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January 15, 2013 | 8:00 AM | By

My Morning Download: “Grapevine Valentine” by Kingsfoil (from The Key Studio Sessions, Vol. 6)

Today we once again dig in to the The Key Studio Sessions, Volume 6 for another taste of local music. The Central PA band Kingsfoil recorded a Key Studio Session last November, 2012. One of the songs they performed, “Grapevine Valentine,” is included on the new Key Studio Sessions, Volume 6, along with 16 other performances from local bands including songs by Arctic Splash, Reef The Lost Cauze, Cold Fronts and others. You can download the entire collection here. Below, download “Grapevine Valentine” by Kingsfoil.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Recordings, Kingsfoil, My Morning Download, The Key Studio, The Key Studio Sessions, The Key Studio Sessions Volume 6
January 7, 2013 | 3:50 PM | By

Download The Key Studio Sessions Vol. 6 (feat. Reef the Lost Cauze, Kingsfoil, Bad Braids + more)

The latest edition of our Key Studio Sessions compilations is out today – now streamable and downloadable from Soundcloud! Check out highlights from fall of 2012 with The Key Studio Sessions Vol. 6, including some hard-hitting hip-hop from Ethel Cee and Reef the Lost Cauze, expressive Americana from The Districts, bright pop-rock from Kingsfoil, dense shoegaze from Nothing and more. Special thanks to guest engineer Chris Williams and production assistants Beth Ann Downey, Fred Knittel, Madeleine Lesperance, and Dan Malloy as well as photographers Laura Jane Brubaker, Kyle Costill, Shamus McGroggan, Marley McNamara, and Julie Miller for sharing their work.

Looking for more? Visit WXPN’s Soundcloud page to download The Key Studio Sessions Vol. 1 through Vol. 5.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Recordings, Ape School, Artic Splash, Aspiga, Bad Braids, Cold Fronts, Ethel Cee, Gracie, I&I, John the Conqueror, Kingsfoil, Nothing, Our Griffins, Reef The Lost Cauze, Roomtone, The Districts, The Key Studio Sessions Volume 6, Tommy Conwell, XVSK
December 29, 2012 | 10:44 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Kingsfoil at Chameleon Club, By Surprise at The Barbary, Black Thought at The Blockley, Mike Doughty at The Tin Angel, Moosh and Twist at the First Unitarian Church

York County pop-rock four-piece Kingsfoil is wrapping up its 2012 with a headlining show tonight at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster. The band put out its sophomore album this year, the hooky and emotive A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart, and recorded a Key Studio Session with us on the eve of Hurricane Sandy. Opening the show is fellow Central Pennsylvanian Jesse Baker, whose LP Tearing Down the Walls is available as a free download here. More information on tonight’s show can be found at the XPN Concert Calendar; below, watch the video for Kingsfoil’s very catchy single “What Your Mother Taught You.”

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Black Thought, By Surprise, Chameleon Club, First Unitarian Church, Kingsfoil, Mike Doughty, Reef The Lost Cauze, The Barbary, The Blockley, The Roots, The Tin Angel
December 26, 2012 | 3:30 PM | By

Download “Tearing Down the Walls” from Jesse Baker (opening for Kingsfoil at Chameleon Club on 12/29)

Central PA’s Jesse Baker will be kicking off Kingsfoil‘s Lancaster show at the Chameleon Club with his powerful alternative rock on Saturday, December 29th.  Baker released his debut LP Tearing Down the Walls earlier this fall, which you can download for free via NoiseTrade.  Also performing are Bells and Symphony of Sound.  Tickets and information for the all-ages show can be found here.  Below, stream and download Tearing Down the Walls in exchange for your email address. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, Recordings, Scene, Bells, Chameleon Club, Jesse Baker, Kingsfoil, NoiseTrade, Symphony of Sound
November 18, 2012 | 1:30 PM | By

The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Ellie Goulding, Kingsfoil and The Trouble With Sweeney

Joey Sweeney | Photo by Marie Alyse Rodriguez

Alex James, the Blur-bassist-turned-cheesemaker, once said he celebrated his 20th birthday with alcohol, his 30th with drugs and his 40th with food.  I can’t speak to how Arctic Splash‘s Joey Sweeney celebrated his 20th and 30th birthdays but I do know his 40th will be celebrated with a reunion of his bands, past and present, at Johnny Brenda’s on December 8th.  To celebrate the celebration, download “The Break Up” from Sweeney’s 1999-2004 band The Trouble With Sweeney.  Information about the show is available here.

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FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Recordings, Adam Green and Binki Shapiro, Ellie Goulding, Family Vacation, Johnny Brenda's, Keepers, Kingsfoil, The Fire, The Reflexes, The Trouble With Sweeney
November 14, 2012 | 12:00 PM | By

The Key Studio Sessions: Kingsfoil

An earnest pop-rock band from York, Pa., Kingsfoil just self-released their second full-length album, A Beating Heart Is A Bleeding Heart, and went around the U.S. on a fall tour. It was their first time on the road with new drummer Frankie Muniz, and by the time the band rolled into WXPN for a Key Studio Session on the eve of Hurricane Sandy, they were tight, locked-in and impressive. The full band – which also features guitarist / keyboardist Tristan Martin, bassist Tim Warren and singer-guitarist Jordan Davis – rocked out three snappy songs from the record that easily called to mind fellow pop-minded bands like Keane, fun. and The Fray. Wrapping the set, Davis turned in a moving solo performance of the piano ballad “Giving.” Download the set below, and look for the band to play its last gig of 2012 at The Chameleon Club in Lancaster on December 29.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Recordings, Kingsfoil, The Key Studio Sessions
October 28, 2012 | 10:12 AM | By

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Kingsfoil at World Cafe Live, Loudon Wainwright III at Landis Theater, Black Landlord Halloween Extravaganza at Kung Fu Necktie, Deftones at Electric Factory

UPDATE: Dude to the Hurricane Sandy, many concerts are being canceled today and tomorrow. Keep an eye on the XPN Concert Calendar as well as our Twitter and Facebook pages for news of cancellations.

York County indie pop group Kingsfoil is playing at World Cafe Live tonight. Kingsfoil became a band to watch after the 2007 release of their EP, Bear In The Attic. Their second full-length album, A Beating Heart Is A Bleeding Heart came out in September after adding Frankie Muniz to the crew on drums. The all ages show starts at 8 pm; tickets are available here. Below, check out the video for “What Your Mother Taught You” from A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart.

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FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Events, Black Landlord Halloween Extravaganza, Deftones, Electric Factory, Kingsfoil, Kung Fu Necktie, Landis Theater, Loudon Wainwrigjt III, St. James & the Apostles, World Cafe Live