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Mountain Stage
10:35 am
Mon January 28, 2013

The Cowboy Junkies On Mountain Stage

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Cowboy Junkies' Margo Timmins.
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Cowboy Junkies makes its ninth appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live in Charleston, W.V. More than 25 years after forming, the band is more active than ever: Over an 18-month span beginning in 2010, Cowboy Junkies released four new studio albums.

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Music Interviews
5:22 pm
Sun January 27, 2013

Big Freedia Lays Out The Basics Of Bounce

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Big Freedia (the stage name of New Orleans native Freddie Ross) is one of the biggest stars of the hip-hop subculture known as bounce.
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Big Freedia (the stage name of New Orleans native Freddie Ross) is one of the biggest stars of the hip-hop subculture known as bounce.
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Originally published on Tue January 29, 2013 11:29 am

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Theater
6:55 am
Sun January 27, 2013

25 Years Strong, 'Phantom Of The Opera' Kills And Kills Again

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Hugh Panaro is The Phantom and Sierra Boggess is Christine in the 25th anniversary cast of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
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The current cast of The Phantom of the Opera celebrated an unprecedented Broadway milestone Jan. 26, when the show hit its 25th anniversary.
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Opening night curtain call, Jan. 26, 1988, features Steve Barton (Raoul), Harold Prince, Michael Crawford (The Phantom), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Brightman (Christine).
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Originally published on Sun January 27, 2013 1:31 pm

The longest-running Broadway musical ever, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, celebrated Saturday another milestone: its 25th anniversary.

When it all started Jan. 26, 1988, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, a gallon of gas cost about 90 cents and a ticket to The Phantom of the Opera was a whopping $50. It was the hottest ticket in town.

Times have changed, prices have changed, but that disfigured, tortured genius who haunts the Paris Opera House, creating havoc and causing the chandelier to fall, has endured.

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Music Interviews
5:33 am
Sun January 27, 2013

Trixie Whitley: Songs For A Charmed — And Checkered — Life

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Trixie Whitley first emerged several years ago as the lead singer of the Daniel Lanois project Black Dub. Her debut as a solo artist is called Fourth Corner.
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Originally published on Sun January 27, 2013 10:00 am

In 2010, a young, Belgian-born, blues-rock singer burst onto the scene as the voice of Black Dub, a musical project founded by producer Daniel Lanois.

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Music
5:32 am
Sun January 27, 2013

New Latin Music For 2013

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The Oakland, Ca. ensemble Candelaria is one of Alt.Latino's artists to watch for 2013.
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Originally published on Sun January 27, 2013 10:00 am

What better way to fight off the winter blues than with some good music? Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd, hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino podcast, return to Weekend Edition Sunday to share some exciting releases from the coming year.

Copyright 2013 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NO. NO. NO.")

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Music Interviews
5:02 pm
Sat January 26, 2013

After 17 Years, Adam Ant Transforms Again

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Adam Ant's first album in 17 years, Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter, is an ersatz musical memoir.
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Originally published on Sat January 26, 2013 7:14 pm

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Favorite Sessions
8:03 am
Sat January 26, 2013

John Cale: The Return Of An Underground Icon

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John Cale visits KEXP's studios in Seattle for an intimate performance.
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Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale refuses to be boxed in or limited by his previous successes.

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Music News
2:03 am
Sat January 26, 2013

The Composer Who Tested Fighter Planes And Partied With Sinatra

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Jimmy Van Heusen with Frank Sinatra in the 1950s. Van Heusen wrote dozens of songs for the crooner and became Sinatra's close friend and confidant.
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Van Heusen in his second life as a World War II-era test pilot.
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Van Heusen at work in the 1960s.
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Originally published on Sat January 26, 2013 5:36 pm

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Music Interviews
2:03 am
Sat January 26, 2013

Petra Haden Covers Classic Film Scores With A Single Voice

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Petra Haden's new album is titled Petra Goes to the Movies.
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Originally published on Sat January 26, 2013 5:36 pm

Petra Haden had a problem when she was a child: "I remember watching Looney Tunes cartoons and having the music stuck in my head," the singer and violinist says.

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