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WXPN-FM is the non-commercial public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania and the premier radio showcase for contemporary music that spans the progressive edges of rock, folk, rhythm and blues, and American roots. WXPN also produces programming for national syndication. Their signature program,World Cafe with David Dye is distributed by Public Radio International and broadcasts daily on more than 160 public radio stations nationwide. WXPN also produces the Peabody-Award winning Kids Corner, hosted by Kathy O'Connell. WXPN also produces an annual weekend music festival each July and features in studio performances.

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    WXPN

    3025 Walnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Phone: 215-898-6677   |   Official Website

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    04/27/09- Ongoing

    WXPN's Free At Noon World Cafe Live - Philadelphia WXPN's Free At Noon Presented by WXPN at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia April 27, 2009 - Ongoing Every Friday at noon, WXPN brings live music to the air with the Free At Noon Concert series at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. From NPR Music and WXPN, hear a live mix of roots rock, folk, country and more every week! Shows are free and open to the public, though registration is required at XPN.org. Registration begins one week in advance of each show (Friday at 1), while XPN members can signup the Thursday before. If you can't make it, the show is broadcast live on-air and on the...

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    04/27/09- Ongoing

    WXPN's Free At Noon World Cafe Live - Philadelphia WXPN's Free At Noon Presented by WXPN at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia April 27, 2009 - Ongoing Every Friday at noon, WXPN brings live music to the air with the Free At Noon Concert series at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. From NPR Music and WXPN, hear a live mix of roots rock, folk, country and more every week! Shows are free and open to the public, though registration is required at XPN.org. Registration begins one week in advance of each show (Friday at 1), while XPN members can signup the Thursday before. If you can't make it, the show is broadcast live on-air and on the...

