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After a seven-year period of silence, singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant is back with "Leave Your Sleep," an ambitious two-disc set that features songs adapted from poems by British Victorians, early-and mid-20th century Americans and contemporary writers, as well as anonymous nursery rhymes. Some 130 musicians took part. The former ...

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This electric guitarist has a penchant for cerebral, improvised jazz. Download her trio's cryptic tune "Old Nine Two Six Four Two Dies (No. 10)," then see her tonight at the Jazz Gallery.

This nimble organ and piano player and his trio are currently in the middle of a six-night stint at Village Vanguard. Download his tight take on the Thelonious Monk original "Think of One."

This quirky psychedelic pop quartet will be playing Glasslands Gallery tonight. Download their tripped out track "Nebraska."

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