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Four Days, 3 Stages, Over 40 Arts XPoNential Music Festival July 10-13, 2008!
Four Days... 3 Stages... Over 40 Artists! The Festival returns to Wiggins Park on the Camden Waterfront on Thursday July 10 through Sunday July 13. Check out this year's lineup and pick up your tickets today. More >>
 
Kate Nash stops by the World Cafe on Friday May 9 Coming Up: Kate Nash, The Last Shadow Puppets, Shelby Lynne, Kaki King and more.
Listen to kd lang, Melody Gardot, Chatham County Line, Jason Collett, Marco Benevento, and more of your favorite artists in the World Cafe Archives at WorldCafe.NPR.org.
 
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Pick up the Featured Album of the Week when you become a member of XPNSantogold
Santogold

Combining elements of hip-hop, punk, new wave, electronica and classic pop music, Santogold's self-titled debut album is truly a remarkable piece of work. Philadelphia native Santi White, along with songwriter and producer John Hill – a.k.a. Johnny Rodeo – is quickly developing a reputation as one of music's best and brightest, and this album certainly shows why. More >>
 
Carbon Silicon Live in Concert
Hear Carbon Silicon - Live in Concert - MP3 fileMick Jones of The Clash and Generation X member Tony James are the garage punk-rockers, Carbon/Silicon. Listen to Carbon/Silicon, recorded live in concert on Monday, April 7 from World Cafe Live. Hear the Concert
 
HD Radio Discover It Each Wednesday on the Morning Show with Michaela Majoun at 9:30am, John Diliberto, the host and co-producer of Echoes, takes you on a journey introducing you to the sounds and musicians from the musical world of Echoes. You can download the audio here or listen to Echoes on the Morning Show by subscribing to The Echoes Podcast. More >>
 
HD Radio Discover It Tune in Friday night at 9pm for Death Cab For Cutie guitarist and producer, Chris Walla. He's taking over Y-Rock On XPN. Hear what's on his iPod and some tracks from his solo album, Field Manual. On the radio at 88.5 XPN and online at YRockOnXPN.org. You can hear Radio Takeovers from Queens of The Stone Age's Josh Homme and from Art Brut streaming on demand. Check them out anytime at YRockOnXPN.org/takeover.
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Just released - Live at the World Cafe, Volume 25!Volume 25 in this incredible series of live recordings from XPN's signature program is available now. Artists including Flight of the Conchords, Suzanne Vega, Josh Ritter, Martin Sexton, Sea Wolf, Okkervill River, and many others have contributed to this stellar collection. Become a member of WXPN and get your copy now >>
 
Make a contribution to WXPN and be automatically entered to win a trip for 2, to see Gov't Mule, Umphrey's McGee, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Citizen Cope, Michael Franti & Spearhead, and more at Mountain Jam IV, Hunter Mountain in the Catskills, New York, May 30 - June 1, 2008 Make a contribution before May 15, and you will be automatically entered into the Mountain Jam Contest. See See Gov't Mule, Umphrey's McGee, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Citizen Cope, and more! Pledge Now and Be Automatically Entered to Win >>

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WXPN becomes the center of the radio universe on May 29 – 31, when broadcasting pros, label reps, 29 different musical performers and YOU converge on World Cafe Live and the Inn At Penn to celebrate musical discovery. Wanna Go?
 
Tune in to Daytrotter on WXPN, Wednesdays at 10:30pm Every Wednesday at 10:30pm on
Y-Rock On XPN, host Sean Moeller will feature in-studio performances from indie bands.
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XPN's Free at Noon Today's Free At Noon, the entracing, Joy Division-esque UK sensations British Sea Power will perform live from the World Cafe Live. RSVP or listen live at 12noon ET on 88.5FM or Online! Double-Header Next Week
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Miss Friday's live concert broadcast? Catch it every Sunday at 12noon on WXPN 88.5 and XPN.org/listen. Listen to the archives at NPR.org/Music.
 
My Morning DownloadEach weekday the XPN Morning Show introduces you to the newest music on the web. Stereolab's forthcoming album Chemical Chords will be released in August. Download "Three Women" >>
 
WXPN and NPR Music teamed up to bring you some incredible live broadcasting direct from SXSW Music Festival in Austin. Listen to the archive live concerts of REM, My Morning Jacket, Kaki King, Yeasayer, Vampire Weekend, Jens Lekman, The Weakerthans, The Whigs and more. Check out the archives >>

Highlights: videos including Lou Reed's keynote speech and performances from the Paste Magazine/Stereogum party
 

Join WXPN's General Manager Roger LaMay as he goes to the CD release of XPN Local, Volume 2. Roger speaks to on air host Helen Leicht who discovers and nurtures local artists. Watch Radio Video >>
 
XPN Artist To Watch for May 2008 is Santogold
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