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The Skeleton Key: Get outside and get positive this June with Irreversible Entanglements and Porchfest, new releases from World Gone Mad Records, film screenings, podcasts, and a whole lot more
Recordings
PRESS PLAY: 9 New Albums out June 4th
The new month brings a new crop of albums to your waiting ears. A longtime Philadelphia favorite (and recent XPN Artist to Watch), Michelle…
The new month brings a new crop of albums to your waiting ears. A longtime Philadelphia favorite (and recent XPN Artist to Watch), Michelle…
PRESS PLAY: 9 New Albums out June 4th
The new month brings a new crop of albums to your waiting ears. A longtime Philadelphia favorite (and recent XPN Artist to Watch), Michelle…
Recordings
Listen to Philly Music Fest’s Greg Seltzer talk about showcasing artists and building community on XPN Local
While the whole world was on lockdown in 2020, Philly Music Fest managed to be a beacon of hope. At the beginning of the…
While the whole world was on lockdown in 2020, Philly Music Fest managed to be a beacon of hope. At the beginning of the…
Listen to Philly Music Fest’s Greg Seltzer talk about showcasing artists and building community on XPN Local
While the whole world was on lockdown in 2020, Philly Music Fest managed to be a beacon of hope. At the beginning of the…
Events
Sun Ra Arkestra will play World Cafe Live’s anniversary show this fall
Sun Ra Arkestra | photo by Christopher Andrew McDonald for Ars Nova Workshop The legendary Sun Ra Arkestra will return to World Cafe Live…
Sun Ra Arkestra | photo by Christopher Andrew McDonald for Ars Nova Workshop The legendary Sun Ra Arkestra will return to World Cafe Live…
Sun Ra Arkestra will play World Cafe Live’s anniversary show this fall
Sun Ra Arkestra | photo by Christopher Andrew McDonald for Ars Nova Workshop The legendary Sun Ra Arkestra will return to World Cafe Live…
Recordings
Ensemble Novo celebrates the sounds of Brazil on two new EPs
Philadelphia samba-jazz band Ensemble Novo has spent the last decade exploring the music of Brazil, and their new pair of EPs, This Is Ensemble…
Philadelphia samba-jazz band Ensemble Novo has spent the last decade exploring the music of Brazil, and their new pair of EPs, This Is Ensemble…
Ensemble Novo celebrates the sounds of Brazil on two new EPs
Philadelphia samba-jazz band Ensemble Novo has spent the last decade exploring the music of Brazil, and their new pair of EPs, This Is Ensemble…
Events
New Order and Pet Shop Boys co-headlining tour pushed back to 2022
New Order and Pet Shop Boys‘ co-headlining run was pushed back several times due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but it finally has a new…
New Order and Pet Shop Boys‘ co-headlining run was pushed back several times due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but it finally has a new…
New Order and Pet Shop Boys co-headlining tour pushed back to 2022
New Order and Pet Shop Boys‘ co-headlining run was pushed back several times due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but it finally has a new…
Events
PhilaMOCA’s grand-reopening in July features a screening of <em>Mausoleum</em>, plus a presentation about the road to resurrection
The beloved performing arts space PhilaMOCA is coming back from the dead, after 685 days of closure. Prior to the pandemic, the long-running home…
The beloved performing arts space PhilaMOCA is coming back from the dead, after 685 days of closure. Prior to the pandemic, the long-running home…
PhilaMOCA’s grand-reopening in July features a screening of <em>Mausoleum</em>, plus a presentation about the road to resurrection
The beloved performing arts space PhilaMOCA is coming back from the dead, after 685 days of closure. Prior to the pandemic, the long-running home…
Events
World Cafe Live will host the virtual premiere of <em>The Revivals of Blackness</em>
World Cafe Live will be hosting the world premiere of the new multimedia performance, The Revivals of Blackness, on Thursday, June 3, at 7:30 pm. An…
World Cafe Live will be hosting the world premiere of the new multimedia performance, The Revivals of Blackness, on Thursday, June 3, at 7:30 pm. An…
World Cafe Live will host the virtual premiere of <em>The Revivals of Blackness</em>
World Cafe Live will be hosting the world premiere of the new multimedia performance, The Revivals of Blackness, on Thursday, June 3, at 7:30 pm. An…
Events
The fifth annual West Philly Porchfest will take place this weekend
Nazir Ebo on drums, Richard Hill on bass, Yesseh Furaha-Ali on sax at Porchfest 2019 | photo by Yoni Kroll After a few setbacks,…
Nazir Ebo on drums, Richard Hill on bass, Yesseh Furaha-Ali on sax at Porchfest 2019 | photo by Yoni Kroll After a few setbacks,…
The fifth annual West Philly Porchfest will take place this weekend
Nazir Ebo on drums, Richard Hill on bass, Yesseh Furaha-Ali on sax at Porchfest 2019 | photo by Yoni Kroll After a few setbacks,…
Recordings
Lust Flower delivers out-of-this-world ambient on <em>Violet</em>
The Philadelphia-based band Lust Flower have released their debut album, Violet. The conceptual instrumental project is based out of Spice House Sound and is…
The Philadelphia-based band Lust Flower have released their debut album, Violet. The conceptual instrumental project is based out of Spice House Sound and is…
Lust Flower delivers out-of-this-world ambient on <em>Violet</em>
The Philadelphia-based band Lust Flower have released their debut album, Violet. The conceptual instrumental project is based out of Spice House Sound and is…