Tower Theater
Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting Philadelphia’s Van Gogh Experience Pop-Up
What is the Van Gogh Experience? The Van Gogh Experience is an immersive art exhibit all about the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. […]
The Iconic Tower Theater Spire Will Be Gone by the End of the Week
If you’ve ever been to 69th Street in Upper Darby, you know that one of the most striking elements of the once-thriving commercial district is […]
Ticket Alert: Two Last-Minute Neil Young Tower Shows
Rock legend Neil Young is no stranger to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby. He’s played it plenty. In fact, Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme shot […]
The Return of Daniel Johnston
It’s natural to wonder and worry about Daniel Johnston. The “outsider” musician with the impish voice and emotionally engaging lyrics — championed over the years by […]
A Guy Proposed on the Tower Theater Marquee and the Photos are Adorable
Marriage proposals aren’t a competition, but if they were, Center City’s Andrew Kay definitely won last week. He and Michelle Goodman, 28, had their first […]
Prince’s Death Finally Made Me Understand Celebrity Mourning
When Robin Williams took his own life on August 11th, 2014, you would have thought that it was Mother Teresa who had died. Thanks in […]
Philly Music Venues Create Marquee Memorials to Prince
Prince died today at the age of 57. The music legend played multiple times in Philadelphia, and many of the area’s large music venues paid […]
What David Bowie Meant to Philly — and What Philly Meant to David Bowie
By 1973, being a “Bowie kid” was an act of individual rebellion complete with its own thriving subcultural support group. The club of trailblazers had […]
Why David Bowie Never Listened to Tower Theater-Recorded David Live
David Bowie once released an album so bad Bowie himself never listened to it. Of course it was recorded in the area. The material for […]
PHOTOS: Ringo Starr at Tower Theater
The Beatles are such a universal music experience that many of us have odd entry points to their work. Mine was getting to learn “Yellow […]
Josh Groban on the 5 Broadway Shows He’s Dying to Be In
I chatted with the incomparable Josh Groban about his new album, Stages, which is a full compilation of songs from the musical theater cannon. He’s coming to Upper […]
NXT, the WWE’s Minor League, Is Coming to the Tower Theater
Wrestling had an incredible boom period in the late-1990s and early-2000s. Two major promotions, WWF and WCW, aired competing shows on Monday nights. Ratings swelled. […]
Cast of Bob’s Burgers Coming to Upper Darby on First East Coast Tour
Everyone’s favorite animated TV show about the Belcher Family, Bob’s Burgers, is going on tour once again, finding the cast on the East Coast for the […]
Belle and Sebastian Add Philly to 2015 Tour Lineup
Belle and Sebastian have just announced extra dates on their international tour to support their upcoming album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance. Lucky for us, Philadelphia’s on […]
Things to Do in Philly in December: Aretha Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Bill Nye, Frozen and More
The Sincerity Project December 4-13 FringeArts Of all of the fledgling theater companies in Philadelphia right now, the ensemble-based and movement-oriented Team Sunshine Performance Corporation […]