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Former Verbena frontman A.A. Bondy has brought his solo act on tour alongside Bon Iver, The Weakerthans and Cold War Kids, among others. Here, he takes the Mountain Stage with songs from his new album, When the Devil's Loose . » E-Mail This » Add to ...
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Bon Iver
The Weakerthans
Cold War Kids
Listening to the tightly knit harmonies, soaring fiddle and complex string arrangements of The Lovell Sisters, it might surprise some people to learn that these siblings are each well under 30. With the much-anticipated release of their second studio album this past April, enthusiasm for the ...
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When you think of Australian music, both "The Kookaburra Song" and Men at Work's "Down Under" probably come to mind. The songs now reside at the center of a fierce intellectual-property battle raging in the country. The copyright holder of "The Kookaburra Song" says it's unlawfully sampled in ...
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Vic Chesnutt was paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 18, but he's still a massively productive songwriter. Chesnutt has fifteen albums under his belt and his songs have been covered by Madonna, Smashing Pumpkins, and R.E.M. His new album, At The Cut , is a collaboration with Guy ...
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Vic Chesnutt
Madonna
Smashing Pumpkins
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Fugazi
Hall is in a league of players who've turned the tables for jazz and their respective instruments. As far as modernizing the sound and vocabulary of jazz guitar to the degree he did, longtime admirer and fellow guitarist Rez Abassi says Hall is unmatched. Abassi picks five songs, each of which ...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra
After all these years, conductor Fritz Reiner's 1955 recording of Bartok's music remains the best. He understood the poignant, brooding, mysterious and exuberant moods it explores, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays as if it has been set on fire. » E-Mail This ...
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Producer Jack Perry and White worked together until the singer's death in 2003. Perry recently compiled and produced a four-disc retrospective box set spanning White's career, titled Unlimited . NPR's Steve Inskeep recently spoke with Perry about the late soul singer. » E-Mail This ...
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It's time for All Songs Considered listeners to pick their favorite albums of 2009. Vote here by choosing up to 10 from our list below, and feel free to write in what you don't see using the comments section of the blog. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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On a chilly, wet October afternoon, the prodigiously talented young jazz pianist Eldar visited the KPLU performance studio in Seattle. He warmed things up immediately with his outgoing personality and stunning solo piano playing. » E-Mail This » Add to ...
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The multi-talented singer-songwriter reinvents her playful, jazzy sound with each album. Her latest, As Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day , pays homage to an admired icon. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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After British singer-songwriter Bobby Long moved to London to pursue his music career, he didn't realize that his burgeoning friendship with actor Robert Pattinson (of the Twilight films) would result in one of today's most popular soundtrack hits. In 2008, the 22-year-old's gravelly "Let Me ...
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Bard
A blend of traditional elements and modern tunes has made Jana Mashonee one of the most famous contemporary Native American performers. She's won eight Native American Music Awards and a Grammy nomination. Now the singer and songwriter is out with a new album: New Moon Born . Jana Mashonee ...
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Grammy
Horace Clarence Boyer had a profound impact on gospel music over the past 50 years. He was one half of the Boyer Brothers, but was best known as one of the first scholars to formally study African-American sacred music. Boyer died in July at age 74. » E-Mail This ...
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50 Cent
DJ culture has always been fascinated with the concept of cool. But musician and artist Paul Miller — aka DJ Spooky — decided to get to the core of the phenomenon. His new multimedia project is structured around his sound recordings from the icy continent. » E-Mail This ...
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DJ Drama
His best-known work — the music to A Charlie Brown Christmas — is currently airing across the country once again. But as a new anthology attests, Vince Guaraldi wrote and performed a lot more music that deserves attention, too. » E-Mail This » ...
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The music of Rodrigo y Gabriela combines delicate flamenco and metal-influenced lead guitar with stunningly percussive rhythmic strumming. Their covers of Metallica and Led Zepplin showcase their melding of hard rock and classical Spanish styles. But most of their music is original, and all of ...
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In Here Comes Science, the band They Might Be Giants tackles the scientific process, plasma physics, the role of blood in the body and the importance of DNA, all in song. Band members John Linnell and John Flansburgh discuss the album and play some science tunes. Originally broadcast Sept. 25, ...
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Members of The Songcatchers range in age from 10 to over 60 years old. The nine-piece band brings its traditional Appalachian music to the Mountain Stage . » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Sheila Jordan's singing style lights up Piano Jazz with guest host Jon Weber. Jordan reflects on her early inspirations in Detroit and chasing the great Charlie Parker, who later became a close friend. Along with brilliant pianist and collaborator Steve Kuhn, Jordan sets flame to "Humdrum ...
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The Black Keys are known for their stripped-down, blues-inspired music. But in a new project called BlakRoc, they are breaking into the world of hip-hop and collaborating with rappers like RZA and Pharoahe Monch. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
