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Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso.

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Hear And See Sylvan Esso's Complete Visual EP 'Echo Mountain Sessions'

9:44am July 28, 2017

by Robin Hilton

See the complete studio sessions for the electronic duo's latest project, a collection of Sylvan Esso songs performed by a full band, with saxophone, electric guitar, piano and more.

Aldous Harding performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 6, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Aldous Harding: Tiny Desk Concert

9:00am July 28, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Intensity in songs often expresses itself as volume – a loud guitar, a scream, a piercing synth line. But in the case of Aldous Harding it's in the spaces, the pauses, and her unique delivery.

Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso, performing in studio in a video for the song "Radio."

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Sylvan Esso: 'Radio' From The Echo Mountain Sessions

8:35am July 28, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Sylvan Esso perform "Radio" with a big band of friends in the duo's final installment of the Echo Mountain Sessions.

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Songs We Love: The Chamanas, 'Río'

8:00am July 28, 2017

by Catalina Maria Johnson

The band's members grew up on both sides of the Rio Grande. Its fronterizo music is both a sensitive reflection on living with danger and a defiant celebration of life.

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John Scofield Performs 'Quiet And Loud Jazz'

7:00am July 28, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Scofield's albums Loud Jazz and Quiet were both genuine expressions of his flexible musical personality. In this program, he performs a retrospective that bridges the difference.

Members of Mariachi Manchester performs at Nuevo Fest in Philadelphia

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Latin Alternative Music Fests Heat Up The Summer

5:32pm July 27, 2017

by Felix Contreras

AltLatino's annual cruise of summer music festivals dedicated to Latin Alternative music, arts and culture. Three cities, four festivals!

Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones at the the 26th Grammy Awards in 1984. Jones won a case against Jackson's estate this week over royalties he said had been "disguised."

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Quincy Jones Wins $9.4 Million From Michael Jackson's Estate

4:44pm July 27, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Jones charged the estate with "disguising" royalties and breaking the terms of his contracts with the King of Pop.

The Oh Hellos got up close and personal with fans at last year's Newport Folk Festival.

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Stream The Newport Folk Festival This Weekend

2:00pm July 27, 2017

If you can't join us in Newport this weekend, we have you covered. Hear sets from Shovels & Rope, Angel Olsen, Jim James, John Prine and more during our live stream of the Newport Folk Festival.

"You can only write so many songs about your personal struggle," Margo Price says. "I think it's a little more about what's going on outside than what's going on inside."

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Margo Price Explains Her New EP, 'Weakness,' Track By Track

1:22pm July 27, 2017

by Rachel Horn

After her huge artistic breakthrough last year, this new four-song collection reveals Margo Price's eagerness to stretch her craft, both musically and lyrically.

Ben Frost's new EP, Threshold Of Faith, is out now.

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Ben Frost's Colossal New EP Will Bring You To The 'Threshold Of Faith'

1:10pm July 27, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Threshold Of Faith sounds like something ancient from an unknown past, something evolving between sheets of ice, desperately unquiet in its escape.