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Café Tacvba, performing a Tiny Desk Concert in September 2018.

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Café Tacvba Robbed On Tour: Two Crew Members Beaten, Instruments And Gear Stolen

10:50am May 03, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Two members of the pioneering Mexican rock band's crew were beaten and briefly kidnapped on Thursday on a highway in Mexico. Its instruments and gear were also stolen.

Rhye's new "piano project" Spirit is due out next week on Loma Vista.

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Rhye Goes Dark On Its New Single 'Needed'

10:08am May 03, 2019

by Joshua Bote

Rhye's new "piano project" titled Spirit is due May 10.

Big Thief's U.F.O.F. is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on May 3.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On May 3

5:00am May 03, 2019

by Robin Hilton

Our shortlist of the best albums out on May 3 includes Vampire Weekend's first new album in six years, life-affirming "pep talks" from Judah & The Lion, Big Thief's interdimensional sounds and more.

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Gary Carr stars as Charles "Buddy" Bolden in the jazz biopic Bolden: Where The Music Began, in theaters Friday.

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Wynton Marsalis Imagines Buddy Bolden's Jazz On-Screen: 'He Was Bringing Fire'

6:37pm May 02, 2019

Decorated jazz composer Wynton Marsalis talks about creating music inspired by an artist he's never heard play, Charles "Buddy" Bolden, for the film Bolden.

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Don't Call It A Comeback: Why Analog Will Always Have An Audience

4:12pm May 02, 2019

Digital streaming has been the industry standard for years — allowing consumers to listen to audio with unprecedented ease. But analog formats that people can put their hands on are still alluring consumers.

Melanie Charles, Lakecia Benjamin and María Grand

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Women To Watch: 3 Young Jazz Artists You Need To Know

3:38pm May 02, 2019

Alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, tenor saxophonist María Grand and vocalist and flutist Melanie Charles each talk about their artistic process.

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The Lone Bellow On Mountain Stage

2:56pm May 02, 2019

by Adam Harris

This set is book-ended by songs spanning the entirety of The Lone Bellow's career. Hear music from the group's self-titled debut and two songs from the band's 2018 acoustic EP, The Restless.

Clockwise from top left: Ki5, Kora Feder, All The Time Always, Erin Lunsford, Once & Future, Lauren Eylise

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Watch The Great Tiny Desk Contest Videos We Discovered This Week

1:06pm May 02, 2019

Our judges are one week closer to picking this year's winner! In the meantime, we hope you discover a new song or artist to love out of our favorite entries from this week.

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Better Oblivion Community Center, A Project Built On Mutual Fandom

12:49pm May 02, 2019

What could be better than a new project built on the friendship of two World Cafe favorites, Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst?

For his latest work as WILLS, songwriter and producer Will Johnson is turning to arts foundations for funding.

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Can Musicians Avoid Commercial Pressure And Still Make A Living? WILLS Is Trying

8:55am May 02, 2019

by Frannie Kelley

Will Johnson is a successful producer and songwriter who found himself questioning the music industry and his place in it. So this time, he's trying a business approach from the world of fine art.

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