Live Concert Broadcast and Webcast Fridays At Noon
From NPR Music and WXPN, hear a live mix of roots rock, folk, country and more.
Made possible by XPN Members, and Comcast.
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November 6, 2009: Train at World Cafe Live
XPN Free at Noon at the World Cafe Live.
A co-production of WXPN and NPR Music.
After forming in San Francisco in 1994, the multi-platinum selling band Train has made an undeniable impact on contemporary music. Over the course of 15 years, Train has toured with acts such as the Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows, released five studio albums, and won a Grammy-Award for their pop hit "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)." They were met with great radio success and three of their albums peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. But taking their success in stride, the band decided to take a three-year brake following their 2006 release.
For a band a decade and a half old, this reflective period allowed the band to revisit their original roots rock sound. Paying homage to the city that shaped the band's identity, their fifth album Save Me San Francisco is not only an autobiographical reflection of the groups very beginnings, but also a carefully constructed mix of bluesy folk-filled rock. Overall Train is as much about the music as they are about storytelling.
Join us for a remarkable ride with Train this Free At Noon.
Website: trainline.com
MySpace: myspace.com/train
Recent Release: Save Me San Francisco
Release Date: October 27, 2009
Label: Columbia Records
Origin: San Francisco, CA
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PARKING NOTICE
Due to the construction in the area, free parking is no longer available for XPN Free At Noon shows. Metered parking on 31st street is no longer available, and metered parking on Walnut Street is extremely limited as a result of the closure and reconstruction of the South Street Bridge, and the rerouting of traffic onto Walnut Street.
Public transportation to XPN Free At Noon is recommended. WXPN has made arrangements with the University of Pennsylvania to open UPENN Lot #26 on Walnut Street between the hours of 10:30am and 2pm every Friday. If you must drive, you can park there (Cost is $5.00). Entrance to the Lot 26 is on Walnut Street, just east of 32nd street. Here's a link to Penn's Parking map.
Serving People in Need - Help Drive Hunger from Our Communities
When you come to XPN's Free At Noon Concerts, bring a can of food to support Philabundance, Delaware Valley's hunger relief organization. We have drop-off boxes to collect canned goods for the needy. Current priority items include: canned pasta, chili, beef stew, tuna, mac & cheese, ready to eat cereal, pork & beans/ baked beans, green beans, corn, fruit cocktail, creamy peanut butter and/ or grape jelly (plastic containers only), and boxed sugar. Thanks!
WXPN and NPR Music Live Friday Free At Noon Concert Archives Include:
Dr. Dog, Carrie Rodriguez, Annuals, DeVotchKa, Adele, Angel Taylor, Winterpills, Sharon Little, Ollabelle, Andrew Lipke, The Low Anthem, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Sean Lennon, Chris Smith, California Guitar trio, Joan Osborne, Disco Biscuits, Damien Rice, Cold War Kids, Marc Broussard, The Slip, Arlo Guthrie, Alice Smith, The Dears, Barenaked Ladies, and more...
 WXPN Free at Noon Photo Gallery at Flickr
Click to visit our gallery for photos of the Free At Noon Concerts! Previous concerts include Hall & Oates, O.A.R., Citizen Cope, Old Crow Medicine Show, Kaki King and many more!
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