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WKDU celebrates the 17th annual Electronic Music Marathon October 8th to the 11th
Initially designed as a radio class project in 1997, WKDU’s Electronic Music Marathon has evolved into a highly anticipated annual event. This year, the…
Initially designed as a radio class project in 1997, WKDU’s Electronic Music Marathon has evolved into a highly anticipated annual event. This year, the…
WKDU celebrates the 17th annual Electronic Music Marathon October 8th to the 11th
Initially designed as a radio class project in 1997, WKDU’s Electronic Music Marathon has evolved into a highly anticipated annual event. This year, the…
Free At Noon
An explosive Heartless Bastards set marks the return to in-person Free at Noon
“We’re back!” shouted Dan Reed at the top of today’s Free at Noon — XPN’s first in-person midday concert in 574 days — and…
“We’re back!” shouted Dan Reed at the top of today’s Free at Noon — XPN’s first in-person midday concert in 574 days — and…
An explosive Heartless Bastards set marks the return to in-person Free at Noon
“We’re back!” shouted Dan Reed at the top of today’s Free at Noon — XPN’s first in-person midday concert in 574 days — and…
Recordings
Ten releases from Philly artists to support on Bandcamp Friday
It’s the start of another month, and that means our regular Bandcamp Friday shopping spree — your chance to buy local while shopping digitally.…
It’s the start of another month, and that means our regular Bandcamp Friday shopping spree — your chance to buy local while shopping digitally.…
Ten releases from Philly artists to support on Bandcamp Friday
It’s the start of another month, and that means our regular Bandcamp Friday shopping spree — your chance to buy local while shopping digitally.…
WXPN Local
The Skeleton Key: Get into Rocktober with Philly Music Fest, new tunes from Ghosh and Irreversible Entanglements, and a whole lot more
Was everything this busy two years ago? I’m not being hyperbolic, that’s an honest question! I don’t know if it’s due to taking all…
Was everything this busy two years ago? I’m not being hyperbolic, that’s an honest question! I don’t know if it’s due to taking all…
The Skeleton Key: Get into Rocktober with Philly Music Fest, new tunes from Ghosh and Irreversible Entanglements, and a whole lot more
Was everything this busy two years ago? I’m not being hyperbolic, that’s an honest question! I don’t know if it’s due to taking all…
Recordings
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums out October 1st!
The dawn of a new month brings a bounty of new albums for October! Brandi Carlile‘s In These Silent Days is the long-awaited followup…
The dawn of a new month brings a bounty of new albums for October! Brandi Carlile‘s In These Silent Days is the long-awaited followup…
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums out October 1st!
The dawn of a new month brings a bounty of new albums for October! Brandi Carlile‘s In These Silent Days is the long-awaited followup…
Free At Noon
Interludes: A true story of grief and love at Free at Noon
Catherine Ricketts was on XPN’s staff in 2013-2015. In this essay, she recalls how her weekly encounters with music during the Free at Noon…
Catherine Ricketts was on XPN’s staff in 2013-2015. In this essay, she recalls how her weekly encounters with music during the Free at Noon…
Interludes: A true story of grief and love at Free at Noon
Catherine Ricketts was on XPN’s staff in 2013-2015. In this essay, she recalls how her weekly encounters with music during the Free at Noon…
Artists
Finding Your Rhythm: Barbara Duncan learns and leads from behind the drumkit
Let’s not tokenize her. Yeah, she’s a female. Yeah, she’s a drummer. And yeah, she fits into those identities both simultaneously and separately, but…
Let’s not tokenize her. Yeah, she’s a female. Yeah, she’s a drummer. And yeah, she fits into those identities both simultaneously and separately, but…
Finding Your Rhythm: Barbara Duncan learns and leads from behind the drumkit
Let’s not tokenize her. Yeah, she’s a female. Yeah, she’s a drummer. And yeah, she fits into those identities both simultaneously and separately, but…
Recordings
Watch Empath crash the New York State Fair in their new “Born 100 Times” video
Trippy Philly four-piece Empath made a lot of noise a couple years back with Active Listening: Night On Earth, and today are back with…
Trippy Philly four-piece Empath made a lot of noise a couple years back with Active Listening: Night On Earth, and today are back with…
Watch Empath crash the New York State Fair in their new “Born 100 Times” video
Trippy Philly four-piece Empath made a lot of noise a couple years back with Active Listening: Night On Earth, and today are back with…
Events
Watch Screamcloud’s new lyric video for “Let’s Break Something” off forthcoming debut LP
Days before the release of their debut full-length album, post-punk rockers Screamcloud released a video for their single, “Let’s Break Something.” The video features…
Days before the release of their debut full-length album, post-punk rockers Screamcloud released a video for their single, “Let’s Break Something.” The video features…
Watch Screamcloud’s new lyric video for “Let’s Break Something” off forthcoming debut LP
Days before the release of their debut full-length album, post-punk rockers Screamcloud released a video for their single, “Let’s Break Something.” The video features…