Composer Deborah Wicks La Puma writes music for Mo Willems' musicals including Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience. A new animated version is on HBO Max. HBO Max hide caption
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Left-handed, Elizabeth Cotten turned the guitar so the bass strings were at the bottom, therefore "backwards." She used her thumb to play the melody and her fingers for the low notes. John Cohen, courtesy Deborah Bell, New York/National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution hide caption
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Norah Jones in a 2002 portrait to promote Come Away With Me. Lourdes Delgado hide caption
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Vijay Gupta performing with some of the professional musicians in Street Symphony at the Midnight Mission on LA's Skid Row. David Zimmerman hide caption
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From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras
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From bebop to hip-hop: Gary Bartz's sax sound shapes many eras
Tuesday
"With the pandemic, with the climate crisis, the world is becoming more and more inhospitable for more and more people," Zola Jesus tells NPR. "Arkhon is about all of that." Shervin Lainez hide caption
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Bob MARLEY; performing live on stage, 1976 Andrew Putler / Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
The Culture Corner: Bob Marley on World Cafe
Wednesday
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For pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, Ukraine war adds urgency to his most personal work
Monday
"Working together is a very egoless process," Editrix drummer Josh Daniel (right) says. "We want the music to flow when you listen to it, even if it's jarring." Richard Lenz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Singer songwriter Margo Cilker has carved out a niche performing original country songs from her home in rural Washington state. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Rural singer-songwriter Margo Cilker's pandemic hustle is paying off
Tuesday
Tenor Jamez McCorkle, who debuted the title role in the opera Omar, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, which received its world premiere on May 27 in Charleston, S.C., at Spoleto Festival USA. Leigh Webber/Courtesy of Spoleto Festival USA hide caption
The Japanese psych-rock band Les Rallizes Dénudés were after a visceral — sometimes violent — impact, borne from unimaginable loudness. M. Tezuka and OZ Press/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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S.G. Goodman composed parts of her new album, Teeth Marks, to evoke the feeling of traumatic experiences building up in the body. Ryan Hartley/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Otoboke Beaver refers to Super Champon as "season two." The album refines the scorched-earth fury of its debut, but maintains the band's madcap sense of humor. Mayumi Hirata/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Star Feminine Band in Paris. Jean-Baptiste Guillot/BornBadRecords hide caption