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Tuesday, September 28, 2004
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  • Kaki King - photo by P. Parks
    Kaki King (P. Parks)

    On the Road Again

    Touring is one of the main engines driving the music industry. The virtuoso acoustic guitarist Kaki King realized this early in her career, first by working as a waitress at the downtown Mercury Lounge, and then cutting her teeth on subway platforms, as an opening act in rock clubs, and as a band member of the off-Broadway smash Blue Man Group. Today, she headlines major venues and festivals, and joins us today to share her tales from the road.

Additional Resources:
» Kaki King’s Web site

Margaret Juntwait Selected as First Woman Announcer of the Metroplitan Opera's Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts

Irma Thomas

Irma Thomas

Soundcheck

August 22, 2008
New Orleans singer Irma Thomas has survived 50 years in the music business - and at least two hurricanes. She joins us to talk about her record, Simply Grand.

Bon Iver

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July 30, 2008
Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon spent a winter holed up in his father's hunting cabin in remote Wisconsin, recording songs about solitude that would be released under the name Bon Iver. He joins us to play some of them live.

Billboard Chart

Who's On Top and Who Should Be?

Soundcheck

August 14, 2008
Soundcheck looks at the artists who are reigning atop the Billboard albums chart -- and what their rankings tell us about the state of pop music.

Janelle Monae

The Next Big Things

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Paste magazine editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to talk about Johnny Flynn, Janelle Monae, Bon Iver, Amy MacDonald and other must-hear artists who made Paste’s list of "The Best of What’s Next: 26 Emerging Artists You Should Know."

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