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An evening concert during the 2015 edition of Lincoln Center's Out of Doors annual festival. All of the New York cultural institution's signature summer programming has been canceled for 2020.

New York's Lincoln Center Cancels All Programming Through The End Of August

5:27pm April 09, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The wide-ranging shows presented by one of the nation's top performing arts centers are a summer staple in New York City. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will not return until 2021.

Richard Teitelbaum, photographed performing at the BIMHUIS in Amsterdam on Oct. 18, 1991.

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Richard Teitelbaum, Experimentalist With An Earth-Spanning Ear, Dead At 80

5:23pm April 09, 2020

by Nate Chinen

As a young man, Teitelbaum looked to avant-garde artists like John Cage for inspiration. He'd later follow those footsteps towards figuring out how to make music from — what else? — brain waves.

Stone & Snow submitted its entry "Cruel" to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest.

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The Best 2020 Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Saw This Week: Volume 5

12:00pm April 09, 2020

This week, our favorite entries bring you raucous guitars, resilience, contemplation and lots of houseplants. There's still time to enter; send us your video by April 27.

Railroad Earth performs on Mountain Stage.

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Railroad Earth On Mountain Stage

10:23am April 09, 2020

by Dave Lavender

Railroad Earth returns to Mountain Stage to share cuts from the band's recent album, All For The Song.

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How Raveena Is Recharging And Reconnecting During Quarantine

10:00am April 09, 2020

by Raveena

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm and comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Raveena recommends taking time to rest and reconnect with community.

Black Thought plays a Tiny Desk Home concert.

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Black Thought Of The Roots: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

6:29am April 09, 2020

by Abby O'Neill

Watch one of the greatest emcees in hip-hop history perform three new songs in quarantine.

Stan Ridgway of Wall of Voodoo performs in the band's video for "Mexican Radio."

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Combining Film Scores And Pop Rock, Wall Of Voodoo Was Not Just A One-Hit Wonder

5:02am April 09, 2020

As part of NPR's series "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas recommends "Ring of Fire" by Wall of Voodoo. The band is mostly known for its 1983 hit "Mexican Radio."

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Brooklyn Rider's Nicholas Cords On Beethoven, Gratitude And The Power Of Creativity

10:00am April 08, 2020

by Nicholas Cords

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Nicholas Cords is finding solace in a thankful musical sentiment from Beethoven.

King Princess plays a Tiny Desk Home concert.

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King Princess: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am April 08, 2020

by Bob Boilen

From her "quarantine shed" in Hawaii, King Princess performs three songs from Cheap Queen in ways we never would have imagined.

John Prine, seen here performing during Coachella in 2014, died Tuesday night from complications of COVID-19.

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John Prine, Revered Nashville Songwriter, Dies At 73 From COVID-19 Complications

10:13pm April 07, 2020

by Annie Zaleski

The folk and country star had been hospitalized on a ventilator for more than a week.