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Tank and the Bangas Stay Lifted With Playful Tunes, In-Studio

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English Post-Punk Duo Sleaford Mods Spares No Fury, In-Studio

Nottingham post-punk duo Sleaford Mods create minimalist danceable and ferocious rants against elite sleaze and fraud, in-studio.
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Avant-folk Composer Em Spel Sings Beguiling Songs, In-Studio

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The Klezmatics Were Made For These Times (In-Studio)

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Texas Aficionado Ryan Bingham Plays New Songs, In-Studio

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Hiss Golden Messenger's Warm and Earthy Folk-Rock, In-Studio

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Multi-instrumentalist Julieta Venegas Lets Go of the Past, In-Studio

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Gamelan Yowana Sari Brings the Brilliant Bursts of Metal

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Sofía Rei Connects Traditional and Future Sounds, In-Studio

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Indie Rock Songwriter Morgan Nagler Sings Her Unfiltered Songs, In-Studio

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Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Wonders 'Bout Sound and Meaning, In-Studio

Alisa Weilerstein is more than just a virtuoso cellist; she is also a winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called “genius” award and is a master of connecting music of our time with core classical repertoire. She plays some of her series, "Fragments", in-studio.
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Folk-Rock Trio The Lone Bellow Plays Some Hard-Won Songs, In-Studio

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Texas-Born Folk Artist Jana Horn Weaves a Gentle Atmosphere, In-Studio

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English Post-Punk Outfit Art Brut Doesn’t Seem Like It’s Planned! (In-Studio)

The band Art Brut has been making excitable, eccentric indie rock since their debut LP Bang Bang Rock N Roll was released in the UK back in 2005. They play a gleefully feral set of songs, in-studio.
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Alternative Rock Artist Mike Doughty Reinterprets Musical Memories, In-Studio

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Omar Offendum Fuses Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Arab Heritage, In-Studio

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Soulful Folk Music Composer Annahstasia Embraces Dynamism, In-Studio

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Storyteller Dessa Calls Attention to Current Events, In-Studio

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Julia Úlehla and Dálava Forge Ancestral Connections Via Moravian Folk Songs, In-Studio

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Argentine Singer and Guitarist Marilina Bertoldi Rebrands Rock 'n' Roll, In-Studio

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Soundcheck

Live performances and conversations in which artists talk about their work, their process, and themselves. Genre-blind but open-eared. Hosted by John Schaefer.

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