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Lucy Dacus' 'No Burden' Features Strong Music About Weak Moments

2:59pm October 04, 2016

by Ken Tucker

Dacus mixes plainspoken language with rock-music instrumentation on her debut album. Critic Ken Tucker says the singer-songwriter's vulnerability goes against the grain of much current pop music.

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The Limits Of Loving The Boss

1:44pm October 04, 2016

by Ann Powers

For better or worse, there might not be anyone in the history of rock and roll as beloved by his fans as Bruce Springsteen is in 2016.

gobbinjr's new album vom night, a split with illustrator Sophia Foster-Dimino, comes out Nov. 4.

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Songs We Love: gobbinjr, 'manatee'

11:26am October 04, 2016

by Marissa Lorusso

An earnest, twee melody evokes, in the words of songwriter and producer Emma Witmer, a "mid-conversation daydream."

Caitlin Carmichael and Duke Nicholson appear in a scene from The Dandy Warhols' video for "Catcher In The Rye."

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Watch The Dandy Warhols' Take On 'Catcher In The Rye'

10:44am October 04, 2016

by Robin Hilton

Like the song's namesake novel, the video opens on a sullen Holden Caulfield character, complete with a red hunting cap and a suitcase in hand, smoking and strolling aimlessly down the sidewalk.

Gustavo Dudamel at Carnegie Hall with the Símon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra.

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Gustavo Dudamel Opens Carnegie Hall Season With 'The Rite Of Spring'

4:34pm October 03, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

The charismatic conductor first heard Stravinsky's rambunctious music when he was just 8. Watch him lead the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela live on Thursday night.

This week's two-hour EDM mix features new music from Solange.

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Metropolis: 10/1/16

4:31pm October 03, 2016

This two-hour EDM mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley includes new music from DJ Shadow, Trentemøller, Solange and more.

"It becomes a gift ... to get to see things from a different perspective," Regina Spektor says. Her new album is called Remember Us To Life.

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Regina Spektor: 'I See My Family ... In Everybody'

4:30pm October 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

The singer discusses how growing up an immigrant has shaped her work. "People don't understand," she says, "how easy it is to find yourself in a situation where you're in an absolutely foreign place."

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case/lang/veirs' self-titled album is out now.

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case/lang/veirs On World Cafe

4:24pm October 03, 2016

Hear Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs discuss how they came together to form a spectacular supergroup, plus live performances.

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Two New Records Showcase The Range Of Jazz Drummer Andrew Cyrille

1:41pm October 03, 2016

by Kevin Whitehead

Proximity highlights the potential of the drums, while The Declaration of Musical Independence emphasizes soundscapes. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says Cyrille's albums are a study in contrasts.

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A still from Hope Sandoval's "Let Me Get There" video.

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Songs We Love: Hope Sandoval, 'Let Me Get There (Feat. Kurt Vile)'

11:42am October 03, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

Radiant warmth meets laconic cool in a breezily beautiful duet between the Mazzy Star singer and the Philly rocker.