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Clockwise from upper left: Big Thief, Shannon Lay, Queen of Jeans, Brittany Howard

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New Mix: Brittany Howard, Big Thief, The Messthetics, More

1:47pm August 21, 2019

This week's essential mix includes stirring solo work from Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard, a surprise release from Big Thief, a cathartic instrumental from The Messthetics and more.

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Pianist Fred Hersch Scales Up The Intimacy On 'Begin Again'

1:22pm August 21, 2019

by Kevin Whitehead

Hersch often works in small settings, either as a piano soloist, or in a duo or trio. But he amplifies his message on his latest album by teaming up with Germany's WDR Big Band.

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Nicole Bus plays a Tiny Desk Concert on July 8, 2019 (Olivia Falcigno/NPR).

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Nicole Bus: Tiny Desk Concert

12:40pm August 21, 2019

by Abby O'Neill

Nicole Bus' sound is reminiscent of vintage R&B, yet still feels current and capable of transcending age and demographics.

The Blair House Collective reads poems for Turning the Tables

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Poems For Billie Holiday And Bessie Smith From The Blair House Collective

8:00am August 21, 2019

Poets Ciona Rouse, Caroline Randall Williams and Adia Victoria are the Blair House Collective. These poems honor two of the "living, breathing, earthbound women" who inspire the Collective's work.

Post Malone performs onstage for Bud Light's Dive Bar Tour, which stopped at Exit/In in 2018.

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Music City's Finest: The 10 Best Clubs In Nashville

7:00am August 21, 2019

by Jessie Scott

Here's a brief, incomplete rundown of the city's best venues: the clubs that set the scene.

Billie Eilish's "bad guy" is officially the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Is The New No. 1 Song On The Billboard Hot 100

5:15am August 21, 2019

by Milton Guevara

Billie Eilish hits No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 with her song "bad guy," making her the first artist born in this century to top the chart.

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Billie Holiday sings at a Sunday afternoon jam session.

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Billie Full Of Grace

3:59pm August 20, 2019

by Tracy Fessenden

The only place Billie Holiday received vocal instruction also gave her bad-girl cred and an ambitious spiritual discipline. It was The House of the Good Shepherd for Colored Girls, a Catholic convent.

Sturgill Simpson's new album and movie, Sound & Fury, comes out Sept. 27.

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Hear 'Sing Along,' From Sturgill Simpson's New Album (And Anime Film)

12:21pm August 20, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

On Sept. 27, Simpson will simultaneously release a new album and an anime film on Netflix, both titled Sound & Fury. Each promises to showcase the Kentuckian's louder, looser side.

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Midland, Connoisseurs Of Country Craft, Evolves Its Vintage Sound

12:15pm August 20, 2019

by Jewly Hight

Now that the '90s country revival has gone mainstream, Midland's Let It Roll showcases the subtle arts that distinguish the band.

Kim Gordon's No Home Record comes out Oct. 13.

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Kim Gordon Announces 'No Home Record,' Her First Solo Album

11:21am August 20, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Hear the album's opening track.