Philadelphia: Home to a rich musical history, a unique musical identity, and one of the nation's most thriving musical communities. XPN Talk Show is to talk about social issues around the communities, the nation, and the world. The 50th anniversary of the music festival that baby boomers can’t seem to stop idealizing feels like it’s been going on for months already. If you believe in supporting local music with quality journalism, donate to The Key today! XPN Morning Show w/ Kristen Kurtis & Bob Bumbera, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - February 2020. Last summer, WXPN celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair with a four-day broadcast of every set at the legendary music festival, and it had music fans talking the world around. — through Sunday, August 16th,, ending with Jimi Hendrix at 1 p.m. Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of the 2000s

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The big difference this year is timing: while last year’s #XPNStock presented every set on the day and time that it happened, recreating the festival experience as closely as possible, that meant some performances like Sly and the Family Stone and The Who aired at 3 and 4 in the morning. XPN’s Greatest Year In Music website

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In a scene filled with so many local bands worth listening to, there will always be new music to discover. If your list of all time greatest songs isn’t easy to come by, here’s some lists that you can use as resources to previous XPN countdowns as well as some outside sources to inspire you and remind you of some of music’s greatest songs. Celebrating the innovations of "The Professor" Milford Graves and other pandemic programming from Ars Nova Workshop, Langhorne Slim, Arthur Thomas and the Funkitorium, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and more stretch out for Philly Music Fest Night Two, Japanese Breakfast, The Districts, Zeek Burse, and Arnetta Johnson make a strong case for the "new normal" of live music at Philly Music Fest night one, Devon Gilfillian teams up with Jason Isbell, Katie Pruitt, The Lone Bellow, and more for, David Bromberg will celebrate his 75th birthday with a livestreamed virtual concert from Arden Gild Hall, The Menzingers will play Live From Studio 4 next month, Making Time will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a 36-hour holographic livestream, Watch Augusta Koch and Mike Park's super fun cover of "Cool Places", Dweller channels vulnerability and story-telling on their new LP, Brian Langan draws on elements of his past projects in new single "Lot of Things", Ali Awan is restless to escape from humdrum days in a hazy new song, "Cherry Pits", Blood Orange flips Tame Impala's "Borderline" into simmering psychedelic soul, Art-rock band Godcaster brings debut LP to the woods in upcoming live stream, Watch Marissa Paternoster play songs on LAVA Space's old, leaky roof, Sharon Van Etten releases 2015's "All Over Again" to streaming, four-day broadcast of every set at the legendary music festival. Let us know, Copyright WXPN, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. XPN Playlists are curated not encoded. Michael Kiwanuka Wins 2020 Mercury ... WXPN celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair with a four-day broadcast of every set at the legendary music festival, and it had music fans talking the world around. PLEDGE NOW This website does not rely on corporate funding, because The Key is a nonprofit public service dedicated to supporting the local music that you love with independent reporting.

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Woodstock ’94 | photo courtesy of the Jesse Lundy archives. Jesse called in to WXPN’s 90s show What’s The Frequency to talk about his festival highlights — from a Bob Weir jam with members of The Band to a mindblowing set by Primus — and lowlights — learning the hard way that rain and mud flow downhill, and can wreak havoc on cheap tents. WXPN and its many programs, including: World Cafe, XPN2, the XPoNential Music Festival, and The Key, are made possible thanks to the generous donations of music fans, like you. He also gives us perspective on why Woodstock ’94 popped in a way that the revivals that preceeded it and followed it did not. If you believe in supporting local music with quality journalism, donate to The Key today! Thanks to all the donors who make our public service possible!GET IN TOUCH, Did you find what you were looking for? The Woodstock ’99 revival is typically viewed through the mismanagement and meyhem that surrounded it, from overpriced concession stands on a brutally hot weekend to numerous instances of rape and widespread violence, goaded on by numetal headliners on the bill like Limp Bizkit and Korn. To coincide with our presentation of Woodstock Week on XPN, host Eric Schuman compiled a ‘listening companion’ to enhance your enjoyment of these iconic performances. If you believe in supporting local music with quality journalism, donate to The Key today! The Guardian: The 100 Greatest UK Number 1s, The 2020 Countdown is made possible with support from Penn LPS Online at the University of Pennsylvania