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News Articles: Music Features

Palberta's album <em>Palberta5000</em> is out Jan. 22.

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  • Music Interviews

Punk And Harmony: Rising Rock Trio Palberta Finds A Sweet Spot

Just as soon as you think you have a frame of reference for the Brooklyn band's sound, it swerves into an entirely new direction. Palberta's new album, Palberta5000, comes out Jan. 22.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Sam Kesler
Maria Schneider (center) whose album <em>Data Lords</em> was one of 2020's most acclaimed jazz albums, performs with her orchestra at the New York City club Jazz Standard, where the group had an 16-year annual Thanksgiving week performance that was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • Music Features

We Need To Be Able To Feel

The cost of 2020 — in lives, livelihoods, legacies and communities — is high and still being tallied. For jazz critic Nate Chinen, all that loss demands change to old ideas of critical objectivity.

January 15, 2021
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  • Nate Chinen
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Features

Equal At Last? Women In Jazz, By The Numbers

Half of the top 10 spots in 2019's NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll went to women. But a deeper look at the data from across the poll's lifetime complicates claims about women's equality in jazz.

January 12, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Pellegrinelli,
  • Shannon J. Effinger,
  • and 5 more
Dale Ann Bradley (left), Tina Adair, Gena Britt and Deanie Richardson (center) of the bluegrass band Sister Sadie do their impression of the rock band Queen.

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  • Music Features

Bluegrass Band Sister Sadie Embodies Tradition, But Bends It Too

This fall, the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie became the first all-female band ever to win the top prize at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

January 01, 2021
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  • Jewly Hight
Little Richard

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  • Music Features

In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.

December 31, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Tony Rice performs on stage during Bonnaroo 2009 in Manchester, Tenn..

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  • Music

Tony Rice Was My Guitar Hero

Bluegrass guitar legend Tony Rice died Christmas day, leaving behind an expansive catalogue devoted to exploring uncharted territory. Guitarist and fan Molly Tuttle picks his essential recordings.

December 30, 2020
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  • Molly Tuttle
Annye Anderson — stepsister of Robert Johnson — published her memoir <em>Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson</em> in June.

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  • Music Interviews

'Brother Robert' Reveals True Story Of Growing Up With Blues Legend Robert Johnson

Annye Anderson, the stepsister of Robert Johnson, whose life became a founding myth of American music, has written a memoir about the real life behind the legend.

December 29, 2020
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  • Ben James
Composer James Newton Howard in 2008.

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  • Music Features

James Newton Howard, A Composer Who Can Do It All

James Newton Howard has composed the music for more than 100 films: thrillers, Disney animation and big fantasy series. His latest is the Tom Hanks western, News of the World.

December 29, 2020
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By:
  • Tim Greiving
Sergio Arau (center) poses with fellow Botellita de Jerez bandmates. They were one of the most influential groups in the '80s after rock re-emerged in Mexico following 15 years of censorship and repression.

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  • Music Interviews

'Rompan Todo' Explores A Turbulent History Of Latin America Through Rock Music

Rompan Todo is a new Netflix six-part documentary series that explores the socio-political history of rock music in Latin America from its genesis in the 1960s to the present.

December 28, 2020
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By:
  • Betto Arcos
Little Richard in the studio, circa 1959.

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  • Music Features

He Was An Architect

Little Richard saw a depth and possibility for American culture, for black genius, that he could not fully see for himself. It's up to us to continue the work.

December 22, 2020
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By:
  • Ashon Crawley
Rapper Noname and activist and organizer Mariame Kaba joined <em>Louder Than A Riot</em> to discuss hip-hop's role in a prison-free future.

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  • Music Features

'I Want Us To Dream A Little Bigger': Noname And Mariame Kaba On Art And Abolition

What role can hip-hop play in reforming — or entirely dismantling — mass incarceration? Rapper Noname and activist Mariame Kaba joined Louder Than A Riot to discuss making revolution irresistible.

December 19, 2020
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By:
  • Sidney Madden,
  • Sam Leeds,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Features

Beethoven's Life, Liberty And Pursuit Of Enlightenment

Growing up in a progressive city, Ludwig van Beethoven embraced the ideals of the Enlightenment, the philosophical movement that shook Europe and helped shape the composer's music.

December 17, 2020
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  • Tom Huizenga

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  • Music Features

Diary Of A Fugue Year

Is it possible to hear the music of 2020 without getting lost in the noise? NPR Music's critic Ann Powers studies a year during which nearly everything about loving music was turned upside down.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Ann Powers
Charley Pride left behind a complex legacy and rich body of work that deserves closer listening.

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  • Music Features

There's Only One Charley Pride

Charley Pride was a symbol, ancestor and influence. But the country singer was also a master interpreter of song, his warm baritone attuned to deep emotion.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Jewly Hight
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Features

'It Becomes More And More Special': Paul McCartney On His Friendship With John Lennon

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Paul McCartney about the life and death of the Beatles' John Lennon, who was killed 40 years ago this week.

December 14, 2020
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