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The Record
5:22 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

Kitty Wells, Pioneering Country Singer, Dies

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A studio portrait of Kitty Wells in the mid-'70s.
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First Listen
4:13 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

First Listen: The Gaslight Anthem, 'Handwritten'

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The Gaslight Anthem's new album, Handwritten, comes out July 24.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 4:23 pm

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World Cafe
3:58 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

Next: Eme Alfonso

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Eme Alfonso.
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  • Hear two new songs by Eme Alfonso

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Concerts
3:38 pm
Mon July 16, 2012

Ritmo Machine In Concert

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The band is joined by the L.A. rappers in Psycho Realm.
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The group was part of a Latin Alternative Music Conference showcase that also featured Chilean MC Ana Tijoux and Puerto Rico's Calle 13.
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The show was broadcast live by NPR's Alt.Latino. Hosts Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras were joined by KEXP's DJ Chilly.
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Psycho Realm added coarse but alluring rhymes.
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Ritmo Machine is a project of Mixmaster Latin Bitman and Cypress Hill's Eric Bobo.
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Originally published on Tue July 17, 2012 1:38 pm

With their musical project Rimo Machine, Mixmaster Latin Bitman and Cypress Hill's Eric Bobo fired up the crowd for their 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference showcase at the Prospect Park Bandshell during Celebrate Brooklyn. The guys slowly but surely built a wall of sound, layering Caribbean percussion, finely woven digital beats and the coarse-but-alluring rhymes of the Los Angeles rappers in Psycho Realm.

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