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Guerilla Toss embrace the ‘weird’ on new album
On You're Weird Now, the band leans into difference with help from producer Stephen Malkmus.
On You're Weird Now, the band leans into difference with help from producer Stephen Malkmus.
Guerilla Toss embrace the ‘weird’ on new album
On You're Weird Now, the band leans into difference with help from producer Stephen Malkmus.
Concert Reviews
Philly Braves the Cold for Kashus Culpepper
“I’m a long way from home /It must be something about the weather, babe/That makes me feel so alone” — Culpepper sings to start…
“I’m a long way from home /It must be something about the weather, babe/That makes me feel so alone” — Culpepper sings to start…
Philly Braves the Cold for Kashus Culpepper
“I’m a long way from home /It must be something about the weather, babe/That makes me feel so alone” — Culpepper sings to start…
World Cafe
How This Is Lorelei gave old songs a new life on ‘Holo Boy’
For his latest album, Nate Amos rerecorded songs from across his catalog, plus This Is Lorelei performs live for World Cafe.
For his latest album, Nate Amos rerecorded songs from across his catalog, plus This Is Lorelei performs live for World Cafe.
How This Is Lorelei gave old songs a new life on ‘Holo Boy’
For his latest album, Nate Amos rerecorded songs from across his catalog, plus This Is Lorelei performs live for World Cafe.
World Cafe
From work songs to hip-hop, ‘call and response’ shaped Black music
For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history of "call and…
For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history of "call and…
From work songs to hip-hop, ‘call and response’ shaped Black music
For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history of "call and…
World Cafe
From local radio to global influence, the rise of Baltimore club music
Musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo reflect on the rise of Baltimore club music and the efforts to preserve its history in the…
Musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo reflect on the rise of Baltimore club music and the efforts to preserve its history in the…
From local radio to global influence, the rise of Baltimore club music
Musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo reflect on the rise of Baltimore club music and the efforts to preserve its history in the…
Indie Rock Hit Parade
Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Ora the Molecule
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade live session is an artist whose journey has literally taken her around the…
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade live session is an artist whose journey has literally taken her around the…
Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Ora the Molecule
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade live session is an artist whose journey has literally taken her around the…
Music News
Rieko Safiyya Shares New Music on WXPN’s Sofa Sessions
Rieko Safiyya joins us for Episode 3 of WXPN’s Sofa Sessions with performances and a conversation about where her music comes from and what…
Rieko Safiyya joins us for Episode 3 of WXPN’s Sofa Sessions with performances and a conversation about where her music comes from and what…
Rieko Safiyya Shares New Music on WXPN’s Sofa Sessions
Rieko Safiyya joins us for Episode 3 of WXPN’s Sofa Sessions with performances and a conversation about where her music comes from and what…
Artist To Watch
Tyler Ballgame | Artist to Watch – February 2026
Hometown: Los Angeles by way of Rhode Island Why They’re WXPN Artist To Watch: Tyler Ballgame has a big, round, theatrical tenor voice that’s…
Hometown: Los Angeles by way of Rhode Island Why They’re WXPN Artist To Watch: Tyler Ballgame has a big, round, theatrical tenor voice that’s…
Tyler Ballgame | Artist to Watch – February 2026
Hometown: Los Angeles by way of Rhode Island Why They’re WXPN Artist To Watch: Tyler Ballgame has a big, round, theatrical tenor voice that’s…
Black History Month
Black History Month on WXPN: A Different Essential Album Every Day
Happy Black History Month! Every day in February, WXPN is highlighting one essential album from the vast landscape of Black music. Soul, funk, jazz,…
Happy Black History Month! Every day in February, WXPN is highlighting one essential album from the vast landscape of Black music. Soul, funk, jazz,…
Black History Month on WXPN: A Different Essential Album Every Day
Happy Black History Month! Every day in February, WXPN is highlighting one essential album from the vast landscape of Black music. Soul, funk, jazz,…