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April 9, 2013 | 11:25 AM | By

See a Questlove Q&A, watch sets by Khari Mateen, Lushlife and Pow Pow at Underground Arts for Philly Tech Week

TechWith the 2013 edition of Philly Tech Week upon us, WXPN has teamed up with Little Giant Media for a performance, tech talk and DJ night at Underground Arts called The Intersection of Music and Technology.The free 21+ event happens on Sunday, April 28th beginning at 5 p.m.

Hosted by WXPN’s Bruce Warren, the event will kick off an hour-long Q&A with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots. Presentations will be made by the folks at Rapgenius.com, Soulspazm Digital and theFUTURE.fm, and DJ’s Dave P of Making Time and DJ Phsh will spin.

The centerpiece live performances will come from production wizard and sonic adventuerer Khari Mateen, electro-pop experimenter Chris Powell of Man Man performing under his Pow Pow moniker, and tech-savvy rapper Lushlife. For more information on The Intersection of Music and Technology, visit its Facebook event page here. Below, watch Lushlife perform “Still I Hear The Word Progress” and talk about his gear fixation in his HotBox Studio / Deli Magazine Choice Cuts Session.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Bruce Warren, Chris Powell, Dave P, DJ PHSH, Khari Mateen, Lushlife, Philly Tech Week, Pow Pow, Questlove, Underground Arts
April 5, 2013 | 8:32 AM | By

Tonight: Dave P returns to the XPN airwaves with Making Time RADio (MT mega-rager happening at Vouyer)

Dave P. | photo by John Vettese

Dave P. | photo by John Vettese

Ever the expert on futuristic sounds, DJ Dave P returns to the XPN airwaves tonight for the April edition of Making Time RADio. He’ll doubtless be exploring some of the artists performing at the mega-stacked Making Time rager happening at Vouyer on April 12th (on the bill are Autre Ne Veut, Delorean, Jacques Greene and Doldrums, and it goes until 3:30 a.m.), and stay tuned when his show wraps up for the premier of The Indie Rock Hit Parade hosted by Eric Schuman. Below, watch Autre Ne Veut’s video for “Play by Play.”

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Dave P, Making Time RADio
March 31, 2013 | 12:42 PM | By

Making Time with Delorean, Jacques Greene, Autre Ne Veut & Doldrums on April 12

makingtimeautre Here’s a Making Time event you don’t want to miss. On Friday, April 12th, Dave P and the Making Time crew present Montreal DJ Jacques Green, Autre Ne Veut (one of our favorite bands we saw at SXSW), Delorean and the Montreal band Doldrums at Voyeur Nightclub. Go here for tickets and more information. Don’t forget to listen to the April edition of Making Time RADio hosted by Dave P next Friday, April 5th from 7-9PM.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, News, Autre Ne Veut, Dave P, Delorean, Doldrums, Jacques Green, Making Time
February 4, 2013 | 2:18 PM | By

A Making Time Valentime for you (Parquet Courts and Inc. playing Voyeur on February 16th)


Making Time has a “valentime” for you in the shape of a Valentime’s Day weekend show featuring indie-rock’s newest blog rock darlings Parquet Courts and the Los Angeles R&B-tronica band Inc. on Saturday, February 16th at Voyeur. The usual Making Time DJ party crew will be on hand; Dave P, Sammy Slice, the Broadzilla DJ’s, Dave Pak & Mike Z and special guest DJ’s The Crystal Ark. Check out a song from each of the bands below. Go here for tickets and more information about the event.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, News, Broadzilla DJ's, Dave P, Dave Pak, Inc., Making Time, Mike Z, Parquet Courts, Sammy Slice, The Crystal Ark
August 8, 2012 | 4:26 PM | By

Listen to an archive of Making Time RADio’s two-year anniversary show

Last Friday night, DJ Dave P celebrated two years of Making Time RADio on WXPN with a playlist of his trademark futuristic sounds running the gamut from new songs from The xx and Boys Noize to remixes of Hot Chip and Matthew Dear. Check out the website of his label, RVNG Intl., to see the full playlist, and listen to an archive of the show here (via the WXPN media player). The next edition of Making Time RADio airs on 88.5 FM on Friday, September 7, from 7 to 9 p.m.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, Dave P, Making Time RADio
July 31, 2012 | 5:51 PM | By

Making Time RADio two-year anniversary (listening party at Morgan’s Pier this Friday)

This Friday’s August edition of Making Time RADio will mark the two year anniversary of DJ Dave P hosting the show and bringing what he loves to refer to as “futuristic sounds” to the airwaves of WXPN. From 7 to 9 p.m., he will be broadcasting live on 88.5 from WXPN studio; during the show there will be a free Making Time RADio listening party at Morgan’s Pier where devotees and listeners can congregate and celebrate. The event is 21+, and you can get the scoop at the Facebook invite page here.For more information, visit Dave P’s website here. Listen to the archive of the July edition of Making Time RADio and view the playlist here. Listen to all the Making Time RADio archives here.

FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Events, Dave P, Making Time, Making Time Radio with Dave P., Morgan's Pier, WXPN