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The Thistle And Shamrock: Seasons Of Mist

5:00am November 09, 2017

From the Celtic colors of Cape Breton Island to the stunning autumnal displays of the Appalachian Ridges, we feature music from Maddie Prior, Dougie MacLean and The Critton Hollow String Band.

Sharon Van Etten's newly reissued debut album, (it was) because i was in love, comes out Nov. 17.

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First Listen: Sharon Van Etten, '(it was) because i was in love'

5:00am November 09, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

Van Etten's newly reissued 2009 debut captures a sound the singer has since left behind. But it remains radiant, universal and utterly timeless.

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Daniel Johnston, 'Try To Love' (Live)

5:00am November 09, 2017

by Jason Bentley

The cult favorite is joined by an all-star band of musicians during a live performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Lin-Manuel Miranda (center) performs in Hamilton in July 2016 in New York City.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Taking 'Hamilton' To Puerto Rico

5:53pm November 08, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The show's creator hopes that the three-week run, scheduled for January 2019, will help boost economic opportunities and cultural tourism to the island.

Grandaddy performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, which was recorded for this World Cafe session.

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Grandaddy On World Cafe

1:01pm November 08, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

The band's first album following a 10-year hiatus features everything that made it great — the meeting of fuzzed-out indie rock and the lo-fi psychedelia of video games.

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Latin Roots: La Tribu De Abrante

1:00pm November 08, 2017

by Felix Contreras

From Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, hear a live set blending traditional bomba and plena with salsa, Latin jazz and lots of percussion.

Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. "I wanted to write a book that took Lou ... seriously," says biographer Anthony DeCurtis.

Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

12:01pm November 08, 2017

by Terry Gross

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis says. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game." DeCurtis' new book is Lou Reed: A Life.

Johanna Warren's Gemini II comes out Feb. 16.

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Songs We Love: Johanna Warren, 'Here To Tell'

11:00am November 08, 2017

by Karen Gwee

On the new track from the Portland folk musician's forthcoming album Gemini II, an inter-dimensional being visits a young man in his sleep.

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Dan Wilson On Mountain Stage

10:42am November 08, 2017

The songwriter and producer performs some of his famous collaborations, including Adele's "Someone Like You" and The Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready To Make Nice."

Bee Bee Sea's Sonic Boomerang comes out Nov. 17.

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Bee Bee Sea Flings A 'Sonic Boomerang' Of Psychedelic Punk

10:37am November 08, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Sonic Boomerang. Is that, like, Sonic the Hedgehog's new weapon? Nope — it's revved-up garage-punk from Northern Italy.