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Jessica Hernandez On Her New Motor City Sound

5:41pm July 23, 2017

For her latest project, the Detroit native wrote a double album in both English and Spanish. It's a nod to the sounds of her city and to the cultures of her Cuban dad and Mexican-American mom.

Art historian James Merle Thomas (left) and Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen make up the duo Quindar.

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One Giant Leap For Music: NASA's Sonic History Inspires This Duo

7:17am July 23, 2017

As the electronic duo Quindar, Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen and art historian James Merle Thomas make music out of the sounds of space missions from the Apollo and Skylab eras.

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Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

8:08am July 22, 2017

Need some new summer jams? Our panel of public-radio music buffs recommends tracks by Nooky Jones, Juana Molina, Downtown Boys and more.

Edward Parks, who plays Steve Jobs, and the Santa Fe Opera Chorus in The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.

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Sing Different: Steve Jobs' Life Becomes An Opera

7:15am July 22, 2017

by Naomi Lewin

The Apple co-founder's complicated story is the subject of The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs, by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell. It premieres Saturday in Santa Fe.

Ernie K Doe performs at the 2001 New Orleans Jazz Festival.

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'Here Come The Girls'... Again

3:30pm July 21, 2017

by Gwen Thompkins

Drummer Stanton Moore — a founding member of the funk band Galactic — has a new release with "Here Come the Girls" on a tribute album to the late songwriting producer Allen Toussaint.

A cast of Craigslist walk-ons wear garbage while striking a pose in a new video for the Moon Hooch song "Booty House."

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Watch: The Latest Video From Moon Hooch Is Pure Insanity

12:29pm July 21, 2017

by Bob Boilen

The cast of Craigslist walk-ons featured in the Moon Hooch video for "Booty House" had to follow one rule: dress in garbage.

Aphex Twin has opened an online store with over 40 unreleased bonus tracks.

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Windowlick This: Aphex Twin Uploads Discography, Unreleased Tracks

11:43am July 21, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Not only has the electronic artist augmented his beloved albums with unheard demos, but also an unreleased album of Korg experiments and a new EP featuring Luke Vibert remixes.