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Free Music: Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Pixies “Doolittle”

One of my favorite bands from ‘back in the day’, The Pixies, are celebrating the 20th anniversary release of their seminal album Doolittle. “The Pixies were led by Black Francis (AKA Charles Thompson), this Boston band reveled in the raw, … Continue reading

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This Weekend: The 48th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival

It’s that time of the year again when the great unwashed converge upon the Old Poole Farm in Schwenksville, PA for the 48th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. It’s a 3-day music festival held by the non-profit organization The Philadelphia Folksong … Continue reading

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Goodbye Tweeter Center, See You at…The Suq?

Susquehanna Bank has secured the naming rights for the former Tweeter Center in Camden. I thought the Tweeter Center was a funny name, but, like everything else (Wachovia Center, Citizen’s Bank Park), you get used to it. So now when … Continue reading

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The 2007 XPoNential Music Festival

WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival (formerly the ‘All About the Music Festival’…formerly known as the ‘Singer Songwrriter Festival’) is being held next weekend (July 19-22) in Wiggins Park in Camden, New Jersey. This year’s festival is 4 days, and features the … Continue reading

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New Beastie Boys Album and Tour

The Beastie Boys seventh studio album The Mix-Up is due June 26. What makes this newest release different than past efforts is that the album is all new, instrumental material – no vocals, no scratching, no mixing. Mike “Mike D” … Continue reading

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