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Left to right: Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins and Chris Thile chat with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in June 2001.

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The Year Folk Broke: How Nickel Creek Made Americana The New Indie Rock

5:00am March 13, 2020

by Brittney McKenna

Roots music has always had rule-breakers, but its shift this century toward genre-twisting innovation owes a lot to a 2000 album by three kids barely old enough to vote.

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Bassist Linda May Han Oh Is A Musician Rooted In Curiosity

5:00am March 13, 2020

From her roots in Australia to her growth in New York City, we hear the origin story of bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh and feature music from her latest project.

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Chika Is Not Here To Play Any Of Music's 'Industry Games'

9:00pm March 12, 2020

The 23-year-old rapper got her start with a freestyle dissing Kanye West for supporting President Trump. Her major label, debut EP, Industry Games, is a defiant statement of her non-conformist spirit.

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An empty Lincoln Center will be a much more common sight over the coming weeks; all its constituent organizations have all closed temporarily due to coronavirus worries.

Performing Arts And Cultural Organizations Close Their Doors Due To Coronavirus

5:10pm March 12, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Arts and cultural events and institutions across the country are announcing cancellations and closures, including SXSW in Austin, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

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Chilean vocalist Francisca Valenzuela takes on violence against women in Latin America in new video featured on this week's playlist.

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Alt.Latino Playlist: Music For The Soul

2:42pm March 12, 2020

by Felix Contreras

As the world turns, it gathers up some pretty crazy and scary circumstances. This is when music can be a valuable salve.

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Tyler Childers On Mountain Stage

2:30pm March 12, 2020

by Dave Lavender

Listen to country star Tyler Childers perform songs from his albums Country Squire and Purgatory on Mountain Stage.

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City Scenes: The 15 Best Music Venues In Denver

11:23am March 12, 2020

by Bruce Trujillo

From Red Rocks to the Hi-Dive, get to know Denver's music scene through its storied venues in this guide from Colorado Public Radio's Bruce Trujillo.

Asher Jaffe entered the Tiny Desk Contest with the song "Alphabet Soup."

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The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 3

10:01am March 12, 2020

This week's entries include comforting songs for trying times, narrative guitar shredding and more. And if you're an unsigned artist who planned to perform at SXSW, the Contest wants to hear from you!

Best known as the frontman of '90s underground powerhouse Pavement, Stephen Malkmus explores folk on his new album Traditional Techniques. "It's almost scary, the naked quiet," he says.

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Stephen Malkmus On The Challenge Of Playing Acoustically And Pavement's Reunion

5:18pm March 11, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to the former Pavement frontman about his new album Traditional Techniques, getting his old band back together and whether or not his teenage children listen to his music.

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Aubrie Sellers (left) with guitarist Ethan Ballinger (right) inside the World Cafe Performance Studio.

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Aubrie Sellers Talks About Her Journey In 'Far From Home'

2:48pm March 11, 2020

In this session, hear Sellers perform songs from her new album. We also discuss her journey and the joy of anonymity in a new place.