Wooo Hooooo
It's XPoNential Fest Time!!!! Every year WXPN brings a ton of great bands and artists to the Wiggins Park shore in Camden, NJ. With so many bands on the line-up it's daunting to figure out which bands to see. Fortunately, the way WXPN does the line-ups you CAN make it to every band should you choose. However, we all know it's going to be hot as hell. Not quite as hot as 2011 with the 100 degree days, but still super hot.
Luckily for us, some of the festival performers have put in their two cents for which bands they are excited about.
Rosemary Fiki starts the
fest at 4pm today on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage. Let's see what she's recommending:
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
This is our first time time performing at XPoNential so to be completely honest, I'm super stoked to share the Festival stage with everyone! If I absolutely had to choose, I would say The Districts. We actually shared the stage with them at the benefit concert, Beyond The Bars at The World Cafe and that was my first time hearing them. I fell in love with how they were able to effortlessly mix rock, folk, and blues. It's awesome to watch how the crowd reacts to their performance...they have crazy good energy.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
It would have to be Gary Clark Jr. and Alabama Shakes. I was so inspired and moved by Gary Clark Jr.'s NPR interview where he talks about being mentored, being the underdog and his big break of getting invited by Eric Clapton to perform at the Crossroads Blues Festival...I just found his story so humbling. He's an amazing guitarist and I really enjoy watching him live. I also love watching Alabama Shakes because they rock out hard. I'm also a little bit bias but it's so rad that it's a woman-fronted band. Their music has the perfect combination of rock and soul.
The Districts are making their third XPoNential Music Festival Presented by Subaru appearance playing 2:20pm Saturday on the River Stage at Wiggins Park.
They were psyched to see Beck in 2014 and Phosphorescent and Dr. John in 2013.
This year "the band we're most excited to share the stage with is Mavis Staples and the band(s) we're most excited to see are Father John Misty, Queen of Jeans and Kississippi! Looking forward to it!"
Kississippi starts off the festival Saturday 12pm on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage.
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
It’s hard to narrow it down to one artist because I’m excited about this whole lineup. Brandi Carlile and Tommy Stinson are two artists that I’ve looked up to since I was a kid. I’m seriously blown away every time I look at the festival flyer and see all of our names on it. There’s no one playing this fest that I’m not excited to play with, these two have left a mark on me and stick out to me the most.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
I already named Brandi Carlile and Tommy Stinson because they mean a lot to me. Another band that I hold near and dear to my heart is The Districts. I met these guys for the first time when my high school band played a show with them at The Fire, and thirty seconds into the first song our whole band was asking each other why they were opening for us. I still remember how proud I was of them the first time they played XPoNential. They continue to make me feel that way with everything they do. Brandi Carlile, Tommy Stinson, and the Districts all made the decision to build their lives around music when they were very young. They’re all sticking to it, and that’s something to admire.
Ben Arnold plays 12:30 Saturday on the River Stage at Wiggins Park
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
There's a particularly strong representation some of the most inspired new music out there at this years festival and it's coming right out of our own backyard.
So I'm looking forward to playing on the same stage with The Districts once more. We just played a show together over the winter. They are not only ridiculously talented. They're also a bunch of really sweet and humble guys.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest: I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Mavis Staples, Femi Kuti and Preservation Hall because they are all giants. But I'm really psyched to see Rosemary Fiki and Low Cut Connie bring it. They're both killing it live and I think the supportive hometown festival crowd is going to love these Philly bands as much as I do.
The Record Company play Saturday 4:10pm on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage.
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:Darlingside have amazing songs and harmonies not to be missed and I am also looking forward to hearing David Wax Museum after our set.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
Other than the bands named I am going to try and catch as many of the other artists as I can. You really can't miss. Chicano Batman, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Alabama Shakes are all bands I haven't seen and have wanted too see. So we'll try to get over and catch all of them and as many of the other acts as possible. Any choice is a good one, the entire lineup is great stem to stern.
Queen of Jeans plays Friday at 4:35 on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage.
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
Rosemary Fiki! We shared the stage with her at the Beyond the Bars fundraiser at World Café Live and were blown away!
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
Band most excited to see live at the #xpnfest: case/lang/veirs - coolest collaboration ever and a rare chance to see some really legendary women share the stage together!
Eliza Hardy Jones plays the River Stage at Wiggins Park 12pm on Sunday. She returns to XPoNential Festival for the first time since her appearance as a member of Strand of Oaks in 2014.
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:MAVIS STAPLES. What an incredible force of nature. Mavis Staples is an absolute legend and a true inspiration. Her voice, her message, and her total joy force are pretty unmatched. It's a definite honor to play in a line-up that includes her.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:Father John Misty. His songs reach down my throat and punch me in the guts in all the right ways. I've never seen him live, and I'm pumped to finally get the chance. I love how the production on the new record bathes his cynicism in beauty. That song Holy Shit is perfect. There are moments of true genius on this record; laugh tracks, string arrangements, synths and guitars, that voice, and lyrics that just cut your heart out. I love it.
