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Mountain Stage
11:12 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Matt Nathanson On Mountain Stage

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Matt Nathanson performs on Mountain Stage.

Originally published on Wed August 29, 2012 6:20 am

Matt Nathanson performed this set for Mountain Stage, recorded live in West Virginia, back in December 2007. The singer, who was born in Massachusetts but now lives in San Francisco, began writing songs in high school, and made his first record while attending college in 1993. He's recorded seven studio albums since — the latest of which, Modern Love, came out last year.

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All Songs Considered Blog
11:01 am
Tue July 31, 2012

Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love, For July 31

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Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 9:03 am

Apart from Rubber Soul by The Beatles, there weren't any big winners in last week's poll, the latest in our summer-long attempt to identify the albums we can all agree on.

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All Songs Considered Blog
4:03 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

Highlights: The 2012 Newport Folk Festival In Photos

There's no hiding that the Newport Folk Festival has become a more musically diverse experience.

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The Record
2:47 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

Feminist Punk Band, Imprisoned For Five Months, Gets Next Gig: Russian Courtroom

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Members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot, Nadezha Tolokonnikova (left), Yekaterina Samutsevich (center) and Maria Alyokhina, at a hearing in Moscow court on Monday.

Originally published on Mon July 30, 2012 3:46 pm

Newport Folk Festival
1:45 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

tUnE-yArDs, Live In Concert: Newport Folk Festival 2012

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tUnE-yArDs performs on the Harbor Stage at the Newport Folk Festival.

Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 7:39 am

Merrill Garbus, the mastermind behind tUnE-yArDs, often uses a minimal assortment of resources — a ukulele, some pedals, a bit of percussion here and there — to craft an explosive, unpredictable, worldly, beautiful and utterly inventive sound. On last year's widely beloved w h o k i l l, Garbus' music forms a cut-up collage of coos, howls and bold statements of purpose, but her live shows fan out into epic rave-ups, complete with a pair of saxophonists.

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Music
10:03 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Jon Cleary, Occapella, Feature CD, August 3

“Having fun with the songs of Allen Toussaint” is how Jon Cleary describes his new record, a celebration of great songs put through Cleary’s unique set of funky filters. Featuring Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, there are unexpected twists and turns on this journey through the Toussaint songbook that will keep surprising you till the last piano glissando fades away.  

Jon Cleary will perform at the Telluride Jazz Celebration. Tune-in to KSUT Friday at noon for a warm up when we feature his new CD Occapella. 

Music
10:00 am
Mon July 30, 2012

Telluride Jazz Celebration

August 3 - 5, 2012

Let there be no mistake, something extraordinary happens when you visit Telluride. More than a festival, the Telluride Jazz Festival is a lifestyle stepped in beauty, intimate in nature and alive with character. A place where music, food, people and culture are woven together in a seamless tapestry of laid back fun and pure enjoyment.
 

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