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By Richie Charles
Local Rockers the Strapping Fieldhands Defy Categorization
From some cruddy homemade cassette tapes and jam sessions in a South Philly row home, the Strapping Fieldhands grew into a rollicking, free-wheeling local favorite in the early 1990s, landing choice opening slots at the Khyber and going into heavy rotation on WKDU. Too off-kilter and eclectic to be labeled a simple rock band yet too exuberant to be categorized as “art music,” they defy categorization.
By Bill Chenevert
Why Is Jay-Z Going Corporate for the Made in America Festival?
The rapper's high-profile music fest marks the first time there’s ever been a ticketed concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway. So why go corporate? Well, he’s been corporate.
By PW Staff
The Music Issue 2012
We’re taking you on a whirlwind tour of Philly’s sonic citizens—in the clubs, on the road, off the map and over the top.
By Bobbi Booker
Colleagues Remember the Late, Great WDAS Icon Joe "Butterball" Tamburro
In an industry where the average length of employment can often be measured in months, Joseph Tamburro was one of the most enduring radio personalities to ever grace a mic.
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- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Music Issue 2012: Philly Tastemakers Reveal Their Favorite Music
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Music Issue 2012: A Caravan of Philly Bands Swarms New England
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Music Issue 2012: Nocturne, the Nation's Longest-Running Club Night, Says Adieu
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Music Issue 2012: Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band Kicks Off PW's Concerts in the Park
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Music Issue 2012: Soul Queen Lady Alma Horton Returns to the Stage
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Why We Love Frank Ocean, R&B's Hottest Young Star
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > The Rise of Philly's Up-and-Coming-est DIY Concert Promoter, Phonographic Arts
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Super Pak: The Spiritual Odyssey of Mad Decent's PO PO
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Brothers Jahlil and Tone Beats Are Making Beats for the Biggest Names in the Game
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Philly Rapper Young Chris Is Rolling Up His Sleeves and Gettin' to Work
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Gun$ Garcia Helping to Blaze the Trail for Female Rappers
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Homegrown Hip-Hop Act Ground Up Is All DIY, All the TIme
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Meet Bookman, the 52nd Street Mixtape Man
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > Digable Planets' Craig Irving Makes His Comeback as Cee-Knowledge
- MUSIC: MUSIC COVER STORY > The Music Issue: Philly Hip-Hop
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Photos: Forking Stupid at Fire & Ice
By Nicole FinkbinerWhile I may not have been familiar with Fire & Ice prior to my cooking session with Executive Chef Chris Nguyen, apparently the Old City restaurant is known to quite a few locals for their monthly “Drag Yourself To Brunch” event which is–yep, you guessed it–brunch and live drag show. Now, I don’t know about [...]
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