Best cure for the week-day blues (or maybe grays–whatever the color is for I-can’t-wait-for-Friday’s-end-and-some-actual-sleep)? A ridiculously energetic performance by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, no doubt. Seems like plenty of people were prescribing (pun intended), and from the looks of the crowd, it was effective. The punk drive behind the guitars, the intermittent snatches of [...]

Remember Georgie James? Sadly they are no more, but… Laura Burhenn – half of the duo – is back as a solo artist on Saddle Creek with her new project The Mynabirds. Not to be confused with these Mynah Birds.Laura’s new album is called What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood [...]

Join WXPN General Manager Roger LaMay as he talks about the latest partnership between WXPN and Weathervane Music. Shaking Through is an online music and video series, brought about by the collaborative efforts of Weathervane Music Organization and WXPN, that showcases and fosters select independent musicians. Through the production resources of Weathervane Music and the [...]

This here new crusher of a tune called “Time Crisis” is the second track from Bloc Party’s Russell Lissack (lead guitarist from the band) and vocalist Milena Mepris. Russell’s side project is called Pin Me Down and he’s coming with some pop flair while Bloc Party are on hiatus. Time Crisis – Pin Me Down [...]

If you missed our big announcement yesterday, XPN has entered in to a partnership with the non-profit Weathervane Music Organization and have created a new program we call Shaking Through (yes, named for an R.E.M. song). Shaking Through is an online music and video series that showcases and fosters select independent musicians. Artists in the [...]