{"id":673,"date":"2013-07-16T15:02:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T15:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=673"},"modified":"2013-08-01T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T15:04:27","slug":"aaron-the-spell-to-perform-at-wxpns-xponential-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/aaron-the-spell-to-perform-at-wxpns-xponential-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron & The Spell to perform at WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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July 16, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aaron & The Spell To Perform at WXPN\u2019s XPoNential Music Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Artist Signs With Rock Ridge Music For Management and Label Deal<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Philadelphia, PA-based Aaron & The Spell is set to perform at WXPN\u2019s XPoNential Music Festival (http:\/\/xpn.org\/xponential-music-festival<\/a>) on Friday, July 26, 2013, on the Wiggins Park Stage.\u00a0 Also performing at this year\u2019s festival are such acts as The Lumineers, Dr. Dog, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Brett Dennen, John Butler Trio, Justin Townes Earle, and Dawes, among many others.\u00a0 Bruce Warren of WXPN (from NPR Music, 10 Artists You Should Have Known<\/em>) raves: “Singer-songwriter Aaron Brown is an exciting new name to add to the lineage of the city’s expressive and emotionally intense soul singers.\u201d\u00a0 Says WXPN\u2019s The Key<\/em> blog:\u00a0 \u201cPhilly artists Aaron & The Spell make soul music in a refreshing way, reminiscent of the great artists of the 60s and 70s.\u00a0 It\u2019s powerful stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aaron Brown of Aaron & The Spell is excited about the opportunity to play the festival, saying:\u00a0 \u201cEveryone at WXPN has been tremendous in their support of my music, especially Helen Leicht. Through WXPN, I\u2019ve been able to play some amazing shows such as the Philadelphia Folk Fest, the Porch at 30th Street Station, and, the one I\u2019m most excited about, the upcoming XPoNential Festival, alongside of some of the greatest bands and artists out there. I feel very lucky and thankful for all their support.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aaron & The Spell recently inked a deal with Newark, NJ-based Rock Ridge Music, who will be providing management services as well as a label home.\u00a0 Plans for a release of Aaron & The Spell\u2019s Sing<\/em> on September 10, 2013, are in place, and Brown is already busy writing for the next album, which is slated to be recorded in the spring of 2014.\u00a0 Says Brown about his new management and label partner:\u00a0 \u201cI am very excited about working with Rock Ridge. All of the folks there are very knowledgeable, hardworking, and, above everything else, they are great people. With Rock Ridge in my corner, I really feel the sky is the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aaron Brown\u2019s bold sensitivity as a vocalist and a songwriter has garnered him favorable comparisons to Amos Lee, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Ben Harper. \u00a0He draws from a refreshingly eclectic blend of blues, folk, rock \u2019n\u2019 roll, his hometown\u2019s distinguished heritage of soul, and, more recently, indie rock. Performing as Aaron & The Spell, his captivating solo acoustic performances and incendiary full-band outings have helped him build an impressive profile among audiences and critics alike.<\/p>\n

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Aaron & The Spell\u2019s debut, Sing<\/em>, includes a stunning mix of honeyed ballads and simmering soul. The album was written during an emotionally raw time when Brown\u2019s previous band broke up, his longtime relationship unraveled, and he moved to a new town. He took solace in crafting Sing<\/em> and there is a soulful catharsis to songs like \u201cDon\u2019t Cry,\u201d which has been played regularly on WXPN, and \u201cA Beating Heart,\u201d which recently won the Independent Music Award in the Adult Contemporary Song category. \u00a0Brown has also been nominated for a Tri State Indie<\/em> Music Award, named \u201cArtist to Watch\u201d in 2013 by Ticket Magazine\/Montgomery Media<\/em>, and listed as one of the \u201c10 Artists You Should Have Known In 2012\u201d on NPR Music<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2013 \u00a0 Aaron & The Spell To Perform at WXPN\u2019s XPoNential Music Festival \u00a0 Artist Signs With Rock Ridge Music For Management and Label Deal \u00a0 Philadelphia, PA-based Aaron & The Spell is set to perform at WXPN\u2019s XPoNential Music Festival (http:\/\/xpn.org\/xponential-music-festival) on Friday, July 26, 2013, on the Wiggins … <\/p>\n

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