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Guitarist Andy Gill of Gang Of Four, performing on Oct. 17, 2005 in Los Angeles.

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Andy Gill, Gang of Four Guitarist Who Gave Punk Space And Groove, Dead At 64

10:48am February 04, 2020

by Andrew Flanagan

Gill and his bandmates rewrote the playbook for punk in 1979 with the release of Entertainment! -- incorporating new angles and room to breathe into the frenzied genre.

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Meet The Folk-Pop Music Duo: The Well Pennies

6:43am February 04, 2020

The Well Pennies are based in Des Moines, Iowa. We've been hearing from them live as Morning Edition broadcasts from Smokey Row Coffee Co. during the coverage of the Iowa caucuses.

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SiR: Tiny Desk Concert

7:47pm February 03, 2020

by Bobby Carter

The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.

Pianist Peter Serkin, in concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2012.

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Remembering Peter Serkin, The Searching Pianist

4:18pm February 03, 2020

by Tom Huizenga

A thoughtful musician from a distinguished family, Serkin interpreted the classics and expanded the repertoire by commissioning new works.

"A lot of this music, for me, was the therapy along the journey of finding who I am and really discovering my self worth," SayGrace says of her new EP, The Defining Moments of SayGrace.

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On A New EP, SayGrace Breaks Down Her 'Defining Moments'

3:00pm February 03, 2020

The Australian singer who previously released music simply as Grace talks to NPR's Sarah McCammon about her personal evolution since a 2015 hit, relationships and TikTok.

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The Iowa Caucuses Have Been Turned Into A Musical

10:11am February 03, 2020

A Des Moines theater company has borrowed songs from A Chorus Line for a new production called Adore Us Line. Democrats do their best song and dance as they audition to be president.

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Lucy Camp's song "MAMI" is featured in this round-up of 2020 releases.

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Latin Roots: 13 Alternative Tracks To Jumpstart 2020

9:30am February 03, 2020

by Sandra Treviño

With the first month of 2020 in the books, we're excited to share a fresh spectrum of sonidos alternativos from all over Latin and South America

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An Intro To Hip-Hop, For The Uninitiated

8:27am February 02, 2020

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks to Briana Younger, music editor and writer at the New Yorker, about song recommendations for those who might not be hip-hop fans, but might want to give the genre a shot.

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X Alfonso is both pioneer and contemporary music visionary.

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X Alfonso Is A Cuban Hip-Hop Pioneer Still Making Vibrant Music

8:24am February 02, 2020

by Felix Contreras

X Alfonso comes from a storied musical family in Cuba and continues to make music with an impact. Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras shares a few singles off Alfonso's forthcoming album.

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"The political becomes personal really quickly," Drive-By Truckers co-founder Patterson Hood says. The Unraveling is out now.

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From White Supremacy To Opioids, Drive-By Truckers Confronts 'The Unraveling'

10:07am February 01, 2020

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to songwriter Patterson Hood about his band's new album, which threads dark tales of our perilous times and tries to end on a note of optimism.

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