John Vettese

It was a decade that gave us unforgettable pop, metal and more. Take a wild ride through the end of a century in our 30-song playlist.

Philadelphia tastemakers Cherry-Veen Zine and WXPN, with help from PowerCycle Productions, highlight the breadth of the city's local music scene through a series of live stream concerts.

Philly has historically been home to generations of forward-thinking, boundlessly creative Black artists. This year, the Black Music City program celebrated that legacy with a series of projects.

The daughter of Bobby McFerrin, Madison is like a hypnotist: She creates expansive, atmospheric grooves that grow and bloom, layer by layer.

Frontperson John Dyer Baizley and lead guitarist Gina Gleason perform as an acoustic duo for a Key Studio Session at WXPN Studios.

While versatile guitarist and composer Chris Forsyth can be a brutally free-form and frenetic player, his music is just as often warm, inviting and inspiring.

From poignant narratives to vivid vignettes, emotional soliloquies to incensed rants, Philadelphia's songwriters reflect on what it means to be a real-life emotional human being in the late 2010s.

Philadelphia's musicians wouldn't be able to take center stage without an equally robust community of directors and videographers to imaginatively document the work.

From the propulsive punk of Low Dose to the uplifting dreamscapes of Orion Sun and the heady rock of Ali Awan, these are the Philly musicians you need to hear right now.

Philadelphia R&B/hip-hop duo &More has one word for the moment when there are no words left.

With their sense of place in constant flux, Paloma Gil and Lou Hayat rely on colorful, comforting worlds to stay grounded.

A rejuvenated Swearin' packs its first record in five years full of indie-rock rippers from an older and wiser vantage point.

"I think a lot of people struggle with being truly alone," Gallo says. The garage rocker's latest video is a look at what solitary meditation feels like.

Watch the Ohio indie rock band play two songs from its latest album live for Folkadelphia.

Watch the Philadelphia six-piece perform inside WXPN Studios during a Key Studio Session.

Where does a person's true strength lie: in themselves or their community? The story of Chill Moody & Donn T's eclectic collective is the story of that tension. Watch the group's new video.

Watch as frontwoman Kiley Lotz engages in a nightmarish game of Whac-A-Mole.

Consider yourself a Deadhead? Here's a list of contemporary artists that require your attention.

The Philadelphia indie-rock sextet Dr. Dog returns to its formative years with the release of Psychedelic Swamp, a "new old" album that comes out Feb. 5. The collection is a re-recording of the band's long-out-of-print debut, which was produced at home on an 8-track in the late '90s ...

The Philadelphia indie-rock sextet Dr. Dog returns to its formative years with the release of Psychedelic Swamp, a "new old" album that comes out Feb. 5. The collection is a re-recording of the band's long-out-of-print debut, which was produced at home on an 8-track in the late '90s ...