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Benjamin Booker (left) and Hurray For The Riff Raff perform Friday evening as part of Non-Comm 2017.

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Watch Live: Benjamin Booker, Hurray For The Riff Raff, More

6:04pm May 19, 2017

by Rachel Horn

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, Lo Moon, Holly Macve, The Dream Syndicate and The Growlers will also perform during the final night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch live starting Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

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Dee Dee Bridgewater On Piano Jazz

4:55pm May 19, 2017

The versatile, knowledgeable vocalist joins Marian McPartland for a set of Duke Ellington and Gershwin tunes.

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Music News: Chris Cornell's Death, Fall Of PWR BTTM

4:36pm May 19, 2017

by Jacob Ganz

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to NPR Music Senior Editor Jacob Ganz about death, sexual assault allegations, a failed music festival and the crossover hit at the top of the charts.

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The new album from the Philadelphia-based chamber choir The Crossing features music by John Luther Adams.

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Songs We Love: The Crossing, 'The White Wind'

2:32pm May 19, 2017

by Tom Huizenga

The Crossing, a new music choir from Philadelphia, communes with nature in John Luther Adams' "holy" ode to the wind, the skies and birds.

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After A Detour, Land Of Talk's Elizabeth Powell Finds A New Way Home

2:25pm May 19, 2017

by Marissa Lorusso

Before Elizabeth Powell of the indie rock band Land Of Talk could make the band's third album, Life After Youth, she had to deal with family illness, losing her voice and a crisis of confidence.

Troker performs at Tiny Desk Concert on April 5, 2017 (Marian Carrasquero/NPR)

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Troker: Tiny Desk Concert

12:26pm May 19, 2017

by Felix Contreras

Mexico may not be known for its jazz, but the young lions of Troker are a promising hope to make the country and its capital city a destination.

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The Story Of Aldous Harding's 'Party,' Track By Track

11:13am May 19, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The New Zealand singer and songwriter digs into the motivations and inspirations inside her brilliant new record, Party.

ALA.NI (left) and Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band perform Friday at World Cafe Live.

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Watch Live: ALA.NI, Paul Shaffer Perform In Philadelphia

9:13am May 19, 2017

by Rachel Horn

The jazz-influenced singer and the former Late Show bandleader will perform at World Cafe Live as part of Non-Comm 2017, starting Friday at 12 p.m. ET.

Burial's new single, Subtemple / Beachfires, is out now.

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Burial Releases A Surprise New EP, 'Subtemple'

8:28am May 19, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The U.K. producer fully falls into the ambient goo on these two new tracks, as alien synths whisper and stir to a close encounter of another kind.

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Goldfrapp On World Cafe

6:00am May 19, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The duo's latest release is visceral dance music — an album you feel in your body before you process in your brain.