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'Baby Shark' Takes Hold At Nationals Park

8:04am August 11, 2019

Fans of the Washington Nationals have a new reason to watch: they can enjoy a "Baby Shark" attack every time Gerardo Parra comes to bat, when the infectious children's song starts playing.

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"If you think about it, it's almost like Dr. Seuss," Beauty Pill's Chad Clark notes about one of David Berman's lyrics, "if Dr. Seuss had become seriously depressed."

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Silver Jews' David Berman Remembered By His Peers, In His Own Words

10:24am August 10, 2019

Beauty Pill's Chad Clark and Wooden Wand's James Toth examine the legacy of David Berman with their favorite lyrics.

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Bobby Rush On Being A 'Bluesman'

8:34am August 10, 2019

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with bluesman Bobby Rush about his new album, Sitting on Top of the Blues.

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My Signature Song: Frank Sinatra's 'Cycles'

8:34am August 10, 2019

Tanti Brownley of Newport News, Va., shares her "signature song": "Cycles," performed by Frank Sinatra.

WALKING LIKE A PANTHER: Rapsody celebrates the legacy of black women with Eve, out August 23.

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With 'Eve,' Rapsody Wields The Legacies Of Legendary Black Women, From Nina To Serena

1:57pm August 09, 2019

by Rodney Carmichael

The forthcoming album, her third, honors 16 queens from the far past and the immediate present, using them to power her best and baddest musical clapback yet.

Pure Bathing Culture performing live for a WXPN Free At Noon Concert, recorded live for this World Cafe Session.

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Pure Bathing Culture Overcomes Adversity On 'Night Pass'

12:05pm August 09, 2019

The Portland band was dropped from its label, lost its support team and responded with arguably its strongest work yet.

Bessie Smith on stage with her band in Philadelphia, Penn. Smith infused her performances with glamour whether she was performing in cities or for rural audiences in settings that evoked minstrelsy.

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Empress Of The Stage

10:36am August 09, 2019

by Paige McGinley

How do we understand the music of the early 20th Century if we consider Bessie Smith — seriously — as an actress?

The Regrettes' new album is titled How Do You Love?

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums For August 9

9:38am August 09, 2019

Our list of the week's best albums includes spiky and inventive punk from The Regrettes, sweetly reflective folk from Fionn Regan, the return of Ra Ra Riot and more.

From left: Alberto Villalobos, Humberto Flores, Luis Villalobos and Ernesto Villalobos of the Villalobos Brothers. Their latest album, Somos, is out now.

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Saying Something 'That Is Us': The Villalobos Brothers Raise Their Voices

8:47am August 09, 2019

Ernesto, Luis and Alberto Villalobos took a detour from the classical music world to embrace the sounds of their childhood with the band's latest album, Somos.

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Megan Thee Stallion's 'Hot Girl Summer' Ignites The Heat Of The Season

7:06am August 09, 2019

by Sidney Madden

Megan Thee Stallion embodies the spirit of D'Usse-doused, warm weather debauchery with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign.