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Guest DJ Xenia Rubinos Spins Music From Solange To Ravel

2:17pm January 04, 2017

by Felix Contreras

The versatile vocalist ended 2016 on many best-of-the-year lists, including Alt.Latino's. Explore the depths of her music by digging into the songs she picks as a Guest DJ.

Hear music from Irish singer Niamh Parsons in this week's episode.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Our New Year's Resolution? Keep Music Live

12:48pm January 04, 2017

From the pubs and clubs of home to international festival stages, great live performances electrify this hour of music.

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Listen: Jens Lekman Returns With First Album In 5 Years

12:45pm January 04, 2017

by Robin Hilton

The singer, known for his darkly comical storytelling, says he'll release the calypso- and disco-inspired Life Will See You Now later this year.

A still from Joan Of Arc's "Two-Toothed Troll" video.

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Songs We Love: Joan Of Arc, 'Two-Toothed Troll'

11:23am January 04, 2017

by Maria Sherman

New member Melina Ausikaitis leads this weird pop song as Joan Of Arc's members bike and skateboard during a fireworks display.

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Hear The Previously Unreleased Elliott Smith Track 'I Figured You Out'

10:45am January 04, 2017

by Robin Hilton

Smith originally recorded a demo of the song in 1995 for singer Mary Lou Lord. It's being made available in an expanded version of his 1997 album Either/Or for the album's 20th anniversary.

The folk duo Tall Heights performing at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.

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Tall Heights On Mountain Stage

8:00am January 04, 2017

The progressive folk duo makes its Mountain Stage debut with a live set in Charleston, W.Va.

Lin-Manuel Miranda performs on Hamilton's opening night in August 2015. "It was an enormous challenge to do that show every night," he says.

Lin-Manuel Miranda On Disney, Mixtapes And Why He Won't Try To Top 'Hamilton'

3:53pm January 03, 2017

Miranda says he doesn't feel the need to duplicate the success of Hamilton. "If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business," he says.

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Declan McKenna perform a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 2, 2016. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Declan McKenna: Tiny Desk Concert

2:38pm January 03, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Hear the spirited young singer-songwriter take on religion, poverty and politics, armed with just a guitar and some unrelenting hooks.

Angel Olsen's latest album is called My Woman.

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Angel Olsen On World Cafe

1:25pm January 03, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

Olsen's latest album, My Woman, made a number of best-of-2016 lists — and shatters any wrongful assumptions anyone may have made about her melancholy tendencies.

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Stream Brian Eno's Ambient Album 'Reflection'

9:49am January 03, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Eno's plinking chimes, rippling vibraphone and deep synth tones mirror a parallel world across a single, 54-minute track.