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Greg Mendez, 22° Halo and Soup Dreams bring day 3 of Philly Music Fest to Johnny Brenda’s

Day Three of the Philly Music Fest featured an all-star trio of local indie pop/rock acts – Soup Dreams, 22° Halo, and Greg Mendez…

By Atticus Deeny

WXPN Local

John Morrison’s October Top 5: Joe McPhee, Greg Weeks, ENESS, and more

Here’s what caught the Culture Cypher Radio host’s ear this month.

By John Morrison

Concert Reviews

Mumford & Sons debut new song “Rubberband Man” at sold-out Philadelphia show

The new song features Hozier on the studio version dropping next week, but Philly got the world premiere Tuesday night

By Jim McGuinn

Concert Reviews

Dr. Dog kicks off Philly Music Fest with deep cuts and Wawa hoagies

A sold-out Ardmore show opens Philly Music Fest with a career-spanning, 23-song Dr. Dog set

By Bruce Warren

WXPN Local

WXPN Local Picks – Week of October 13, 2025

Every weekday afternoon in the 1:00 hour, WXPN celebrates the Philly-regional music scene with the WXPN Local Picks. That’s when midday host Mike Vasilikos…

By WXPN

WXPN Local

Watch Reef The Lost Cauze play WXPN’s Homegrown Live

The Philly rap veteran took the stage with a set that was both playful, poignant, and profound.

By John Vettese

WXPN Local

Algernon Cadwallader shows off their first album in 14 years at WXPN Studios

The beloved Philly punk band plays four songs from ‘Trying Not To Have A Thought’ in this studio session.

By John Vettese

WXPN Local

Hotbed is just warming up

The eclectic and electrifying indie psych band talk about the journey to their latest record, ‘Forgot How 2 Chill’.

By Nishanth Bhargava

WXPN Local

WXPN Local Picks – Week of October 6, 2025

Every weekday afternoon in the 1:00 hour, WXPN celebrates the Philly-regional music scene with the WXPN Local Picks. That’s when midday host Mike Vasilikos…

By WXPN