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PRESS PLAY: 6 New Albums out February 19th!
Here’s a look and listen to some new albums, out today, that we’re diggin’! Tash Sultana is a magical musician. There is something truly…
Here’s a look and listen to some new albums, out today, that we’re diggin’! Tash Sultana is a magical musician. There is something truly…
PRESS PLAY: 6 New Albums out February 19th!
Here’s a look and listen to some new albums, out today, that we’re diggin’! Tash Sultana is a magical musician. There is something truly…
WXPN Local
The Skeleton Key: Remembering Milford Graves, then closing out February with a Funk Cancer benefit, Two Piece Fest, programming from Black Quantum Futurism and the Folksong Society, and lots of new music
Before we get to the rest of this column I just want to share a bit of late-breaking news: the permit PhilaMOCA applied for…
Before we get to the rest of this column I just want to share a bit of late-breaking news: the permit PhilaMOCA applied for…
The Skeleton Key: Remembering Milford Graves, then closing out February with a Funk Cancer benefit, Two Piece Fest, programming from Black Quantum Futurism and the Folksong Society, and lots of new music
Before we get to the rest of this column I just want to share a bit of late-breaking news: the permit PhilaMOCA applied for…
Recordings
Meet Lev: The introspective pyscheledic romp of New Motels’ Josh Lev
When The Key launched back in 2010, the local band New Motels was a stalwart force in the indie rock scene, playing lots of…
When The Key launched back in 2010, the local band New Motels was a stalwart force in the indie rock scene, playing lots of…
Meet Lev: The introspective pyscheledic romp of New Motels’ Josh Lev
When The Key launched back in 2010, the local band New Motels was a stalwart force in the indie rock scene, playing lots of…
Recordings
Pithair finds a path to empowerment on new EP <em>Sick Set!</em>
“I’m beginning to see I’m the one with the power,” howls TT Roccia on the opening track of Pithair‘s new EP. “The power to…
“I’m beginning to see I’m the one with the power,” howls TT Roccia on the opening track of Pithair‘s new EP. “The power to…
Pithair finds a path to empowerment on new EP <em>Sick Set!</em>
“I’m beginning to see I’m the one with the power,” howls TT Roccia on the opening track of Pithair‘s new EP. “The power to…
Recordings
José González shares first song in Spanish, “El Invento”
José González is back with “El Invento,” his first new song in six years. It’s the first song he’s ever released fully in Spanish, and…
José González is back with “El Invento,” his first new song in six years. It’s the first song he’s ever released fully in Spanish, and…
José González shares first song in Spanish, “El Invento”
José González is back with “El Invento,” his first new song in six years. It’s the first song he’s ever released fully in Spanish, and…
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See the conceptual new video for Lee Clarke, Ivy Sole, and Kingsley Ibeneche’s celestial song “Evaporate”
Last year producer and instrumentalist Lee Clarke teamed up with rapper Ivy Sole and singer/songwriter Kingsley Ibeneche to create a powerful song. “Evaporate” is…
Last year producer and instrumentalist Lee Clarke teamed up with rapper Ivy Sole and singer/songwriter Kingsley Ibeneche to create a powerful song. “Evaporate” is…
See the conceptual new video for Lee Clarke, Ivy Sole, and Kingsley Ibeneche’s celestial song “Evaporate”
Last year producer and instrumentalist Lee Clarke teamed up with rapper Ivy Sole and singer/songwriter Kingsley Ibeneche to create a powerful song. “Evaporate” is…
Events
Philth Zine to host virtual Peace Phest to benefit North Philly Peace Park
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Philth Zine (@philthzine) This weekend, local Philadelphia DIY music publication Philth Zine is hosting a…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Philth Zine (@philthzine) This weekend, local Philadelphia DIY music publication Philth Zine is hosting a…
Philth Zine to host virtual Peace Phest to benefit North Philly Peace Park
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Philth Zine (@philthzine) This weekend, local Philadelphia DIY music publication Philth Zine is hosting a…
News
Black Inspirations: Candi Staton on Sam Cooke
For the month of February, in celebration of Black History Month on XPN, we’re presenting a new series called Black Inspirations. We’ve asked contemporary…
For the month of February, in celebration of Black History Month on XPN, we’re presenting a new series called Black Inspirations. We’ve asked contemporary…
Black Inspirations: Candi Staton on Sam Cooke
For the month of February, in celebration of Black History Month on XPN, we’re presenting a new series called Black Inspirations. We’ve asked contemporary…
Artists
Give Them Their Flowers: Yesseh Ali on inspirations from Kendrick Lamar to John Coltrane to family
Before the pandemic, I helped run an open mic event called The Juice Jam every last Friday of the month. What I liked most…
Before the pandemic, I helped run an open mic event called The Juice Jam every last Friday of the month. What I liked most…
Give Them Their Flowers: Yesseh Ali on inspirations from Kendrick Lamar to John Coltrane to family
Before the pandemic, I helped run an open mic event called The Juice Jam every last Friday of the month. What I liked most…