Daughter , he brought out the hits and new works. Classic works like “Girlfriend” and “Sick of Myself” played well next to new material like “I Belong to You.” His

Hayley Kiyoko – TLA – Philadelphia, PA – June 14, 2018 – Photo by Tyler Michael DiValerio © 2018 Hayley Kiyoko – TLA – Philadelphia, PA – June 14, 2018 After an hour of anxiously awaiting her arrival, Hayley Kiyoko didn’t disappoint when she walked on stage, rocking her black polo crop top, blue velvet jumpsuit, and yellow Nike air sneakers. She immediately set the tone by running on stage, screaming and welcoming her fans, which she tended to do a lot throughout the concert.

U2 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 13, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 U2 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA –...

Skating Polly – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA – June 9, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Skating Polly, Potty Mouth & Control Top – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA – June 9, 2018 A super triple bill took Kung Fu Necktie by storm on Saturday. Led by the youthful rock energies of Skating Polly with a raucous Potty Mouth and Philly’s own punkers Control Top, it was a beautiful June night of rip-roaring sounds. With their newest album  The Make It All Show  out on wax,

The Decemberists – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 6, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 The Decemberists & M. Ward – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 6, 2018 For the 14th time live, my craving for indie rock steeped in rich language, watery peril and whale props was sated when The Decemberists played The Mann Center last Thursday. As part of the Your Girl/Your Ghost tour in support of their eighth LP, the underrated

Depeche Mode – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 3, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Depeche Mode & EMA – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 3, 2018 It took 17 years for Depeche Mode to return to Philly. They made their Sunday show – as part of the Global Spirit Tour at Wells Fargo Center, their first in the city since 2001 – a worthy visit with a brilliant display of old hits and new works. Led by original members Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Flet

Red Aunts – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Red Aunts, RunHideFight & Control Top – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2018 Punk rock was alive and well during last Friday’s Red Aunts show at Boot & Saddle. Playing a rare East Coast show, the quartet of Terri Wahl, Kerry Davis, Debi Martini and Lesley Ishino put on an explosive show. Joking with each other and ready to move into the crowd or rock with each other, they led

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

Post Malone & 21 Savage – Festival Pier –Philadelphia, PA – May 23, 2018 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Nick Bergmann © 2018 #21Savage #2018 #FestivalPieratPennsLanding #PopEntertainmentcom #PostMalone #May23 #PA #philadelphia #NickBergmann #ConcertPhotoAlbum #FestivalPier #ConcertPhotos

Sixteen Jackies, The Long Hots, Isles Isles & Madalean Gauze – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – May 18, 2018 Sixteen Jackies – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – May 18, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Philadelphia-based indie rockers Sixteen Jackies celebrated their double EP release on May 18 at PhilaMOCA with a fabulous show. Packed with fans singing along to work from the “Movie Was Bad / Mascula” release, lead singer Jody DeMarco, covered in fake blood and decked out in a

Ro James & BJ the Chicago Kid – Underground Arts –Philadelphia, PA – May 21, 2018 Scroll below to see concert photos! Photos by Nick Bergmann © 2018 #NickBergman #May21 #BJtheChicagoKid #RoJames #2018 #ConcertPhotography #UndergroundArts #PA #philadelphia #ConcertPhotoAlbum #ConcertPhotos