CD Of The Month

WXPN Radio

The premier guide for new and significant artists in rock, blues, and folk - including NPR-syndicated World Cafe ®

Listen Xpo

24/7 Musical discovery. A unique mix of emerging and heritage blues, rock, world, folk, and alt-country artists.

Singer Songwriter Radio

Featuring classics from heritage troubadours to new musicians and bands in the singer-songwriter tradition.

Folk Radio

Folk music radio streaming on the web; Americana, Roots Music, recordings, and stories from folk's best.
Listen Live

Free At Noon

Hear a Live Friday Free At Noon Concert at 12noon ET from WXPN and NPR Music Broadcast Live Fridays from the stage

Rock/ blues icon, Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools, show off a rootsy side of Rock & Roll with all the good time spirit you can expect on their new album. They'll be joining us on June 21, as part of "Make Music Philly.

RSVP For Event  
06-21-2013


The current Poor Fools line-up includes Southside Johnny Lyon, Jeff Kazee, John Conte, Neal "The Dude" Pawley & Tommy Byrnes and their highly-anticipated new CD "Songs From the Barn" was released on February 2, 2013 on LeRoy Records. Featuring six all new original tracks written by Southside Johnny Lyon and longtime collaborator Jeff Kazee, along with their versions of cover songs made popular by Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Lucinda Williams and Alvin "Shine" Robinson, the album is sure to be a fan pleaser.

Website | Facebook

Recent Release: Songs From The Barn
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Label: Leroy Records

A co-production of WXPN and NPR.org/music.
Made possible by support from XPN Members, and Comcast.

Help Support WXPN

Make Music Philly Spotlight: DEF-Bananas

DEF-Bananas is a Jersey-based hip-hop trio that fashions creative, witty, sometimes playful rhymes over catchy beats in a true...Read More

The Key Studio Sessions: Light Heat

All photos by Abi Reimold | www.abireimoldphoto.com Philly psychedelic rock outfit Light Heat popped up unexpectedly last summer, but...Read More

Small Black gets all Missed Connections in their “No Stranger” video (playing a free show at Morgan’s Pier on...

In the rambunctious new video for Small Black‘s “No Stranger,” a glance shared by two strangers on a train sparks a...Read More

Listen to Welcome to Undertown, the new 7″ from The Dead Milkmen

Call it making up for lost time. After a long hiatus (and the sad loss of founding member Dave Blood), The Dead Milkmen have been...Read More

Firefly Under the Radar: Conner Youngblood

If you’re heading out to Dover, DE later this week for the Firefly Music Festival, don’t miss Texas multi-instrumentalist...Read More