originally published: 03/30/2025

(PHILADELPHIA, NJ) -- In celebration of Record Store Day (April 12, 2025), Philadelphia public radio station 88.5 WXPN — a nationally recognized leader in music discovery — will release Homegrown Originals Volume 3, a limited-edition vinyl album featuring exclusive live recordings by Philadelphia-area artists.

Pressed on stunning emerald green vinyl, only 500 copies have been produced and will be available exclusively. The tracks on Volume 3 were captured by WXPN at its signature live-music events, including Free At Noon, Key Studio Sessions, World Cafe, and the XPoNential Music Festival.

Following the enthusiastic response to Volumes 1 and 2, this year’s edition features standout performances from artists making national waves — like Mannequin Pussy and Dr. Dog— alongside beloved local favorites and rising voices in Philly’s dynamic music scene. This rare album is a gift with purchase at 12 local, independent record stores throughout WXPN’s broadcast area on Saturday, April 12.

To mark the occasion, WXPN will host Homegrown Live, a special free concert event featuring performances by dd Toby Leaman Trio, Eliza Hardy Jones, and Cadre Noir, on April 16 at The Lounge at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

“The Philadelphia music scene gave us another incredible year of new music, and it’s been a thrill to document it at WXPN,” said John Vettese, WXPN on-air host and producer of The Local Show. “This compilation brings together the best of the best — a cross-section of genres and generations. It’s a snapshot of the sounds shaping Philly right now, and I can’t wait to drop the needle on it.”

It will be available at these participating record stores: Main Street Music (Philadelphia), Repo Records (Philadelphia, PA), Siren Records (Doylestown, PA), Newtown Book & Record Exchange (Newtown, PA), Forever Changes (Phoenixville, PA), Tunes (Voorhees Township, NJ), Compact Disc Center (Bethlehem, PA), Iko’s Music Trade (York, PA), A Day In The Life (Lancaster, PA), Sky Valley Records (Somerdale, NJ), Princeton Record Exchange (Princeton, NJ), and Greatest Hits (Media, PA).

Side A

* Mannequin Pussy – I Don’t Know You

* Florry – Drunk and High

* Carly Cosgrove – Fluff My Pillow

* Eliza Hardy Jones – This Is The Year

* Ron and The Hip Tones - Do What I Wanna Do

* Zinadelphia - Love Over Glory

Side B

* Dr. Dog – Fine White Lies

* Owen Stewart – Heel Dragger

* Cadre Noir – Endlessness

* Khalil Amaru – Dear June (WXPN 24-Hour Song Challenge Winner in 2024)

WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported, public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe, public radio’s most popular program of popular music that is distributed by NPR to 297 U.S. radio stations, and the Peabody Award-winning Kids Corner which now offers a 24-hour family music streaming service. WXPN produces XPoNential Radio on XPN2 as its secondary radio channel in HD, also available online.