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Clockwise from upper left: Grouper (Liz Harris), Stella Donnelly, Guided By Voices, Fantastic Negrito

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New Mix: Guided By Voices, Fantastic Negrito, A Stella Donnelly Lullaby, More

11:47am March 27, 2018

All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share a new batch of essential songs, from the poignant folk of John Prine to the warped rock of Hearts Hearts, the ethereal Grouper and more.

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Tancred Announces 'Nightstand' With Introspective And Poppy Single

10:18am March 27, 2018

by Cyrena Touros

Jess Abbott can write a booming melody that cuts through a wash of guitars. Hear the extremely catchy "Reviews" from Nightstand, out June 1.

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Watch The Shacks Perform Live In The Studio At WFUV

10:16am March 27, 2018

by Alisa Ali

The 2018 NPR Slingshot band from Brooklyn visits WFUV for an in-studio performance ahead of the release of its debut album.

Keiji Haino, performing in 2012. The avant-garde sound experimentalist has, over a four-decade career, cultivated an ultra-serious image — which is only half the story.

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Keiji Haino, Dark Wizard Of The Avant-Garde, Enjoys A Good Snack Cake

9:26am March 27, 2018

by Grayson Haver Currin

Even musicians world-famous for manipulating darkness say they feared Haino, a legendary figure within avant-garde sound — until they realized he had a sense of humor, too.

Killer Mike of Run The Jewels. After appearing in an interview with NRATV, the rapper claims his appearance was misused by the gun advocacy organization.

Killer Mike Apologizes For Interview With NRA, Claims It Was Misused

11:11pm March 26, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The rapper, who has voiced support for black gun ownership in the past, apologized for the way his appearance on NRATV was used.

Venezuelan conductor and composer JosÃ© Abreu delivers a speech to the young musicians of his orchestra in Caracas, Venezuela in January, 2009. Abreu was the founder of "El Sistema," an educational framework intended to extend musical instruction to chi

José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan Who Envisioned Musical Education For All, Dead At 78

8:13pm March 26, 2018

Abreu began El Sistema in Venezuela in 1975 with fewer than a dozen students — 40 years later, his system has been used throughout the world to unite children through musical education.

Jose Antonio Abreu, Founder Of El Sistema Youth Orchestra, Dies At 78

6:13pm March 26, 2018

Jose Abreu, founder of El Sistema Youth Orchestra in Venezuela, died Saturday at 78. Alvaro Rodas, director of the Corona Youth Music Project, wrote his grad school thesis on Abreu and remembers him.

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The life of musician Larry Norman, pictured left, is chronicled in Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock

The 'Father Of Christian Rock' Larry Norman's Battles With Evangelicalism

2:46pm March 26, 2018

Gregory Alan Thornbury's new book Why Should the Devil Have ALl the Good Music? chronicles the life of the father of the Christian rock genre.

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Tracey Thorn Mixes Dance Rhythms With Raw Honesty On 'Record'

2:35pm March 26, 2018

by Ken Tucker

Thorn's latest album uses airy synthesizers and insistent percussion as the backdrop for a series of meditations on being feminist. Critic Ken Tucker says Record plays as both a comfort and a dare.

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Rick Springfield On World Cafe

2:02pm March 26, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

The rock star gets frank with God, depression and demons on his latest album The Snake King.