It's XPoNential Fest Time!!!! Every year WXPN brings a ton of great bands and artists to the Wiggins Park shore in Camden, NJ. With so many bands on the line-up it's daunting to figure out which bands to see. Fortunately, the way WXPN does the line-ups you CAN make it to every band should you choose. However, we all know it's going to be hot as hell. Not quite as hot as 2011 with the 100 degree days, but still super hot.
Luckily for us, some of the festival performers have put in their two cents for which bands they are excited about.
Rosemary Fiki starts thefest at 4pm today on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage. Let's see what she's recommending:
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
This is our first time time performing at XPoNential so to be completely honest, I'm super stoked to share the Festival stage with everyone! If I absolutely had to choose, I would say The Districts. We actually shared the stage with them at the benefit concert, Beyond The Bars at The World Cafe and that was my first time hearing them. I fell in love with how they were able to effortlessly mix rock, folk, and blues. It's awesome to watch how the crowd reacts to their performance...they have crazy good energy.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
It would have to be Gary Clark Jr. and Alabama Shakes. I was so inspired and moved by Gary Clark Jr.'s NPR interview where he talks about being mentored, being the underdog and his big break of getting invited by Eric Clapton to perform at the Crossroads Blues Festival...I just found his story so humbling. He's an amazing guitarist and I really enjoy watching him live. I also love watching Alabama Shakes because they rock out hard. I'm also a little bit bias but it's so rad that it's a woman-fronted band. Their music has the perfect combination of rock and soul.
The Districts are making their third XPoNential Music Festival Presented by Subaru appearance playing 2:20pm Saturday on the River Stage at Wiggins Park.
They were psyched to see Beck in 2014 and Phosphorescent and Dr. John in 2013.
This year "the band we're most excited to share the stage with is Mavis Staples and the band(s) we're most excited to see are Father John Misty, Queen of Jeans and Kississippi! Looking forward to it!"
Kississippi starts off the festival Saturday 12pm on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage.Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
It’s hard to narrow it down to one artist because I’m excited about this whole lineup. Brandi Carlile and Tommy Stinson are two artists that I’ve looked up to since I was a kid. I’m seriously blown away every time I look at the festival flyer and see all of our names on it. There’s no one playing this fest that I’m not excited to play with, these two have left a mark on me and stick out to me the most.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
I already named Brandi Carlile and Tommy Stinson because they mean a lot to me. Another band that I hold near and dear to my heart is The Districts. I met these guys for the first time when my high school band played a show with them at The Fire, and thirty seconds into the first song our whole band was asking each other why they were opening for us. I still remember how proud I was of them the first time they played XPoNential. They continue to make me feel that way with everything they do. Brandi Carlile, Tommy Stinson, and the Districts all made the decision to build their lives around music when they were very young. They’re all sticking to it, and that’s something to admire.
Ben Arnold plays 12:30 Saturday on the River Stage at Wiggins Park
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
There's a particularly strong representation some of the most inspired new music out there at this years festival and it's coming right out of our own backyard.
So I'm looking forward to playing on the same stage with The Districts once more. We just played a show together over the winter. They are not only ridiculously talented. They're also a bunch of really sweet and humble guys.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest: I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Mavis Staples, Femi Kuti and Preservation Hall because they are all giants. But I'm really psyched to see Rosemary Fiki and Low Cut Connie bring it. They're both killing it live and I think the supportive hometown festival crowd is going to love these Philly bands as much as I do.
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:Darlingside have amazing songs and harmonies not to be missed and I am also looking forward to hearing David Wax Museum after our set.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
Other than the bands named I am going to try and catch as many of the other artists as I can. You really can't miss. Chicano Batman, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Alabama Shakes are all bands I haven't seen and have wanted too see. So we'll try to get over and catch all of them and as many of the other acts as possible. Any choice is a good one, the entire lineup is great stem to stern.
Queen of Jeans plays Friday at 4:35 on the JerseyArts.Com Marina Stage. Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:
Rosemary Fiki! We shared the stage with her at the Beyond the Bars fundraiser at World Café Live and were blown away!
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:
Band most excited to see live at the #xpnfest: case/lang/veirs - coolest collaboration ever and a rare chance to see some really legendary women share the stage together!
Eliza Hardy Jones plays the River Stage at Wiggins Park 12pm on Sunday. She returns to XPoNential Festival for the first time since her appearance as a member of Strand of Oaks in 2014.
Band Most Excited to Share the Festival Stage with:MAVIS STAPLES. What an incredible force of nature. Mavis Staples is an absolute legend and a true inspiration. Her voice, her message, and her total joy force are pretty unmatched. It's a definite honor to play in a line-up that includes her.
Band Most Excited to see live at the #XPNFest:Father John Misty. His songs reach down my throat and punch me in the guts in all the right ways. I've never seen him live, and I'm pumped to finally get the chance. I love how the production on the new record bathes his cynicism in beauty. That song Holy Shit is perfect. There are moments of true genius on this record; laugh tracks, string arrangements, synths and guitars, that voice, and lyrics that just cut your heart out. I love it.
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