Freddie Hubbard Leaves Permanent Mark On Jazz
Dec 30th, 2008 · Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard captivated audiences with his explosive performances from the fifties on. He died Monday at age 70 from complications following a heart attack.
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Joe Pug On Mountain Stage **
Nov 14th, 2008 · Joe Pug's captivating voice and thoughtful storytelling immediately and understandably draw comparisons to a young Bob Dylan. On his first appearance at Mountain Stage, Pug performs selections from his debut EP, Nation of Heat.
GOP Convention Succeeds In Catching Media's Eye
Sep 5th, 2008 · These days, party nominating conventions are events for the media as much as for the delegates. The McCain campaign took its turn carefully crafting its image visually and rhetorically before a captive media crowd this week. Did the GOP accomplish what it set out to achieve in St. Paul?
Thao Nguyen's Tiny Desk Concert
Sep 4th, 2008 · Thao Nguyen makes captivating music. Her songs are raw and infectious, her voice has a distinctive swagger, and she's a remarkably nimble guitarist. Nguyen's songs come from very real and jarringly honest places. The singer-songwriter stopped by NPR's offices recently to give an intimate performance at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
Hundreds More Colombians Remain FARC Captives
Jul 11th, 2008 · Four Colombian police officers are back home after 10 years of captivity as hostages of the FARC guerrilla group. But more than 40 fellow officers — and hundreds of other people — remain in the hands of rebel soldiers, and Colombians haven't forgotten them.
Brooklyn Quavers Mix Nostalgia With New Sounds
Jun 26th, 2008 · The New Yorker describes the Brooklyn Quavers as moody and enchanting. They describe themselves as a "space-age Carter family." They stopped by The Bryant Park Project studios to demonstate a captivating mix of nostalgic old sounds and atmospheric new ones.
Mike Meier: 'Rosenbach' *
Jun 19th, 2008 · Making solo, instrumental acoustic guitar work engaging outside of live performance is very difficult. Washington, DC guitarist Mike Meier manages to do so on his flamenco style classical guitar record, appropriately titled Acoustic Guitar, offering interesting and concise musical ideas through masterful fingerpicking. The highly intricate, live-recorded instrumental guitar work makes the record immediately enticing — at times captivating.
Aimee Mann: Explicit 'Smilers'
Jun 6th, 2008 · With introspective lyrics and folk sensibilities, Aimee Mann's captivating new release is bound to please old and new fans alike. The singer-songwriter performs tunes from @#%&*! Smilers in an interview and performance from WXPN.
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