Concerts @ NPR Music

Mountain Stage
The Sea, The Sea On Mountain Stage
May 22, 2013 | NPR · The acoustic folk duo performs sweet and authentic songs from its debut album, Love We Are We Love, recorded live in West Virginia. The Sea, The Sea is set to release its debut album, recorded with producer and go-to bassist Todd Sickafoose.
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An Evening With Nico Muhly, ‘Two Boys’ And Other Works
May 22, 2013 | Q2 · Watch an intimate concert inspired by Muhly’s exciting, intrigue-filled opera Two Boys, commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Muhly is joined by close friends including singers Sam Amidon, Paul Appleby and Jennifer Zetlan, violist Nadia Sirota and violinists Angela and Jennifer Chun.
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First Listen Live: Queens Of The Stone Age, ‘…Like Clockwork’
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Josh Homme presides over a dense, textured, unpredictable sound that’s equal parts mystery, intensity, beauty and bluster. Watch QOTSA perform …Like Clockwork in its entirety, then tackle an assortment of older material, in a sold-out show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 23.
 

Mountain Stage
Loudon Wainwright III On Mountain Stage
May 20, 2013 | NPR · The singer-songwriter gives a unique and unexpectedly personal performance, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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Mountain Stage
Steve Forbert On Mountain Stage
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The singer-songwriter performs intense, poetic Americana songs with a rock-tinged twist. Hear five songs from Steve Forbert, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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Mountain Stage
Mieka Pauley On Mountain Stage
May 16, 2013 | NPR · The singer-songwriter performs raw, emotional songs with a smooth and soulful sound. Hear four songs from Mieka Pauley, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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Americas Society
Edmar Castañeda And Friends On JazzSet
May 16, 2013 | WBGO · Hear passionate improvisation across borders on Colombian harp, Argentinian bandoneón, Venezuelan cuatro and vibes from the U.S. In a set with Castañeda, his trio and special guests perform at the Americas Society in New York.
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KCRW
Vampire Weekend, Live In Concert
May 15, 2013 | KCRW · Watch the New York band perform a 12-song set, featuring material from its new album, Modern Vampires of the City. For this performance, recorded for KCRW, Vampire Weekend took a night off from a West Coast tour to play for a small audience of eager fans at Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica.
 

Miguel Zenón Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard
May 15, 2013 | WBGO · Ever since he started becoming one of the best alto saxophone players in the world, Zenón has drawn from his upbringing in Puerto Rico. But, like many Puerto Ricans, Zenón lives in New York — where his quartet of 10 years has finally been invited to play the Vanguard. It presents new music in concert.
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Mountain Stage
Vintage Trouble On Mountain Stage
May 14, 2013 | NPR · The soulful rock band draws inspiration from dreamy ’60s pop and heavy ’70s guitar-rock. Hear five songs from the group, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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Research Reveals Yeasty Beasts Living On Our Skin
May 22, 2013 | NPR · While studying microorganisms on humans is not new, tracking fungi is. In a census of sorts, scientists checked the skin of healthy volunteers. They found an expansive ecosystem of silent inhabitants.
 

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China’s Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal
May 22, 2013 | NPR · In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he’s released a song that’s turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
 

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Male Sergeant May Have Filmed Female Cadets At West Point
May 22, 2013 | NPR · The sergeant has been accused of secretly videotaping at least a dozen female cadets, sometimes when they were showering. The New York Times report follows a series of accounts in recent weeks about alleged sexual assaults within the military.
 

Arts & Life

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China’s Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal
May 22, 2013 | NPR · In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he’s released a song that’s turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
 

Styling The NBA
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Basketball star Carmelo Anthony is known off the court for his signature fashion flare. Host Michel Martin speaks with his stylist, Khalilah Williams-Webb, about what goes into dressing Anthony and other high-profile clients.
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Tattoos Still Taboo?
May 22, 2013 | NPR · America has a love/hate relationship with tattoos, but body ink is becoming more and more mainstream. Host Michel Martin speaks with Fatty, the owner of Fatty’s Custom Tattooz in Washington, D.C, about America’s fascination with tattoos, and the fading cultural taboos.
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Music

Courtesy Ai Weiwei
China’s Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal
May 22, 2013 | NPR · In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he’s released a song that’s turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
 

Mountain Stage
The Sea, The Sea On Mountain Stage
May 22, 2013 | NPR · The acoustic folk duo performs sweet and authentic songs from its debut album, Love We Are We Love, recorded live in West Virginia. The Sea, The Sea is set to release its debut album, recorded with producer and go-to bassist Todd Sickafoose.
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Daft Punk: Accessing Electronic Music’s Humanity
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Random Access Memories finds the French duo changing its music-making process in an effort to make its songs sound more human. To that end, Daft Punk enlists guest stars such as Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
 

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