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Clockwise from upper left: KOKOKO!, Indigo Sparke, Yola Carter, Tamino, Cimafunk, Silvina Moreno

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2019 SXSW Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

1:12pm March 19, 2019

Hear the shredded noise rock of Rev Rev Rev, the thundering soul of Yola Carter, Afro-Cuban grooves from Cimafunk, the warped and woozy pop of Rose Droll and much more in our 2019 SXSW wrap-up.

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Robert Ellis inside the World Cafe Performance Studio

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Robert Ellis Twists The Clichés Of The Traditional Saloon Player

12:39pm March 19, 2019

Ellis has embraced his dangerous side to a deliciously fun effect with his latest project, Texas Piano Man.

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Pianist David Deveau Offers An Intimate Take On Works By Mozart And Beethoven

3:06pm March 18, 2019

by Lloyd Schwartz

Deveau and the Borromeo String Quartet perform piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven as chamber music on a new recording. Lloyd Schwartz says the album is "full of feeling and discovery."

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Members of the rock group Four O'clock Heroes, performing in 2011, used MySpace to promote their work. The social network may have lost millions of media files uploaded by users.

MySpace Says It Lost Years Of User-Uploaded Music

1:08pm March 18, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Millions of music and other media files may have been lost, the company acknowledges. The news comes after some users reported difficulty accessing their music files over the past year.

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Popping In For a Pint And Tune At The Cobblestone In Dublin

12:58pm March 18, 2019

This cozy spot in Smithfield, Dublin is beloved by locals, tourists and musicians from far and wide.

Bell X1's Paul Noonan and World Cafe host Talia Schlanger stand outside of Pablo Picante's where The Dublin Arts Club once stood.

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Bell X1's Paul Noonan Takes 'World Cafe' On A Tour Of Dublin

12:30pm March 18, 2019

There's something extra special about going to visit an artist in the place where it all began.

Nao performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Feb. 11, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

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Nao: Tiny Desk Concert

11:36am March 18, 2019

by Sidney Madden

The U.K.-based singer-songwriter takes the Tiny Desk on a cosmic journey through her Saturn return.

Wyclef Jean performed at the Tiny Desk Family Hour at SXSW 2019.

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Tiny Desk Family Hour: Wyclef Jean

10:19am March 18, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

The former Fugees star brought an electric guitar and a young protégé.

Ex Hex's It's Real is due out March 22 on Merge.

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First Listen: Ex Hex, 'It's Real'

9:39am March 18, 2019

by Mike Katzif

The D.C.-based three-piece Ex Hex, in a word, rocks. For its new record, the band shakes up the frayed-but-taut tumult for which its known with some nods to '70s prog-rock and '80s hair-metal.

A photo of surf guitarist Dick Dale (with guitar) and his band, the Del-Tones.

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Dick Dale, Surf Guitar Legend, Dead At 81

12:51am March 18, 2019

Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took guitar distortion to new levels and whose version of "Misirlou" became pop-culture shorthand, died on Saturday night.