The Key

• Make Music Philly Spotlight: Sylvia Platypus

  If the name alone wasn’t enough to pique your curiosity, then the bagpipes will. Philly’s own six-piece “psycho-celtic glam-blues band” Sylvia Platypus will be performing this Friday, June 21st, for a free, Make Music Philly show at the Historic Headhouse … Read More

• Light Heat's new album now streaming at The New York Times website (appearing on XPN Philly Local tonight)
• Folkadelphia Session: Balto (performing at Lickety Split this Wednesday)

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• The Week's Best MP3s, incl. Bad Braids, Les Professionnels, Owen, Fort Frances

  Previewing songs from an upcoming album, Mike Kinsella brought his solo project Owen to Folkadelphia recently.  The Chicago native and former member of Cap’n Jazz and American Football performed four intimate songs for the session, including “Love is Not Enough,” … Read More

• Unlocked: Bad Braids' Megan Biscieglia's "Songs I Love at the Moment"
• Unlocked: Q&A with Megan Biscieglia of Bad Braids

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• Listen to Dr. Dog cover Captain Beefheart with Magic Band guitarist Denny Walley

  

  Another unexpected treat for Philly music fans came a week ago today; Dr. Dog drummer Eric Slick – who is playing the first of The Key’s Tuesday Tune-Out shows at PhilaMOCA on January 8th – shared this live recording of … Read More

• Captain Beefheart (RIP) On American Bandstand

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• "He's Next Up": Meek Mill namedrops Chill Moody

  Last week, during an interview on New York station Hot 97, Philly rapper Meek Mill namedropped Chill Moody as the next big name to come out of the city. It was a quick mention, but enough to get Chill himself … Read More

• Listen: Chill Moody X A Tribe Called Quest, "A Tribe Called Nicethings"
• Tonight's Concert Picks: Murchant at Puck, Les Professionnels with Telequanta at MilkBoy, Lockets with Turning Violet Violet at Safety Meeting, Sara Watkins with Field Report at the New Hope Winery, Chill Moody at Hard Rock Cafe

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• The Lumineers to headline XPoNential Music Festival on Saturday, July 27

  

  The Lumineers‘ career has skyrocketed in the year since we first met them, so we’re excited to announce that the Denver folk-pop five-piece will headline this year’s XPoNential Music Festival on Saturday, July 27 at the Susquehanna Bank Center with … Read More

• From the Pages of JUMP: Eric Slick performing Primal Essence at PhilaMOCA
• Listen to Dr. Dog cover Captain Beefheart with Magic Band guitarist Denny Walley

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• Non-COMM Recap: Attitude is everything when Free Energy hits the stage

  

  Philly pop-rock five-piece Free Energy took the stage at maybe not the most opportune moment during Non-COMM. The Lone Bellow had just wrapped up a tremendous set upstairs, and much of the industry crowd was still smoozing with that band; … Read More

• WXPN to broadcast and webcast Non-COMMvention performances featuring Tom Jones, Tom Tom Club, Foxygen, Kurt Vile, Wild Belle, Laura Mvula and more
• Tonight's Concert Picks: Parquet Courts at PhilaMOCA, Sir Sly at Johnny Brenda's, Alo Brasil at Underground Arts, Lentil Fest at The Fire and more

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