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XPN Fest Recap: Arkells uplifts the Marina Stage crowd
Arkells | photo by Wendy McCardle for WXPN Arkells knew they were fortunate. With the adjustments made to the schedule Friday, things, of course, didn’t go as planned for everyone. So the Hamilton,...
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From punk to psych to jazz, Curtis Cooper and friends shine at Johnny Brenda’s
Curtis Cooper | photo by Koof Ibi Umoren Curtis Cooper is solidifying their spot as a Philadelphia favorite. Their release show last Friday showcased what the words Punk, Psych, and Rock mean to the...
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Firefly on the Fly: Friday smokes with Arctic Monkeys, Lizzo, Lukas Nelson,...
Arctic Monkeys | Photo by John Vettese for WXPN I don’t have a FitBit, so I can’t tell you how many miles I actually walked around the Firefly Music Festival yesterday, but it was undoubtedly a lot....
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Firefly On The Fly: Sunday sundown with Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Lord Huron,...
Kendrick Lamar | photo by John Vettese for WXPN We rolled back into Philadelphia last night around 1 a.m., sweaty and exhausted from the final and hottest day of the 2018 Firefly Music Festival. It...
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Dr. Dog officially kicks off summer at Festival Pier with (Sandy) Alex G.
Dr. Dog | photo by Matthew Shaver for WXPN | brightloud.com There is an old proverb dating back to the year two thousand that goes something like “If Dr. Dog didn’t play a show, did summer ever really...
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Anthony Green’s Avalon tour reminds us that we’re all in the same spot
Anthony Green | photo by Dylan Eddinger for WXPN | dylaneddingerphoto.squarespace.com On Saturday night, Anthony Green and his powerhouse of a band celebrated 10 years of Avalon at The TLA, along with...
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Scenes from the Chill Moody Music Stage at this 4th of July’s Welcome America...
Hardwork Movement | photo by Dylan Eddinger for WXPN | dylaneddingerphoto.squarespace.com Over a dozen local artists and DJs spent this 4th of July in a wooded grove along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway...
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Free At Noon Flashback: Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers remind us that our...
Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers | photo by Dylan Eddinger for WXPN | dylaneddingerphoto.squarespace.com Steel City native Joe Grushecky joined the Free At Noon crowd today to share some new songs...
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#XPNFest on Film: 35mm of scenes from our weekend on the Camden Waterfront
photo by John Vettese for WXPN If you see me photographing a concert, you most likely will see me with one of WXPN’s digital cameras in hand. But depending on the gig, and depending on my mood, if you...
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Battle of Who Has The Best Instruments: Cake, Ben Folds, and Tall Heights...
Cake | photo by Dylan Eddinger for WXPN | dylaneddinger.com Last night, Ben Folds and Cake brought their double headlining tour to the Mann Center, the two alt-rock legends rocking the house with their...
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Made In America round two was a mixed bag, but Kendrick Lamar, Miguel and...
Kendrick Lamar | photo by John Vettese for WXPN On paper, the second day of this year’s Made In America festival was the stronger lineup — it had Kendrick, Nicki, Pusha, Miguel, and those were just the...
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Let’s Get Physical: The Jesus Lizard plays a relentless set at a sold-out...
The Jesus Lizard | photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for WXPN “I CAN SWIM! I CAN’T SWIM! I CAN SWIM! I CAN’T SWIM!” As he barked the chorus aloud, The Jesus Lizard grinding through a scorching rendition of...
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Big Thief mesmerizes a sold-out Church audience
Big Thief | photo by Rachel Del Sordo for WXPN | racheldelsordophotography.com/ Some bands go to great lengths to make their live performances a theatrical experience. Others simply play the songs. Big...
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Foxtrot & the Get Down debut new songs to full house at Johnny Brenda’s
Foxtrot and the Get Down | photo by Dylan Eddinger for WXPN | dylaneddinger.com Proud Philadelphians Foxtrot & the Get Down premiered new songs off a forthcoming EP to the most excitable crowd I’ve...
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Christine and the Queens hold court at Union Transfer
Christine and the Queens | photo by Matthew Shaver for WXPN Héloïse Letissier is a star. That may not be news to you if you’ve been following her work as Christine and the Queens since her 2014 debut...
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Iron & Wine delivers unapologetically beautiful performance for The Keswick...
Iron and Wine | photo by Dylan Eddinger for WXPN | dylaneddinger.com Sam Beam is one of those rare talents who sounds better live than recorded, and whose songs have the ability to move a theater full...
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Arc Iris, Square Peg Round Hole light up MilkBoy
Arc Iris | photo by Senia Lopez | senialopez.photography Last February I was introduced to experimental pop trio Arc Iris when they opened up for New Zealand singer Kimbra at Union Transfer. I was...
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Kevin Morby shows off his range, shares the mic with Waxahatchee’s Katie...
Kevin Morby and the Oh My God Band | photo by Emily DeHart for WXPN The clouds had settled on stage and flowers were in place: Kevin Morby was back for his first show in Philly since 2017. Touring in...
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Church of Lizzo: A roof-raising round of the Cuz I Love You tour hits The Met
Lizzo at the Met Philadelphia | photo by Ed Newton for WXPN | @ednewton There’s an energy that’s unique to a Lizzo show. The crowds are louder, they scream longer, they’re on their feet the entire...
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Meek Mill and Future team up at the BB&T Pavilion
Meek Mill and Future | photo by Ben Wong for WXPN Whenever rapper Meek Mill plays a Philly-area show, it’s an event, but that was especially true for the Legendary Nights tour, which hit Camden’s...
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