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Steve Forbert on Mountain Stage.

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May 17, 2013 – The singer-songwriter performs intense, poetic Americana songs with a rock-tinged twist.

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Mieka Pauley.

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May 16, 2013 – The singer-songwriter performs raw, emotional songs with a smooth and soulful sound.

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Edmar Castañeda performs at the Americas Society.

Listen Edmar Castañeda And Friends On JazzSet WBGO

May 16, 2013 – Hear passionate improvisation across borders on Colombian harp, Argentinian bandoneón and more. WBGO

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Chris Tomson (left) and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend perform at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, Calif.

Watch Vampire Weekend, Live In Concert KCRW

May 15, 2013 – Watch the New York band perform an intimate 12-song set at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio for KCRW. KCRW

Milo Greene.

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May 15, 2013 – The cinematic pop group offsets its atmospheric melodies with a driving, energetic edge.

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Miguel Zenón.

Listen Miguel Zenón Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO

May 15, 2013 – The Puerto Rican saxophonist's stunning quartet of 10 years presents new music in concert. WBGO

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Vintage Trouble.

Listen Vintage Trouble On Mountain Stage

May 14, 2013 – The soulful rock band draws inspiration from dreamy '60s pop and '70s heavy guitar rock.

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Robben Ford.

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May 13, 2013 – The guitarist and famous sideman's influential sound mixes elements from many genres.

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Leonard Slatkin leads the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall.

Listen Spring For Music: Detroit Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall WQXR

May 13, 2013 – Leonard Slatkin leads music by Ravel and Rachmaninov, composers who straddled the 20th century. WQXR

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Conductor Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra gave the final performance in this year's Spring for Music Festival at Carnegie Hall on May 11, 2013. The program was of all 20th-century Russian music: Shchedrin's Slava, Slava; Schnittke's Viola Concerto; and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

Listen Spring For Music: National Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall WQXR

May 11, 2013 – Hear 20th-century Russian music paying tribute to the NSO's late director, Mstislav Rostropovich. WQXR

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Larry Keel & Natural Bridge.

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May 10, 2013 – The four-piece bluegrass band brings its sound from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the world.

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Steven Bernstein performs at 92Y Tribeca with Sexmob.

Watch Sexmob: Live In Concert WBGO

May 9, 2013 – Steven Bernstein's down-for-anything quartet parties to the themes of film composer Nino Rota. WBGO

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Eddie Palmieri performs at the Kennedy Center.

Listen Eddie Palmieri's Latin Jazz Septet On JazzSet WBGO

May 9, 2013 – The pianist throws elbows and forearms to get what he needs in this Kennedy Center performance. WBGO

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The Down Hill Strugglers.

Listen The Down Hill Strugglers On Mountain Stage

May 9, 2013 – The trio combines traditional string-band styles with influences from Africa, Scotland and beyond.

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Composer Nico Muhly at the piano in a live performance at LPR on May 14, 2013.

Read An Evening With Nico Muhly, 'Two Boys' And Other Works Q2

May 9, 2013 – Watch a special broadcast previewing Muhly's exciting, intrigue-filled opera Two Boys. Q2

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