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Music

The Umbrella Sequence - live in studio

The Umbrella Sequence - live in studio

The Umbrella Sequence will be releasing their latest album in late spring 2006

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Cam Waters - live in studio

Cam Waters spends his days teaching reading to elementary kids. He spends his nights writing and performing as a singer-songwriter all over southern Minnesota.

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Headlights - live in studio

Headlights - live in studio

The Headlights are a quartet from Champaign, Illinois. They have an EP out and hope to get their first full length album released in late 2006.

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Minnesota Opera singers compete in Met Opera Nationals

Minnesota Opera singers compete in Met Opera Nationals

Before they left for last weekend's semi-final round in the Metropolitan Opera National Finals, three area singers visited our studios for some music and conversation with Minnesota Public Radio's John Birge.
by John Birge

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New Classical Tracks: Lang Lang's vivid "Memory"

New Classical Tracks: Lang Lang's vivid "Memory"

This new CD connects pianist Lang Lang to music that he strongly associates with his childhood. Some of these works he learned many years ago, and some he remembers first hearing as a child. Lang Lang takes us from thoughtful moments of quiet reflection to radiant displays of virtuosity.
by Julie Amacher

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We are Scientists - live from South by Southwest

We are Scientists - live from South by Southwest

A trio of tongue-in-cheek geek-rockers in the vein of The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand, We Are Scientists purvey a powerfully hooky brand of frenetic neo-punk.

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The Mystery Jets - live from South by Southwest

The Mystery Jets - live from South by Southwest

Mystery Jets like to incorporate such outlandish objects as hubcaps, colanders and suitcases into performance, whanging away on anything that makes just the right sound.

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Magnet - live from South by Southwest

Magnet - live from South by Southwest

Surrealist folk outfit Magnet is mainly driven by singer-songwriter Even Johansen of Bergen, Norway. He merges ethereal melodies and soaring vocals with programmed beats and unusual instrumentation to create a warm, swirling, welcoming pop sound.

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Sound Team - live from South by Southwest

Sound Team's unique sound is a layer cake of traditional American folk music in the shape of a pop-song, and iced with the chunky spun sugar of early German synth music.

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Portastatic - live from South by Southwest

Portastatic - live from South by Southwest

A side project of Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, Portastatic's lo-fi indie rock retains some of its parent band's upbeat quirkiness, but explores quieter, acoustic sounds as well.

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