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Unpacking Jill Scott’s Utterly Iconic Tiny Desk

When we told you a month or so back that Jill Scott is back, no one could have predicted the degree of back-ness that…

By Joey Sweeney

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World Cafe Live founder Hal Real steps down as CEO

The venue was the brainchild of Real, who first developed the vision for World Cafe Live in 1997.

By WXPN

Video Roundup

Video Roundup: XPN by the numbers feat. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, and more

In this special recap, we crunch the numbers to identify the most popular videos of the year.

By WXPN

Video Roundup

Video Roundup: WXPN Artists to Watch of 2024 featuring MJ Lenderman, The Lemon Twigs, Julia Pratt, and more

We were fortunate this year to not only identify 12 fantastic artists to follow, but also to produce video content with most of them.

By WXPN

Video Roundup

Video Roundup: Pause the music for these interviews with Sting, Orla Gartland, Steve Wynn, and more

While music is what we do here, we’re also pretty good at words. Watch this new content specifically for the interviews.

By WXPN

Video Roundup

Video Roundup: Artists from the countdown featuring Fontaines D.C., Low Cut Connie, Jenny Lewis, and more

We’re counting down the best songs of the 21st Century so far, and here are just a few of the artists from your lists…

By WXPN

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The Weekly Rewind: TV On The Radio takes on NPR’s Tiny Desk, a star-studded Patti Smith celebration forms

What happened this week? Here’s a snapshot.

By WXPN

Video Roundup

Video Roundup: A deep dive into Home For The Holidays

Watch performances by Sug Daniels, SNACKTIME, Ali Awan and more.

By WXPN

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Changes announced for WXPN’s Sleepy Hollow

Chuck Elliott hosted his last weekly Sleepy Hollow last weekend, but he’ll be back as an occasional guest. Keith Kelleher and Julian Booker are…

By WXPN