The Key

• My Morning Download: "Winter" by Maps & Atlases (playing tonight at Union Transfer)

  Chicago’s Maps & Atlases released a new album in April on Barsuk Records called Beware And Be Grateful. The ambitious rock band blend elements of prog-rock and indie pop on their latest full length album. The band plays tonight at … Read More

• Alice Cohen (The Vels, Fun City) returns with a new solo album, Pink Keys, in June
• Listen to Polica's performance from WXPN's Non-Commvention

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• The Key Studio VIDEO Sessions: Carsie Blanton on showing some backbone

  

  This month’s Key Studio VIDEO Session spotlights Carsie Blanton, a free-spirited singer-songwriter who for the past six years has called Philadelphia home. This year she self-released her third album, Idiot Heart, and in our interview, Carsie talks about the album’s … Read More

• Get to know Dewey Saunders (a Philly rapper with an art opening at ING Direct Cafe tonight)
• Watch three videos of Stevie Jackson's XPN2 Session (UPDATED, NOW WITH FULL AUDIO)

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• Photos and audio from Citizen Cope's performance at WXPN's Non-Comm

  Citizen Cope performed at WXPN’s Non-Comm on Thursday, May 17th at World Cafe Live. He previewed material from his forthcoming album One Lovely Day, that will be available on July 17th. You can listen to Cope’s full Non-comm set here. Read More

• This Week's Contest: Win a pair of tickets to see Citizen Cope at Electric Factory in October
• Just announced: WXPN Welcomes Citizen Cope to the Electric Factory for two shows in October

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• Radiohead, Weeknd, Black Keys, Grace Potter, Bon Iver, Gary Clark, Jr. play Coachella

  The first weekend of Coachella wrapped up yesterday with the second weekend of performances next weekend. Watch some of the festival highlights below from Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, the Weeknd, Gary Clark, Jr., Bon Iver, Radiohead, the Black Keys … Read More

• SXSW photo recap: Heartbreaker Banquet at Willie Nelson's ranch in Luck, Texas
• Listen to Gary Clark Jr.'s Free At Noon performance at World Cafe Live

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• WXPN broadcasting Non-Commvention shows with Grace Potter, War On Drugs, Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Brandi Carlile, Polica, Norah Jones and more

  Next Wednesday, May 16th through Saturday, May 17th WXPN’s annual music conference, the Non-Commvention, rolls in to World Cafe Live and WXPN. This is the 12th year for the industry conference started by WXPN’s Dan Reed when he worked at … Read More

• My Morning Download: "Travel As Equals" by Joseph Arthur
• Photo Recap: 2011 XPoNential Music Festival, Day 1

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• Watch the new video for "Bottom Of The River" from Delta Rae (playing XPoNential Music Festival in July)

  Delta Rae is one of the many bands performing this July at WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru. The six-piece band hails from Durham, NC, and is joined on the bill by The Hold Steady, Kathleen Edwards, Good Old … Read More

• Listen to Patterson Hood on Mountain Stage (playing XPoNential Music Festival in July)
• Preview the new EP from The Shackeltons (out today on iTunes)

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