Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
The Smithereens Live Friday at Noon
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Rock-music veterans whose careers span more than 25 years, The Smithereens’ members combine the sounds of Buddy Holly and The Beatles with shades of metal and prog-rock. Hear The Smithereens perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live Friday at Noon.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live on VPR.net: Sharon Jones and Dap-Kings
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A hard-touring, Brooklyn-based funk/soul band, The Dap-Kings mixes percussion, trumpets, guitars, organs and bass, but its key ingredient is the incredibly soulful voice of Sharon Jones. Hear them together, Live, on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Ingrid Michaelson in Concert
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Ingrid Michaelson frequently gets compared to the likes of Fiona Apple and Regina Spektor, but she’s staked out her own distinct musical territory. The formally trained 27-year-old New Yorker fuses indie-pop and folk in a smooth and unique way that helped her attract a large audience via MySpace. Hear Michaelson perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Ben Arnold performs Live Friday at Noon on VPR.net
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Philadelphia-based singer Ben Arnold flirted with major-label stardom in the mid-’90s, but in recent years has found success writing songs for television (including the cult hit Joan of Arcadia) and building a cult following as a performer who gets compared to Bob Dylan. Hear Arnold perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on VPR.net Friday at noon ET.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Robert Hazard, Live Friday at Noon, on VPR.net
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Philadelphia singer-songwriter Robert Hazard cemented his legacy worldwide the moment he finished writing the ubiquitous pop anthem "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", but his catalog runs much deeper. Hear him perform a concert from Friday at noon ET on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Galactic, Live Friday at Noon
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Galactic may have begun as a straightforwardly funky jam band, but it’s since evolved to incorporate electronic elements and a greater emphasis on hip-hop. Hear Galactic perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Friday at noon ET.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Chuck Prophet: Live at Noon on VPR.net
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San Francisco-based singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet first made a name for himself in the ’80s as the young guitarist in L.A.’s Green on Red. Since then, he’s released a string of critically praised roots-rock albums, each drawing on a sound that brings to mind the likes of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. Hear Chuck Prophet, Live at Noon on Friday, on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Over the Rhine performs Live
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Over the Rhine has taken on a variety of forms since it was founded in 1989, but it’s recently been reduced to the husband-and-wife duo of Linford Detweiler (bass, piano, guitar) and Karin Bergquist (guitar, vocals). Hear the bittersweet folk-pop band perform a concert from WXPN and the Whitake Center in Harrisburg, Pa., on Friday at noon ET.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)