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Wednesday, September 29 2010

  • New York City Bands Tap Into Colombian Music Fever September 29, 2010

    Queens is home to a rich Colombian musical community that is mixing traditional Afro-Colombian sounds with contemporary American music in interesting ways. Watch our audio slideshow a... (article)

  • Retro chic or just a retread? September 29, 2010

    <p>John Schaefer says, sometimes you need to reinvent the wheel</p> (article)

  • Gig Alert: The Clean September 29, 2010

    The Clean arose from New Zealand's epic corral of brash punk talent in the early 1980s and continues to pump out Kiwi pop-rock to the masses. Download the track "Tensile" from the ban... (article)

  • Gig Alert: Khaira Arby September 29, 2010

    <p>Malian desert diva Khaira Arby makes her first appearance in the States after 20 years of performing as "the Nightingale of the North" in her country. Download her fuzzed-out Muslim trance jam "Khaira" here.</p> (article)

  • Past Masters September 29, 2010

    Throwback acts like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are carrying the torch for sixties and seventies funk and soul. But some dismiss these would-be innovators as mere imitators. Today,... (episode)

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  • Gig Alert: Procedure Club September 29, 2010

    <p>The Procedure Club came out of the unlikely hood of New Haven, Connecticut in 2008. <strong>Download</strong> the capital &ldquo;N&rdquo; Noise-collaborative's track, "Vermont II," here.</p> (article)