WXPN Press Releases

2009-09-21

WXPN Hosts The Boss’ Birthday Bash featuring the XPN Local Phill-E Street Band
Special concert in celebration of Bruce Springsteen’s 60th birthday to air live on WXPN

 

Philadelphia, Pa. Today WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and a noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, announced that it will broadcast live its sold out event, The Boss’ Birthday Bash, in celebration of Bruce Springsteen’s 60th birthday on September 23 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. This concert, hosted by XPN Host Helen Leicht, will feature live performances from XPN Local Artists, dubbed the Phill-E Street Band for this occasion, who will play the entire Born to Run album as well as other surprises.

Confirmed artists to play Born to Run include Dan May, Tom Hamilton’s American Babies, Ben Arnold Band, Missing Palmer West, Chris Kasper, James Maddock, Matt Santry, John Grecia, Tommy Joyner, Tom Laskas, Jon Thompson and Cynthia Mason. Artists scheduled to perform other Springsteen favorites include Phil Roy, John Train featuring Mike Brenner, East Hundred, Scot Sax, The Great Unknown, The Rigbees, Theotis Joe and Sharon Little.

“I’m a huge Springsteen fan and couldn’t be more excited for this landmark event. Bruce is a quintessential part of the XPN community and has always been dedicated to the city of Philadelphia and its music scene,” said Leicht. “I’ve been hosting the XPN Local Hour and our Local pick of the day for five years, and this concert is another example of our commitment to showcasing local artists.”

Beginning September 21, recordings of the songs will be available for streaming on the XPN website for a period of one month. In addition, the XPN website will feature a message board where Springsteen fans can post Happy Birthday messages for The Boss.

To further commemorate Springsteen’s birthday, XPN will air Bruce requests and covers from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on September 23. Listeners can call 1-800-565-WXPN (9976) to request their favorite Springsteen songs.

For more information, please visit XPN.org/bossbirthdaybash

In the immortal words of Bruce, “Baby we were born to run.”

RELATED LINKS
• Bruce Springsteen.net
• Backstreets.com

About WXPN

WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe®, public radio’s most popular program of popular music hosted by David Dye and syndicated by NPR, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell. WXPN also produces the alternative rock service, Y-Rock On XPN (yrockonxpn.org) as its secondary radio channel in HD. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Lancaster/York at 88.7 FM, Harrisburg at 99.7 FM and the world via online streaming at XPN.org.