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Friday April 25, 2008

Music

Replay: Smoosh Lights Up 'Dark Shine'

April 25, 2008 • The teen pop trio Smoosh play "Dark Shine," another cut from their Bryant Park Project cubicle concert.

Replay: Smoosh Lights Up 'Dark Shine'

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Thursday April 24, 2008

Bryant Park Project Video

Sister Band Smoosh Rocks Kids-at-Work Day

April 24, 2008 • The three Seattle sisters — ages 11, 14 and 16 — have opened for Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie and Sleater-Kinney. This week, they performed an acoustic version of a new song in a cubicle at NPR. Watch video of the Smoosh mini-concert.

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Friday April 18, 2008

Video Sessions

SXSW Video: Jaymay

April 18, 2008 • Jaymay has been called a folk artist and she cites Bob Dylan among her influences. But her music is more layered and unpredictable than traditional folk singers. Jaymay was in Austin, TX for this year's South by Southwest music festival and took time out of her schedule to meet with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen at the French Legation Museum, for an exclusive outdoor performance.

Video Sessions

SXSW Video: Lightspeed Champion

April 18, 2008 • It was a spectacularly beautiful day in Austin, TX when Lightspeed Champion's Dev Hynes and violinist Mike Siddell met with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen for this exclusive outdoor performance. Hynes and Siddell offered up an intimate little set as they ran through four songs, opening with "Tell Me What It's Worth," followed by "Everyone I Know is Listening to Crunk," "Galaxy of the Lost" and an inspired cover of Olivia Newton John's "Xanadu."

Bryant Park Project Video

Decemberists' Meloy Plays Live at 'BPP'

April 18, 2008 • Vocalist Colin Meloy just released Colin Meloy Sings Live!, an album of live tracks from solo performances. The songs include stripped-down Decemberists songs and other covers played at some of the best venues across the country.

Decemberists' Meloy Plays Live at 'BPP'

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Wednesday April 16, 2008

Video Sessions

'Dancing,' 'Singing,' 'Stealing' with Jason Mraz

April 16, 2008 • Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz performs in the BPP studios and discusses his forthcoming album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things, which comes out May 13.

'Dancing,' 'Singing,' 'Stealing' with Jason Mraz

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Tuesday April 15, 2008

Bryant Park Project Video

Rogue Wave Rocks at 'Heaven's Gate'

April 15, 2008 • Rogue Wave earned acclaim for its latest album, Asleep at Heaven's Gate. This summer the musicians open for Jack Johnson and Death Cab for Cutie, tonight they're on Letterman and now they're live in the BPP studio.

Rogue Wave Rocks at 'Heaven's Gate'

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Friday April 11, 2008

Bryant Park Project Video

Legendary Robyn Hitchcock Plays for the 'BPP'

April 11, 2008 • The English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock plays two songs off albums he's re-releasing — on vinyl, no less — from his out-of-print catalog.

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Friday April 4, 2008

Review

Music News

Scorsese Captures the Stones, in Shadow and 'Light'

Fresh Air

April 4, 2008 • Fresh Air's film critic says the new Rolling Stones concert film doesn't quite penetrate the band's m--teries — but that the director is a master of style, and the band is tighter than ever.

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Bryant Park Project Video

Dodos No Longer an Extinct Species

April 4, 2008 • The Dodos are a San Francisco duo who build a clattering sound out of minimal elements — just acoustic guitar, drums and voice. The band visited the BPP studios to play songs from their new disc, Visiter.

Dodos No Longer an Extinct Species

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Wednesday April 2, 2008

Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish'

NPR

Project Song

Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish'

April 2, 2008 • Witty singer-songwriter Nellie McKay had three days to write and record a song. The end result is an intricate three-part tune named after a London hotel.

Saturday March 15, 2008

Video Sessions

Tokyo Police Club Goes Acoustic for SXSW

The Current

March 15, 2008 • Tokyo Police Club's party-starting mod-punk show up minus its heavy rhythms, in an acoustic version of "Tesselate." David Monks sits solo on The Current's stage, on the corner of 7th and Red River in Austin, for the SXSW festival.

Video Sessions

The Heavy Gets Dirty and Funky

The Current

March 15, 2008 • Traveling from Noid, a small town in England, The Heavy creates a one-of-a-kind retro-soul sound that's heavy, dirty, and funky. Performing at the corner of 7th and Red River in Austin, Tex., the band plays "That Kind of Man" for a crowd at the South by Southwest Music Festival.

Friday March 14, 2008

Video Sessions

Billy Bragg's 'Mao-ist Sing-Along' at SXSW

The Current

March 14, 2008 • Backed by just an electric guitar, folk-punk legend Billy Bragg took the stage at The Current's showcase, on the corner of 7th and Red River in Austin, Texas, for SXSW.

Video Sessions

Carbon/Silicon Spreads 'The News' at SXSW

The Current

March 14, 2008 • Carbon/Silicon is a collaboration between The Clash's Mick Jones and Tony James of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, but its sound veers more toward danceable rock. See and hear the band play "The News" at the corner of 7th and Red River in Austin, Tex., for SXSW.

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