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Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, November 4th at 8:00 pm ET as Jon Solomon welcomes comedian Andy Kindler to his show.
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Come join WPRB and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia as we celebrate jazz pioneer SUN RA with live performances, lectures, films, and a record fair! These events are part of the ICA’s current exhibition, “Pathways to Unknown Known Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago’s Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-1968,” which runs until August 2nd.
Full information about Sun Ra and the exhibition after the jump!
WED 07-01 @ 7PM: The Sun Ra Arkestra
Tickets are $10 …
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We’ve been working all week preparing for Art All Night-Trenton and The Van Pelt. There’s been some nice things being said about both events:
Art around the clock (Michele Angermiller, Newark Star-Ledger)
Annual marathon show for art lovers slated (Chris Sturgis, Times of Trenton)
Review of The Van Pelt’s performance in Brooklyn (Ryan Muir, Brooklynvegan.com)
And of course, we’re psyched! Please don’t forget to stop by our tables/booths to say hello when you come out to support these fantastic …
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Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, June 3rd at 8:00 pm ET as Slumberland recording artist Liechtenstein visits Jon Solomon’s show to play live.
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This Swedish trio came to WPRB two weeks ago on their first tour of the United States and they’ll be playing songs from their about-to-be-released domestic debut “Survival Strategies In A Modern World.”
Watch their video for “Security By Design” while you wait for their set to start!:
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On Friday 5/8 at 10PM ET, Dr. Cosmo and “Nocturnal Transmissions” welcomes Philly pysch rockers Infinien!
“Atmospheric Philly cinema-rockers iNFiNieN — who blend piano, many-pedaled guitars, sitar, Arabic melodies, complex percussion, and cooing female vocals straight out of a Blonde Redhead album.” (Philadelphia Weekly)
» RSVP for this event on Facebook!
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Join Marvin Rosen and Classical Discoveries Goes Avant Garde welcome Egyptian-born American composer Halim El-Dabh this Wednesday 5/13 at 11 AM ET.
Halim El-Dabh is University Professor Emeritus of African Ethnomusicology at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. He continues to teach African Cultural Expressions. He has conducted ethnomusicological research in the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, and Zaire. Within the African Diaspora, his research includes Brazil, Jamaica, and …
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On Friday 5/8 at 10PM ET, Dr. Cosmo and “Nocturnal Transmissions” welcome New Jersey’s own Deena!
Deena is Deena Shoshkes, the singer-songwriter who fronts the veteran Jersey power-pop group the Cucumbers. The sounds on Somewhere in Blue are a unique blend of new wave rockabilly, country and folk rock, filtered through Deena’s long-time indie pop sensibilities. Songs written with Tennessee-based lyricist David Graham (four of which appear on the CD) led Deena into country music, …
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WPRB & R5 Productions are proud to present everyone’s favorite twee act THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART on Wednesday, May 6th at the Barbary (951 N Frankford Ave) in Philadelphia! This show is ALL-AGES and starts at 6:30PM!
It should come as no shock that we love The Pains… noisy brand of rock — and they love us too, it seems! Their self-titled debut for the Slumberland label has taken the country by …
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Eeep! According to Dr. Cosmo, Canadian Invasion won’t be performing this Friday night on WPRB after all:
Due to a last-minute conflict, Philadelphia popsters Canadian Invasion will be unable to perform on Nocturnal Transmissions this Friday, April 24. I am working with the band to reschedule their appearance and will let you know as soon as this occurs.
As such, it looks like it will simply be me spinnin’ ‘n’ grinnin’ during the program. Tune in and …
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On Friday 4/24 at 10PM ET Dr. Cosmo and “Nocturnal Transmissions” welcome Philadelphia’s Canadian Invasion! (This performance has been postponed for a later date. Stay tuned!)
Take unlikely proportions of airline food, Built to Spill, and power pop sensibilities, mix, stir, electrify and bake over a copper wire, then serve chilled. This Philadelphia-based group answers your desperate musical questions with amusing and pointed lyrics and guitar whimsy. So says Magnet Magazine:
As if handed some imaginary baton …
