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Watch Phantogram perform “Fall in Love” at the Public Radio Rocks SXSW...
Yesterday Phantogram performed at the Public Radio Rocks showcase at SXSW, playing songs from their latest LP Voices including “Fall in Love.” Check out a video of the performance below and listen...
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Watch Jeremy Messersmith play “Ghost” at the Public Radio Rocks SXSW...
Jeremy Messersmith participated in the Public Radio Rocks showcase at SXSW yesterday, playing songs from his most recent record Heart Murmurs. Take a look at the video of Messersmith performing...
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Watch Lucius play “Turn It Around” and “Genevieve” at SXSW, listen to their...
After winning our hearts with 2013′s Wildewoman, Lucius performed for us yesterday at the Public Radio Rocks SXSW showcase and broadcast at the Austin Convention Center. Watch videos of the band doing...
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Watch Temples play “Shelter Song” and “Mesmerise” at SXSW, listen to their...
Emerging UK psych rockers Temples joined us yesterday to wrap the Public Radio Rocks SXSW showcase with a stunning performance of songs from this year’s Sun Structures. Check out video below of them...
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Ellie Goulding gives radiant performance to sold out crowd at The Liacouras...
photo by Rachel Del Sordo Last Friday pop powerhouse Ellie Goulding took the stage at Temple University arena The Liacouras Center, putting on a spectacle for this sold out crowd with a high energy...
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An all-local lineup topped by Commonwealth Choir and Pine Barons packs MilkBoy
Commonwealth Choir | Photo by Rachel Barrish | rachelbarrish.com Saturday XPN welcomed Doylestown’s intrinsic and frolicking Commonwealth Choir to MilkBoy, along with local three piece Big Tusk, with...
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We Exist: The arena art-rock of Arcade Fire proves compelling at Wells Fargo...
Arcade Fire | Photo by Michelle Montgomery | www.michellemontgomeryphotography.com Could they pull it off? That seemed to be the question on the minds of the music community when Arcade Fire announced...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Marian Hill
One of our favorite new artists to emerge from the Philly scene in the past year, Marian Hill is a groove-based electronic group that spans the worlds of jazz, pop and downtempo dance. You’ll hear...
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War On Drugs transcended guitar greatness at Union Transfer (photo recap)
Photo by Kate McCann | http://katemccannphotography.com/index2.php#!/HOME Tuesday was record release day for one of our very favorite Philly bands, War On Drugs. They released their new album, Lost In...
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Folkadelphia Session: Denison Witmer (with Ross Bellenoit)
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005, probably around 8 PM – it’s a time dogeared in my memory. I cannot believe that it has been nearly a decade since I heard Denison Witmer for the first time. When I lived in...
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Suzy Bogguss shows her love for Merle Haggard at today’s Free At Noon
Photos by Elizabeth Mazenko “I heard that he got the idea for this song because he and his wife had been out on the road a lot together,” country singer/songwriter Suzy Bogguss says before starting off...
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The Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Sessions: Special Explosion
Special Explosion | Photo by Megan Kelly | keganmellyphotography.tumblr.com Seattle emo four-piece Special Explosion paid a visit to WXPN studios on March 2, 2014, just after playing their first...
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Lydia shines bright with old and new material at Union Transfer
Lydia | Photo by Cameron Pollack When I looked at Union Transfer’s concert calendar before walking through the door to shoot this show, I thought I was in for an especially intimate evening due to the...
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Eight artists that surprised us at SXSW
Kelis | Photo by John Vettese It’s been almost a week since the four-day nonstop multisensory rush that was the 2014 editon of Austin’s annual South by Southwest music conference, which has given me...
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Catching Up With Creepoid: Listen to their all-vinyl guest DJ set on WXPN,...
PeteJoe Urban of Creepoid and Key editor John Vettese in the WXPN studio with vinyl selections | Photo by Pat Troxell Philly dark psychedelic four-piece Creepoid are having a pretty sweet spring. After...
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“A mix of sleaziness and professionalism”: Philly artists weigh in on their...
The Districts at Buffalo Billiards | Photo by John Vettese The rickety van piloted by Philly psych-thrash outfit Ruby the Hatchet rolled into Austin just a few hours before its first South By Southwest...
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Cheltenham’s Lil Dicky gives wild performance at The TLA
It’s a damn good day to be a white dude – this white dude in particular. David Burd, AKA Lil Dicky, performed for a packed venue and a warm homecoming at the TLA Thursday night. Laughter, thigh sweat...
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Phantogram dazzles a sold-out Union Transfer crowd
New York based electronica duo Phantogram rocked Union Transfer this weekend with an electrifying performance. On Sunday, the band played the second of two back-to-back sold-out shows in support of...
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Hometown Heroes: mewithoutYou celebrate ten years of Foxes with fans The Troc
“I guess we didn’t really think it through, does that kinda make us like dinosaurs?” Aaron Weiss—just as charmingly awkward as ever—asked the audience late on Saturday night. Earlier in the evening, he...
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Courtney Barnett and San Fermin make it an un-mundane Monday at Union Transfer
Two up-and-coming acts shimmered their way through diverse sets of music at Union Transfer last night. Each recent Firefly performers, both groups are distinctly positioned for bigger things, and the...
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