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Whippoorwill performances a live online concert to benefit mental health.

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City Scenes: Northern Colorado's Music Community Rallies For Mental Health

3:17pm August 12, 2020

by Benjamin McPhail

In this edition of Slingshot's City Scenes, which shines a spotlight on local music scenes around the country, Colorado musicians stage an online concert to help those struggling during the pandemic.

New York Philharmonic first violinist Kuan Cheng Lu, playing for a socially distanced audience of two at Lincoln Center on July 31.

During A Lonely New York Summer, Lincoln Center Brings Music To Essential Workers

10:28am August 12, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

America's biggest arts complex hasn't been able to present its regular programming due to the pandemic. Watch one of the private outdoor concerts organized for healthcare professionals and teachers.

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Trini Lopez, 'If I Had A Hammer' Singer, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications At 83

10:03am August 12, 2020

Legendary musician Trini Lopez has died of coronavirus complications in a Palm Springs, Calif., hospital at the age of 83. NPR remembers his life and legacy.

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One Direction Joins List Of Bands With Multiple No. 1 Records From Members

9:55am August 12, 2020

With Harry Styles' first No. 1 on the Billboard pop charts, One Direction has become one of just a handful of bands to ever produce multiple members with No. 1 solo records.

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How Hip-Hop Brought A Young Hmong American And His Grandma Together

6:58am August 12, 2020

Tou Saik Lee is a Hmong American living in Minnesota. He felt disconnected from his culture. Then he discovered hip hop and the traditional songs of his grandmother. They began performing together.

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A Black Lives Matter mural, being painted on the street outside the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery on July 18, 2020 in Minneapolis.

Trying To Fund, And Found, A Venue For 'Radical Freedom Of Expression' In Minneapolis

6:01am August 12, 2020

by Jeyca Maldonado

Three longtime members of the Minneapolis music scene are trying to start a new venue aimed at fostering art from marginalized communities there.

Víkingur Ólafsson plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:01am August 12, 2020

by Tom Huizenga

Watch the rising young pianist, in a final performance from his Berlin home, make the case for two seemingly disparate French composers born nearly 200 years apart.

A 2016 photo of a sign for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

Opera Theatre St. Louis Administrator Accused Of Child Sex Trafficking

5:33pm August 11, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Damon Bristo was arrested on July 22 on the suspicion of the sex trafficking of a child in the second degree. The opera company announced Tuesday that Bristo has resigned.

Bruce Springsteen performs live on stage at the Carlton Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., during the Born To Run tour in October 1975.

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100 Greatest Title Tracks Ever Laid Down On Wax

12:05pm August 11, 2020

Title tracks often capture the mood, vibe and direction of an album. From Paul Simon's "Graceland" to Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black," here's a playlist of the greatest title tracks.

Becca Mancari plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Becca Mancari: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

7:26am August 11, 2020

by Ann Powers

The Nashville-based rock musician recorded a five-song set for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.