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Roots Picnic kicks off summer music season

It was an action-packed ninth annual Roots Picnic at the Festival Pier on Saturday. Shortly after the show kicked off at noon, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, drummer for the Philadelphia hip-hop and Tonight Show house band, made news by announcing that the Picnic will be adding a New York date this fall. On Facebook, he teased New Yorkers that the until-now Philly-only fest will be coming to "a park near you." (No specifics yet.)

The Roots dressed in jackets and ties for their only scheduled Philadelphia performance this summer. They are not on the Wawa Welcome America! bill on July Fourth for the first time since 2008.
The Roots dressed in jackets and ties for their only scheduled Philadelphia performance this summer. They are not on the Wawa Welcome America! bill on July Fourth for the first time since 2008.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer
    by By Dan DeLuca, Music Critic
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