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Clockwise from left: Ani DiFranco, Blondie and Chicano Batman will perform at Non-Comm Wednesday evening.

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Watch Live: Ani DiFranco, Blondie, Chicano Batman, More

5:35pm May 17, 2017

by Rachel Horn

Brent Cobb, Bash & Pop, The Districts, The National Reserve and Greg Graffin will also perform during the first night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch it live starting Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Music & Culture

Guest DJ: Café Tacvba, Mexico's Musical Philosophers

1:58pm May 17, 2017

by Felix Contreras

To celebrate its new album, Jei Beibi, the iconic Mexican band visits Alt.Latino to play guest DJ — and talk about everything but the album.

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Angaleena Presley Takes Aim At Nashville On 'Wrangled'

1:55pm May 17, 2017

by Ken Tucker

Presley makes a passionate, pointed plea about the current state of country music on her new album. Critic Ken Tucker says that despite its melodramatic nature, Wrangled is subtle, nuanced and clever.

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Beach House's new compilation, B-Sides And Rarities, comes out June 30.

Music & Culture

Hear The Previously Unreleased Beach House Song, 'Chariot'

1:37pm May 17, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

The track is one of two never-before-heard songs on B-Sides And Rarities, a career-spanning Beach House compilation due out June 30.

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Grizzly Bear Share New Song 'Mourning Sound,' Announce Album Release

12:21pm May 17, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Grizzly Bear give its anticipated new album a name and release date. "Mourning Sound" is the second new song the group has released in 2017, following "Three Rings."

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T Sisters On Mountain Stage

11:29am May 17, 2017

The Oakland sibling trio focuses on grooving bluegrass and smooth, close-knit harmonies. Hear a live set recorded in Marietta, Ohio.

Hear piano music from Antoni O'Breskey in this hour of The Thistle and Shamrock.

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The Thistle And Shamrock: Celtic Piano

11:27am May 17, 2017

Join us for a trip to the heart of Celtic piano music, featuring artists like Antoni O'Breskey and Micháel Ó Súilleabháin.

Yowler is the solo project of Maryn Jones.

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Yowler's Sweetly Aching 'Go' Elevates Isolation To A Spiritual Level

11:00am May 17, 2017

by Marissa Lorusso

The solo recordings of Maryn Jones, a member of All Dogs and Saintseneca, will be reissued on vinyl this June.

Students dance at a high school sock hop in a scene from a video for Chuck Berry's "Big Boys."

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Months After His Death, Chuck Berry Gets His First Music Video

10:38am May 17, 2017

by Robin Hilton

A thrilling dance sequence unfolds at a high school sock hop to the gritty chug of Chuck Berry's "Big Boys."

Lee Bains III + The Glory Fires' Youth Detention comes out June 30.

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Songs We Love: Lee Bains III + The Glory Fires, 'Underneath The Sheets...'

10:00am May 17, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

As Birmingham punks revved up by the hot-damn hallelujah of Southern rock, the band confronts white privilege and the normalization of sociopolitical power with sharp yet loving critique.