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All Blues host John Kessler spoke with Larkin Poe's Rebecca and Megan Lovell about their new live album and staying busy during the pandemic.
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Walruses have a huge vocabulary of sounds. They whistle, they grunt, and they can even sound like a steam train.But, Rosemary Ponnekanti says, they also…
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The Seattle Times has released its second annual critics poll of the best Seattle music albums of the year. The Times solicited input from more than 20…
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Music as a tool to defy authority - you’ve heard it before in countless stories of both fact and fiction. One true story of resistance within Nazi-era…
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The Columbia City Theater, in Seattle, turns 100 years old this year. At various times throughout its history it's been part of Seattle's booming 1940s…
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A test that can flag struggling readers before they're old enough to read and the power of music to help a child hear language. A literacy two-fer from the NPR Ed Team.
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"Like a Rolling Stone" is a classic today, but it flummoxed a young Bob Dylan in the studio. Newly released outtakes reveal where the song started and how it dramatically transformed.
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On the title track of his new solo disc, the Pink Floyd guitarist manages to turn an everyday annoyance into a serviceable hook. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.
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Listen closely to the music playing next time you’re grabbing coffee at Starbucks. If it’s a relaxing piano piece, it might just be the work of Tacoma…
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Veteran jazz masters "Killer" Ray Appleton and Barry Altschul have issued fine new albums this year. Both in their early 70s, it's clear they draw from extensive experience. So how might that translate to making music that's fun to listen to?