We close out May with some stellar shows, including the Gaslight Anthem at Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette and the Steve Morse Band in Homer, along with some cool events around Ithaca. Plus, lots of local and regional favorites are playing around the area in the coming days to get you through the Memorial Day weekend!
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The Indonesian artist Nicole Zefanya brings a tiny toy piano and sleek songs to this Tiny Desk debut.
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Rarities and world premiers of the great African-British composer
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician Peter One about starting from scratch in Nashville after a successful career in Côte d'Ivoire and his first album in decades Come Back to Me.
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2023's Tiny Desk Contest unique, winning band performs a range of emotional and creative songs.
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In this March 2023 interview, Joy spoke about coming from a family of gospel singers. In February, she became the second jazz performer in Grammy history to win the award for best new artist.
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The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd
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Made famous on TikTok, "if i were a fish" is a silly, fun ode to self-acceptance and self-confidence from the musician corook.
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George Michael Todd — a generous, "gentle giant" — died of sudden cardiac death. He served in Afghanistan and returned home with PTSD. In 2017 he released an album called Combat Medicine.
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Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World."
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NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the emotional power of the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" following singer Tina Turner's death.
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NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has a trick to get her kids to fall asleep at bedtime: lullabies. Science backs it up: Singing to your child helps them fall asleep faster, even than listening to Mozart!
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Who better than to capture Barbie's existential dread than Dua Lipa? Her disco-pop number is the first single off the Barbie The Album soundtrack.
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The musician talks about his latest album and shares memories of the late David Crosby.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks with singer-songwriter Arlo Parks about the inspiration for her new album.
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