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Back from the brink of death, Scott McCaughey rocks on at ‘Stroke Manor’

Back from the brink of death, Scott McCaughey rocks on at ‘Stroke Manor’

June 23
Scott McCaughey passed out on a street in San Francisco, far from his Oregon home, only to be diagnosed with a stroke that left him in the ICU. Now, he's back on tour.
The Woodstock 50th anniversary and a decade of 1960s nostalgia: Thank goodness it’s almost over
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The Woodstock 50th anniversary and a decade of 1960s nostalgia: Thank goodness it’s almost over

June 14
We’ve nearly made it through. Our long national nightmare is almost over.
Dan DeLuca’s Mix Picks: Philly Bluegrass, Radiohead and the Lonely Island
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Dan DeLuca’s Mix Picks: Philly Bluegrass, Radiohead and the Lonely Island

June 13
What our music critic is listening to this week.
The Roots are among hundreds of artists whose master tapes were destroyed in 2008 fire
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The Roots are among hundreds of artists whose master tapes were destroyed in 2008 fire

June 12
After news of the fire, Questlove tweeted, “For anyone asking why Do You Want More and Illdelph Halflife wont get reissue treatment."
Martin Scorsese revisits Bob Dylan’s traveling circus in his new Netflix documentary about the Rolling Thunder Revue
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Martin Scorsese revisits Bob Dylan in new Netflix documentary

June 11
Bob Dylan speaks!
Dr. John, funky New Orleans ‘Night Tripper’ musician, dies

Dr. John, funky New Orleans ‘Night Tripper’ musician, dies

June 6
The family of the Louisiana-born musician known as Dr. John says the celebrated singer and piano player who blended black and white musical influence with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, has died
Bruce Springsteen tries out a new sound, under the ‘Western Stars’
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Bruce Springsteen is trying out a new sound with his latest solo record. What's next for The Boss?

June 6
This is Bruce's best collection of songs since "Magic."
The summer’s biggest concerts in Philadelphia, from the Rolling Stones to Made in America

The summer’s biggest concerts in Philadelphia, from the Rolling Stones to Made in America

June 5
Here's where you'll be rocking out this summer
Roots Picnic packs in a crowd for its first time at the Mann Center
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Roots Picnic packs in 25,000 people for its first time at the Mann Center

June 1
The new location served the 12-year-old picnic well.
One last time with Dr. Funkenstein: George Clinton looks back on a half-century of P-Funk

Dr. Funkenstein retires: George Clinton talks about his final Philadelphia tour stop

June 1
George Clinton has one more tour in him.