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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A rejuvenated Swearin' packs its first record in five years full of indie-rock rippers from an older and wiser vantage point.
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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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Watch the Philadelphia six-piece perform inside WXPN Studios during a Key Studio Session.
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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.
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Watch as frontwoman Kiley Lotz engages in a nightmarish game of Whac-A-Mole.
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The first single from Bark Your Head Off, Dog is easily one of Hop Along's poppiest moments.
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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.
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Listen back to an interview and performance from the late rocker, plus a conversation about his influences.
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Consider yourself a Deadhead? Here's a list of contemporary artists that require your attention.