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A still from Cinemechanica's "Hang Up The Spurs" video.

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When Paper Robots Attack! Watch A Video For Cinemechanica's 'Hang Up The Spurs'

1:30pm August 16, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Well, that escalated quickly. A border dispute goes horribly, hilariously wrong in a hyper-violent video made using construction paper, set to the Georgia band's deranged math-rock.

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Steve Gunn On World Cafe

1:28pm August 16, 2016

The eclectic guitarist celebrates the open road with his newest album, Eyes On The Lines. Hear a conversation and performance.

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Larry Groce On Mountain Stage

12:55pm August 16, 2016

Hear the Mountain Stage host and founder play a full set of songs from Live Forever, his first album in 27 years.

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PWR BTTM's New Song Is A Real Tear-Jerker

10:49am August 16, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The song, "New Hampshire," was originally written for the duo's 2015 full-length Ugly Cherries, but scrapped until now. It ponders the end of everything, including the birds in the sky and the sun.

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Songs We Love: Peter Eldridge, 'Mind To Fly'

9:00am August 16, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An American vocalist shades his tune about the end of a love affair with the colors and rhythms of Brazil.

Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira make up the Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue.

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On 'Siete Raíces,' Dengue Dengue Dengue Fuses Techno And Tradition

5:54pm August 15, 2016

The Peruvian electronic duo's influences range from Colombian guacharaca to dub techno. Members Rafael Pereira and Felipe Salmon break down each component of their sound.

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World Cafe Next: Ethan Burns

4:16pm August 15, 2016

The young Californian has the kind of voice that you hear and immediately believe. Listen to two songs from his debut EP.

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Bonnie Bishop On World Cafe

3:57pm August 15, 2016

The Nashville singer's inner Dusty Springfield comes out on her newest album, Ain't Who I Was. Hear her perform three songs live in the studio.

Tiny Desk Concert with Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals.

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Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals: Tiny Desk Concert

2:00pm August 15, 2016

by Bobby Carter

Watch the invigorating, genre-busting bandleader, drummer, singer and rapper perform four songs — three from this year's Malibu, plus one surprising audience request.

The members of The Westerlies call themselves "an accidental brass quartet."

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Songs We Love: The Westerlies, 'Saro'

11:50am August 15, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

Hear the self-described "accidental brass quartet" put a new spin on an old British ballad in an evocative arrangement by Nico Muhly and Sam Amidon.