Unless you’re a diehard Selena Gomez fan, there’s really no reason why you should listen to her new album, “Stars Dance.” In a summer with some serious female pop starpower (see: Icona Pop, Marina and the Diamonds), this subpar album is an especially resounding dud.
XPoNential Music Festival
When: July 26-28
Where: Susquehanna Bank Center & Wiggins Park
Price: $125 for all three days to all accessible stages
With a line up featuring everything from the Philly-based DRGN KING to the Lumineers to freakin' Bob Dylan, XPoNential promises to be the one of the best—and certainly most affordable—music festivals of the year.
Don is nice? Maggie's life gets even worse, Jim finds new blonde hair to pine for and Occupy Wall Street starts to look like a thing. Oh—and Will makes drone strikes all about his problems.
Elizabeth L. Silver (C ‘01), a lawyer turned novelist, wrote one of the summer’s best reads: The Execution of Noa P. Singleton, a Philadelphia set novel about a woman on death row. Street talked to Silver about the process of writing a novel, Kelly Writer’s house, Mad Mex and why taking risks after graduation is a really good idea.
One of the hardest things to do in the music industry is to live up to the hype of devoted fans, and "Blessed Unrest" finds Sara Bareilles is up for the challenge.
Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival
Where: Saunders Park in Powelton Village
When: July 20, 12 p.m.-7 p.m.
Cost: Free!
Spend the day in West Philly's Powelton Village listening to live jazz performances and enjoying local art at Saunders Park.
Cheers Elephant
When: 7/17
Where: Pastorious Park
Cost: FREE
Why: This up-and-coming band is part of the beautiful Pastorious Park’s free outdoor concert series, and also a part of the XPN Welcomes series.
Take advantage of a recitation free summer and crack open a book (or an e-book). Bookstores Amazon prime can be a little overwhelming, so grab some ideas from street.