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Au Revoir Simone performs on Twin Peaks.

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Watch Au Revoir Simone Play 'A Violent Yet Flammable World' On 'Twin Peaks'

9:58am July 10, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Both Chromatics and "The Nine Inch Nails" have played on the Twin Peaks reboot so far this season, and now Au Revoir Simone has brought its lush keyboards and harmonies to the Bang Bang Bar.

Sweet Spirit performs live for this episode of World Cafe.

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Sweet Spirit On World Cafe

6:00am July 10, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

This punchy, powerful band features up to nine members onstage at any given time. Hear a live performance and an interview with co-founders Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen.

Waxahatchee's new album, Out In The Storm, is out July 14.

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First Listen: Waxahatchee, 'Out In The Storm'

5:00am July 10, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

Katie Crutchfield has polished Waxahatchee's sound to maximize its glimmering-but-spiky forcefulness, but her words remain as bracing and unsparing as ever.

311 (from left: Chad Sexton, Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Tim Mahoney and P-Nut) released its 12th studio album, Mosaic, earlier this year.

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311's Nick Hexum: After 3 Decades, It's All About The Fans

5:32pm July 09, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

For one of rock's biggest cult bands, sticking together for 27 years has had its challenges, both musical and personal. But frontman Hexum says 311's just grateful to its famously loyal fans.

Otura Mun leads the Afro-Caribbean group ÌFÉ.

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From Drumline To Devotion, ÌFÉ's Otura Mun Strives For 'Something Higher'

8:14am July 09, 2017

After playing with a prestigious university drumline, Otura Mun moved to Puerto Rico, became a Yoruban priest and began making spiritual electronic music that channels the African diaspora.

Pierre Henry in 2007, at the Saint-Joseph school in southern France. The musique concréte innovator died this week at the age of 89.

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The Life And Work Of Pierre Henry, Ceaseless Sonic Explorer

3:58pm July 08, 2017

by Geeta Dayal

Henry broke from his classical training to become of the foremost innovators of experimental composition in the 20th century.

The late composer Pierre Henry, in a 2008 photograph taken in a Paris studio.

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Remembering Pierre Henry, A Composer Who Made The Everyday Extraordinary

2:40pm July 08, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The vanguard French artist — whose influence has touched everything from the Mean Girls soundtrack to the Futurama theme — has died at age 89.

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A still from Prince's video for "Let's Go Crazy."

Prince's Music Videos Are Back Online

7:39pm July 07, 2017

by Rachel Horn

The Purple One's official videos for "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," as well as three live Purple Rain-era performances, were uploaded to YouTube and Vevo Friday.

Beyonce, pictured at the Grammy awards in February, returned to Twitter after a year's absence to announce a new philanthropic venture.

Beyoncé Has A Plan To Help Burundi, But Key Details Are Fuzzy

6:04pm July 07, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

After a yearlong absence from Twitter, Beyoncé announced a partnership between her charitable foundation and UNICEF to bring clean, safe water to the children of Burundi.

Bill Charlap and his mother, Sandy Stewart.

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Sandy Stewart And Bill Charlap On Piano Jazz

4:47pm July 07, 2017

Hear the cabaret singer and her pianist son bring a rare combination of swing and sophistication to a session with host Marian McPartland.