Innocent Flannel w/ The Black Cadillacs, & more – Nashville, TN

Nashville’s music scene has begun to branch out in recent years. Country, pop artists and singer songwriters still liter the streets of Broadway, but dark dingy clubs like The End and The Basement are thriving in Nashville as it grows into the big city it always wanted to be. Last night ...

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Elephant Talk Music Fest A.C.- Sat/Sun

For the second year in a row, promoter and indie music lover Jerry Ryan has done it again.  Ryan collected 80+ indie acts from across the region and beyond and  dropped them like a bomb on downtown Atlantic City, NJ.  The Boneyard, 20 S. Virginia Ave., and Le Grand Fromage, 25 Gordon’s ...

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Interview preview for XPN Fest with Jukebox the Ghost!

As a writer who spends a lot of time discussing and researching music, bands who incorporate literary references into their body of work draw me in – and Jukebox the Ghost deserves special honors for drawing their name from a Nabokov novel.  Ben Thornewill (vocals & piano), Tommy ...

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Twenty Wonder (A Carnival Of The Mind)

Last night in Los Angeles, I was witness to some amazing Rock and Roll. I am constantly impressed by the support Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) lends to non-profits. They volunteered their time to perform at The Twenty Wonder Festival, hosted by the Los Angeles Derby Dolls, in support of ...

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Portishead Announce North American Tour

It seems as though the somewhat reclusive band Portishead are getting ready to hit the road this fall. The band released their third studio album, conveniently titled Third, back in 2008 to critical acclaim.  It was the bands first album in over a decade, but hopefully we won’t have to ...

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XpoNential Music Festival 2011

WXPN (http://www.xpn.org), the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, continues to offer the best mix of new and established artists at its 2011 XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru. ...

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R.I.P. Die Antwoord DJ Leon Botha

Die Antwoord collaborator Leon Botha passed away on June 5th after a lifelong battle with the rare disease progeria. At the age of 26, the South African DJ  was the oldest progeria patient documented. Watch DJ Leon Botha in the Die Antwoord video for “Enter the Ninja” below:

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The Civil Wars at XPN Non-Comm

Wow, can these two make you stand and listen.  Two voices, one guitar and a whole lot of tender emotion, raw talent, enthusiasm, and mesmerizing harmonies.  Him, dressed like a southern gentlemen, her, dressed in an LBD that is whispy and summery.  They smile and banter and then sing their ...

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Your Indie Music Career

I have written this article to help you along the bewildering road that leads to a successful Indie Music Career. The intention, thoughts and suggestions in this article are simple, I am not saying that they’re always easy. There’s work to be done, but it’s the kind of work ...

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Lykke Li with Grimes at the TLA in Philly May 16th

Photos and Review by Barry Lindenmuth jr Grimes and headliner Lykke Li rocked a sold out crowd at the TLA Monday night May 19th.  I’m almost sure people were watching the show from the sidewalk outside. I’ve been to the TLA a few times and have never seen it this packed.  So the ...

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