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Watch Phoenix perform a full set on David Letterman (playing Made in America on 8/31-9/1)

Parisian popsters Phoenix appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman‘s “Live on Letterman” webcast Tuesday night, performing a 45-minute set of music from their new album, Bankrupt!, interspersed with old favorites like “Lisztomania” and “1901.”  Phoenix will be in town over Labor Day weekend for the Made in America festival, happening on the Parkway … Continue reading

An Interview with the Directors of ‘We Juke Up In Here!’ (screening at World Cafe Live on Saturday for XPN Music Film Fest)

We Juke Up In Here!, the new documentary film by blues fans and historians Roger Stolle and Jeff Konkel, returns to Philadelphia this Saturday as part of the XPN Music Film Festival. Stolle (the owner of Clarksdale, Mississippi’s Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art) and Konkel (the owner of the Broke & Hungry label) … Continue reading

Made in America Festival returning to the Parkway; announcing lineup via Spotify on Wednesday

Today Jay-Z officially announced that the wildly successful Made In America Festival will return to the Ben Franklin Parkway this Labor Day Weekend. The official line up will be announced via  Spotify at noon this Wednesday, April 10th. Last year’s show featured musical heavyweights Pearl Jam, Run DMC, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and many others. This … Continue reading

Just Announced: The National and Dirty Projectors coming to The Mann on 6/7

Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati indie rockers The National will be stopping by The Mann Center on Friday, June 7th.  The Non-COMM alums released their much-loved fifth studio album High Violet in 2010 and are still going strong with tours supporting the anthemic record.  They will be joined by Dirty Projectors, the experimental rock project of David Longstreth.  The … Continue reading

This summer Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z want to rock with you (coming to Hershey 8/4, Philly 8/13)

With all the summer tour announcements this week catering to the indie rock crowd – which, those are exciting, no doubt – here’s a reason for fans of aughties pop music to start freaking out. Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z announced a co-headlining summer tour that brings them to the Hershey Stadium on August 4th and … Continue reading

Folkadelphia Session: Quilt

Even though Quilt, the three-piece outfit consisting of Shane Butler, Anna Rochinski, and John Andrews, is based out of Boston, it feels very natural to have them record this session here in Philadelphia. The group seems so musically informed by the particular psych-tinged folk rock sound that has made our city and musicians like the … Continue reading