Dan DeLuca
Music Critic at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer Music Critic
Articles
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4 days ago |
inquirer.com | Dan DeLuca |Earl Hopkins
And on Sunday, the sun shined down on The Roots Picnic. Saturday’s opening day of the annual Black music and cultural festival curated by Philadelphia and The Tonight Show band The Roots wasn’t anybody’s idea of a picnic in the park. Many things that could go wrong, did. Heavy rains swamped the grounds of the Mann Center. Efforts to dry up the mud with mulch delayed opening by nearly 2 ½ hours.
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5 days ago |
inquirer.com | Dan DeLuca
The Roots Picnic had a rough day on Saturday, with the rain-soaked start of the weekend-long Fairmount Park festival marred by hours-long delays that angered concertgoers and overshadowed top-notch performances by neo-soul vocalist Maxwell, Nigerian songwriter Tems, Memphis rapper GloRilla and British-Sudanese singer Elmiene.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Dan DeLuca
The set times for the 2025 Roots Picnic have arrived, with some acts shuffled to different days since changes in the lineup were announced, with D’Angelo dropping out and Maxwell replacing him as Saturday night headliner. The two-day fest on the expanded campus of the Mann Center in Fairmount Park kicks off at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon with Philly identical twin sisters the Siangie Twins on the Fairmount Park stage.
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1 week ago |
thederrick.com | Dan DeLuca
PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Springsteen isn’t the only New Jersey-raised artist using his music to protest against the Trump administration. Add Adam Weiner of Philly band Low Cut Connie to the list. Weiner, who grew up in Cherry Hill and lives in South Philly, has released a new song, “Livin in the USA,” which speaks to the anxiety and discontent many Americans are feeling in these turbulent times.
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1 week ago |
hastingstribune.com | Dan DeLuca |Dan Deluca
PHILADELPHIA - Bruce Springsteen isn't the only New Jersey-raised artist using his music to protest against the Trump administration. Add Adam Weiner of Philly band Low Cut Connie to the list. Weiner, who grew up in Cherry Hill and lives in South Philly, has released a new song, "Livin in the USA," which speaks to the anxiety and discontent many Americans are feeling in these turbulent times. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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