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This week, capitalist blues, a rap concept album, and way too much Xmas music. Plus, new Beirut and Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society's delightful mash-up, "Baba O'Terry Riley." (article)
Composer and co-founder of the instrumental group Bell Orchestre, Richard Reed Parry is also a member of Arcade Fire. His "Quiet River of Dust" project performs new works in-studio. (episode)
Legendary guitarist Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) has a deep relationship with American blues and folk music. On the release of his memoir, he joins us in-studio. (episode)
Week of Oct. 22: This week, Ol’ Blue Eyes, Old Sea Brigade, and an old sea disaster set to music by Public Service Broadcasting. Plus, new music from Denitia. (article)
Composer, singer, and tinkerer, Matthew Dear, brings his experimental electronic artistry to the studio to perform songs from his latest, 'Bunny', in-studio. (episode)
Songwriter, guitarist, and composer Jill Sobule tackles breakup anthems and looks back at her first crush on her latest record, ‘Nostalgia Kills’. She plays these songs in-studio. (episode)
Week of October 15: This week, music for Harry Potter by Imogen Heap, a musical spell from Esperanza Spalding, a new immigrant song, and Derek Brown, the beatboxing sax player. (article)
Using the cell as musical metaphor for human beings, vocalist and composer Meredith Monk takes the micro to macro in "Cellular Songs." Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble perform in-studio. (episode)
Chicago-based Ohmme leans toward the experimental without losing a rockenroll edge. They join us in-studio to perform disorienting and earworm-y songs from their latest record, "Parts". (episode)
British quartet Sons of Kemet, led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, is a propulsive, fiery, unstoppable party of Caribbean music, jazz, and hip hop. They play their tunes in-studio. (episode)