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Storyteller Dessa Calls Attention to Current Events, In-Studio
Rapper, singer, and songwriter Dessa is a longtime member of Minneapolis’s influential Doomtree collective, has toured and recorded with orchestras, and been artist-in-residence at Th... Apr 2, 2026
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#5125, New Releases, March 2026
March brought all kinds of new music into our lives, from fresh musings of guitarist Bill Orcutt to expansive sonic spaces of Will Graefe and Spencer Zahn, and more. Mar 31, 2026
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Omar Offendum at BAM
The Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum returns to BAM to celebrate 150 years of Arab culture in NY as part of a 5-hour event marking Arab-American Heritage Month on Saturday, April 4. Apr 3, 2026
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Julia Úlehla and Dálava Forge Ancestral Connections Via Moravian Folk Songs, In-Studio
The duo called Dalava has put out three albums based on old Czech, specifically Moravian, folk songs, sourced from melodies transcribed over 100 years ago by the great- grandfather of... Mar 30, 2026
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#5126, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Donny McCaslin, Elisapie
Inuk musician Elisapie reworks songs of her youth, sung in the Inuktitut language. Also, saxophonist Donny McCaslin leads a rock-influenced band in tunes from his 2025 album, in-studio. Apr 2, 2026
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#5122, With Shane Parish, 'Autechre Guitar', In-Studio
American guitarist Shane Parish (Ahleuchatistas, Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet) plays his improbable arrangements of pieces by the English electronic music duo Autechre, in the studio. Mar 19, 2026
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Argentine Singer and Guitarist Marilina Bertoldi Rebrands Rock 'n' Roll, In-Studio
Argentine singer-songwriter Marilina Bertoldi’s brand of rock 'n' roll contains multitudes between the old and the new. Her electric guitar, though it may only be a decade old, has al... Mar 26, 2026
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The New Pornographers Test New Grounds with New Songs, In-Studio
Canadian indie rock collective The New Pornographers has a history that spans almost three decades. Leaving nine albums behind, the band enters a new era with The Former Site Of, whic... Mar 23, 2026
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Weekly Music Roundup: mary in the junkyard, Ruido Tovar, and The New Pornographers
This week, Ye’s long-delayed return, Em Spel’s surreal folk, and a Latin dance supergroup. Also, new music from The New Pornographers and mary in the junkyard. Mar 27, 2026
