What A Weekend! Thanks to everyone who came out to join us this weekend for #XPNfest - the members, the volunteers, the bands - everyone who made it possible. For set recaps, photos and more:

Now that the fest is in the history books, it’s on to the 1000th Free At Noon w/ The Hooters on Friday and the announce of our theme for this year’s 885 countdown at 4pm - along with a Mystery Theme Weekend.

A surprise set from Jade Bird! Even the big River Stage couldn't hold her precious laugh. @wxpnfm.bsky.social

Another surprise form @wxpnfm.bsky.social - today’s headliner Courtney Barnett has been joined onstage by Kurt Vile

PS. Go Birds!

Days 1 & 2 for #xpnfest were just a warm up. Day 3 is ready to rock.

Xponential Music Fest Royalty and 5-Timer Club member Kathleen Edwards tore the house down with a ripping set @wxpnfm.bsky.social #XPNFest

Wow! Sadie Gust on the River Stage. Was not expecting to be blown away by this rising star. @wxpnfm.bsky.social is Musical Discovery #XPNFest

Soccer Mommy has more bangers than I remembered. @wxpnfm.bsky.social #xpnfest

How do you top day 1 of #XPNfest? How about another beautiful day and more great music. See you later and if you can't make it, remember we're broadcasting and video webcasting all the performances.

Holy crap, what a finale to the first night of @wxpnfm.bsky.social Xpontential Music Festival! War brought out members of both the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and SNACKTIME to do “Low Rider”

Say hello to the #xpnfest early arrivees!

It’s a beautiful day for a music fest! #xpnfest Gates open at 4:30.

We announce the theme for this year’s 885 countdown on Friday, Sept 26 at 4pm. Our Music Detective Eric Schuman is on a clue-finding mission for the theme. Let the guessing games begin.

The 3 days of Community, lnclusivity and Passion for music at the @wxpnfm.bsky.social XPoNential Music Festival is just what we need right now. XPoNential Music Festival 2025 - XPoNential Music Festival returns to Wiggins Park on the Camden Waterfront. xpnfest.org

Began HBO's "Task" last night and it may have more local references per minute than any movie or show ever. @kywnewsradio.bsky.social's Traffic on the Twos & @wxpnfm.bsky.social's Ben Vaughn played on the radio, Mark Ruffalo went to Rita's and the Roundhouse, someone mispronounced Acme as Acme...1/2

Roll call: Who's ready? Who's going? #XPNFest is two days away. Gates open Friday at 4:30. See you at Wiggins Park for our Funky Friday fest kick off.

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social welcomes the Grammy award winning Americana supergroup I'm With Her onto the show to talk about their latest album, Wild and Clear and Blue. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

Rilo Kiley, back together, on tour, in Philly at The Met. A review and photos. xpn.org/2025/09/05/r...

On the day of the release of their surprise new album, Chain Yer Dragon, Goose stopped by @worldcafe.bsky.social to perform live at @wxpnfm.bsky.social and had a conversation with Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

Flash Sale on Fest tix!

rockin' sweet songs today on @wxpnfm.bsky.social from now until 2pm philly time. playing the hits and the misses. have a listen.

Really really excited to be playing @wxpnfm.bsky.social XPONENTIAL FESTIVAL in a few weeks. I’ve got a six piece band full of close buds (and siblings!) and the lineup is insane. We kick things off at 1pm on the Marina Stage on Sat. 9/20!

2 weeks from today is #XPNFest and we've got an awesome Funky Friday lineup on 9/19 with War, Pres Hall Jazz Band, @snacktimeofficial.bsky.social, Black Buttafly & Fawziyyah Heart. Today through Sunday, we've got a special Buy One Get One sale for Friday night. www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/...

Jim McGuinn, Mike V, and Wendy Rollins went to see Oasis at Met Life. It rocked. Here's their report. xpn.org/2025/09/03/o...

Thanks Metro Philly! #XPNfest is almost two weekends away! metrophiladelphia.com/xponential-m...

