You may know them as the Osees, that is, if you only read the name on your ticket stub at Sunday night’s Union Transfer show.

Local Grammy Award-winning producer Will Yip in June said Philly is the center of indie rock music on World Cafe. And with ...

Hey, Nothing might be from Georgia, but after their show at the Theatre of Living Arts, I'm ready to make a case for honorary ...

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the way Jimi Hendrix influenced the band’s playing, and digs into some of ...

We here at WXPN are all in on Sam and Louise Sullivan, the breakout brother-sister duo who we named our October Artist To ...

I love arguing with my fellow music nerds about music, but I also realize it’s a fool’s game if the desired result is any ...

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Mike Ness wants you to know that the new Social Distortion album did not take 15 years to record. It may be the longest gap between albums in the storied Orange County punk rock band’s history, but it ...

This month, World Cafe celebrates 35 years on the air. All month long, we’re looking back at memorable moments and milestones, just like we ask songwriters to do in our Backtracking sessions, where ...

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Philadelphia’s music scene contains multitudes. From stellar hip hop by artists such as Reef The Lost Cauze to the chamber folk stylings coming from Tiny Kick Records, our music scene has plenty of ...

Social Distortion’s new album, Born to Kill, is the band’s first in 15 years. It comes after a rough period in singer Mike Ness’ life, which included him beating tonsil cancer. Coming up, Ness talks ...