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Written by TJ McGlinchey and photos by Liv Foltiny It was a beautiful weekend for music and good vibrations at the Wiggins Park Marina for this year’s XPoNential Music Fest presented by University of Pennsylvania radio station 88.5 WXPN on September 17, 18, and 19, 2021. Two Read More

by Bryan Culver LiveConnections Big Hurrah, taking place October 6th at The World Cafe, will recognize veteran radio host and WXPN mainstay, Helen Leicht, with the Connector Award, commemorating her 40-year career built around supporting Philadelphia’s local music community. Read More

by Matt Kelchner On the third and final day of the XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru, things wrapped up without any outspoken artists, power outages or freak rainstorms. There was however, an eclectic lineup that ranged from country to afro-pop and everything in Read More

review and photos by Matt Kelchner The weekend leading up to the Democratic National Convention takeover in Philadelphia, local stalwarts of the music scene here brought their annual three-day celebration across the river in Camden. The XPoNential Music Festival presented by Read More

By: Julia Cirignano I recently had the opportunity to interview Zoë Allaire Reynolds from the band Kississippi. Reynolds painted a picture of her upbringing that resulted in a talented woman with healing powers. Although Reynolds deals with ongoing personal struggles, she Read More

by Lauren Rosier Even before setting out on tour as the touring drummer for psych-rock outfit, Foxygen, Diane Coffee frontman Shaun Fleming had an interest and passion for music. From around his late middle school days to early high school, Fleming had been writing music. Then in Read More