The “XPN MusicNotes podcast” has been updated & it includes audio of Ben Folds talking about his new, internet only record label he’s starting up. Also: BB King explains why he thinks his style of the blues is more popular now than ever before. Plus news of the latest music coming from Philly’s own G-Love [...]

Got a chance to travel for the World Cafe again. This time taping four interviews for our ninth annual World Cafe Week at the Warhol. They’ll run in July. Did four this time at the Andy Warhol Museum which is definitely worth a visit next time you are in the city of bridges and tunnels. [...]

We hope you enjoyed today’s great concert from Alejandro Escovedo and his band. You can listen to the entire archived performance at NPR.org/music. and don’t forget to come see Alejandro at this year’s WXPN All About the Music Festival! Here is a message from some of Alejandro’s band members: Hey, this is Susan Voelz from [...]

This is from Deb Ashmore, XPN’s Director of Individual Gifts, the woman who puts on our fabulous fund drives. When we say during those drives, “we’re all in this together” and “it’s all about the music,” we mean it. Right after the drive, Deb went to Bonaroo…and now — read on!Michaela Say what you want [...]

How awesome it is to see Grace Potter on the lineup for this year’s All About The Music Festival. From Vermont, Grace and her band The Nocturnals have been cooking up some good stuff for a couple years and let me tell you my friends, this lady can sing. She’s got a soulful, bluesy edge [...]