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Belgium’s Ignatz channels heartland America, plays Pageant: Soloveev Gallery on 4/22

The Week’s Best Free MP3s, incl. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Elegant Animals, Railroad Earth and more

Photos: La Dispute, Pianos Become the Teeth, Mansions get heavy at Union Transfer

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Discover Philly's Best Local Music

Belgium’s Ignatz channels heartland America, plays Pageant: Soloveev Gallery on 4/22

The Week’s Best Free MP3s, incl. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Elegant Animals, Railroad Earth and more

Photos: La Dispute, Pianos Become the Teeth, Mansions get heavy at Union Transfer

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LATEST POSTS

Boy George regales a sold-out Free at Noon crowd at World Cafe Live

Cheerleader promises new single, and they deliver with a satisfying preview

Philly punk party Rockers! returns to showcase diversity in a multisensory weekend festival

Vacationer returns with "The Wild Life" from their forthcoming album Relief

Everybody who's anybody making music in Philly. Interviews, features, tour diaries, and more—because the only thing bands love more than writing and performing their music is talking about their music.

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Download Nothing's cover of Low's "In Metal" for Record Store Day

Belgium's Ignatz channels heartland America, plays Pageant: Soloveev Gallery on 4/22

The Week's Best Free MP3s, incl. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Elegant Animals, Railroad Earth and more

Photos: La Dispute, Pianos Become the Teeth, Mansions get heavy at Union Transfer

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Guitar deities and #xpnfest artists Rodrigo y Gabriela give a taste of their new album in "The Russian Messenger"

XPN Weekend Arts Crawl...Record Store Day, Earth Day on the way, Philadanco at home, and more!

DRGN King, Family Vacation, Big Tusk, Ghost Gum and more scheduled to play show on Record Store Day at Vinyl Revival Records

Stream The Menzingers forthcoming album Rented World in its entirety at SPIN

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Belgium's Ignatz channels heartland America, plays Pageant: Soloveev Gallery on 4/22

Photos: La Dispute, Pianos Become the Teeth, Mansions get heavy at Union Transfer

Kate Faust embraces intuition in new "Matter Of Trust" video

Tonight's Concert Picks: Elegant Animals at MilkBoy, Zilla Rocca and Curly Castro at The Fire, Onelinedrawing at First Unitarian Church and more

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LATEST POSTS

Download Nothing's cover of Low's "In Metal" for Record Store Day

The Week's Best Free MP3s, incl. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Elegant Animals, Railroad Earth and more

Happy Record Store Day! Go out and buy some vinyl

Indie Rock Hit Parade Live Session: Dean Wareham

July 1, 2012 | 1:26 AM | By Rachel Barrish

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