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What Happened, Miss Simone? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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What Happened, Miss Simone? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE? (2016) Featuring Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Shackman, George Wein, Stanley Crouch, Dick Gregory, Ilyasah Shabazz, Ambassador Shabazz, Gerrit De Bruin and archival footage of Nina Simone. Screenplay by Liz Garbus. Directed by Liz Garbus. Distributed by Netflix.  92 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Jazz chanteuse Nina Simone always somehow felt too … Continue reading →

Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 No one wanted the recent Glen Hansard concert in suburban Philadelphia to end, least of all the singer himself, who ended up performing a generous eight-song encore.  In fact, it was nine songs if you count the extended snippet of Aretha Franklin’s … Continue reading →

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 Back in 2001, Jeff Lynne was slated to tour with a new version of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) in support of his then new album, Zoom. Unfortunately, despite a few warm-up shows, which included an episode of VH1 Storytellers, those dates never … Continue reading →

Made In America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia, PA – September 3 & 4, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Made In America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia, PA – September 3 & 4, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Made In America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia, PA – September 3 & 4, 2016 Made In America headlined at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for what may be the last time this past labor day weekend. 2016 marked the end of a five-year contract Budweiser had with the city of Philadelphia, leaving whether … Continue reading →

Zac Brown Band – Atlantic City Beach – Atlantic City, NJ – September 1, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Zac Brown Band – Atlantic City Beach – Atlantic City, NJ – September 1, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Zac Brown Band – Atlantic City Beach – Atlantic City, NJ – September 1, 2016 Country Music With A Twist. Seven piece group, Zac Brown Band, certainly made a splash on the Atlantic City Beach early Monday evening with a killer set list that proved to be an eclectic mix of original songs and iconic … Continue reading →

Styx – Live at the Orleans Theater Las Vegas (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Styx – Live at the Orleans Theater Las Vegas (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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STYX – LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS (2016) Featuring Tommy Shaw, James “JT” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Ricky Phillips and Chuck Panozzo. Directed by Larry Jordan. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  132 minutes.  Not Rated. It’s all too easy to forget, thirty-some years after Styx first officially broke up at the height … Continue reading →