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• RIP Ray Manzarek of The Doors (listen to songs from their Live at The Spectrum show in 1970)

  Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., known to most as Ray Manzarek, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, has passed away. He was 74 and died from bile duct cancer in a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. On May … Read More

• Listen to Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee and Allison Crutchfield of Swearin' cover Grimes via Rookie Mag
• Non-COMM Recap: Pete Yorn and J.D. King brought The Olms to World Cafe Live

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• Non-COMM Recap: Pete Yorn and J.D. King brought The Olms to World Cafe Live

  

  Pete Yorn and J.D. King developed their new project The Olms out of a shared love of 60s psych pop (The Byrds, The Beatles) and extended periods of studio collaboration, and brought the live band that resulted to the Non-COMM … Read More

• Non-COMM Recap: The country sounds of Marie Miller (photos, audio, setlist)
• Non-COMM Recap: Feisty funtimes with Kopecky Family Band (photos, audio, setlist)

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• My Morning Download: "ICU" by Lou Doillon

  Singer, actress and model Lou Doillon is the half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg; her father being director Jacques Doillon and her mother actress and singer Jane Birkin. Doillon will release her debut album, Places, on June 18 on Verve Records. Doillon’s … Read More

• My Morning Download: "Until We Get There" by Lucius
• My Morning Download: "The Tide" by Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck (playing Voltage Lounge on Saturday, May 18)

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• The Week's Best MP3s, incl. Blayer Pointdujour & The Rockers Galore, Son Volt, Spirit and Dust

  Local band Blayer Pointdujour & The Rockers Galore welcomed the release of their debut full-length The Bull last fall and are already back in the studio working on its follow-up.  “Big Haiti’s Dream” is a teaser track for the new … Read More

• Tonight's Concert Picks: XPN Welcomes Indigo Girls to Scottish Rite Auditorium, Father John Misty at Union Transfer, Kimbra at TLA, Sea Wolf at North Star Bar
• Recap: Sea Wolf struck a contemplative chord at Free at Noon (photos, setlist, audio)

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• Listen to Dawes on World Cafe (playing XPoNential Music Festival in July)

  Dawes was on World Cafe today. You can listen to the Michaela Majoun’s interview with Taylor and Griffin Goldmmsith and performance from the band here. During the session they performed “From A Window Seat,” “Most People,” “Just My Luck,” and … Read More

• Download a World Cafe session with Jim James (playing a sold-out show at Union Transfer tomorrow night)
• Get to know Escondido - download a World Cafe: Next podcast (playing Johnny Brendas on May 15)

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