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Medeski Martin and Wood: Introducing Jazz
Medeski Martin & Wood :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 31 JAN 2008

Sunset Rubdown Gets Oblique and Ambitious
Sunset Rubdown :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 08 JAN 2008

Thao Nguyen's Broad Stroke of Brooding Honesty
Thao Nguyen :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 04 JAN 2008

Viva Voce's Rock 'n' Roll 'Wrecking Ball'
Viva Voce :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 11 DEC 2007

Cave Singers: Darkly Haunting, Warmly Familiar
The Cave Singers :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 14 NOV 2007

The Most Serene Republic's Abstract Celebration
The Most Serene Republic :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 08 NOV 2007

A Moody, Sprawling Soundscape of Futuristic Jazz
Floratone :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 02 OCT 2007

'Future Shock' Music Gets Brilliant and Bonkers
Dan Deacon :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 01 OCT 2007

Small Sins' 'Friend' Makes a Perfect Introduction
Small Sins :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 26 SEP 2007

Dark and Delicate, Hoop Finds 'Havoc in Heaven'
Jesca Hoop :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 21 SEP 2007

Playful Yet Sophisticated, Breezy Yet Bittersweet
The Brunettes :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 09 SEP 2007

Remaking a Punk Classic from Memory
Dirty Projectors :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 27 AUG 2007

'In Our Talons,' a Homemade Gem
Bowerbirds :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 30 JUL 2007

After Five Years, Finding a Way to 'Do It Better'
Imperial Teen :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 25 JUL 2007

'You and Me,' Baring Jesse Harris' Soul
Jesse Harris :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 11 JUL 2007

From the Sidelines to the Spotlight
Joan As Police Woman :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 29 JUN 2007

A 'Winter' Song for Summer Drives
The Clientele :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 31 MAY 2007

Vintage Keyboards and a Reverb-Driven Mantra
Black Moth Super Rainbow :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 22 MAY 2007

Lamenting a Love That Gets Under the Skin
Charlotte Gainsbourg :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 11 MAY 2007

A Bracing Moment of Charming Melancholy
Blonde Redhead :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 19 APR 2007

Exploring Gothic Country's Darkest Corners
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 10 APR 2007

Not Quite Jazz, Not Quite Rock
The Bad Plus :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 03 APR 2007

Burying Romantic Angst in Sweetly Retro Pop
Papercuts :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 28 MAR 2007

A Dustbowl Lament from an American Chameleon
Ry Cooder :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 20 MAR 2007

Hummable Pop Gets Dark and Theatrical
The Besnard Lakes :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 08 MAR 2007

Finding Low-Key Charm in a Song's Warm Nuances
The Sea And Cake :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 23 FEB 2007

A Power-Pop Gem with a Hint of Turmoil
The Broken West :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 02 FEB 2007

Finding Songs Amid Clutter and Chaos
White Flight :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 19 JAN 2007

How 'American Idol' Uses (and Abuses) Melisma
Melisma :: NPR Five For Friday :: 11 JAN 2007

An Indie Supergroup Gets Experimental
Swan Lake :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 05 JAN 2007

Nothing Syrupy About This Pancake Mountain
Pancake Mountain :: NPR Five For Friday :: 14 DEC 2007

Broken Harmonies That Lurk in the Shadows
Annuals :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 29 NOV 2006

It's Just You and Jeff Tweedy on the Road
Jeff Tweedy :: NPR Five For Friday :: 17 NOV 2006

Four Jazz Names Are More Fun Than One
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood :: NPR Five For Friday :: 02 NOV 2006

A Mournful Longing Beneath the Surface
Amy Millan :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 23 OCT 2006

Standing Out in a Cast of Thousands
Robert Pollard :: NPR Song Of The Day :: 02 OCT 2006

Tuesday Music: Thom Yorke and Juana Molina
Juana Molina\Thom Yorke :: Mixed Signals :: 27 JUN 2006

Broken Bones
Plasticsoul :: Open Mic :: 11 JAN 2006

Starry Gazey Pie
The Bees (U.S.) :: Open Mic :: 10 JAN 2006

Just a Temp
The Hazzards :: Open Mic :: 09 JAN 2006

Purple B
Shoot The Moon :: Open Mic :: 18 JAN 2006

Trees By Your House
Joanie Mendenhal :: Open Mic :: 17 JAN 2006

Monster
Pleasant :: Open Mic :: 16 JAN 2006

Parking Lot
20 Minute Loop :: Open Mic :: 13 JAN 2006

Stadtpark
The Fatales :: Open Mic :: 12 JAN 2006

Silverscreen
Jesca Hoop :: Open Mic :: 11 JAN 2006

Hush Money
JG Everest :: Open Mic :: 10 JAN 2006

Bobby Fischer
Details of Speech :: Open Mic :: 09 JAN 2006

Getaway
Susie Blue :: Open Mic :: 06 JAN 2006

Smoking In Bed
Zerostars :: Open Mic :: 05 JAN 2006

Just Got Dead
13ghosts :: Open Mic :: 04 JAN 2006

Smoking Section
Organissimo :: Open Mic :: 03 JAN 2006

Untitled #18
My Life Is On the Line :: Open Mic :: 02 JAN 2006

Turn Up the Faders
Nathan Asher & the Infantry :: Open Mic :: 16 DEC 2005

Eugene Hill
Bill Ricchini :: Open Mic :: 15 DEC 2005

Idaho
Finest Dearest :: Open Mic :: 14 DEC 2005

Creamed Spinach
Big Truck :: Open Mic :: 13 DEC 2005

Doctor Monroe
Casey Dienel :: Open Mic :: 12 DEC 2005

Valedictorian
Matt the Electrician :: Open Mic :: 09 DEC 2005

Everyone Is In On It
Love Is Chemicals :: Open Mic :: 08 DEC 2005

Common Train
Long Knives :: Open Mic :: 07 DEC 2005

Deep
Eyal Maoz :: Open Mic :: 06 DEC 2005

Key Largo
Gretchen Lieberum :: Open Mic :: 05 DEC 2005

Big Surrender
Ghosty :: Open Mic :: 02 DEC 2005

Somebody Who Knows Me
Nicholas Alan :: Open Mic :: 01 DEC 2005

Fool's Game
The Bellyachers :: Open Mic :: 30 NOV 2005

I'm Sitting At The Epicenter Of A Garbage Pile
The Mudtoys :: Open Mic :: 29 NOV 2005

Crude Model Of You
Millbrook :: Open Mic :: 28 NOV 2005

Long Distance Goodbye
Send For Help :: Open Mic :: 25 NOV 2005

12 String Driver
Jerry Loggins :: Open Mic :: 24 NOV 2005

Underdog
Starina and the Vel Johnsons :: Open Mic :: 23 NOV 2005

Asleep
Dominic Castillo and the Rock Savants :: Open Mic :: 22 NOV 2005

Say When
Aphonic :: Open Mic :: 21 NOV 2005

Driving My Chord
The Strange :: Open Mic :: 18 NOV 2005

Heartbreaker
Hampton String Rock Quartet :: Open Mic :: 17 NOV 2005

She's a Millionaire
Thomas Martin :: Open Mic :: 16 NOV 2005

Ghost Town
Butterfat Trio :: Open Mic :: 15 NOV 2005

Waiting
The Hope :: Open Mic :: 14 NOV 2005

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