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Aimee Mann returns with her fifth solo album, The Forgotten Arm, a "concept album," that loosely tells the story of John and Caroline as they meet, fall in love and road trip across the country together. On her web site, Mann tells the story of these two lovers. "The guy's a Vietnam vet and a boxer, but he's also a drug addict, and she's trying to get away from the dead end world where she lives in the South.

Published in 2005

Live at the World Cafe Volume 28

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Various Artists
Live at the World Cafe, Volume 27
(World Cafe)

World Cafe with David Dye has just polished off the track list for the 27th Volume in its incredible series of live recordings from XPN's signature program. Artists including Brett Dennen, Bon Iver, Calexico, Jenny Lewis, Aimee Mann, Jonatha Brooke, Old 97's, Ra Ra Riot, Ray LaMontagne, Sharon Jones, Taj Mahal, and many others have contributed to this stellar collection.

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Being this month's WXPN Artist To Watch coincides with Boggia's second solo release Safe In Sound due in stores on May 3.

Published in 2005

Small Black gets all Missed Connections in their “No Stranger” video (playing a free show at Morgan’s Pier on...

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Listen to Welcome to Undertown, the new 7″ from The Dead Milkmen

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Firefly Under the Radar: Conner Youngblood

If you’re heading out to Dover, DE later this week for the Firefly Music Festival, don’t miss Texas multi-instrumentalist...Read More

Tonight’s Concert Picks: Tame Impala at The Electric Factory, Catnaps at PhilaMOCA, Peter Yarrow at Haddon Lake Park, Northern Arms...

This Wednesday is chalked full of amazing music.  First up, the Austrian psych-rock group Tame Impala.  Out of the brilliant mind of...Read More

My Morning Download: “My Heart Belongs To You” by Johnathan Rice

Singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice returns with his first new album of material since he released Jenny & Johnny with Jenny Lewis...Read More