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11:27 am
Mon November 5, 2012

JD McPherson In Concert

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JD McPherson puts on a fiery show at WXPN.
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McPherson's band played several songs from Signs & Signifiers, which was reissued earlier this year.
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McPherson's no-holds-barred intensity on stage makes for a tremendous live show.
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Bass player Jimmy Sutton is also McPherson's music director and producer.
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The World Cafe Live theater in Philadelphia was packed for the performance.

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JD McPherson has been making rockabilly waves all year.
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Set List

  • "Dimes For Nickels"

  • "Your Love (All That I'm Missing)"

  • "Oil In My Lamp"

  • "Signs & Signifiers"

  • "Fire Bug"

  • "Abigail Blue"

  • "North Side Gal"

  • "Wolf Teeth"

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The Checkout: Live
11:06 am
Mon November 5, 2012

Greg Tardy + Omer Avital: Live From 92Y Tribeca

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Gregory Tardy.
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Jaimeo Brown.
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Xavier Davis.
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Sean Conly.
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Greg Tardy.
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Philip Dizack.
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Greg Tardy.
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Greg Tardy with host Josh Jackson.
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Greg Tardy.
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Greg Tardy, at soundcheck.
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Originally published on Fri December 7, 2012 7:32 am

Saxophonist Gregory Tardy came of musical age in New Orleans, then moved to New York after being picked up by drummer Elvin Jones' band. He found his way into a wide variety of groups — including a long tenure with Andrew Hill during the pianist's prolific final years — and made several albums as a bandleader. Still an international-caliber musician, Tardy has been less visible in the big city since he moved to Knoxville, Tenn., for a teaching position, but he returns here with his own concept and own band.

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Music
10:52 am
Mon November 5, 2012

Crash Course In Music From Indian Country

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Author Anton Treuer has written several books, including Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask. For Tell Me More's occasional "In Your Ear," series, Treuer offers his crash course on music from Indian Country.

Deceptive Cadence
10:50 am
Mon November 5, 2012

Pianist Gabriela Montero's Election Improv

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Gabriela Montero takes ideas from audience members to create on the spot improvisations.
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Originally published on Mon November 5, 2012 11:36 am

Few classical musicians these days are serious improvisers — aside from organists and early-music practitioners. But pianist Gabriela Montero is absolutely fearless when it comes to creating a new piece, right out of the air, right on the spot. At her concerts she takes requests from audience members. They can suggest a song for her to improvise on, or simply a topic of interest.

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Deceptive Cadence
7:56 am
Mon November 5, 2012

Requiem For Sandy: What Music Gets You Through?

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Little Ferry, N.J., photographed here Oct. 30, 2012, was one of the cities greatly affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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