Weathervane Music is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Brian McTear and Bill Robertson, our mission is to connect people through the practice of supporting, engaging with and creating music.

Weathervane achieves its mission through the following programs:

• Shaking Through
  
• Weathervane Recording Workshops
  
• The Weathervane EDU Program
  
• Studio Concerts
  
• The Equal Loudness Project
  
• The Weathervane Podcast

Shaking Through is Weathervane's documentary recording series that will begin its 10th season in 2019. Shaking Through highlights the importance of creative self-expression in our society. It's an inspiring conversation with exemplary recording artists, that takes place as we collaborate with them to produce a new song in the studio.

In 10 years, Weathervane has reached millions of viewers with 70 episodes of Shaking Through, featuring music and guest performances by artists like Sharon Van Etten, Sufjan Stevens, Waxahatchee, Hop Along and Half Waif, along with members of The War on Drugs, Dr. Dog, Modern Baseball, Wilco, Grizzly Bear and many more.

Sharon Van Etten - 2010 (episode 1 in 2010)

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All 70 Shaking Through Episodes since 2009

Vol. 9 Ep. 5, Ellen Siberian Tiger - 'Everybody, Always' (2018)

Vol. 9 Ep. 4, Half Waif - 'Every Animal' (2018)

Vol. 9 Ep. 3, American Trappist - 'Leann' (2018)

Vol. 9 Ep. 2, Jesse Hale Moore - 'Enter, Light' (2018)

Vol. 9 Ep. 1, Thin Lips - 'So Stoned' (2018)

Vol. 8 Ep. 5, Steady Hands - 'Magazines' (2017)

Vol. 8 Ep. 4, The Kominas - - 'We Got Time' (2017)

Vol. 8 Ep. 3, J. Pope and the HereNow - 'How Long' (2017)

Vol. 8 Ep. 2, Waxahatchee - 'No Curse' (2017)

Vol. 8 Ep. 1, Lea Thomas - 'Wild As You Are' (2017)

Vol. 7 Ep. 4, Carroll - 'Private Moon' (2016)

Vol. 7 Ep. 3, Frank LoCrasto - 'Daytona' (2016)

Vol. 7 Ep. 2, Big Thief - 'Mother' (2016)

Vol. 7 Ep. 1, Hemming - 'All I Want' (2016)

Vol. 6 Ep. 7, Pavo Pavo - 'Check the Weather' (2015)

Vol. 6 Ep. 6, Circuit des Yeux - 'Stranger' (2015)

Vol. 6 Ep. 5, The Dove and the Wolf - 'Green and Yellow' (2015)

Vol. 6 Ep. 4, Northern Arms - 'Tear Me Away' (2015)

Vol. 6 Ep. 3, Pattern is Movement - 'Save Me' (2015)

Vol. 6 Ep. 2, Mutual Benefit - 'Not For Nothing' (2015)

Vol. 6 Ep. 1, The Dead Milkmen - 'Prisoner's Cinema' (2015)

Vol. 5 Ep. 7, Little Tybee - 'The Alchemist' (2014)

Vol. 5 Ep. 6, Lewis & Clarke - 'The Silver Sea' (2014)

Vol. 5 Ep. 5, Peter Matthew Bauer - 'You Always Look for Someone Lost' (2014)

Vol. 5 Ep. 4, Cayetana - 'Miss Thing' (2014)

Vol. 5 Ep. 3, Cassandra Jenkins - 'Perfect Day' (2014)

Vol. 5 Ep. 2, The Tontons - 'Lush' (2014)

Vol. 5 Ep. 1, Torres - 'New Skin' (2014)

Vol. 4 Ep. 9, The Districts - 'Vermont' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 8, Lushlife - 'Toynbee Suite' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 7, Celestial Shore - 'Die For Us' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 6, The So So Glos - 'Emergency' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 5, Hop Along - 'Sister Cities' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 4, Invisible Familiars - 'Disturbing Wildlife' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 3, Night Panther - 'Fire' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 2, Helado Negro - 'Mitad Del Mundo' (2013)

Vol. 4 Ep. 1, Steven A. Clark - 'Bounty' (2013)

Vol. 3 Ep. 10, Grant$ - 'Punch Drunk' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 9, Auctioneer - 'Our Future Faces' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 8, Secret Mountains - 'High Horse' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 7, Creepoid - 'Old Tree' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 6, Ava Luna - 'Water Duct' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 5, Purling Hiss - 'Lolita' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 4, Cat Martino (Stranger Cat) - 'I Promise' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 3, Faces On Film - 'Waiting For GA' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 2, Strand Of Oaks - 'Spacestations' (2012)

Vol. 3 Ep. 1, Filthybird - 'I'd Like To Know' (2012)

Vol. 2 Ep. 9, Snowmine - 'Curfews' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 8, Family Band - 'Again' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 7, Sweet Lights - 'You Let Me Down' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 6, Dreamers Of The Ghetto - 'Heavy Love' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 5, Big Troubles - 'Phantom' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 4, Hezekiah Jones - 'Borrowed Heart' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 3, La Big Vic - 'Musica' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 2, Port St Willow - 'Stay Even' (2011)

Vol. 2 Ep. 1, A Classic Education - 'Night Owl' (2011)

Vol. 1 Ep. 10, Party Photographers - '21' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 9, Reading Rainbow - 'Always On My Mind' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 8, Twin Sister - 'Meet The Frownies' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 7, Ben + Vesper - 'Hot Thunder' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 6, Springs - 'Waste My Time' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 5, Floating Action - 'Dead Reckoning' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 4, The Man Suits - 'Spirit, Oh Spirit' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 3, The Strapping Fieldhands - 'Harbinger, Dark Herald' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 2, Sonoi - 'Micro-Coliseum' (2010)

Vol. 1 Ep. 1, Sharon Van Etten - 'Love More' (2010)

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Pilot Ep. 4, Danielson - 'Moment Soakers' (2009)

Pilot Ep. 3, BC Camplight - 'Your Daddy is a Litttle Girl' (2009)

Pilot Ep. 2, East Hundred - 'Hammerhead' (2009)

Pilot Ep. 1, Sunset - 'Fishtown' (2009)

Weathervane began in 2009 when the economy and record industry were both in full collapse. The goal of our founders, Philadelphia record producer Brian McTear (The War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Joan Osborne) and non-profit fundraiser Bill Robertson (The Hill School, Woodberry Forest School), was to create a new, non-profit approach to finding, recording and presenting great new artists to the public. That’s what Weathervane Music was, and our documentary recording series Shaking Through was our inspired flagship program.

In addition, it was important for us to share what we know about the creative process, so that everyday people could understand and appreciate music at a deeper level. Weathervane Membership, created in 2013, was, in part, based on this desire. Through it, we could allow people to download the raw multitracks and other audio files from Shaking Through to practice mixing at home.

Flash forward to today, and through an incredible amount of support, generosity, and luck, here we are, 10 years later. The world we find is abundantly creative and music has become the way for countless people in our society to express themselves. But society has a new set of problems. New challenges stem from the fact that, today, we are a world deeply divided. Weathervane Music is committed to making our work part of the solution to this growing problem.

Contact:

Brian McTear
Founder, Executive Director

Bill Robertson
Founder, Development Director

Julia Rainer
Community Director, Development Coordinator

For contact links, go to the Weathervane Staff and Board page.