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The Totenberg-Ames Stradivarius is pictured in a mold while being prepared to have its edge reinforced during restoration.

The Tale Of The Stolen Totenberg Stradivarius Ends With A New Legacy

11:46am October 09, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

When the FBI recovered virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius after his death, his daughters wanted the instrument to be played everywhere. Ensuring that was not so simple.

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Hear The Bangles Cover The Three O'Clock For Paisley Underground Compilation

11:19am October 09, 2018

by Bruce Warren

The Bangles, The Three O'Clock, The Dream Syndicate and Rain Parade all cover each others' songs for the project, which celebrates the psychedelic rock scene from the early 1980s.

Big Boi performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Oct. 1, 2018.

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Big Boi: Tiny Desk Concert

11:07am October 09, 2018

by Abby O'Neill

The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band.

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Hear Two New Songs From Girlpool: 'Where You Sink' And 'Lucy's'

11:04am October 09, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

Girlpool offers a pair of singles, each reworked and reinvented from Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker's solo recordings.

Singer Ketch Secor and illustrator Higgins Bond collaborated on the children's book Lorraine, which weaves Southern folklore with the power of music.

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Ketch Secor Brings An Appalachian Tale To Life With 'Lorraine'

10:51am October 09, 2018

The Old Crow Medicine Show singer has published his first children's book, which recounts a traditional folktale.

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New Collection Showcases Leonard Cohen Was 'Preoccupied With Brokenness'

10:20am October 09, 2018

by Terry Gross

Musician and writer Leonard Cohen died in 2016, leaving behind many unpublished poems and lyrics. His son Adam Cohen discusses The Flame, a collection of some of Leonard's final works.

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Natalia Lafourcade performs at the Latin Grammy Awards in 2017.

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Natalia Lafourcade Is The 21st Century's Guardian Of Cultural Memory

9:45am October 09, 2018

by Julyssa Lopez

In many ways, Lafourcade has left her mark on the 21st century by looking back. Her work has freed music that for many younger listeners had been trapped in amber, and imbued it with new life.

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Adrianne Lenker Of Big Thief On 'abysskiss' And How Songs Can Heal

5:00am October 09, 2018

by Bob Boilen

In the last two years, Big Thief has released two stunning records. Now, the band's singer and songwriter Adrianne Lenker has a new album of her own that is hushed, introspective and potent.

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Hurricane Maria Gave Composer Miguel Zenón's 'Yo Soy La Tradición' Emotional Urgency

6:53pm October 08, 2018

by Michelle Mercer

The latest album from composer Miguel Zenón, Yo Soy la Tradición is an eight-part suite written as an homage to his native home of Puerto Rico.

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Taylor Swift endorsed two Democratic candidates in Tennessee over the weekend, and urged her young fans to register to vote for candidates that "closely represent" their values.

Taylor Swift Endorses Democratic Candidates In Tennessee

6:16pm October 08, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

In an Instagram post, Swift said she supports candidates who fight for "human rights," and urged her young fans to register to vote.