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Buke And Gass: Handcrafted Instruments, Throttling Sound

Buke and Gass performs live from the Rock 'n' Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. Abby Verbosky/NPR hide caption

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Buke And Gass: Handcrafted Instruments, Throttling Sound

Buke and Gass' joyful metal-meets-prog-rock sound and handcrafted sensibility are the product of both ingenuity and experimentation. The duo plays homemade gear, including the modified baritone ukulele ("buke") and the guitar-bass hybrid ("gass") that inspired its name.

Buke And Gass: Handcrafted Instruments, Throttling Sound

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Monday

Buke And Gass: Tiny Desk Concert

Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez of Buke and Gass play a Tiny Desk Concert October 7, 2010. Abby Verbosky/NPR hide caption

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Tiny Desk

Buke And Gass: Tiny Desk Concert

Buke and Gass' homemade quality is what draws you in at first. Arone Dyer plays a modified baritone-ukulele run through effects that squeal with delight while bandmate Aron Sanchez runs his guitar-bass hybrid through two amps. Watch the duo play a joyfully pummeling set from the Tiny Desk.

Audio Only: Buke And Gass' Tiny Desk Concert

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Tuesday

New Mix: Robert Plant, Richard Thompson And More

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All Songs Considered

New Mix: Robert Plant, Richard Thompson And More

We've got a cut from the new Rober Plant & Buddy Miller record on this edition of All Songs, plus Buke and Gass, Max Richter, Bellflur, TV on the Radio's David Sitek, The Capitalist Youth and more

New Mix: Robert Plant, Richard Thompson And More

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