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Roky Erickson, Hop Along, Talib Kweli & more added to 2018 SXSW lineup
SXSW Music Festival, which starts in two weeks, just announced it’s final lineup additions for 2018 which also include Ted Leo, Action Bronson, OSHUN, Yonatan Gat (w/ Thor Harris), Hiss Golden Messenger, Homeboy Sandman & Edan, G Perico, Leikeli47, and more.
A Prairie Home Companion officially retitled 'Live From Here' (listen to 1st ep w/ Jeff Tweedy)
After cutting ties with Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion has officially been retitled
NPR's Top 100 Songs of 2017
NPR Music’s list includes tracks from Cardi B, Big Thief, King Krule, Drake, Harry Styles, Father John Misty, and more.
NPR's Top 50 Albums of 2017
As always, NPR’s list mixes the pop/rock/rap/electronic/etc choices that most lists have with jazz, contemporary classical, and other stuff you may not have heard of.
Bon Iver, Jeff Tweedy, Margo Price & more celebrated NPR Music's 10th anniversary (pics, videos)
Robert Glasper, Kronos Quartet, Bilal, Black Thought, Tank and the Bangas and even more showed up to the event, which had an entirely surprise lineup.
'A Prairie Home Companion' to change name after Garrison Keillor fired for “inappropriate behavior”
Garrison Keillor, the creator of and former host of long-running NPR variety series A Prairie Home Companion as well as contributing to other NPR programs, has been fired from Minnesota Public Radio following accusations of “inappropriate behavior with an individual who worked with him.” As a result, MPR is changing the name of the long-running series.
NPR's 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women
The list is being celebrated with a free NYC show tonight, headlined by Rickie Lee Jones, who will perform Pirates in full (#49 on the list).
Torres reveals LP details & title track, playing NPR 'Greatest Albums by Women' show
Torres’ 4AD debut is called ‘Three Futures’ and the title track and its video are out now. Before her tour, Torres will play a free NYC show in celebration of NPR’s upcoming list of the 150 Greatest Albums by Women with Hurray for the Riff Raff, Lizzo, Ronnie Spector, Rickie Lee Jones, and more.
this week's playlist for BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on Sirius XMU
This week’s episode features songs from Mitski, Solange, Blood Orange, ANOHNI, Leonard Cohen and more.