Schedule
The 13th Annual NON-COMMvention Schedule of Events
All events take place at WXPN / World Cafe Live – 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA. 19104
Note – there will be a shuttle van service between overflow hotels and WXPN / World Cafe Live
WEDNESDAY May 15
3 – 11 p.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
4 – 6:45 p.m. Opening Night Cocktail Party Sponsored by Rounder Records and Nonesuch Records Della Mae and Sam Beam of Iron & Wine
Music Upstairs
7 – 7:25 p.m. Gabriel Kelley
8:10 – 8:35 p.m. John Murry
9:25 – 9:55 p.m. Kurt Vile & the Violators
10:50 – 11:20 p.m. Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
Music Downstairs
7:30 – 8:10 p.m. Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
8:40 – 9:20 p.m. Tom Tom Club
10:00 – 10 :45 p.m. Phoenix
THURSDAY May 16
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
8:30 – 10:15 a.m. Breakfast (Upstairs) compliments of Concord Music Group
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Meeting (Upstairs) AAA Non-COMM Community Engagement: The Strategic Difference
11:45 a.m. Lunch: Boxes in mezzanine provided by WFPK’s The Weekly Feed
Music Downstairs
12 – 2 p.m. Free At Noon Concert: Mississippi Blues Project – Homemade Jamz Blues Band / Super Chikan
2:15 – 3: 15 p.m. Meetings Breakout Sessions: Can Video Kill The Radio Star? (upstairs); Community Radio Roundtable (WXPN’s Curren Conference Room)
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Music: Josh Ritter (Upstairs; radio/industry ONLY)
4:00 – 7 p.m. Open Dinner Period
6:30 – 11 p.m. Registration Open (World Cafe Live/XPN Lobby)
Music Upstairs
7 – 7:20 p.m. Mt. Moriah
8 – 8:20 p.m. Wild Belle
9:10 – 9:40 p.m. The Last Bison
10:20 – 10:55 p.m. David Wax Museum
11:50 -12:20 a.m. Foxygen
Music Downstairs
7:25 – 7:55 p.m. Mavis Staples
8:25 – 9:05 p.m. Tom Jones
9:45 – 10:15 p.m. José James
11 – 11:45 a.m. Robert Randolph
Late Night Lounge
12:25 – 12:45 a.m. Jason Isbell
12:50 – 1:10 a.m. Jay Farrar
1:15 – 1:35 a.m. Josh Rouse
FRIDAY May 17
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Breakfast (Upstairs) compliments of Columbia Records
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Meeting (Upstairs)- The NON-COMMversation with Don Was
11:45 a.m. Lunch: Boxes in mezzanine provided by ATO Records
Music Downstairs
12 – 1:00 p.m. Free At Noon Concert: The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Bobby Long
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. – Meeting (Upstairs) The New Art of the Add
2:30 – 4 p.m. Meeting (Upstairs) The Music Meeting with Sean Coakley of Songlines
4 – 7 p.m. Open Dinner Period
7 – 11 p.m. Registration open (World Cafe Live/XPN lobby)
Music Upstairs
7 – 7:25 p.m. Wild Feathers
8:05 – 8:35 p.m. The Lone Bellow
9:15 – 9:45 p.m. Kopecky Family Band
10:35 – 11:05 p.m. Marie Miller
Music Downstairs
7:30 -8 p.m. Laura Mvula
8:40 – 9:10 p.m. Free Energy
9:50 – 10:30 p.m. The Olms featuring Pete Yorn
11:10 – 12:00 a.m. The Relatives
SATURDAY May 18
No events scheduled.
