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WXPN

It's All About The Music

About Me

WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots, and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe®, public radio’s most popular program of popular music hosted by David Dye and syndicated by NPR, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell. WXPN also produces the alternative rock service, Y-Rock On XPN as its secondary radio channel in HD. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Lancaster/York at 88.7 FM, Harrisburg at 99.7 FM, and the world via online streaming at XPN.org and XPoNentialMusic.org .

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Member Since: 10/7/2005
Band Website: XPN.org " XPN.org
Band Members: Helen Leicht, Bruce Warren, Roger LaMay, Michaela Majoun, Jim McGuinn, David Dye, Matt Reilly
Sounds Like: Beatles, Death Cab For Cutie, Richard Thompson, Ted Leo, Rolling Stones, Funkadelic, U2, Pink Floyd, David Gray, Lucinda Williams, Feist, Sufjan Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Rhett Miller, Dinosaur Jr., Phish, Lyle Lovett, Soulive, Bruce Springsteen, Eels, Jack Johnson, Beck, Grateful Dead, Stevie Wonder, REM, Wilco, Bjork, Franz Ferdinand, Kinks, Citizen Cope, Big Star, Iron & Wine, Gorillaz, The Who, Guster, Jimi Hendrix, Ben Folds, Neil Young, Bright Eyes, Fairport Convention, XTC, Elliot Smith, Jefferson Airplane, Los Lobos, Uncle Tupelo, Muddy Waters, Tori Amos, T Rex, Velvet Underground, The Shins, Nickel Creek, Buddy Guy, Sigur Ros, Coldplay, Devendra Banhart, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Calexico, Allman Brothers, My Morning Jacket, Sinead O'Conner, John Lee Hooker, Jackson Browne, Squeeze, Fiona Apple, Secret Machines, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Massive Attack, The Clash, Traffic, Broken Social Scene, The Band, Solomon Burke, The Cars
Record Label: World Cafe
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

XPoNential Music Festival: July 10-13

4 Days...3 Stages...Over 40 Artists! Get together on the river with friends, family and the XPN Community for great music and fun! Get your tickets now! Create a Playlist on our new WXPN Fans ...
Posted by WXPN on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:19:00 PST

Check out this event: WXPNs 885 Town Hall Meeting

Hosted By: WXPN When: 18 Sep 2007, 08:00 PMWhere: Annenberg Center (Prince Theater)3608 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104United StatesDescription:WXPN Click Here To View Event...
Posted by WXPN on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:50:00 PST

The Internet Radio Equality Act Needs Your Support!

The US Copyright Royalty Board just made a dramatic increase in the royalties paid to performers when their music is streamed on the internet. For a public non-commercail station like XPN, this increa...
Posted by WXPN on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST

Tragically Hip and Bright Eyes

For our weekly Free At Noon Concert this week, XPN is hosting  The Tragically Hip.  Despite their monstrous and legendary success in Canada, The Tragically Hip hasn't really made it big yet ...
Posted by WXPN on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:57:00 PST

Solas, Ryan Shaw, Gran Bel Fisher, Jon Stewart and more Y-Rock Takeovers

This week's Free At Noon concert features World Music innovators Solas. Solas takes blends traditional Irish music with atypical instruments that has recreated the Irish/Celtic music scene. RSVP now...
Posted by WXPN on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:36:00 PST

Radio Video - Go Behind the Scenes at WXPN

Radio Video is a new video-blog hosted by XPN's General Manager Roger LaMay that takes you behind the scenes at XPN to meet artists, talk to the hosts and learn how one of the premier AAA radio stat...
Posted by WXPN on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:26:00 PST

LCD Soundsystem and more from SXSW

LCD Soundsystem has always been a hard band to label.  Their music falls somewhere in the indie punk, disco, rock, pop world, and yet it's still catchy and irresistable.  That's one of the r...
Posted by WXPN on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:45:00 PST

Illinois (the band, not the state) and FAN archives

XPN has just announced who will be performing at next week's concert: Free At Noon: Illinois.  Despite their name, Illinois actually originated in Bucks County, PA (making them local boys as far...
Posted by WXPN on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:41:00 PST

Catching Up: Jonatha, Brandi, Amy Winehouse and The Shins

This week's Free At Noon concert has already sold out!  Jonatha Brooke, formerly of The Story, has developed a huge following when she took on her solo career and moved in the singer/songwriter d...
Posted by WXPN on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:44:00 PST

Updates to Photo Gallery

We just updated our Flickr Photo Gallery.  You can check out pictures from Special Events like our Beggar's Banquet or special Philly Local Events.  We've also added a whole bunch of picture...
Posted by WXPN on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:09:00 PST