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PRESS PLAY: 9 New Albums out April 23rd!
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From full-time to free time, janna talks about the intersecting identities of living music 24/7
For some music is merely a hobby, for others a lifelong pastime, for a lucky few, it’s a career, but for Johanna Baumann it’s…
For some music is merely a hobby, for others a lifelong pastime, for a lucky few, it’s a career, but for Johanna Baumann it’s…
From full-time to free time, janna talks about the intersecting identities of living music 24/7
For some music is merely a hobby, for others a lifelong pastime, for a lucky few, it’s a career, but for Johanna Baumann it’s…
News
Kurt Vile signs to Verve Records, plans new LP for 2022
Philly son Kurt Vile has had a remarkable run on Matador Records, releasing six of his eight LPs (including lotta sea lice, his 2018…
Philly son Kurt Vile has had a remarkable run on Matador Records, releasing six of his eight LPs (including lotta sea lice, his 2018…
Kurt Vile signs to Verve Records, plans new LP for 2022
Philly son Kurt Vile has had a remarkable run on Matador Records, releasing six of his eight LPs (including lotta sea lice, his 2018…
Artists
Edible Sorrow: Michelle Zauner’s memoir <em>Crying in H Mart</em> reckons with grief through food
In grief, we remember. The past comes to us in vivid flashes, or as dim figures we ache to see more clearly. In grief,…
In grief, we remember. The past comes to us in vivid flashes, or as dim figures we ache to see more clearly. In grief,…
Edible Sorrow: Michelle Zauner’s memoir <em>Crying in H Mart</em> reckons with grief through food
In grief, we remember. The past comes to us in vivid flashes, or as dim figures we ache to see more clearly. In grief,…
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Music+Art: Karl Blau on Nomad
Philadelphia is a music-rich city and a trove of visual art, from graffiti pier to the Clothespin to our massive collection of Impressionists in…
Philadelphia is a music-rich city and a trove of visual art, from graffiti pier to the Clothespin to our massive collection of Impressionists in…
Music+Art: Karl Blau on Nomad
Philadelphia is a music-rich city and a trove of visual art, from graffiti pier to the Clothespin to our massive collection of Impressionists in…
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Watch Lucy Dacus perform “Hot & Heavy” on <em>The Late Show</em>
Lucy Dacus only just announced her upcoming album, Home Video. Her third full-length is billed as an exploration of how Dacus feels returning to…
Lucy Dacus only just announced her upcoming album, Home Video. Her third full-length is billed as an exploration of how Dacus feels returning to…
Watch Lucy Dacus perform “Hot & Heavy” on <em>The Late Show</em>
Lucy Dacus only just announced her upcoming album, Home Video. Her third full-length is billed as an exploration of how Dacus feels returning to…
Artists
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums Out April 16th
I wouldn’t usually pick an anniversary reissue to top the list of PRESS PLAY, but epic Ten isn’t your usual anniversary reissue. To commemorate…
I wouldn’t usually pick an anniversary reissue to top the list of PRESS PLAY, but epic Ten isn’t your usual anniversary reissue. To commemorate…
PRESS PLAY: 8 New Albums Out April 16th
I wouldn’t usually pick an anniversary reissue to top the list of PRESS PLAY, but epic Ten isn’t your usual anniversary reissue. To commemorate…
Artists
Welcome To The Locals: B-Eazyyy
Welcome to the Locals is a regular series by XPN host Rahman Wortman where he introduces a new Philadelphia-area artist to the listeners of…
Welcome to the Locals is a regular series by XPN host Rahman Wortman where he introduces a new Philadelphia-area artist to the listeners of…
Welcome To The Locals: B-Eazyyy
Welcome to the Locals is a regular series by XPN host Rahman Wortman where he introduces a new Philadelphia-area artist to the listeners of…
Local
Lucy Dacus announces new album <em>Home Video</em>, shares single “Hot & Heavy”
Lucy Dacus just announced that her third album, Home Video, will be released June 25 on Matador Records. The lead single “Hot & Heavy”…
Lucy Dacus just announced that her third album, Home Video, will be released June 25 on Matador Records. The lead single “Hot & Heavy”…
Lucy Dacus announces new album <em>Home Video</em>, shares single “Hot & Heavy”
Lucy Dacus just announced that her third album, Home Video, will be released June 25 on Matador Records. The lead single “Hot & Heavy”…
Artists
Explore King Britt’s Google exhibit Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music
Just before the world settled into the pandemic lockdown, Philly producer / DJ / sound artist King Britt made the move across country to…
Just before the world settled into the pandemic lockdown, Philly producer / DJ / sound artist King Britt made the move across country to…
Explore King Britt’s Google exhibit Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music
Just before the world settled into the pandemic lockdown, Philly producer / DJ / sound artist King Britt made the move across country to…