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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Vox Populi Gallery presents Dante Foley's UPFRONT W/ BLACK PUNKS VOL. 1 by Thomas Hagen

A new feature documentary chronicles Black musicians working in punk, metal, and heavy music and their experiences in these alternative communities from the 1990s to the present. Thomas Hage…

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Monday, May 19, 2025

Music collective Son Revoltura brings Mexican folk traditions to the people of Philly by Thomas Hagen

Philly cultural collective Son Revoltura brings music that flourished for centuries in Veracruz to parties, protests, and local jam sessions that welcome everyone regardless of their musical…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:05PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 2, 2024

Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth opens doors to classical music careers by Thomas Hagen

The Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth is celebrating eight years of its Artists' Initiative, a program supporting young musicians whose communities need better access and representation …

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Inviting improvisation for everyone, every week at The Rotunda by Thomas Hagen

Every Wednesday, Philadelphia residents convene at The Rotunda for two hours of musical improvisation, free and open to all, with no leader, no instructions, and no repeating. Thomas Hagen p…

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Vox Populi Gallery presents Victor Vieira-Branco's World Again by Thomas Hagen

In 2023, Victor Vieira-Branco began presenting World Again, a monthly series for improvised music in the black box at Vox Populi Gallery. The music sounds a bit like jazz, a bit classical, b…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:03PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Philly jazz album double review: THE UNIVERSE IS WITHIN WHO by Spectral Forces, and The Lighthouse by Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Odean Pope by Thomas Hagen

January boasted two adventurous new albums from Philly jazz groups: THE UNIVERSE IS WITHIN WHO by Spectral Forces and The Lighthouse by Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Odean Pope, offering contrastin…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Talking with Matthew Koveal and Marjorie Goldberg of the No Name Pops about their October 28 debut, Let's Groove Tonight: Motown and the Philly Soun by Thomas Hagen

The No Name Pops, a new nonprofit orchestra featuring musicians formerly of the Philly POPS, gets its debut with some special guests in an October 28, 2023 concert at the Kimmel Cultural Cam…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:22AM[SHARE]

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