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From April 20, 2005

Current Show: Episode 81

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Music from a found diary: The Mars Volta
Progressive rock classic from Gentle Giant
Stockholm pop from Shout Out Louds
New instrumental electronica from Moby
Pavement's Stephen Malkmus
Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty
Billy Crystal's musical uncle Milt Gabler
Live concert preview of The Decemberists

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A mysterious diary discovered in a reposessed car led to this album from experimental rockers the Mars Volta.

The Mars Volta

CD: Frances the Mute
Song: "L'Via L'Viaquez"
Label: Universal

Listen to "L'Via L'Viaquez"

Three brothers, Derek, Ray and Phil Shulman, formed Gentle Giant in 1969 at the beginning of the progressive rock movement. This year they celebrate their 35th anniversary with several reissues, including this album In A Glass House, first released in 1973.

Gentle Giant

CD: In A Glass House
Song: "The Runaway"
Label: DRT

Listen to "The Runaway"

The Shout Out Louds describe themselves as "four boys and a girl" from Stockholm who "play music together in a band." Their songs are lyrical, introspective and playfully romantic.

Shout Out Louds

CD: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
Song: "Go Sadness"
Label: Capitol

Listen to "Go Sadness"

This 2-CD set is Moby's ninth release and includes a disc of vocal tracks and one of electronic instrumentals.

Moby

CD: Hotel
Song: "Blue Paper"
Label: V2

Listen to "Blue Paper"

Stephen Malkmus is the former frontman for the '90s independent rock group Pavement. His solo work is as quirky and ironic as the sound that made Pavement famous.

Stephen Malkmus

CD: Face the Truth
Song: "Baby C'Mon"
Label: Matador

Listen to "Baby C'Mon"

Mike Doughty got his start in the avant-garde New York rock group Soul Coughing in the early 1990s. This is his third solo release since the breakup of Soul Coughing in 1998.

Mike Doughty

CD: Haughty Melodic
Song: "Looking at the World From the Bottom of A Well"
Label: ATO

Listen to "Looking at the World From the Bottom of A Well"

Milt Gabler started the Commodore record label, best known for great jazz artists like Billie Holiday. He later worked with everyone from Louis Armstrong to Bill Haley and the Comets. Gabler was also comedian Billy Crystal's uncle. Crystal here offers a tribute compilation of some of Gabler's biggest hits.

Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven

CD: Billy Crystal Presents the Milt Gabler Story
Song: "Love is Just Around the Corner"
Label: Verve

Listen to "Love is Just Around the Corner"

Hear the Decemberists live in concert on Friday, May 6, 2005. The full performance at Washington, DC's 9:30 Club will be Web-cast on NPR.org as part of our live concert series. You can hear past shows archived online from Bright Eyes, Wilco and Interpol.

The Decemberists

CD: Picaresque
Song: "Sporting Life"
Label: Kill Rock Stars

Listen to "Sporting Life"

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