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| Big Barrel Country Music Festival Day 1 Friday Review; Blake Shelton, Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/15 7:41 am | updated: 06/27/15 7:41 am |
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| Friday was the first day of the inaugural Big Barrel Country Music Festival held at the Woodlands at Dover Downs in Dover, DE. The festival is held on the same grounds and is put together by the same folks who have brought Firefly Music Festival to the area the past four years. Big Barrel is a scaled down operation, utilizing a fraction of the festival area and only two stages. There is still three days of entertainment, camping, and music and the billing is top notch as far as country acts... Read More |
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| Big Barrel Country Music Festival rolls into Dover, DE this Weekend |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/15 4:28 am | updated: 06/26/15 4:28 am |
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| Big Barrel Country Music Festival is set to roll into The Woodlands at Dover Downs this weekend. This is the first year of festival and is being brought by the creators of Firefly Music Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival in California. There will be three full days/nights of music on two stages featuring some of the biggest names in country music. The three headliners are Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, and Carrie Underwood. Legendary acts like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and... Read More |
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| Chris Christie to Announce 2016 Run on Tues; Power Still Out for 1000's; Manayunk ATM Theft Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/15 11:24 pm | updated: 06/25/15 11:28 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to announce on Tuesday his intentions to run for President in 2016. He will make the formal announcement at Livingston High School in North Jersey where he attended high school. (see picture below) The reports come from several people familiar with his plans that spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the details. Christie forwent a run for President in 2012 to focus on New Jersey and his reelection.... Read More |
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| Music News - Jimmy Chamberlin Rejoins Pumpkins; Mark Ronson Video; EDM Country Artists Collaborate |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/15 6:44 am | updated: 06/25/15 6:44 am |
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| Original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin will be rejoining the Smashing Pumpkins when they go out this summer on a co-headlining tour with Marilyn Manson. "We're thrilled Jimmy's back in the saddle this summer to drive a super high-octane set, and it's nice to see the stars aligning around Smashing Pumpkins anew," Billy Corgan said in a statement. "You can't just grab somebody and say, 'Play drums on this Smashing Pumpkins song,'" Corgan explained. "Jimmy's drum parts are so incredibly... Read More |
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| NWS Says No Tornado in NJ, 85 mph Straight-line Winds; Philly Delegation Meets Pope at Vatican |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/15 12:14 am | updated: 06/25/15 12:14 am |
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| National Weather Service officials have determined that it was not a tornado that caused massive damage, but rather 85 mph straight-line winds that hit Gloucester County, New Jersey during severe storms on Tuesday night. Investigators looked for patterns in the damage that would have shown the circular rotation of a tornado. Instead they called it a macroburst of high winds. Trees were toppled, power lines down, and traffic snarled. A car at the Deptford Mall even flipped over. Gusts of... Read More |
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| Jay Z's Budweiser Made in America Festival Lineup Announced. Beyonce and The Weeknd Headline |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/24/15 9:25 pm | updated: 06/24/15 9:25 pm |
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| The lineup for Jay Z's Budweiser Made in America festival has been announced. The music festival will be held on Labor Day weekend, Sat/Sun September 5th and 6th on the Ben Franklin Parkway at the Art Museum. Beyonce and The Weeknd will headline the two nights. Other acts of note include Axwell & Ingrosso, J. Cole, Bassnectar, Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie, Nick Jonas, Metric, Future, and Philly's Meek Mill. The lineup also features other Philadelphia acts including Santigold, Creepoid,... Read More |
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| Music News - Andrea Bocelli, Juanes to Play at WMOF; Girlpool Releases Video; New Grunge Rock Videos |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/24/15 8:02 am | updated: 06/24/15 8:02 am |
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| Organizers for the World Meeting of Families announced the musical performers that would take the stage at the foot of the Art Museum steps on the Ben Franklin Parkway during the Festival of Families on Saturday, September 26th. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Colombian rock/pop star Juanez, and the Philadelphia Orchestra will all perform. The orchestra is also set to play the next day during the Papal Mass with a 500 member choir. The choice of entertainers shows the international nature... Read More |
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| Severe Storms, Damage, Power Outages; Wedding Reception Brawl in Berks County; Youth Baseball Scam |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/24/15 2:25 am | updated: 06/24/15 2:25 am |
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| Severe thunderstorms rolled through the area this evening with heavy rains, strong winds, frequent lightening, and flooding. There were two Tornado Warnings issued, in Chester County, PA and Camden County, NJ. No confirmed reports yet. 140,000 lost power in the Philadelphia area due to down wires, lightening strikes, and fallen trees and debris. Atlantic City Electric reported that 249,000 lost power. PECO is working on restoring electricity to those customers. Commuters on their was... Read More |
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| Music News - Maroon 5 to Play Atlantic City Beach; Nile Rodgers Busks in London; New Janet Jackson |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/23/15 5:43 am | updated: 06/23/15 5:43 am |
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| Maroon 5 is not on tour this summer, but they've just announced two special shows in our area this August. The big show will be on August 16th on the beach in Atlantic City. Last year, fellow "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum played free concerts on the beach, drawing 60,000 each. If you want to see Adam Levine take that stage this summer though, you'll have to buy a ticket. They go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster. Nick Jonas and Barnegat Light native and "The... Read More |
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| SUV Crashes into Northeast Home; 7 Injured in Shotgun Shooting; Niagara Spring Water E.Coli Recall |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/22/15 10:43 pm | updated: 06/22/15 10:43 pm |
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| Two people were injured after a SUV slammed through the front door of a brick home in Philadelphia's Rhawnhurt section. It happened around 5:35 p.m. this afternoon at the intersection of Castor Avenue and Loney Street. When police arrived they found a Jeep Cherokee crashed into the front of the building. Two people were taken to Frankford campus of Aria Health for treatment, including a juvenile. It is unclear if they were inside the car or house. The investigation is still trying to... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
