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Indie pop favorite Cat Power headlines The Electric Factory tonight.  Singer, songwriter and Georgia native Chan Marshall released her first album of original material since 2006 last year with Sun, following up 20082s covers record Jukebox and 20062s The Greatest.  Unlike many new releases, Marshall announced the title of Sun back in 2006 when work ... Continue reading �

Now in its third year, Before the Bridge Festival returns to Collingswood, NJ on Saturday, October 13th for a day full of free music, local food and of course fun.  The festival promotes the local music scene in and around Collingswood, NJ - a.k.a. the towns you pass through before crossing the Ben Franklin Bridge into ... Continue reading �

Indie singer and harpist Gillian Grassie is playing tonight at World Cafe Live with Danielle Ate the Sandwich. Grassie, who performed as part of XPN's 12 Days of Local Christmas last December, has been touring around the world since the 2007 release of her first full length album, Serpentine. Her show tonight begins at 8 ... Continue reading �

Goodnight Lights are having the CD release party for their latest LP, As Far As The Moon, tonight at Johnny Brenda's. The Philly by way of Collingswood, NJ five-piece has been creating songs with pretty harmonies and fuzzy guitars since their self-titled debut in 2009. The band is comprised of a brother-sister combo, the sister's boyfriend, old neighbors and a college roommate, leading to an intimate bond which shows in their music. Also on the local's only bill are indie rockers The Quelle Source and dark folk-rockers The Bailey Hounds . Johnny Brenda's, [...]

SATURDAY June 16th WXPN Welcomes Bonnie Raitt to the Academy Of Music with special guest Mavis Staples. 8PM; tickets are $45.50-$85.50 WXPN Welcomes Keane to the Merriam Theatre with special guests Mystery Jets. 8PM; tickets are $35-$45.00 Birdie Busch with Adam & Dave's Bloodline at with The Quelle Source and The Bailey Hounds. Doors at ... Continue reading �

Philadelphia indie-rock five-piece Goodnight Lights will sit in as guest DJs on tonight's installment of the XPN2 Philly Local show. The band is gearing up to release its latest full-length, As Far as the Moon, and will feature selections from the album in its DJ set, as well as a playlist of some of their ... Continue reading �

Philly indie-rock four-piece The Quelle Source just released a very fun music video for "The French Rapture," the title track from its most recent EP. Across a bouncy three minutes and change, we follow singer Kevin Ryan on a series of oddball dates with various lady-friends: they wreak havoc on the Franklin Square mini-golf course, ... Continue reading �

Goodnight Lights return with a new album, released today, called As Far As The Moon that you can listen to in its entirety below. Goodnight Lights is Michael Schraeger on guitar and vocals, Faith Charlton (keyboards, vocals and percussion) and Ian Charlton (guitar and vocals); and the rhythm section of bassist John Delso and drummer ... Continue reading �

I wish I could say that Philly indie rock five-piece Goodnight Lights was dressing up in hand-printed white t-shirts and playing Daniel Johnston for The M Room's Halloween Tribute Night . Alas, "Daniel Johnston" is simply the name of a fantastic song on their 2010 album Electric Spark ; the Lights are performing as The White Stripes tomorrow (just plain white t-shirts, thanks). It's still a good fit, given the band's raw energy and tightness, though their original material shouldn't be overlooked. Download the song below, check out the entire album here , and catch [...]

In this edition of  Philadelphia Bandcamp Hunter we introduce you to Goodnight Lights . The local indie-rock quintet released its sophomore album, Electric Spark , in June. You can download the entire album for free here . You can also stream and download it below. The band includes brother and sister Faith (keyboard/vocals) and Ian Charlton (guitar/vocals), as well as Michael Schraeger (guitar/vocals), Jonah Delso (bass/vocals), and Michael Ziegler (drums). The album is a terrific collection of songs that sits in the post-'90s alternative rock continuum with a high degree of originality—due in large [...]

I apologize for the brief nature of both this and my previous post. I've had this one drafted for a while, and I don't quite know why I hadn't put it up until now. Because of my head and eyes pounding savagely last evening I was unable to procure many words. I also haven't had [...]

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