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New music string quartet ETHEL plays music by Layale Chaker, Dan Friel, and Todd Rundgren, and talks about the challenges of making music at a distance, presented via The Greene Space. (episode)
Scottish singer/songwriter James Yorkston is a natural storyteller. He joins us with members of Sweden’s Second Hand Orchestra to play songs from his new album, "The Wide Wide River." (episode)
Week of Jan. 25: This week, a premiere from Balkan Taksim, Billie Eilish & Rosalia’s brooding superstar duet, and hard-rockin’ music for the end times by Pharoahe Monch and th1rt3en. (article)
The Austin-TX-based guitarist Gary Clark Jr. plays a scorching and gritty acoustic set, in-studio. (From the Archives, 2013.) His most recent record is 2019's "This Land." (episode)
This week, songs for MLK Day by Moira Smiley, Michael Leonhart and JSWISS, and a Billie Holiday cover. Plus, Cha Wa mixes NOLA funk with Mardi Gras Indian traditions. (article)
Trumpeter, composer, & collaborator Keyon Harrold was the sound behind Don Cheadle's Miles Davis in "Miles Ahead." He joined us to play tunes from his record, "The Mugician," in-studio. (episode)
The road-warrior Toronto rock band Metric shows off their latest tight, taut songwriting, in-studio. (From the Archives, 2015) (episode)
This week, a climate song from The Weather Station, an eerie song of nature by Virgil Abloh and serpentwithfeet, and R&B from Rhye. (article)
Dust Bowl Faeries draw from New Orleans Voodoo rituals, traditional Yiddish folk song, and vaudeville. They join us remotely to play goth cabaret songs from The Plague Garden. (episode)
Sax player Donny McCaslin, who was hand-picked by David Bowie for "Blackstar," mixes art-rock, jazz, and electronica on his 2018 record, "Blow." He and his band play in-studio. (episode)