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    04/14/13	Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    04/13/13	Kinshasa Kids Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    04/13/13	Los Wild Ones Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    04/13/13	Narco Cultura Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    04/12/13	Narco Cultura Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    04/12/13	Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts - Bruce Montgomery Theatre
    04/12/13	Los Wild Ones Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    04/12/13	WXPN Music Film Festival Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    04/12/13	Kinshasa Kids Annenberg Center - Harold Prince Theater
    04/11/13- 04/14/13	2nd Annual XPN Music Film Festival
    04/07/13	WXPN's Big Day Out World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    03/14/13	WXPN Musicans On Call Benefit Concert
    02/15/13	WXPN Presents the Mississippi Blues Project Special 2-hour Free At Noon Concert & Live Broadcast World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    11/24/12	XPN Welcomes Francis Dunnery Tin Angel
    11/02/12	XPN Welcomes Fountains of Wayne World Cafe Live at the Queen
    10/31/12	XPN Welcomes Keb’ Mo’ Musikfest Cafe at Steel Stacks
    10/21/12	XPN Welcomes Indigo Girls Scottish Rite Auditorium - NJ
    10/18/12	XPN Welcomes Lloyd Cole Tin Angel
    10/18/12	XPN Welcomes Wanda Jackson World Cafe Live at the Queen
    10/13/12	XPN Welcomes Marco Benevento with American Babies The Blockley
    10/12/12	Deb Callahan Band @ Robins Nest Rhythm & Blues Robin's Nest Rhythm & Blues
    10/11/12	XPN Welcomes The Mountain Goats TLA - Theatre of the Living Arts
    10/02/12	XPN Welcomes Alejandro Escovedo Sellersville Theater 1894
    09/29/12	XPN Welcomes Maysie's FarmFest Maysie's Farm Conservation Center
    09/27/12	XPN Welcomes David Byrne & St. Vincent Tower Theater
    09/27/12	XPN Welcomes The Afghan Whigs with special guest School of Seven Bells Electric Factory
    09/25/12	XPN Welcomes David Gray American Music Theatre
    09/22/12	XPN Welcomes Steve Forbert World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    09/20/12	XPN Welcomes The Sheepdogs Johnny Brendas
    09/20/12	XPN Welcomes the Robert Cray Band with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Musikfest Cafe at Steel Stacks
    09/16/12	XPN Welcomes Bon Iver Mann Center for the Performing Arts
    09/14/12	XPN Welcomes Melissa Ferrick with Field Report World Cafe Live at the Queen
    09/09/12	XPN Welcomes Harrisburg Gallery Walk Downtown Harrisburg
    09/08/12	XPN Welcomes Francis Dunnery Kennett Flash
    09/07/12- 09/09/12	XPN Welcomes the 10th Annual Landsdowne Arts Festival Twentieth Century Club
    09/04/12	XPN Welcomes the Mickey Hart Band (of the Grateful Dead) The Blockley
    08/29/12	Philly Gumbo The Promenade at Sagemore
    08/29/12	XPN Welcomes the Strapping Fieldhands / the Spinning Leaves Rittenhouse Square
    08/28/12	XPN Welcomes Joan Osborne World Cafe Live at the Queen
    08/24/12	XPN Free At Noon: Dispatch
    08/22/12	Girls, Guns & Glory The Promenade at Sagemore
    08/22/12	XPN Welcomes Ground Up featuring The Lawsuits Rittenhouse Square
    08/19/12	Mississippi Blues Project Featuring: Cedric Burnside Project and Big George Brock Philadelphia Folksong Society
    08/18/12	XPN Welcomes mewithoutYou TLA - Theatre of the Living Arts
    08/15/12	XPN Welcomes Trout Fishing in America Valley Creek Park - Friends of Summer Stage
    08/15/12	Funktion 11 The Promenade at Sagemore
    08/15/12	XPN Welcomes Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Rittenhouse Square
    08/11/12	XPN Welcomes The Spring Standards CD Release Show with The Spinto Band World Cafe Live at the Queen
    08/09/12	XPN Welcomes Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
    08/08/12	Adelante The Promenade at Sagemore
    08/08/12	XPN Welcomes Ava Luna Johnny Brendas
    08/04/12	XPN Welcomes John Francis Tin Angel
    08/03/12	XPN Welcomes James McMurtry Tin Angel
    08/03/12	XPN Free At Noon: James McMurtry World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    08/02/12	Meat Loaf Tower Theater
    08/01/12	XPN Welcomes Matt Duke Tin Angel
    08/01/12	Full Blown Cherry The Promenade at Sagemore
    07/31/12	XPN Welcomes Ingrid Michaelson Chameleon Club
    07/31/12	XPN Welcomes Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Band
    07/26/12	XPN Welcomes Blitzen Trapper Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
    07/25/12	Brooke Shive & the 45s The Promenade at Sagemore
    07/20/12- 07/22/12	2012 XPoNential Music Festival Wiggins Waterfront Park and Marina
    07/18/12	Bovine Social Club The Promenade at Sagemore
    07/12/12	XPN Welcomes Gillian Welch Grand Opera House
    07/11/12	Smash Palace The Promenade at Sagemore
    07/06/12	XPN Welcomes Guided By Voices Trocadero Theatre
    06/30/12	XPN Welcomes Shawn Colvin World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    06/30/12- 07/08/12	Kutztown Folk Festival
    06/26/12	XPN Welcomes The Lumineers Abbey Bar
    06/24/12	Livingston Taylor with special guest Lizanne Knott
    06/22/12	XPN Free At Noon: Greg Laswell World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    06/21/12	Jukebox The Ghost XPN Free At noon World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    06/19/12	XPN Welcomes Nada Surf Chameleon Club
    06/16/12	Langhorne Slim Main Street Music
