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Deceptive Cadence
7:55 am
Tue October 30, 2012

Gidon Kremer's Bach Makeover

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For violinist Gidon Kremer's new album, he commissioned 11 composers to rework and build on keyboard music by J.S. Bach.
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Perhaps no other composer's music has been dressed up (and down) in a wider variety of outfits than Johann Sebastian Bach's.

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Mountain Stage
4:22 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

Chris Hillman And Herb Pedersen On Mountain Stage

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Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen make their second appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minn. As members of The Byrds, The Dillards, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Desert Rose Band, Hillman and Pedersen have been part of the fabric of American music for nearly half a century.

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World Cafe
4:15 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

Next: People Get Ready

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People Get Ready.
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Originally published on Mon October 29, 2012 5:10 pm

  • Hear two new tracks by People Get Ready

The Brooklyn band People Get Ready has been combining music and performance art since 2009, when the group first performed at The Kitchen's Dance and Process series in New York. The band released its self-titled debut earlier this month, and it's a fine collection of harmony-rich pop.

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All Songs Considered
4:09 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

Question Of The Day: Top Five Bands That Should Be Way Bigger Than They Are?

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Five Eight giving yet another one of its many memorable live performances.
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Originally published on Fri November 9, 2012 3:48 pm

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The Record
2:56 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

Dance Music Looks Beyond EDM And Hopes The Crowd Will Follow

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Richie Hawtin performs at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C. on Friday, October 26. Hawtin's CNTRL: Beyond EDM tour with Loco Dice is scheduled to launch this week.
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Skrillex performs at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Columbia, Md. on October 6.
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Originally published on Wed October 31, 2012 6:46 pm

It's 4:30 in the morning in Washington, D.C., and dank pools of sweat are collecting on the dance floor beneath a dripping basement ceiling. I can see Sonny Moore's heart beating through his shirt. The 24-year-old DJ, whose producing alias, Skrillex, is a major keyword for the new wave of American dance music, just wrapped up an intimate surprise show at U Street Music Hall (my local gateway to electronic music and a place where I also DJ from time to time).

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