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Watch Cold Fronts signing to Warner Brothers / Sire Records via Vine

Download “Come and Wake Me Up” from Our Griffins (playing Johnny Brenda’s on 5/31)

Philly electronic music experts sound off on Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

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  Watch The National perform "Sea Of Love" (playing The Mann on Friday, June 7)
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  Tonight's Concert Picks: Surgeon at Kung Fu Necktie, The Killers at Susquehanna Bank Center, XPN welcomes the Philadelphia Songwriters Project to The Blockley
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  Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan's Pier on 6/12
  Non-COMM Recap: The Relatives wrap up the show with gospel harmonies (photos)
  Non-COMM Recap: Jose James brought smooth sounds to the World Cafe Live stage (photos)
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  Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan's Pier on 6/12
  Non-COMM Recap: Meet lively bluegrass combo Della Mae (photos)

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The Key

Discover Philly's Best Local Music

Watch Cold Fronts signing to Warner Brothers / Sire Records via Vine

Download “Come and Wake Me Up” from Our Griffins (playing Johnny Brenda’s on 5/31)

Philly electronic music experts sound off on Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Watch Cold Fronts signing to Warner Brothers / Sire Records via Vine

Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan's Pier on 6/12

RIP Ray Manzarek of The Doors (listen to songs from their Live at The Spectrum show in 1970)

Watch The National perform "Sea Of Love" (playing The Mann on Friday, June 7)

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

Watch Cold Fronts signing to Warner Brothers / Sire Records via Vine

Listen to the latest episode of Folkadelphia streaming on demand! (ft. Bailey Hounds, Vandaveer, Patty Griffin and more!)

Watch Low Cut Connie perform two pop-up shows in Chicago (playing Appel Farm on 6/1 and Underground Arts on 8/3)

Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan's Pier on 6/12

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Non-COMM recap: Photos, audio, and setlist from the Mississippi Blues Project concert with Super Chikan and the Fighing Cocks

RIP Ray Manzarek of The Doors (listen to songs from their Live at The Spectrum show in 1970)

Happy to be home, Kurt Vile brought Wakin On A Pretty Daze to life in front of a sold-out Union Transfer crowd (photos, review, setlist)

Tonight's Concert Picks: Surgeon at Kung Fu Necktie, The Killers at Susquehanna Bank Center, XPN welcomes the Philadelphia Songwriters Project to The Blockley

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LATEST POSTS

Watch Low Cut Connie perform two pop-up shows in Chicago (playing Appel Farm on 6/1 and Underground Arts on 8/3)

Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan's Pier on 6/12

Non-COMM Recap: The Relatives wrap up the show with gospel harmonies (photos)

Non-COMM Recap: Jose James brought smooth sounds to the World Cafe Live stage (photos)

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Listen to the latest episode of Folkadelphia streaming on demand! (ft. Bailey Hounds, Vandaveer, Patty Griffin and more!)

Watch Low Cut Connie perform two pop-up shows in Chicago (playing Appel Farm on 6/1 and Underground Arts on 8/3)

Scottish garage rockers Paws playing a free show at Morgan's Pier on 6/12

Non-COMM Recap: Meet lively bluegrass combo Della Mae (photos)

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