Join us for the Free At Noon at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, as Israel Nash performs a live midday concert on Friday.



This week's Free At Noon will feature alternative country singer/songwriter Israel Nash. Hailing from Missouri, Nash garnered a following after people began to take note of his upbeat, ephemeral jams. His latest release, Rain Plans, takes an Americana approach tinged with psychedelic guitar riffs and recorded via analog giving the tracks a warm, vintage aura and forming Nash's unique approach to the album. The record was influenced by his recent residency in Dripping Springs, Texas, a small and humble town that acted as his inspiration. Now the musician is touring the United States, playing this week's Free At Noon in promotion of his show on January 23rd at Johnny Brenda's.



Recent Release: Israel Nash's Rain Plans
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Label: Loose Music

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The Free At Noon at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia is SOLD OUT, as Guster performs a live midday concert on Friday.



Alt rock faves Guster took a break from their acoustic tendencies for some experimental rock on Evermotion, the band’s seventh album. Recorded with the help of the Shins keyboardist/Black Keys bassist, Richard Swift at Cottage Grove studio in January 2014, the album is out this month via Guster's own label, Ocho Mule Records. In addition to new music, the Boston band is celebrating 20 years together, and performs at the Theater of Living Arts on April 24 with indie sounds caper Kishi Bashi. Tickets and information on the show can be found at the XPN concert calendar. You can listen to a teaser of the new album at The Key and join us for a live Friday afternoon concert with the band at World Cafe Live on January 16th.

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Recent Release: Evermotion
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Label: Nettwerk Records

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Originally from Michigan, the singer, songwriter and guitarist has an angelic falsetto, and mixes synth pop, glam and rock. BØRNS was born Garrett Borns and moved to LA last year to take up his career, living in a tree house in the canyons of Los Angeles.

Join us for the Free At Noon at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, as Drgn King performs a live midday concert on Friday.



Philadelphia duo DRGN King will take some time after a short east coast tour to stop by the Free at Noon show at World Cafe Live upstairs on Jan. 9. The indie-psychedelic group released their sophomore album, Baltimore Crush, in October 2014. Baltimore Crush strays away from the atmospheric electronic sounds of their debut album, Paragraph Nights, and includes more soothing choruses from Angelella with Reynold's power-packed beats. Dominic Angelella and Brent "Ritz" Reynolds come from different backgrounds. In 2009, Angelella, a Baltimore native, was in a string of Philly projects ranging from high-energy punk bands to playing guitar for a hip-hop group. Reynolds was working as a hip-hop producer in South Philly, cutting tracks for various artists like Philly hip-hop group, The Roots. The twosome met during a recording session and decided to collaborate their backgrounds into an experimental outfit. If you can't make the show, you can listen to the performance on 88.5 XPN or online at XPN.org


Recent Release: Baltimore Crush
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Label: Bar/None Records