The Key

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

  

  We’ve heard whisperings of this news for a few months now, so we’re glad that it’s finally official. Philly’s Cold Fronts aren’t just a great pop-rock band, Key Sessions alums, impressive users of social media; they’re also the latest signees … Read More

• 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)

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• My Morning Download: "The Valley" by The Oh Hellos

  The Oh Hellos are Maggie and Tyler Heath from San Marcos, Texas. The eclectic folk rock siblings released their debut EP in 2011 and fall into a musical continuum that includes Mumford, Los Campesinos, Of Monsters and Men and The … Read More

• Philly electronic music experts sound off on Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
• Gotta Hear Song of the Week: "Burning Instinct" by Red Baraat (playing the XPoNential Music Festival in July)

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

  

  In case you missed this week’s episode of Folkadelphia, the weekly exploration of the many definitions of folk music on XPN2, fear no! You can now listen to the show in its entirety streaming on demand. Highlights include music from … Read 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

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• The Week So Far: 11 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Sleepy Hollow, The National, Peter Murphy)

  Market East shared a new song called “To Walk With You” ahead of the release of Children of Summer, out May 27th [link] The 52nd annual Philadelphia Folk Festival line-up is jam packed with sets by Richard Thompson, Toy Soldiers, … Read More

• The Swollen Fox Presents and WXPN Welcomes a show with Goodnight, Texas and The Districts with Satellite Hearts at World Cafe Live on July 19
• Dawes, Dr. John, Lianne La Havas, Phosphorescent and more playing XPoNential Music Festival 2013

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• The 12 Days of Local Christmas Bonus Stocking Stuffer: download “Christmas Has Changed” by The Fractals

  

  For today’s Twelve Days of Christmas bonus stocking stuffer, we’ve got a tune from The Fractals called “Christmas Has Changed.” This was performed by the band on the fourth annual WXPN Home for the Holidays special, which also included songs … Read More

• The 12 Days of Local Christmas Bonus Stocking Stuffer: download “Goodnight Moon” by City Rain
• The 12 Days of Local Christmas: Download "It Feels Like Christmas" by Ginger Coyle

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