WXPN Local

From summer pop to autumnal folk, here's what WXPN's Mike Vasilikos is showcasing in this week's Local Picks: The Primaries, Suzanne Sheer, Ben Arnold and more.

WXPN Local Picks - Week of September 22, 2025 - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart Every weekday afternoon in the 1:00 hour, WXPN celebrates the Philly-regional music scene with the WXPN Local Picks. That's when midday host Mike Vasilikos presents a hand-picked new song by an artist rooted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware. Her...

Keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and band leader Kayla Childs showcases the dreamy funk excursions of her Black Buttafly project ahead in WXPN studios ahead of her XPoNential Music Festival set Friday.

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This week's Local Show is now streaming on demand! Hear it at the WXPN website and check the playlist below. https://xpn.org/program/wxpn-local/

WXPN Local 2025.09.02

8 p.m.

Eight - "(Time To) Fly!"
Sug Daniels - "Brand New Day"
Ron Gallo - "checkmate"

Jersey Calling - "Working Class Punk"
The Bouncing Souls - "True Believers"
Catbite - "Put Em Away"

34 Trolley - "Coming For You"
DJ lil'dave and Lady Alma - "I Love Music"
Black Buttafly - "Everybody Needs Love"

Ben Smith - "Wild Love"
Huffamoose - "Wait"
Flavorless Gum - "Shirley Temple"

Zinadelphia - "The Seamstress"
Local Honeymoon - "Good Enough"

9 p.m.

MANNEQUIN P***Y - "Nothing Like"

The A-Sides - "Sidewalk Chalk"
Planette Automatic - "Wild Mountain Camp"
Jamicka Bass - "Questions"

Mae Weaver - "I'm Sorry I Ruined Your Night"
Wax Jaw - "Lace Up"
The Teeth - "Oh Bessie!"

Magic America - "Play The Drums"
Fat Mezz - "Lucky"
Ben Arnold - "Catch The Lightning"
Carmen Perry - "Readjust"

Grace Vonderkuhn - "Into The Morning"
Reef The Lost Cauze - "Sound Of Philadelphia"
Qway - "Crash Landing"
Dirty Dollhouse - "Honey, They're On To Us"

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - "I Wanna Rock"

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