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Courtney Marie Andrews' Quarantine Recommendations: Gardening And Poetry

11:02am April 16, 2020

by Courtney Marie Andrews

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists how to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Courtney Marie Andrews recommends gardening and poetry, and shares a new song from her forthcoming album.

Laura Marling plays a Tiny Desk Home concert.

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Laura Marling: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

10:59am April 16, 2020

by Bob Boilen

Laura Marling delivers an intimate performance of songs from her just-released record Song For Our Daughter in her living room.

Saxophonist Lee Konitz, playing at New York's Village Vanguard in 2010.

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Lee Konitz, Prolific And Influential Jazz Saxophonist, Dies At 92

7:07am April 16, 2020

by Tom Vitale

Konitz was devoted to improvisation and played on more than 100 albums over a seven-decade career, including the historic sessions that became Miles Davis' album Birth of the Cool.

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Angelica Garcia plays a Tiny Desk concert.

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Angelica Garcia: Tiny Desk Concert

5:22pm April 15, 2020

by Bob Boilen

With a great deal of "Salva-Mex-American" pride, Angelica Garcia performs three songs from her album, Cha Cha Palace at the Tiny Desk.

World Cafe is live streaming a pre-recorded, live performance film festival in celebration of Public Radio Music Day

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You're Invited To The World Cafe Performance Film Festival

4:51pm April 15, 2020

by Rich McKie

Celebrate Public Radio Music Day with a four-hour live stream of past studio and concert performances, featuring Hozier, Phoebe Bridgers, Kacey Musgraves, Neko Case and more.

The Irish folk band Altan is featured in this week's episode.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: ThistleRadio Now

12:05pm April 15, 2020

Host Fiona Ritchie shares some of her favorite tracks featured on ThistleRadio.

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Ani DiFranco On Reading The News, Taking Bike Rides And Making Space To Evolve

10:01am April 15, 2020

by Ani DiFranco

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Ani DiFranco recommends a newsletter, an HBO series and bike rides.

Leslie Hayman, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook and Chelse Swain as the enigmatic Lisbon sisters in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides.

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That Teenage Feeling: Why 'The Virgin Suicides' Is My Quarantine Soundtrack

8:59am April 15, 2020

by Paula Mejía

The film's dreamlike score, by the French duo Air, sounds the way high school feels: frustrated, isolated, fearful and hopeful all at once. Under social distancing, it's not hard to relate.

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Life Has Been Unpredictable For Maggie Koerner

2:02pm April 14, 2020

The New Orleans artist was on her way to getting a master's degree in child psychology when a friend inspired her to focus on music. Hear her soulful, powerful, voice in this session.

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Our Daily Breather: Nathalie Joachim's Recipe For Haitian Black Bean Sauce

10:03am April 14, 2020

by Nathalie Joachim

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Musician Nathalie Joachim recommends a recipe for a comforting Haitian dish.