    06/01/12	XPN Free At Noon - KOPECKY FAMILY BAND World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    05/25/12	XPN Free At Noon: The Polyphonic Spree World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    05/19/12	Special Saturday XPN Free At Noon Ugly Moose
    05/09/12	Lee MacDougall World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    04/29/12- 04/12/12	Plum Dragoness & the Elements CD release Party! World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    04/26/12- 04/29/12	XPN Music Film Festival Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
    04/26/12- 04/29/12	XPN Music Film Festival, Produced by the Philadelphia Film Society Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
    04/13/12	Funky Friday Dance Party Abbey Bar
    03/30/12	Delta Spirit Free At Noon Union Transfer
    03/10/12	WXPN Kids Corner Music Festival Union Transfer
    03/02/12	XPN Free At Noon Good Old War and Jessie Baylin World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/29/12	WXPN's 8th Annual Musicians On Call Benefit Concert World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/29/12	Diego Garcia and Mike Doughty with special guest Mutlu Benefit Concert for XPN Musicians On Call World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/26/12	XPN Welcomes the 2012 Tri-State Indie Music Awards World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/15/12	Joe Louis Walker XPN Free At Noon World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/10/12	XPN Free At Noon - Sharon Van Etten World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/03/12	Pete Donnelly XPN Free At Noon World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    12/16/11	XPN Welcomes The Key Studio Sessions Live with Attia Taylor, Pink Skull, and Summer Fiction Johnny Brendas
    12/02/11	XPN Free At Noon - J.D. Souther World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    11/18/11	XPN Free at Noon with Mike Doughty World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    11/13/11	XPN Welcomes Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Union Transfer
    11/12/11	Kids Corner Music Festival
    11/08/11	XPN Welcomes Brandi Carlile World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    11/04/11	XPN Free At Noon - Frank Turner World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    10/29/11	A Special World Cafe 20th Anniversary Tribute Concert with Feist and Dawes World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    10/28/11	A Special World Cafe 20th Anniversary Tribute Concert with John Hiatt, Indigo Girls, and The Little Willies World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    10/14/11	Free at Noon: The Spin Doctors World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    10/07/11	Free at Noon: The Mekons World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    09/19/11	Diego Garcia XPN Free At Noon
    08/30/11	XPN Welcomes Thurston Moore First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
    08/25/11	XPN Welcomes Rob Hyman of the Hooters to the XPN Piano Southern Market
    07/23/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: Higher Hands The Garden
    07/22/11- 07/24/11	XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru Wiggins Waterfront Park and Marina
    07/16/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: Girls, Guns, & Glory The Garden
    07/09/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: Irishtown Road The Garden
    07/02/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: Shift 7 The Garden
    06/25/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: Mark DeRose & The Way Home The Garden
    06/18/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: JAZZ ME The Garden
    06/11/11	LIVE! Music in The Garden: Three Legged Fox The Garden
    04/13/11- 04/27/11	Wednesdays with WXPN Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Commonwealth Plaza
    03/06/11	7th Annual WXPN Musicians On Call Benefit Concert World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/10/11- 02/20/11	I Heart XPN Button Makeover Contest WXPN
    12/03/10	XPN Live @ Fig is Five Party Penn Square
    07/16/10- 07/18/10	XPoNential Music Festival 2010 Presented by Subaru Wiggins Waterfront Park and Marina
    06/08/10	XPN Welcomes The Original Wailers Sellersville Theater 1894
    06/03/10- 06/05/10	The 10th Annual Non-COMMvention World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    05/14/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Drink Up Buttercup World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    05/07/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Local Natives World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    04/23/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Justin Nozuka World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    04/16/10	XPN Welcomes Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams TLA - Theatre of the Living Arts
    04/16/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams Chameleon Club
    04/10/10	XPN Welcomes Midlake TLA - Theatre of the Living Arts
    04/10/10	The 4th Annual Beggar's Banquet: A Night of Music, Great Conversation and Dancing to Benefit WXPN Penns Landing Caterers
