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Saturday May 28, 2011

All Songs Considered

Sasquatch 2011: Behind The Scenes

May 28, 2011 • The Gorge amphitheater outside Seattle has to be one of Earth's most beautiful spots, and it's the backdrop to a long weekend of amazing music.

Wednesday March 2, 2011

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The Record

Slow And Steady: Vinyl Survives

March 2, 2011 • As other formats have come and gone, a small but devoted audience has kept the LP alive.

Slow And Steady: Vinyl Survives

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Monday January 31, 2011

Shantel Mitchell

Live in Concert

Best Coast In Concert

January 31, 2011 • It got loud at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club when the punk-infused band Wavves and the garage-rock revivalists in Best Coast came together for a night of live music.

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Friday December 10, 2010

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The Best Music Of 2010

KCRW's Best L.A. Bands Of 2010

KCRW

December 10, 2010 • Los Angeles spawned a ton of remarkable music in 2010, and no one knows L.A. better than NPR station KCRW. Music director and Morning Becomes Eclectic host Jason Bentley selects his cream of the SoCal crop.

KCRW's Best L.A. Bands Of 2010

Wednesday December 8, 2010

All Songs Considered

Carrie Brownstein's Top 10 (Plus One) For 2010

December 8, 2010 • NPR Music contributor Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) shares some of her favorite recordings of the year.

Tuesday December 7, 2010

The Best Music Of 2010

The Year In Music, 2010

December 7, 2010 • Take a listen to our biggest surprises, songs of the year, and more.

The Year In Music, 2010

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Thursday October 21, 2010

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World Cafe

Best Coast On World Cafe

WXPN

October 21, 2010 • Lo-fi surf-rock's sweetheart released one of the most debated albums of 2010, Crazy For You. Hear the trio's sun-soaked pop live in the WXPN studios.

Best Coast On World Cafe

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Tuesday August 24, 2010

Best Coast: A Song For What's Left Of Summer

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Song Of The Day

Best Coast: A Song For What's Left Of Summer

August 24, 2010 • As summer rambles on, Best Coast's bright guitars and lovelorn lyrics are a perfect soundtrack for bumming around the beach on a sweltering day. The band is fronted by Bethany Cosentino, who, among other things, seems to have a songwriter's obsession with boys, laziness and marijuana. She rounds one of those bases in "Boyfriend."

'Boyfriend' by Best Coast

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Tuesday July 27, 2010

In Stock?: New CDs from Avenged Sevenfold, Best Coast and Seu Jorge

Mexican Summer

The Record

In Stock?: New CDs from Avenged Sevenfold, Best Coast and Seu Jorge

July 27, 2010 • Each week, we check five record stores around the country to see what new releases they have in the building.

Friday July 23, 2010

Best Coast: A Surf-Rock Revival With 'Crazy For You'

The duo of singer-songwriter Bethany Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, Best Coast plays straightforward power-pop saturated with West Coast imagery. David Black hide caption

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Music Interviews

Best Coast: A Surf-Rock Revival With 'Crazy For You'

July 23, 2010 • In recent years, there's been a resurgence of sun-baked rock, and Best Coast is now at its forefront. The duo of singer-songwriter Bethany Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, Best Coast plays straightforward power-pop saturated with West Coast imagery. Download "Boyfriend," the first track from its upcoming debut, here.

Best Coast: A Surf-Rock Revival With 'Crazy For You'

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Tuesday July 6, 2010

All Songs Considered

Summer Music Preview

July 6, 2010 • Summer is here and with it comes a crush of great new music. On this edition of All Songs Considered hear previews from Frazey Ford, solo work from Radiohead drummer Phil Selway, M.I.A. and more.

Summer Music Preview

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Thursday March 18, 2010

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SXSW Music Festival

SXSW 2010: Best Coast, Live In Concert

KEXP

March 18, 2010 • Best Coast have been one of the most talked-about bands in the weeks leading up to SXSW 2010. In this set from the Gibson Guitar Showroom from KEXP, Best Coast plays poppy, lo-fi surf rock.

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