This Wednesday, May 15 through Friday night May 17, the 13th annual Non-COMM industry and music conference is being hosted at WXPN. Many of the bands performing over the three days will be broadcast and webcast on XPN. Below is the schedule (subject to change).
Wednesday, May 15
7 – 7:25 p.m. Gabriel Kelley
7:30 – 8:10 p.m. Steve Martin & Edie Brickell (video webcast)
8:10 – 8:35 p.m. John Murry
8:40 – 9:20 p.m. Tom Tom Club (video webcast)
9:25 – 9:55 p.m. Kurt Vile
10:00 – 10 :45 p.m. Phoenix (Phoenix will NOT be broadcasted live)
10:50 – 11:20 p.m. Sallie Ford & the Sound OutsideThursday, May 16
12:00 p.m. – A Special Mississippi Blues Project Free At Noon 12 featuring
the Homemade Jamz Blues Band and Super Chikan and The Fighting Cocks (video webcast)7 – 7:20 p.m. Mount Moriah
7:25 – 7:55 p.m. Mavis Staples (video webcast)
8 – 8:20 p.m. Wild Belle
8:25 – 9:05 p.m. Tom Jones (video webcast)
9:10 – 9:40 p.m. The Last Bison
9:45 – 10:15 p.m. José James
10:20 – 10:55 p.m. David Wax Museum
11 – 11:45 p.m. Robert Randolph
11:50 -12:20 a.m. FoxygenFriday, May 17
12 – 1:00 p.m. Free At Noon Concert: The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Bobby Long7 – 7:25 p.m. Wild Feathers
7:30 -8 p.m. Laura Mvula
8:05 – 8:35 p.m. The Lone Bellow
8:40 – 9:10 p.m. Free Energy
9:15 – 9:45 p.m. Kopecky Family Band
9:50 – 10:30 p.m. The Olms featuring Pete Yorn
10:35 – 11:05 p.m. Marie Miller
11:10 – 12:00 a.m. The Relatives
Touring in support of his latest releases – the Wishbone LP and the Bedroom EP – British singer-songwriter 
Bobby Long’s music harkens back to that of the 1960s folk revival, as does his method of distributing it. This is at least true of his most recent EP, The Backing Singer, which was released earlier last month and is available exclusively at his live shows. Recorded in a church over a brief, month-long period, Long said of the project, “I had these songs I wanted to get out there… We recorded it live in one afternoon. All of the songs are first or second takes.” The production of the album hints at the simple, acoustic roots Bobby Long is known for. His first major-label full-length album, A Winter Tale, only came out last February. It is a minimalist folk album composed of lyrically driven tales, very much akin to his British-folk contemporary Johnny Flynn. The Backing Singer might also be similar, but you have to attend the concert and purchase the EP to be sure. Bobby Long performs with Rayland Baxter at 8 p.m. at World Café Live; tickets to the all-ages show are $22-$27. —Caitlyn Grabenstien