John Vettese
John Vettese is a music writer and photographer based in Philadelphia. He is the editor of WXPN's music blog The Key, producer of the audio/video live performance series The Key Studio Sessions, and a contributor to Magnet Magazine.
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The daughter of Bobby McFerrin, Madison is like a hypnotist: She creates expansive, atmospheric grooves that grow and bloom, layer by layer.
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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.
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"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.
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Watch the Ohio indie rock band play two songs from its latest album live for Folkadelphia.
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The first single from Bark Your Head Off, Dog is easily one of Hop Along's poppiest moments. -
For its new album, Critical Equation, the Philly rock band "needed to blow it up" and confront its fears and obstacles head on with a darker sound.
