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Love Is the King is a new solo album from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, featuring his sons Spencer and Sammy.

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Family Reigns Supreme On Jeff Tweedy's New Album, 'Love Is The King'

6:42pm October 29, 2020

The leader of Wilco isn't touring anytime soon, but he's kept creating with help from his sons, who appear with him on a new solo album and in a playful livestream series on Instagram.

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In the early 2000s, DJ Drama's mixtapes launched artists' careers and defined a new sound. But when mixtapes became a scapegoat for the music industry's collapse, Drama took the fall.

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The Raid That Changed Rap

6:34pm October 29, 2020

When federal agents raided DJ Drama's studio in 2007 over his Gangsta Grillz empire, he became a martyr for mixtape culture. In many ways, it never recovered.

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Kelsey Waldon Covers Nina Simone's 'Mississippi Goddam' On New EP

9:00am October 29, 2020

by Bruce Warren

They'll Never Keep Us Down is the title of a forthcoming EP from Nashville singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon, on which she covers protest and empowerment songs.

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring bassists Cachao, Andy González, and Charnett Moffett.

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Crate Digging With Christian McBride: The History Of Latin Bass

8:30am October 29, 2020

Hear the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in 2006, with four virtuoso bassists: Rubén Rodríguez, Charnett Moffett, the late Andy González, and the mighty Cachao, two years before his death.

Boston's music scene is brimming with talented artists, some of whom have stopped by GBH for studio sessions captured by the station's Emmy Award-winning Front Row Boston.

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5 Local Live Performances From GBH's Fraser Performance Studio

5:00am October 29, 2020

by Stacy Buchanan

From the Ballroom Thieves to Anjimile, listen to five stand out performances from local musicians in Boston, recorded live from GBH's acoustically pristine Fraser Performance Studio.

"I think a lot of my last record is just me trying to find some peace with saying whatever stream-of-consciousness things that come to my head," Nick Hakim says. "It's therapeutic for myself."

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Play It Forward: Nick Hakim Finds Humor In Darkness

6:23pm October 28, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brooklyn-based musician Nick Hakim about creating little worlds with music and the artist he is grateful for: Laraaji.

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Why Algiers Went Personal Instead Of Political In 2020

3:56pm October 28, 2020

The rock band Algiers has a reputation for being a firebrand. But that wasn't the case on There Is No Year.

Ty Dolla $ign plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Ty Dolla $ign: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

12:01pm October 28, 2020

by Bobby Carter

The R&B superstar assembled some frequent collaborators — including Skrillex — for a six-song quarantine concert.

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Join NPR Music's Listening Party For OutKast's 'Stankonia'

11:40am October 28, 2020

by Lars Gotrich

Friday at 2 p.m. ET, NPR Music will host an online listening party for the 20th anniversary of OutKast's landmark album. Join the chat room, ask our expert panel questions and shout your love.

A screenshot from Beauty Pill's video for "Instant Night."

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Beauty Pill's 'Instant Night' Sets A Dreadful Moment In Motion

9:00am October 28, 2020

by Marcus J. Moore

This song, part of our 'We Insist' timeline of 2020's noteworthy protest music, was released Oct. 26.