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XPoNential Fest: Matt Pond has a sort of homecoming at the Marina Stage
Photo by Michelle Montgomery Although he took the “PA” out of his name, Philadelphians still crowded the Marina Stage for Matt Pond’s show at the XPoNential Music Festival. And Pond was equally...
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XPoNential Fest: Dr. John Brings the funk to the River Stage
Photo by Eric Ashleigh Two human skulls kept Dr. John company today on the River Stage at the XPoNential Music Festival. The Night Tripper performed songs from his most recent album Locked Down, which...
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XPoNential Fest: Lord Huron soars above the Marina Stage
Photo by Michelle Montgomery Indie folk band Lord Huron played the Marina Stage at the XPoNential Music Festival and earned a spot in the hearts of festival attendees. Lead by vocalist and guitarist...
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XPoNential Fest: Trampled By Turtles rock out with banjos at the River Stage
Photo by Eric Ashleigh“Can you turn up the banjo, Mac?” Dave Simonett from Trampled By Turtles asks the sound crew upon request of the audience at The River Stage at the XPoNential Music Festival. With...
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XPoNential Fest: John Butler Trio closes out the River Stage
Photo by Eric Ashleigh Today the John Butler Trio thrilled the River Stage during sunset at the XPoNential Music Festival. The Australian outfit kept their jam sound unique throughout the whole set –...
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XPoNential Fest: Brett Dennen twangs out on the Marina Stage
Photo by Michelle Montgomery Playing the final show at the Marina Stage today, Northern California native Brett Dennen kept the crowd going with his light-hearted rock. The group opened with the...
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Scenes of the first-ever sold out crowd at the XPoNential Music Festival
Photo by Michelle Montgomery Yesterday at 3:05 p.m., WXPN General Manager Roger La May made a big announcement in the history of the XPoNential Music Festival. For the first time ever, the show at...
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XPoNential Fest: A stunning Saturday night with The Lumineers, Dr. Dog,...
Photo by Eric Ashleigh All photos by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com Last night’s headlining XPoNential Music Festival show at the Susquehanna Bank Center gathered a variety of artists from across the...
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XPoNential Fest: DRGN King wakes up the River Stage crowd with high energy rock
Photo by Joe Del Tufo Day three of the XPoNential Music Festival was turned up to eleven right away when local rockers DRGN King got things started on the River Stage. Frontman Dom Angelella and his...
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XPoNential Fest: Kopecky Family Band livens up the Marina Stage
Photo by Eric Ashleigh An XPN Artist To Watch and Nashville indie folk rock band, the Kopecky Family Band played the first set on the XPoNential Fest Marina Stage today. Their most recent album, Kids...
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XPoNential Fest: Jose James plays the River Stage
Photo by Eric Ashleigh Jose James slowed down the tempo today at the River Stage of the XPoNential Music Festival with his jazz, hip hop blend and smooth vocals. Feeling the groove of the audience,...
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XPoNential Fest: Phosphorescent powers through a rousing set on the Marina Stage
by Eric Ashleigh eashleigh.com Phosphorescent, the moniker of singer-songwriter Matthew Houck, played the Marina Stage at the XPoNential Music Festival today. Although the set started slow, perhaps...
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XPoNential Fest: Kopecky Family Band fills in on the River Stage
photo by Joe del Tufo joedeltufo.com Lianne La Havas unfortunately couldn’t make her XPoNential Music Festival due to sickness, but the Kopecky Family Band filled in on the River Stage for their second...
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Meet Kyle Noone, the Edward Sharpe fan who joined the band on drums at #xpnfest
All photos by Kate Harrold | www.kateharrold.com When Kyle Noone arrived at the XPoNential Music Festival on Friday evening, he was simply excited to see one of his favorite bands – Edward Sharpe and...
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Folkadelphia Suitcase Session: Skinny Lister (recorded at the North Star...
What would it look like if Alan Lomax, the great American ethnomusicologist, folklorist, historian, and folk music collector, had been around today, capturing field recordings, in the age of musical...
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XPoNential Fest: An Americanarama grand finale with Bob Dylan, Wilco, My...
Bob Dylan and his Band | Photo by John Vettese Though yesterday’s record-setting torrential downpour washed out Wiggins Park headliners Dawes, the 2013 XPoNential Music Festival ended on a high note...
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The Key Studio Sessions: Khari Mateen
All photos by Abi Reimold | abireimoldphoto.com Philly renaissance man Khari Mateen is finally coming into his own. After nearly a decade working as a producer and multi-instrumentalist (whose resume...
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Photos: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Chronic Town in State College (playing...
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | Photo by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com All photos by Chris Sikich | countfeed.tumblr.com By chance I happened to be in State College for a week, bringing me to the...
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Recap: Scenes from the Mad Decent Block Party
Photo by Rachel Barrish | raddrhapsodies.com The traditional Philadelphia-throned Mad Decent Block Party took place this past weekend at the Great Plaza at Penns Landing. Owner of Mad Decent and DJ,...
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Livin’ On Prayers and Passion: A South Philly school makes music despite...
Photo by John Vettese Located in a high-need section of South Philadelphia, the Andrew Jackson Public School had been without a music education program for thirty years. That was, until the arrival of...
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