WXPN Reveals Its June Artist To Watch: The Hiders

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Created on Friday, 02 June 2006 10:09

“The Hiders are our favorite new unsigned band. And with good reason,” said Dan Reed, music director for WXPN. “There's a musically robust Americana thing going on that reminds me of Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, The Band, Kathleen Edwards, and folkie psychedelia of early VU.”

“The band is fronted by Cinci music veteran, singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Alletzhauser who used to be in The Ass Ponys and the album was produced by Brad Jones,” added Bruce Warren, assistant general manager for programming at WXPN. “Anchored with Beth Harris' sweet yet aching harmonies, The Hiders' debut album Valentine balances slow-burning love songs and full on rockers. Mesmerizing stuff.”

The XPN Artists To Watch series reflects WXPN’s commitment to nurturing fresh, new talent and exposing listeners to the best new music. Each month, the XPN Artists To Watch series spotlights a different up-and-coming performer who has produced an album or body of work that demonstrates outstanding vision, creativity and songwriting ability. Month-long on-air promotion is combined with online features to help audiences discover each artist.

For more on the XPN Artists To Watch series and this month’s featured artist, visit XPN.org's Artist To Watch.

WXPN 88.5 FM, 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 National Public Radio, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Harrisburg at 88.1 FM, and the world via online streaming at www.xpn.org.