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Shaboozey performs during the Roots Picnic at the Mann Center in Philadelphia on Sunday, June 2, 2024.Monica Herndon \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\nA country hip-hop horse opera at the Mann, all thanks to Shaboozey<\/p>\n
Shaboozey make both kinds of music: Country & Western.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a Blues Brothers joke, but it\u2019s also spot on when it comes to the artist born Collins Obinna Chibueze, particularly when it comes to the Virginia-raised rapper and singer\u2019s 2026 release The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales. That\u2019s his ambitious, cinematic, and loaded-with-guests album that\u2019s the follow up to Where I\u2019ve Been, Isn\u2019t Where I\u2019m Going, the 2024 breakthrough that made him a star. <\/p>\n
That album, of course, included \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d that, along with Lil Nas X\u2019s \u201cOld Town Road\u201d and Ella Langley\u2019s current world dominating \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas,\u201d is one of the biggest country mega hits of the past decade. <\/p>\n
Shaboozey performs during the Roots Picnic at the Mann Center in Philadelphia on Sunday, June 2, 2024.Monica Herndon \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\n
To his credit, Shaboozey followed that breakout success with \u201cTipsy,\u201d and multiple contributions to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Cowboy Carter, by swinging for the fences with Cherie Lee, a horse opera of an album that tells a story about a woman who sets out to sense her father\u2019s death as not to make some bad relationship choices that put her own life in peril. <\/p>\n
To tell the tale that plays like a Black cowboy spaghetti Western by way of Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino, Shaboozey enlists a stellar cast. <\/p>\n
That includes Teyana Taylor, Jamie Foxx, Leon Bridges, Sam Elliot, Gunna, Kehlani, and Orville Peck on a set of songs that lean into Old West gunfighter tropes while mixing country, hip-hop, and film score flourishes. <\/p>\n
When Shaboozey brings this shoot \u2018em saga to Philadelphia with his \u201cOutlaws Never Die Tour\u201d \u2014 which is playing the Highmark Mann, where he made his local debut at the Roots Picnic in 2024 \u2014 he surely won\u2019t have all those big name co-stars with him.<\/p>\n
Or maybe he will, on screen. <\/p>\n
The tour will include \u201ccinematic pre-shot visuals that unfold throughout the performance, complementing the songs and immersing audiences in the world of the album,\u201d so this show promises to be not just a concert but also a night at the movies. <\/p>\n
Shaboozey\u2019s \u201cOutlaws Never Die\u201d tour at the Highmark Mann, 5201 Parkside Ave, at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Highmarkmann.com<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dan DeLuca<\/p>\n
Best art, for, always emerges from the most unexpected places. Like gusset plates seen through the length of the Kensington<\/a> Ave. underbridge; the triangular metal sheet piece that connects the horizontal and vertical beams of the SEPTA<\/a> Metro track.<\/p>\n After getting my order of the excellent yuzu ginger cider from C\u00e0ph\u00ea Roasters, I looked up on my way to the L. The afternoon sun fell on the avenue and lit up the art on each little triangle of metal. The artwork \u2014 dragons, cats, Pride flags, flowers, monkeys \u2014 is part of Mural Arts<\/a>\u2019 \u201cHeart of Kensington Creates,\u201d a community arts initiative. Each piece \u2014 there are more than 400 peeping out from under the bridge from Huntingdon to Tioga<\/a> \u2014 has been drawn by Kensington residents. <\/p>\n Right outside C\u00e0ph\u00ea Roasters, at the intersection of J Street and Kensington Ave, a little triangular sea blue, red, yellow, and green peeps out from under the bridge. Right beside it, a mural called The Future Is Worth The Fight Just Hold On & You Will See by artists Jess X. Snow and Frisly Soberanis lights up a wall in its swathe of purple and pink. <\/p>\n A little street corner witnessing a conversation between artworks before the rush of the L took over the moment. <\/p>\n \u2014 Bedatri D. Choudhury<\/p>\n Dainty fine china fit for a president <\/p>\n Fine china is one of the most utilitarian pieces of art work a person can own; delicate and sturdy like the familial connections that use and enjoy it. <\/p>\n Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library offers a peak at a famous family\u2019s fine china: George Washington\u2019s. Several pieces from his 302-piece set called \u201cThe Society of Cincinnati\u201d are on display at the Delaware museum. \u201cThe Society of Cincinnati\u201d was an elite organization of Revolutionary War officers of which Washington was the first president general. <\/p>\n The president and his family used this very set of china while living at the President\u2019s House at Sixth and Market. <\/p>\n Each piece features a blue border with the Society of Cincinnati\u2019s emblem: a winged figure blowing a trumpet. <\/p>\n What an interesting way for war and art to come together. <\/p>\n With 74 pieces in its collection, Winterthur has the largest number of surviving pieces, acquired by the Delaware estate\u2019s owner Henry Francis du Pont in the early 20th century. <\/p>\n Visitors to Winterthur can view the porcelain works of art in two places in the museum: the Du Pont Dining Room and on the fifth floor in China Hall. <\/p>\n We can only imagine how many slices of cherry pie were served on these dainty plates. <\/p>\n Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is located at 5105 Kennett Pike. Hours are Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. <\/p>\n \u2014 Elizabeth Wellington <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UW5U67KSLRHYPLVHEUIBLA33FU.jpg\")
The Kensington Ave. mural “The Future Is Worth The Fight Just Hold On & You Will See” on the left stands side by side with the little triangle of art on the underbridge. That art was created as part of Murat Arts’ “Heart of Kensington Creates” initiative. Photo taken on Oct. 1 2026.Bedatri D. Choudhury<\/p>\n![\"Three](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/K6ERQ6ZJUNAH5H3FDYW5STKTBA.jpg\")
Three pieces: a tureen, platter, and plate that are on display at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library as a part of George Washington’s china collectionWinterthur Museum, Garden & Library<\/p>\n
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