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Friday April 24, 2009

SXSW Music Festival

Video: Micachu At SXSW

April 24, 2009 • Mica Levi fronts the wildly playful and inventive British rock band Micachu and the Shapes. Normally, the group plugs in, turns up the volume and plays as a trio. But for this video performance at the South by Southwest music festival and conference, Levi plays by herself, with just a child-sized acoustic guitar. Watch how she stretches the limits of six nylon strings and a magic marker.

Friday April 17, 2009

Technology

File-Sharing 'Pirate Bay' Operators Get Torpedoed

April 17, 2009 • The four were convicted Friday of helping Internet users download copyrighted materials. They were sentenced to one year in prison and $3.6 million in fines.

Wednesday April 15, 2009

SXSW Music Festival

Video: PJ Harvey And John Parish At SXSW

April 15, 2009 • After an extensive negotiation involving three cups of hot green tea, PJ Harvey and John Parish agreed and performed two beautiful songs from their new album, A Woman a Man Walked By.

Friday April 3, 2009

SXSW Music Festival

Video: 3 New Songs From Mirah, Live In Austin

April 3, 2009 • Lots of artists mix digital and acoustic sounds, but Mirah does it with remarkable control and grace. Her songs are never overly produced or overly sentimental. They're just a little dark, with something bubbling quietly beneath humming electronics and gently strummed guitars. See Mirah perform three new songs from her latest album, (A)spera, at the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Thursday April 2, 2009

Studio Sessions

Kinky's Mexican Rock, Live In Studio 4A

April 2, 2009 • The Mexican electronic rock band Kinky performs songs from its latest album Barracuda. Lead singer Gil Cerezos talks with host Michel Martin about the band's collaborative spirit, and how it's managed to win over a devoted international following despite little commercial radio airplay.

Kinky's Mexican Rock, Live In Studio 4A

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Tuesday March 31, 2009

SXSW Music Festival

Video: St. Vincent Rehearses For SXSW

March 31, 2009 • ASC host Bob Boilen and producer Robin Hilton visit a practice studio outside Austin, Texas, where Annie Clark and her band St. Vincent rehearsed for the SXSW music conference and festival.

Wednesday March 25, 2009

SXSW Music Festival

Video: Grandaddy's Jason Lytle At SXSW

March 25, 2009 • Through the '90s, until the group disbanded in 2006, Grandaddy built a loyal audience by making beautifully orchestrated, neo-psychedelic space-pop.

Monday March 16, 2009

Music Interviews

Remixing YouTube, One Video At A Time

March 16, 2009 • The latest viral video doesn't just come from YouTube — it's a remix of it. Amateur musicians with video cameras and homemade gadgets are all the playthings of an Israel-based musician and producer named Kutiman, who blends their sounds and images into unique songs.

Remixing YouTube, One Video At A Time

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Monday March 9, 2009

All Songs Considered

SXSW 2009 Preview

March 9, 2009 • On this edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton, Stephen Thompson about some of the bands they're most looking forward to seeing at SXSW.

SXSW 2009 Preview

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Sunday March 8, 2009

Studio Sessions

India.Arie: 'Love And Politics,' Live In Studio

March 8, 2009 • The popular singer-songwriter says her new album, Testimony, Vol. 2, is about "the oneness of all things." Watch video from a studio session by India.Arie, recorded live in NPR's Studio 4A.

India.Arie: 'Love And Politics,' Live In Studio

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Saturday February 28, 2009

Studio Sessions

In Studio: Ben Kweller's Country Makeover

February 28, 2009 • As a teenager, the singer-songwriter was already touring the world with his rock band. His new album takes him back to before then, when country music blasted out of Texas radio stations. He performs a solo acoustic set in NPR's Studio 4A.

In Studio: Ben Kweller's Country Makeover

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Tuesday December 30, 2008

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Tiny Desk

David Dondero: Tiny Desk Concert

December 30, 2008 • He should be a name everyone knows by now. Instead, troubadour David Dondero returned to NPR having slept the night before in his car.

Audio Only: David Dondero's Tiny Desk Concert

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Tuesday November 11, 2008

Favorite Sessions

Janis Ian: Behind Her Songs And Life

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November 11, 2008 • By the time she was 16, Janis Ian already had a Grammy and a permanent place in the American consciousness. Her new autobiography shares the sometimes shocking stories behind her life and music. In a session from Folk Alley, she performs a cross section of her songs.

Listen Now: Janis Ian On Folk Alley

Wednesday October 22, 2008

Studio Sessions

Rachael Yamagata Writes To Overcome

October 22, 2008 • The singer-songwriter's newest project is a double album focusing on two different parts of her personality. Elephants is contemplative, while Teeth Sinking Into Heart is upbeat, rhythmic and fun.

Rachael Yamagata Writes To Overcome

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Sunday September 28, 2008

From Our Listeners

Homework: Odd Musical Instruments

September 28, 2008 • Last week, host Andrea Seabrook asked listeners to send in home recordings and photographs of their oddest musical instrument. The responses were eclectic, and some were indeed strange. Here is a smattering of some of the more interesting instrument descriptions from listeners.

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