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The New Pornographers on their latest album, ‘The Former Site Of’
Press Play
PRESS PLAY: New Albums out April 2026
Wrap up the month with new releases from familiar voices (and some newer ones, too!). After their Formentera duology, Canadian indie heroes Metric deliver…
Wrap up the month with new releases from familiar voices (and some newer ones, too!). After their Formentera duology, Canadian indie heroes Metric deliver…
PRESS PLAY: New Albums out April 2026
Wrap up the month with new releases from familiar voices (and some newer ones, too!). After their Formentera duology, Canadian indie heroes Metric deliver…
Concert Reviews
Black Buttafly, Denison Witmer, John Faye Showcase Local Music Prowess At Homegrown Originals Gig
WXPN Thursday night was packed with local music aficionados there to catch three standout artists who are featured on our limited-release, all-Philly vinyl album…
WXPN Thursday night was packed with local music aficionados there to catch three standout artists who are featured on our limited-release, all-Philly vinyl album…
Black Buttafly, Denison Witmer, John Faye Showcase Local Music Prowess At Homegrown Originals Gig
WXPN Thursday night was packed with local music aficionados there to catch three standout artists who are featured on our limited-release, all-Philly vinyl album…
World Cafe
Acadiana Music Showcase: Grand Nathaniel
Grand Nathaniel, a fixture in the Lafayette, La., scene for over 30 years, performs songs from his latest album, Lonely Wanderer.
Grand Nathaniel, a fixture in the Lafayette, La., scene for over 30 years, performs songs from his latest album, Lonely Wanderer.
Acadiana Music Showcase: Grand Nathaniel
Grand Nathaniel, a fixture in the Lafayette, La., scene for over 30 years, performs songs from his latest album, Lonely Wanderer.
Live Music
WXPN’s Concert Picks: Stick Men, SNACKTIME, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, More
Friday: The New Pornographers at Kewsick TheatreHot off the release of their new album, The Former Site Of, the Canadian supergroup is on a…
Friday: The New Pornographers at Kewsick TheatreHot off the release of their new album, The Former Site Of, the Canadian supergroup is on a…
WXPN’s Concert Picks: Stick Men, SNACKTIME, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, More
Friday: The New Pornographers at Kewsick TheatreHot off the release of their new album, The Former Site Of, the Canadian supergroup is on a…
Music News
WXPN Morning Host Kristen Kurtis Touts Tori Amos and Kim Gordon For Ears We Trust
Kristen Kurtis has always championed women who are unabashedly themselves in their music and lives. For this week’s Ears We Trust, she’s highlighting three…
Kristen Kurtis has always championed women who are unabashedly themselves in their music and lives. For this week’s Ears We Trust, she’s highlighting three…
WXPN Morning Host Kristen Kurtis Touts Tori Amos and Kim Gordon For Ears We Trust
Kristen Kurtis has always championed women who are unabashedly themselves in their music and lives. For this week’s Ears We Trust, she’s highlighting three…
Free At Noon
Brother Wallace Throws Afternoon Dance Party At Free At Noon
Brother Wallace dropped by WXPN Friday for a barnburner of a Free At Noon performance, delivering show that hearkened to the old days of…
Brother Wallace dropped by WXPN Friday for a barnburner of a Free At Noon performance, delivering show that hearkened to the old days of…
Brother Wallace Throws Afternoon Dance Party At Free At Noon
Brother Wallace dropped by WXPN Friday for a barnburner of a Free At Noon performance, delivering show that hearkened to the old days of…
Music News
Former Philly Teacher’s Kindie Rap Success Comes From Leaning Into Nerdiness
“I was just coming back from vacation. My wife and I were celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. We decided to have some friends over…
“I was just coming back from vacation. My wife and I were celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. We decided to have some friends over…
Former Philly Teacher’s Kindie Rap Success Comes From Leaning Into Nerdiness
“I was just coming back from vacation. My wife and I were celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary. We decided to have some friends over…
Live Music
Slomo Sapiens’ Immersive Audio-Visual Show Hits Kensington
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Kensington is hosting a feast for both the eyes and ears Saturday, with Philly psych rockers Slomo Sapiens headlining…
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Kensington is hosting a feast for both the eyes and ears Saturday, with Philly psych rockers Slomo Sapiens headlining…
Slomo Sapiens’ Immersive Audio-Visual Show Hits Kensington
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Kensington is hosting a feast for both the eyes and ears Saturday, with Philly psych rockers Slomo Sapiens headlining…
Music News
John Morrison’s Philly Top 5: New Jazz Fusion, Experimental Rock, ’90s Instrumental Hip-Hop Throwbacks
Reflecting on this month, I’m reminded that the themes of learning and play are central to my work. In recent conversations with friends and…
Reflecting on this month, I’m reminded that the themes of learning and play are central to my work. In recent conversations with friends and…
John Morrison’s Philly Top 5: New Jazz Fusion, Experimental Rock, ’90s Instrumental Hip-Hop Throwbacks
Reflecting on this month, I’m reminded that the themes of learning and play are central to my work. In recent conversations with friends and…