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The Suffers, A Houston Funk Troupe, Makes The Big Crossover

6:25pm February 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

A year ago, the 10-piece band was working day jobs and gigging on weekends. Ari Shapiro talks with members Kam Franklin and Adam Castaneda about making the leap that landed them on a national stage.

Eric Lewis performs at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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The ELEW Trio With Veal And Tain

4:16pm February 11, 2016

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Pianist Eric Lewis did a turn in the crossover celebrity spotlight with his "rockjazz" method. But he pledges allegiance to "the jazz republic" in a new trio with Reginald Veal and Jeff Watts.

The members of OK Go float in zero gravity in a scene from their latest video, for the song "Upside Down & Inside Out."

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OK Go's New Video Is As Incredible As You'd Expect

3:37pm February 11, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The video for "Upside Down & Inside Out" shows what the band can do in little to no gravity.

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Matthew Logan Vasquez On World Cafe

3:15pm February 11, 2016

The Delta Spirit singer rocks solo in a special episode, recorded live in Austin, Texas.

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Love Stories In Union Square

2:32pm February 11, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

Alt.Latino puts aside its hatred of Valentine's Day to hear New Yorkers' tales of love lost and found.

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The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die.

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Viking's Choice: The World Is A Beautiful Place, 'Katamari Duquette'

1:26pm February 11, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

This might be the most desperately intense song in the emo band's catalog, and that's saying a lot.

Cage The Elephant performs live in studio for KCRW.

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KCRW Presents: Cage The Elephant

11:01am February 11, 2016

by Jason Bentley

Watch the Kentucky-bred garage-rock band perform "Trouble" live on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Hooded figures perform against a surreal landscape in a scene from Black Mountain's new video for the song "Mothers Of The Sun."

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Black Mountain Shreds In Epic New Video

10:22am February 11, 2016

by Robin Hilton

What unfolds in a strange clip for "Mothers of the Sun" by the Vancouver psych rock group is really anybody's guess, but one thing is certain: it is a monstrously good rock anthem.

Thad Jones composed, arranged, conducted and played trumpet and flugelhorn for the jazz orchestra he led with drummer Mel Lewis.

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Songs We Love: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, 'Backbone'

9:00am February 11, 2016

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

The first-ever gig of the most influential jazz big band of the last 50 years has emerged. It lays complex arrangements over simple blues forms. It also swings like crazy.

Carrie Rodriguez's new album, Lola, comes out Feb. 19.

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First Listen: Carrie Rodriguez, 'Lola'

11:00pm February 10, 2016

by Felix Contreras

The veteran singer and fiddler combines seemingly disparate influences into a single, gloriously cohesive Spanglish statement.