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5:25 am
Sun July 15, 2012

Souad Massi: Carrying The Sound Of Algeria On Her Back

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Souad Massi performs earlier this month at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
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Originally published on Sun July 15, 2012 10:11 am

Algerian singer and guitarist Souad Massi paid a visit to the U.S. recently, touring to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Algeria's independence. While in D.C., she stopped by NPR's headquarters to play a Tiny Desk Concert.

After the show, she came downstairs to chat with Weekend Edition Sunday, carrying a guitar on her back. Massi says she's never without one and doesn't really care if it's an acoustic or electric.

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Music News
5:11 am
Sun July 15, 2012

LCD Soundsystem's Final Bash, Relived

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James Murphy on stage at Madison Square Garden last year, during LCD Soundsystem's final concert.
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Originally published on Sun July 15, 2012 7:08 pm

For an indie band, it seems almost impossible to achieve massive commercial success without losing credibility. LCD Soundsystem may have figured out the secret.

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The Picture Show
6:07 pm
Sat July 14, 2012

Rare Photos: One Of Woody Guthrie's Last Shows

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A rare set of 1950's photographs show one of Woody Guthrie's last performances before his decline with Huntington's disease.
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Seeger (left) and Guthrie
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Pete Seeger
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The audience at the Music Inn
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Alan Lomax and audience members watch Guthrie's performance.
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The Rev. Gary Davis.
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Guthrie plays his signature guitar with "This machine kills fascists" scrawled across the front. Pete Seeger accompanies on banjo; music journalist Dan Burley sits at left.
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Woody Guthrie performs fiddle tricks at the Music Inn, a carriage house and retreat for New York City intellectuals in Lenox, Mass.
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Pete Seeger (left) and Woodie Guthrie
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Seeger and Guthrie
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Guthrie performs to the informal audience at the Music Inn.
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Woody Guthrie
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Local women watch the concert.
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Alan Lomax watches Rev. Gary Davis
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Woody Guthrie
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Originally published on Mon July 16, 2012 8:25 am

After the dust of the Dust Bowl settled down, American folksinger Woody Guthrie moved to New York City and played more for the leftist East Coast intelligentsia than for migrant workers. Among these performances, one of the better documented was an informal concert in a remarkable carriage house in Lenox, Mass.

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Music Interviews
11:03 am
Sat July 14, 2012

Dirty Projectors: A Polarizing Sound At The Fringes Of Pop

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David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors. The band's new album is titled Swing Lo Magellan.
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Dirty Projectors' new album is entitled Swing Lo Magellan.
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Originally published on Sat July 14, 2012 6:21 pm

Opinions about Dirty Projectors couldn't be more divided. At a recent NPR Music listening party, audience members gave the band's new album, Swing Lo Magellan, both very high marks and very low marks. It was a genuine split decision.

Intrigued, weekends on All Things Considered spoke with Dirty Projectors bandleader Dave Longstreth to figure out why. One thing became clear pretty quickly: Longstreth and Dirty Projectors take a lot of risks.

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A Blog Supreme
7:03 am
Sat July 14, 2012

Around The Jazz Internet: July 14, 2012

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Charles Mingus, Paris 1964.
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A bit of a retrospective emphasis this week:

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