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The Mountain Goats’ new record weaves a tale fit for Broadway
The indie folk band enlisted Lin-Manuel Miranda to tell the story of a shipwrecked crew on Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan.
The indie folk band enlisted Lin-Manuel Miranda to tell the story of a shipwrecked crew on Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan.
The Mountain Goats’ new record weaves a tale fit for Broadway
The indie folk band enlisted Lin-Manuel Miranda to tell the story of a shipwrecked crew on Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan.
World Cafe
As a songwriter, Mae Martin’s free from the pressure of the punchline
The Canadian comic and actor joins World Cafe to talk about their debut album, I'm A TV.
The Canadian comic and actor joins World Cafe to talk about their debut album, I'm A TV.
As a songwriter, Mae Martin’s free from the pressure of the punchline
The Canadian comic and actor joins World Cafe to talk about their debut album, I'm A TV.
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Salina Kuo carves out a space between indie and R&B/soul using vibraphone harmonies
When Salina Kuo first began writing songs, it was quietly at the piano, experimenting with melodies that blended jazz ballads and instrumentals reminiscent of…
When Salina Kuo first began writing songs, it was quietly at the piano, experimenting with melodies that blended jazz ballads and instrumentals reminiscent of…
Salina Kuo carves out a space between indie and R&B/soul using vibraphone harmonies
When Salina Kuo first began writing songs, it was quietly at the piano, experimenting with melodies that blended jazz ballads and instrumentals reminiscent of…
Indie Rock Hit Parade
Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Amy Millan
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session is a luminary of the Canadian indie scene. For more than…
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session is a luminary of the Canadian indie scene. For more than…
Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Amy Millan
Joining us in the studio for this Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session is a luminary of the Canadian indie scene. For more than…
885 Greatest Cover Songs
Ten surprising covers to round out your 885 ballot by Thursday
Stuck on your list? WXPN’s voting for the 885 Greatest Cover Songs closes Thursday, October 30th, at midnight and if you’re still debating your…
Stuck on your list? WXPN’s voting for the 885 Greatest Cover Songs closes Thursday, October 30th, at midnight and if you’re still debating your…
Ten surprising covers to round out your 885 ballot by Thursday
Stuck on your list? WXPN’s voting for the 885 Greatest Cover Songs closes Thursday, October 30th, at midnight and if you’re still debating your…
Concert Reviews
Big Thief is incomprehensible at The Met
Three years isn’t long for any other band to spend between records, except Big Thief. Earlier this year, the illustrious indie act followed up…
Three years isn’t long for any other band to spend between records, except Big Thief. Earlier this year, the illustrious indie act followed up…
Big Thief is incomprehensible at The Met
Three years isn’t long for any other band to spend between records, except Big Thief. Earlier this year, the illustrious indie act followed up…
World Cafe
For Brandi Carlile, solitude is overrated
The singer-songwriter decamped to Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to record her new album, Returning to Myself.
The singer-songwriter decamped to Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to record her new album, Returning to Myself.
For Brandi Carlile, solitude is overrated
The singer-songwriter decamped to Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to record her new album, Returning to Myself.
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Songs from “Real Warmth” create an intimate atmosphere at Joan Shelley’s Free at Noon
Coming off her sold out show the previous night at Harmonie Hall in East Falls, Joan Shelley and her band took to the World…
Coming off her sold out show the previous night at Harmonie Hall in East Falls, Joan Shelley and her band took to the World…
Songs from “Real Warmth” create an intimate atmosphere at Joan Shelley’s Free at Noon
Coming off her sold out show the previous night at Harmonie Hall in East Falls, Joan Shelley and her band took to the World…
World Cafe
Blues phenom Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on his latest album, ‘Hard Road’
The blues musician from Clarksdale, Miss., also talks about his new record label and searching for the next generation of blues talent.
The blues musician from Clarksdale, Miss., also talks about his new record label and searching for the next generation of blues talent.
Blues phenom Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on his latest album, ‘Hard Road’
The blues musician from Clarksdale, Miss., also talks about his new record label and searching for the next generation of blues talent.