Music Interviews

Raul Malo with his beloved Gibson L-5 Studio, restored by luthier Joe Glaser.

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After Surviving A Nashville Flood, Raul Malo's Gibson Guitar Gets A New Lease On Life

8:14am July 29, 2017

The Mavericks frontman thought his Gibson was gone for good after it was submerged in the 2010 flood. But thanks to a local luthier, the beloved guitar has been restored, ready for more rock 'n' roll.

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Vic Mensa's debut album The Autobiography is out July 28.

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On 'The Autobiography,' Vic Mensa Faces His Personal Demons And Emerges Stronger

5:42pm July 28, 2017

The rapper tells stories of loss, love and violence on his new debut album. He speaks with Kelly McEvers about his childhood in Chicago and how he views his responsibility to the city today.

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An Archival Interview With Ray Manzarek, Keyboardist For The Doors

2:23pm July 28, 2017

To mark the 50th anniversary of "Light My Fire" hitting No. 1, Fresh Air listens back to an interview with the band's keyboardist, who died in 2013. Originally broadcast in 1998.

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For Jazz Pianist Dave Frishberg, Music And Wit Go Hand In Hand

2:23pm July 28, 2017

Frishberg's playful songs include "Peel Me a Grape" and "A Little Taste." To mark the publication of his new memoir, My Dear Departed Past, we listen back to a 1991 interview with the songwriter.

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John Scofield Performs 'Quiet And Loud Jazz'

7:00am July 28, 2017

by Nate Chinen

Scofield's albums Loud Jazz and Quiet were both genuine expressions of his flexible musical personality. In this program, he performs a retrospective that bridges the difference.

Members of Mariachi Manchester performs at Nuevo Fest in Philadelphia

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Latin Alternative Music Fests Heat Up The Summer

5:32pm July 27, 2017

by Felix Contreras

AltLatino's annual cruise of summer music festivals dedicated to Latin Alternative music, arts and culture. Three cities, four festivals!

"You can only write so many songs about your personal struggle," Margo Price says. "I think it's a little more about what's going on outside than what's going on inside."

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Margo Price Explains Her New EP, 'Weakness,' Track By Track

1:22pm July 27, 2017

by Rachel Horn

After her huge artistic breakthrough last year, this new four-song collection reveals Margo Price's eagerness to stretch her craft, both musically and lyrically.

ALA.NI performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

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ALA.NI On World Cafe

12:08pm July 27, 2017

by David Dye

Stream an intimate live performance by the British singer-songwriter.

Midland blends honky-tonk with Laurel Canyon country-rock.

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World Cafe Nashville: Midland

1:03pm July 26, 2017

Based in Austin, this harmony-based group melds the whiskey-soaked spirit of the barroom with the country-rock of Gram Parsons and the Eagles.

Hip Hop deejays Stretch Armstrong (right) aka Adrian Bartos and Bobbito (left) aka Robert Garcia became legends on The Stretch Armstrong Show during the 1990s. Back then, they were hip hop tastemakers on college station WKCR in New York City. Now they're

Stretch & Bobbito On Race, Hip-Hop, And Belonging

11:18am July 26, 2017

by Aleli May Vuelta

The pioneering hip-hop radio duo drop by the Code Switch podcast to talk about making their way in a traditionally black genre and their new NPR interview show, What's Good? with Stretch & Bobbito.