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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…
News
The Skeleton Key: End the month with documentaries, concerts near and far, new music from Desertion Trio and Sonagi, a long-lost tape from the Philly punk underground, and more!
We need more songs about Philadelphia. I know, I know: “Philadelphia” by Atom & His Package and Reef the Lost Cauze’s “Sound of Philadelphia”…
We need more songs about Philadelphia. I know, I know: “Philadelphia” by Atom & His Package and Reef the Lost Cauze’s “Sound of Philadelphia”…
The Skeleton Key: End the month with documentaries, concerts near and far, new music from Desertion Trio and Sonagi, a long-lost tape from the Philly punk underground, and more!
We need more songs about Philadelphia. I know, I know: “Philadelphia” by Atom & His Package and Reef the Lost Cauze’s “Sound of Philadelphia”…
News
Questlove announces his new book, <em>Music is History</em>
Questlove has announced that this October he will be releasing a new book, Music is History. This marks the sixth book that the multi-talented…
Questlove has announced that this October he will be releasing a new book, Music is History. This marks the sixth book that the multi-talented…
Questlove announces his new book, <em>Music is History</em>
Questlove has announced that this October he will be releasing a new book, Music is History. This marks the sixth book that the multi-talented…
News
Celebrate Earth Day on WXPN with the Earth Day 100
This Thursday is Earth Day and we’re celebrating at XPN with the “Earth Day 100”, one hundred songs about nature, the environment, and our…
This Thursday is Earth Day and we’re celebrating at XPN with the “Earth Day 100”, one hundred songs about nature, the environment, and our…
Celebrate Earth Day on WXPN with the Earth Day 100
This Thursday is Earth Day and we’re celebrating at XPN with the “Earth Day 100”, one hundred songs about nature, the environment, and our…
Free At Noon
LP joins us from North Hollywood for next week’s Free At Noon
We take a trip out west this week as our virtual Free At Noon is live from Valentine’s Studio in North Hollywood with singer…
We take a trip out west this week as our virtual Free At Noon is live from Valentine’s Studio in North Hollywood with singer…
LP joins us from North Hollywood for next week’s Free At Noon
We take a trip out west this week as our virtual Free At Noon is live from Valentine’s Studio in North Hollywood with singer…
WXPN Local
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…
Recordings
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…
News
Watch part one of <em>Another Word For Paradise</em>, a documentary on the hip-hop scene in India featuring Lushlife and the Serious Rap Shit team
If you’re a regular listener to Serious Rap Shit — the hip-hop and beyond podcast co-founded by The Key’s John Morrison — you’ve heard…
If you’re a regular listener to Serious Rap Shit — the hip-hop and beyond podcast co-founded by The Key’s John Morrison — you’ve heard…
Watch part one of <em>Another Word For Paradise</em>, a documentary on the hip-hop scene in India featuring Lushlife and the Serious Rap Shit team
If you’re a regular listener to Serious Rap Shit — the hip-hop and beyond podcast co-founded by The Key’s John Morrison — you’ve heard…
News
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”…