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Bandleader and Timbalero Ivan Llanes Brings the Dance Moves, In-Studio
Episode 64
Cuban singer, percussionist, and bandleader Ivan Llanes is now based here in New York, and on his debut LP, called La Vida Misma, you hear a reflecti…
1 year, 11 months ago
Marissa Nadler Sharpens Her Elegant and Eerie Dream-Folk (Archives)
Episode 63
Boston-based Marissa Nadler writes intimate, sweeping dreamy and eerie songs, that shimmer with gothic melancholy. On her 2018 record, For My Crimes,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Indie/Prog-Leaning Post-Punk Band English Teacher, In-Studio
Episode 62
The band called English Teacher is from the northern English city of Leeds, although as their debut LP This Could Be Texas suggests, one place is ver…
1 year, 11 months ago
Guitarist and Composer Paolo Angeli, An Innovator Like No Other
Episode 61
Composer, guitarist, and instrument builder Paolo Angeli is from the Italian island of Sardinia, and his instrument began as a chiterra sarda, a larg…
1 year, 11 months ago
Richard Thompson OBE Is Still the Shreddingest (From the Archives)
Episode 60
British singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson OBE was part of the groundbreaking folk rock band Fairport Convention in the 1960's, made r…
1 year, 11 months ago
NYC's Zelenaya Sculpts Traditional Folk Into Doom Metal, In-Studio
Episode 59
The NYC group Zelenaya mixes traditional folk music with heavy metal in ways that are both surprising and convincing. Haunting three part harmonies, …
1 year, 11 months ago
Tuareg Guitar Shredder Mdou Moctar Brings the Joy, In-Studio
Episode 58
The Tuareg singer and guitarist Mdou Moctar is from Niger, and his music career began with his songs being shared across mobile phone trading network…
1 year, 11 months ago
Electronic Cinematic Pop From the Duo Ringdown, In-Studio
Episode 57
The duo called Ringdown makes what they refer to as electronic cinematic pop from Portland, Oregon. But there are also elements of folk and classical…
1 year, 11 months ago
Brooklyn-Via-Peru Combo Tipa Tipo Brings the Yacht Rock With Cowbells
Episode 56
The band called Tipa Tipo comes from Brooklyn via Peru. The trio plays an unexpectedly danceable mix of tropical Latin funk, cumbia, disco, and yacht…
1 year, 11 months ago
Julia Holter's Artful Minimalism and Fluidity, In-Studio
Episode 55
Julia Holter’s could be in the realm of contemporary classical music, experimental pop, and ambient music. Often dreamy and elusive, her songs defy e…
2 years ago