Schedule
The 12th Annual NON-COMMvention Schedule of Events
All events take place at WXPN / World Cafe Live – 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA. 19104
Saturday music session – outdoors at Penn Park – directly across Walnut St. from WXPN
Note – there will be a shuttle van running back and forth between the Inn At Penn and WXPN / World Cafe Live – both Thursday & Friday from 8:30-11 AM, 4:30-5 PM, 7:30-9 PM, and 11 PM – 1:30 AM – COMPLIMENTS OF YUNA & THE FADER LABEL
WEDNESDAY May 16
7 p.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
Music Downstairs
8 – 10 p.m. Philly Sings Philly
10 p.m. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
THURSDAY May 17
8:30 a.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
8:30 – 10:15 a.m. Breakfast (upstairs) compliments of One Little Indian
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Meeting (upstairs) – “The Digital State of the Union” – with Paul Marszalek of Media Mechanics/TheTop22.com
Where does public radio stand on the digital curve? We’ll look at everything from internet radio to the car dashboard of the future, continued use of social media and the explosion of tablets. Is the bloom off the rose for Facebook and Twitter? How will consumers deal with all the options and clutter — and what might it all mean for radio?
Music Downstairs
12 – 12:30 p.m. Joseph Arthur
12:30 – 1 p.m. Citizen Cope
12:30 p.m. – Lunch: Box lunches available upstairs courtesy of Concord Music Group
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. – Meeting – “The NON-COMMversation” with Bob Lefsetz – interviewed by Dan Reed – WXPN/Philadelphia
Dan Reed talks with music industry pundit BOB LEFSETZ — the man behind “The Lefsetz Letter.” Learn why Bob has literally EVERY major player in the music industry reading his frequent posts on the business behind the music, and the music itself. He’s a highly controversial figure who’s certainly not afraid to step on toes or slay the “sacred cows” of our business. We’ll save plenty of time for your questions and comments, so get them ready.
3 – 3:45 p.m. – Music & World Café Interview (downstairs) – David Dye interviews Joe Jackson
3:50 – 4:20 p.m. World Café Interview (upstairs) – David Dye interviews Dr. John
Both are conversations you’ll soon hear on an upcoming broadcast of NPR’s World Café.
4:30 – 8 p.m. Open Dinner Period
Music Upstairs
8 – 8:25 p.m. Jonathan Wilson
9:05 – 9:30 p.m. Lee Fields and the Expressions
10:10 – 10:40 p.m. JD McPherson
11:30 – 12 a.m. The Barr Brothers
Music Downstairs: The NPR Music Stage
8:30 – 9 p.m. Father John Misty
9:35 – 10:05 p.m. Beth Orton
10:45 – 11:25 p.m. The War on Drugs
12:05 – 12:45 a.m. Poliça
FRIDAY May 18
8:30 a.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
8:30 – 10:15 a.m. Breakfast (upstairs) compliments of Rounder Records
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Meeting – “Widening Your Circle of Influence”
Gone are the days of “one-stop” label shopping (with some exceptions, of course), for all your station needs. This panel will explore why building relationships with managers, publicists, digital media, and directly with bands will get you more of what you need for your station. There’s a new model of relationship building you need to survive the Music Biz 3.0.
12 – 1:15 p.m. Music Downstairs
Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson
12:30 p.m. Lunch: Box lunches available upstairs courtesy of Universal Republic
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Concurrent Meetings
“Competition, Partners, or Both” (WXPN Performance Studio)
With competition from strong music discovery platforms such as NPR Music, Paste, and others, what does this mean for our own new media efforts? How can your station’s website remain competitive in today’s environment? What should it deliver? We’ll bring up specific examples from across public radio and elsewhere. Are these “national” sites a showcase for our best material, or are we helping to create a competitor? What strategies and tactics are available to us? Important stuff for us to consider now and for the future…
“Community Radio Roundtable” (WXPN Curren Room)
Once again this year, JIM MANION of WFHB / Bloomington will host another get together of community radio stations. He’ll lead a discussion of all matters of import to community stations, including how to re-purpose and promote exclusive station content, and how to best build loyalty and participation from the audience.
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Meeting “Local, Local, Local”
We believe strongly that being “local” is not only a competitive edge, but a bona fide survival strategy that our stations must embrace and showcase. Anyone can play records, but not everyone can build a community. This panel will take a look at what stations are doing and we’ll share ideas about what “being local” means.
3:50 – 4:30 World Café Interview – David Dye interviews JOHN MAYER
4:30 – 8 p.m. Open Dinner Period
Music Upstairs
8 – 8:25 p.m. Dry the River
9:05 – 9:30 p.m. Rebecca Ferguson
10:05 – 10:35 p.m. The Walkmen
11:15 – 11:45 p.m. Zeus
Music Downstairs: The NPR Music Stage
8:30 – 9 p.m. Diego Garcia
9:35 – 10 p.m. Nada Surf
10:40 – 11:10 p.m. Good Old War
11:50 – 12:30 a.m. JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
SATURDAY May 19
8:30 a.m. Registration open (World Café Live/XPN lobby)
8:30 – 10 a.m. Breakfast (upstairs) courtesy of Columbia Records
10 – 11:45 AM – “The Music Meeting” presented by PRX
Songlines’ SEAN COAKLEY has been hosting this thing since – like – the 60s, and he’ll be back again with a bunch of new tunes that we can swoon over or, as can happen, not exactly swoon over. Rate the music, have a Bloody Mary, argue with the person next to you. Max Reed will almost certainly make an appearance as well…
12 noon – 3 p.m. Music at Penn Park
12 – 12:20 p.m. Dex Romweber Duo
12:25 – 1:05 p.m. Rufus Wainwright
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Sons of Fathers
1:55 – 2:25 p.m. Elle King
2:30 – 3 p.m. Nick Waterhouse
