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(From left) Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas attend the premiere of the Jonas Brothers documentary, Amazon Prime Video's Chasing Happiness, in June 2019 in Los Angeles.

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The Jonas Brothers Re-Capture The 'Magic Missing' By Putting Family First

6:04pm August 17, 2019

The Jonas Brothers chat with NPR's Michel Martin about gaining fame young, taking time off and getting back together for the band's latest album, Happiness Begins.

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What One Attendee Remembers From Woodstock

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Robert Goldstein

The late NPR music librarian Robert Goldstein was at Woodstock. We offer his "Parable of the Hot Dogs" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the festival.

John Coltrane, photographed in his backyard in Queens, New York in 1963.

A Lost Album From John Coltrane, With Thanks To A French-Canadian Director

1:24pm August 16, 2019

by Nate Chinen

Coltrane recorded the album in New Jersey, at the admiring behest of a Québécois filmmaker named Gilles Groulx, who used it to score his docufictional film Le chat dans le sac.

Josh Rouse makes his third appearance at Mountain Stage.

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Josh Rouse On Mountain Stage

10:37am August 16, 2019

by Dave Lavender

The now Nashville-based Josh Rouse strolls back for his third visit to Mountain Stage, making himself right at home during a four-song set.

Fabi Reyna doing what she does best: shredding.

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Guest DJ: Fabi Reyna, She Shreds Magazine Founder And Musician

10:34am August 16, 2019

by Felix Contreras

The musician and magazine publisher talks to Alt.Latino about guitar players and issues of representation on this week's show.

Maybelle Carter (second from right) in 1974 with her daughters (from left) Helen, Anita and June.

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Mother, Matriarch And Mentor

10:27am August 16, 2019

by Jewly Hight

There really was no precedent for Maybelle Carter, who learned to play from her own mother and spent much of her life teaching her children — as well as generations of country stars that followed.

Kian Soltani plays a Tiny Desk Concert on March 8, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

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Kian Soltani: Tiny Desk Concert

8:10am August 16, 2019

by Tom Huizenga

Watch a young cellist on the rise, offering music of virtuosity, sweet lyricism and a little fire from his Persian roots.

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney.

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Burn, Don't Freeze: Sleater-Kinney On Making Art In The Midst Of Change

5:05am August 16, 2019

The Center Won't Hold casts an uneasy gaze on technology and politics; it's also the band's last album with its longtime drummer. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker.

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Boston rapper Cousin Stizz. His latest release, Searching For My Next Thrill, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out this week.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Aug. 16

5:00am August 16, 2019

Our sprint through the best new albums out this week include Sleater-Kinney's The Center Won't Hold, Boston rapper Cousin Stizz, R&B singer Snoh Aalegra, the country singer Lillie Mae and more.

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Plácido Domingo, 78, performs onstage during the dress rehearsal of "Spanish Night" at the 150th Choregie in Orange, France, in July.

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Plácido Domingo Accuser Patricia Wulf Shares Her Story

7:47pm August 15, 2019

by Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patricia Wulf, a mezzo-soprano who says she was uncomfortable with aggressive advances made by revered opera star Plácido Domingo.

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