Happy 30th Anniversary to the XPoNential Festival! Thirty years is a long time, and it has been that long that some of the biggest names in alternative music have been visiting the Camden Waterfront to play for beloved public radio station WXPN. The 30th annual festival is coming this weekend and it is the place to be for a wonderfully diverse musical experience. The first show actually took place in 1994, then called Singer Songwriter Weekend, and featured such artists as Sa

Shovels and Rope, Nicole Atkins, Cimafunk & Snacktime – XPoNential Music Festival – Wiggins Park – Camden, NJ – September 18, 2021 In a twist of fate that could only happen in a post-COVID musical world, Sunday’s headlining act Dawes had to cancel at the last minute due to a few members of the band testing positive for the coronavirus. Saturday afternoon act Cimafunk agreed to perform again on Sunday and Shovels and Rope became the closing act of this year’s XPoNential Fest.

Duane Betts Duane Betts Musician Makes the Case for Both Nature and Nurture When It Comes to Rock N’ Rolling by Brad Balfour Genetics may not determine everything, but for rocker Duane Betts, it was a great place to start. As the son of veteran musician Dickey Betts, who had been a co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band and its main guitarist for many years, Duane might have had opportunities that most young musicians looking to build a catalog of music and career don’t autom

Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis, Dawes, C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band and Ingrid Michaelson - 2014 XPoNential Music Festival Day Two - Susquehanna Bank Center and The River Stage at Wiggins Park - Camden, NJ - July 26, 2014 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2014. All rights reserved.