Just announced: set times for #XPNFest. Two weeks to go - hope to see you there. Weekend and single day tix available here: xpnfest.org#passes

Nice recap from @wxpnfm.bsky.social of the Oasis concert in New Jersey over the weekend. xpn.org/2025/09/03/o...

Welcome back Alabama Shakes @alabamashakes.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDwu...

We hope you enjoy the long LD wknd and to help out we've got your block rockin' soundtrack. Starts tomorrow/Friday at 4pm with Dan Reed & The Funk - Funky Friday - and goes all wknd long through Monday.

Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with British funk legends about their lasting musical legacy and their new album. www.npr.org/2025/08/27/n...

We went to New York to see Lady Gaga, and what an incredible show we saw. Review & photos by John Vettese. xpn.org/2025/08/27/l...

Jazz drummer Kassa Overall covers classic hip-hop songs on his new lp, C.R.E.A.M. and is playing Solar Myth on 9/3. John Morrison, host of Culture Cypher Radio talks with Kassa about the congruence of jazz and rap. xpn.org/2025/08/25/k...

Playing now: The Counting Crows' full set from #NonComm. xpn.org/2025/08/25/c...

Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks with Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the importance of Living Colour's Time’s Up album 35 years on – what it said about the time, and why it still matters. www.npr.org/2025/08/26/n...

happy 50th anniversary to all who have celebrated the genius of this classic album over the years. released on this day: 8/25/75.

It's Music Heals week. We're celebrating music’s power to comfort, inspire, and heal - to support for our Musicians On Call program. You can run or you can walk in our 5K in October or support this program that brings live performances to the bedsides of hospital patients. xpn.org/2025/08/15/m...

In anticipation of their Mann show on 9/4 the HAIM sisters - Alana, Este, and Danielle - talked with Kristen Kurtis @kristenkurtis.bsky.social about their new album and coming to play Philly. xpn.org/2025/08/19/h...

For our final Throwback Thursday of the Summer, we rewind to the year 2005 all day. Sujfan, Fiona, LCD, Gorillaz, Clap Your Hands, The National, Spoon, Kathleen Edwards & more. Starting at 6am w/ @kristenkurtis.bsky.social xpn.org/2025/08/18/x...

Molly Tuttle celebrated the release of her new album, 'So Long Little Miss Sunshine,' on @npr.org's @worldcafe.bsky.social, talking with host @rahrahraina.bsky.social‬ and performing four songs from the album. You can hear the episode at www.nonesuch.com/journal/list...

Yesterday with @goose-band.bsky.social at @wxpnfm.bsky.social's Free at Noon session at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia 8/15/2025 Full gallery: www.215music.net/goose-free-a...

Rocking sweet tunes on WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social today until 2pm, Philly time. Have a listen: XPN.org

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social Raina Douris talks w/ award winning bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle about her new album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, an unexpected meeting with Ringo, and how Molly has lived with alopecia and advocated for others with the condition. www.npr.org/2025/08/15/n...

Happy @goose-band.bsky.social Day for all whom celebrate. And thank you @wxpnfm.bsky.social for this free at noon appearance!! Please support your local radio stations. #ProudMember

Today at Noon! After dropping a surprise new lp yesterday, Goose play a show at WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social. Watch live or listen: xpn.org/2025/08/14/g...

What's an "XPN classic?" We asked this question to you in 2008 for our 885 countdown, and here were your votes. 200https://xpn.org/countdown/885-essential-xpn-songs/

In anticipation of Throwback Thursday on @wxpnfm.bsky.social tmrw focused on 'WXPN Classics' here's my Top 10 essential Xpn hits. #TBTXPN @somevelvetblog.bsky.social

So nice to hear Johnny Clegg on @wxpnfm.bsky.social this morning for today's #XPNClassics #TBTXPN Thanks, @kristenkurtis.bsky.social

What a tune @wxpnfm.bsky.social never heard of Poi Dog Pondering, what an introduction!

Happy National Record Day! We're playing nothing but vinyl today w/ special guests including @sad13.horse, Kurt Vile, Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs, and others. Join the chat and check out the Vinyl Cam! xpn.org/2025/08/11/v...