This week in Philly music is all about the plentiful live music options on New Year’s Eve, including LL Cool J, Snacktime, Ben Arnold, Low Cut Connie, and Kindred the Family Soul. But before we get to ...

This week in Philly music features Father John Misty in Fishtown, Rufus Wainwright in Bucks County, sumptuous soul music at Johnny Brenda’s, a rare appearance by a Polish rebel rock band at Silk City, ...

Anne Lundy sure loves her some Philadelphia soul. The veteran musician and music director for Community Music Center of Houston has a special place in her heart for the silky, soulful and popular R&B ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Back in 1974, Philly composers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff wrote “TSOP (The Sound of ...

There was plenty of "Joy" in Center City over the weekend as the late Philly soul music legend Teddy Pendergrass received a special honor from his hometown. On Saturday, July 27, 2025, the 400 block ...

There was plenty of “Joy” in Center City over the weekend as the late Philly soul music legend Teddy Pendergrass received a special honor from his hometown. On Saturday, the 400 block of South Broad ...

If you’ve ever heard a familiar playlist and immediately relaxed, that’s the feeling of your cortisol decreasing and a positive mood state setting in. Serra Calvert, a 29-year-old bartender, had just ...

Subway Jam (Morning); River Paths; Smoldering; Philly Soul Strut; Night Party; Subway Jam (Evening). This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record company. It is for ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...