Concerts

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New wave icons The B-52s are on the road for their last tour

2:21pm October 15, 2022

by Scott Simon

Everyone knows that "love rules at the love shack:" NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The B-52s, the new wave icons out of Athens, Ga., who are now on the road for one last tour.

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Rosalía performs at the YouTube theater on Oct. 7, 2022 in Inglewood, Calif.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

4:01pm October 14, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the film Gamak Ghar, Rosalía's album Motomami, remembering Angela Lansbury, and more.

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Farruko: Tiny Desk Concert

12:01pm October 14, 2022

by Fi O'Reilly

At his Tiny Desk concert, the rapper Farruko adapts his signature flow for a far more intimate setting.

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BADBADNOTGOOD live at Brooklyn Steel

1:10pm October 12, 2022

by Nikki Birch

Watch BADBADNOTGOOD incorporate splashes of psychedelia to its tight, sophisticated sound in a concert presented by Jazz Night in America.

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Tokischa: Tiny Desk Concert

12:00pm October 12, 2022

by Stefanie Fernández

The Dominican musician reworks her songs in a melange of Latin American and Caribbean genres, subverting expectations and foregrounding unfiltered expression.

Carla Morrison performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Carla Morrison: Tiny Desk Concert

2:12pm October 07, 2022

by Felix Contreras

The Mexican singer-songwriter gives a mesmerizing and emotional El Tiny performance.

Susana Baca performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Susana Baca: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:01am October 05, 2022

by Stefanie Fernández

The Peruvian musician gives an intimate El Tiny performance befitting her status as a curator of folklore and culture of the highest order.

A security guard and an unidentified man look at an area where several people were killed as they were caught in a surging crowd entering Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum for a concert by The Who on Dec. 3, 1979.

Stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia is the latest deadly incident with crowds

9:53am October 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Panic and a rush for the exit left at least 125 dead, most of whom were trampled, after the game. Here's a look at some of the major crowd disasters in recent decades.

Jessie Reyez performs a Tiny Desk concert

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Jessie Reyez: Tiny Desk Concert

2:30pm September 30, 2022

by Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

The Colombian-Canadian singer rearranges tracks from her new album and performs them with the assuredness of a true reina harnessing her vulnerability on stage.

Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, one of five young jazz artists included in Jazz Night's inaugural class of Youngbloods.

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Youngbloods: Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins

1:52pm September 29, 2022

We close out our Youngbloods series with saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins, who takes us into the relationship between his faith and his compositions.

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