    04/09/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Dr. Dog World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    04/02/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: The Holmes Brothers World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    03/26/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Josh Ritter World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    03/24/10	WXPN's Musicians On Call: March On Stage Concert with The Fractals, Andrew Lipke, and Nicole Reynolds  Hard Rock Cafe
    03/19/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Nada Surf World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    03/07/10	XPN Welcomes Chuck Prophet Sellersville Theater 1894
    03/05/10	XPN Welcomes Dar Williams Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
    03/05/10	XPN & Y-Rock Welcome Man Man Trocadero Theatre
    03/05/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Todd Snider World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    03/03/10	XPN Welcomes Bob Mould World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/28/10	XPN Welcomes Bobby McFerrin Zoellner Arts Center
    02/27/10	XPN Welcomes Francis Dunnery Steel City Coffeehouse
    02/26/10	XPN Welcomes Michael McDermott Sellersville Theater 1894
    02/26/10	XPN Welcomes Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy McCarter Theatre
    02/26/10	XPN Welcomes Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears The Note
    02/26/10	XPN Welcomes Maura Kennedy with Darcie Miner Tin Angel
    02/26/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Blood Feathers World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/25/10	XPN Welcomes North Mississippi Allstars World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/23/10	XPN Welcomes The English Beat World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/22/10- 03/12/10	Funsavers Memberships Deal: WXPN WXPN
    02/20/10	XPN & Y-Rock Welcome Editors Trocadero Theatre
    02/20/10	XPN Welcomes Arlo Guthrie McCarter Theatre
    02/20/10	XPN Welcomes Joseph Arthur Tin Angel
    02/20/10	XPN Welcomes Editors Trocadero Theatre
    02/19/10	WXPN Free At Noon 5th Anniversary Concert: Citizen Cope World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/18/10	XPN Welcomes Citizen Cope TLA - Theatre of the Living Arts
    02/18/10	XPN Welcomes Freedy Johnston World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/16/10	XPN & Y-Rock Welcome Tegan & Sara Tower Theater
    02/16/10	XPN Welcomes Tegan & Sara Tower Theater
    02/14/10	XPN Welcomes Rufus Wainwright The Borgata
    02/13/10	XPN Welcomes BB King and Buddy Guy Caesar's Atlantic City
    02/13/10	XPN Welcomes Leon Redbone Carlisle Regional Performing Arts Center
    02/12/10	XPN Welcomes John Wesley Harding & the English UK Sellersville Theater 1894
    02/12/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: The Watson Twins World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/11/10	WXPN Musicians On Call Benefit Concert World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/10/10	Trace Bundy World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/09/10	Dave Davies (of The Kinks) Sellersville Theater 1894
    02/09/10	Karan Casey World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/08/10	XPN Welcomes Alberta Cross The Khyber
    02/06/10	XPN Welcomes Josh Rouse World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/06/10	XPN Welcomes Gil-Scott Heron Tin Angel
    02/06/10	LU Jazz Faculty: Latin Jazz Zoellner Arts Center
    02/06/10	Raymond the Amish Comic Sellersville Theater 1894
    02/06/10	XPN Welcomes Gil Scott Heron Tin Angel
    02/06/10	Alexander Mitchell and Friends Susquehanna Folk Music Society
    02/06/10	Vance Gilbert Fuel House Coffee
    02/06/10	Zydeco-A-Go-Go World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/06/10	Dennis Diken(From The Smithereens) w/ Bell Sound The Record Collector
    02/06/10	John Brown's Body w/ Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad North Star Bar
    02/06/10	Strychnine Babies The Khyber
    02/06/10	Bob Marley's "Legend" Keswick Theatre
    02/06/10	XPN Welcomes Gil Scott-Heron Tin Angel
    02/05/10	XPN Welcomes James Maddock Tin Angel
    02/05/10	Allan Holdsworth Band w/ Alan Pasqua, Jimmy Haslip & Chad Wackerman Sellersville Theater 1894
    02/05/10	Alberta Cross The Khyber
    02/05/10	Virginia Coalition World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/05/10	XPN Welcomes James Maddock Tin Angel
    02/05/10	Andrew Lipke North Star Bar
    02/05/10	Runa Appel Farm Arts and Music Center
    02/05/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Allison Moorer World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/04/10	Buckwheat Zydeco Sellersville Theater 1894
    02/04/10	Idgy Vaughn The Record Collector
    02/03/10	XPN Welcomes Ani DiFranco Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
    01/30/10	XPN Welcomes Carrie Rodriguez, Ben Solee, and Madi Diaz Arden Club - Gild Hall
    01/29/10	XPN Welcomes Danielia Cotton to the Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival Stephen Buck Theater
    01/29/10	WXPN's Free At Noon: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    01/24/10	XPN Welcomes the Smithereens World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    01/23/10	XPN Welcomes Nanci Griffith Media Theatre for the Performing Arts
    01/23/10	XPN Welcomes David Bromberg with Jorma Kaukonen Keswick Theatre
    01/23/10	XPN Welcomes Eric Bazilian Sellersville Theater 1894
    01/23/10	XPN Welcomes Denison Witmer
    01/22/10	XPN Welcomes The Revelations featuring Tré Williams World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    01/22/10	XPN Welcomes Freelance Whales Kung Fu Necktie