Paige Walter

2 weeks ago | xpn.org | Paige Walter

While it’s certainly possible like never before to grow a career as an artist via Spotify and its prominence, voices like journalist Liz Pelly are leery of the app’s unchecked power.

2 months ago | xpn.org | Paige Walter

Before she greeted a line of fans outside Philly’s Union Transfer that night, Paris Paloma gave a special acoustic performance of her wildly popular song “Labour” on XPN’s airwaves. Leading up to the song, Paloma and midday host Mike Vasilikos discuss her background in the arts and art history, what music she listened to growing up, and how the movement following “Labour” caught fire. “There’s not really any way you can prepare or predict something… like what happened with ‘Labour,'” says Paloma.

2 months ago | xpn.org | Paige Walter

Father John Misty | photo by Paige Walter for WXPNEventsNo one’s laughing out loud, per se, but Father John Misty’s music is humorous like that meme of the dog saying “This is fine” inside a burning house. At the risk of sounding like a contrarian hipster (truly the only way to open a FJM review), I didn’t expect Father John Misty to be as popular as his is. He’s clearly talented, rather, it’s his personality that’s off-putting.

2 months ago | xpn.org | Paige Walter

You wouldn’t expect Elliot Smith to crack a joke at his show. Nor Bright Eyes; Phoebe Bridgers maybe. Christian Lee Hutson stands out from fellow masters in the sad song indie-verse in this way. Before his recent show in Philadelphia, which was part off-the-cuff stand up and part acoustic string duo, I had the opportunity to ask Hutson about his sense of humor, which he credits to his parents and also idols John Prine and Randy Newman.

2 months ago | xpn.org | Paige Walter

Due to popular demand, the previously-announced Rilo Kiley reunion tour “Sometimes When You’re On You’re Really F**king On” has added additional east coast dates. If you read our Weekly Rewind back in January, you know the reunion was coming, and now you can be a part of it. The band comes to The Met Philadelphia on September 4th. “Planning this reunion over these past months have been like reconnecting with family. We haven’t missed a beat,” says bassist Pierre de Reeder.