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World Cafe's 20th-anniversary celebration continues with a look back at Costello's many appearances on the show, including a conversation with collaborator Allen Toussaint about their post-Katrina tribute.
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Valentine's Day only comes once a year, so you might as well take it slow. Turn down the lights and turn up this 67-song mix of soul and lovers' rock, curated by NPR Music's resident DJ, Cuzzin B.
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Shearwater's songs about man's relationship with nature boom and swoop with epic grace and grandeur. The new Animal Joy pairs singer Jonathan Meiburg's brainy proclamations with brawny, searching arrangements.
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The fourth album from the British brother act is a work of dynamic prog-pop that would make the members of Yes jealous.
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Hear the immensely talented string quartet plumb new depths and play Beethoven, a new piece by Christopher Tignor and a new piece they collaboratively composed.
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Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is best known for her hit single "I Kissed a Girl." But today she's taking on a new kind of project: writing original music for a new staging of the play Yentl. Her version shares little with Barbra Streisand's movie musical.
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An Internet hit is becoming the anthem for Russian protesters as they march against Vladimir Putin's rule. The musicians in the video aren't rock stars; they're veterans of the Russian army.
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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, the hosts of NPR Music's Alt. Latino share Latin love songs from a time-honored tradition.
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Cocker has one of the most recognizable voices in rock. The British balladeer discusses old demons and a new album.
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For Van Etten, her ever-evolving music has been a way to combat shyness and social anxiety.
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Bjork told a journalist recently that she'd always wanted to be a music teacher. And so at the New York Hall of Science, she was,
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Born and raised in small-town Texas, Foster spent time in both New York and the U.S. Navy Band before settling back in Austin. Her new album, Let It Burn, features a mix of originals and covers, plus some stirring collaborations with The Blind Boys of Alabama.
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A new crowdfunded festival in Philadelphia, plus Jamal, James and Junebug.
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There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966. Watch a live concert webcast at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 13.
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The show is effecting established artists' careers just as much as it's birthing new ones.