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35mm of Firefly: Revisiting the Woodlands on film
Firefly 2016 | Photo by John Vettese for WXPN Dover’s annual Firefly Music Festival is just about the friendliest mega-festival you’ll ever go to. I say this, worth noting, not having been to Bonnaroo,...
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Dave Matthews Band opens two-night Camden run with hits and rarities
Dave Matthews Band | photo by Doug Interrante I was 13 years old when my mother took me to my first Dave Matthews Band show at the First Union Center in Philadelphia on November 30th, 1998. All it took...
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Boy & Bear brought Limit of Love to a devoted Underground Arts crowd
Boy & Bear | photo by Matthew Shaver | www.brightloud.com When Australia’s Boy & Bear hit the stage at Underground Arts on Friday night, the fanfare was enormous. The raucous hurrahs were so...
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Iconic singer-songwriter Paul Simon rules the night at the Mann Center
Paul Simon | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN | instagram.com/hellerhound This August marks the thirtieth anniversary of Graceland, Paul Simon’s landmark, multi-platinum-selling,...
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Phish plays to the Phaithful with a crowd-pleasing setlist at the Mann
Phish | photo by Doug Interrante Written with my friend and seasoned Phish fan Pat James Tuesday night’s Phish performance at the Mann Music Center was not only highly anticipated by the throngs of...
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Weezer brings 20 years worth of summertime jams to BB&T
Weezer | photo by Ben Wong for WXPN | brotherlylost.com Summer is officially here, which for avid concert-goers means it’s time for festivals, block parties, and mega-tours. This year, Weezer set the...
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Nothing brings “Tired Of Tomorrow” home with a special record release show
Nothing | Photo by Sydney Schaefer for WXPN | sydneyschaeferphotos.com Back in May, the Philly boys in Nothing announced a 30+ day long tour with Culture Abuse and WRONG in support of their second and...
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Paul McCartney played a 36-song setlist at Citizens Bank Park last night and...
Paul McCartney | Photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN Talk about giving people what they want. Paul McCartney had Citizens’ Bank Park under his spell for three hours and a 36-song setlist last night. It...
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Hardwork Movement lights up Spruce Street Harbor Park with an energized set
Hardwork Movement| Photo By Noah Silvestry | silvestography.com My freshman year of high school, I joined the track and field team and met two men: Dwight Dunston and Keenan Willis. They had both...
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Purest Moods: Brand New & Modest Mouse at the Mann
Brand New | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman for WXPN | jeremy-zim.com If you would have told me five years ago that Modest Mouse and Brand New would not only tour together in 2016, but co-headline, I would...
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XPN Fest Recap: No amount of rain can stop the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Photo by Cameron Pollack for WXPN You probably were looking to read this recap yesterday. I wanted to stay dry at the festival. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band would have...
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XPN Fest Recap: The Marcus King Band was lit
Marcus King Band | photo by Cameron Pollack for WXPN A man with a braided goatee was howling his brains out. He had no shirt, no shoes, and thanks to The Marcus King Band, the man had not a care in the...
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Hearts on their sleeves, The Avett Brothers joyfully bring True Sadness to...
The Avett Brothers | Photo by Hope Helmuth for WXPN | hopehelmuth.com Despite the threat of rain and thunderstorms, The Mann Center filled with committed fans prepared for Saturday evening’s concert by...
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Duran Duran balances the new and the classic at BB&T Pavillion
Duran Duran | Photo by Doug Interrante for WXPN Generation X was out in full force on Thursday night for Duran Duran‘s gig at BB&T Pavilion. Though the band is now 35 years into its recording...
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The High Key Portrait Series: Nikki Jean
Nikki Jean | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN “High Key” is a series of profiles conceived with the intent to tell the story of Philly’s diverse musical legacy by spotlighting individual artists in...
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Adventure of a Lifetime: Coldplay brings boundless energy and optimism to The...
Coldplay | Photo by Cameron Pollack for WXPN | cameronpollackphotography.com I stand now on the precipice of a new decade of my life, its experiences unknown, its joys undiscovered, its sorrows...
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The High Key Portrait Series: G. Love
G. Love | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN “High Key” is a series of profiles conceived with the intent to tell the story of Philly’s diverse musical legacy by spotlighting individual artists in...
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All This and More: A radiant Belly reigns supreme at Union Transfer
Belly | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN When a band frames a show as “An Evening With…,” the connotation is that this is a special event, a unique and refined occasion for the learned and erudite...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Heart Harbor
Kerry Hallett has come a long way since her first-ever open mic at Atlantis: The Lost Bar in 2005. The Philadelphia-based singer, guitarist, songwriter and mastermind behind Heart Harbor has bounced...
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Free at Noon Flashback: Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam shake the rafters “A...
Hamilton and Rostam | photo by Tiana Timmerberg for WXPN When I first heard that Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij were putting out an album together, I was as excited as I was apprehensive. It...
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