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World Cafe

Watch Live: Titus Andronicus, Courtney Barnett Perform In Philadelphia

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May 16, 2018 • A broken-down duo performance from the Jersey rockers and Australian singer-songwriter. Watch the pair on World Cafe Live as part of NON-COMM 2018, starting Wednesday at 12 noon ET.

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Titus Andronicus On World Cafe

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October 21, 2015 • Hear the New Jersey band perform songs from its new punk opera, The Most Lamentable Tragedy.

Titus Andronicus On World Cafe

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Review: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'

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First Listen

Review: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'

July 20, 2015 • Shakespeare references, a cappella intermissions and sprawling 10-minute tracks aren't what first spring to mind when thinking about punk albums. But most punk albums aren't remotely like this one.

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Titus Andronicus On World Cafe

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November 15, 2012 • The New Jersey band has never shied away from big ideas, dispensed with vein-bulging urgency.

Titus Andronicus On World Cafe

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The Record

Our Band Could Be Your Life, Still

May 23, 2011 • The decade-old book about bootstrapping indie rockers is still inspiring young musicians.

Our Band Could Be Your Life, Still

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Music Reviews

Titus Andronicus: Civil War Punk Rock

May 28, 2010 • The New Jersey band's sophomore album, The Monitor, runs fast guitar music through its leader's obsession with military history. Reviewer Robert Christgau says he's impressed by the ambition of Patrick Stickles and company.

Titus Andronicus: Civil War Punk Rock

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Second Stage

Titus Andronicus: 'Titus Andronicus'

June 27, 2008 • A band named for Shakespeare's character, Titus Andronicus is erratic, frenzied, and at times borderline psychotic. The group's debut album, The Airing of Grievances, meanders from blitzkrieg punk to lo-fi post-punk to psychedelic rock, while mixing in spoken-word renditions of some of the play's most dramatic lines.

"Titus Andronicus"

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