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Friday, January 12, 2007
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    A Blast from the Brass

    Brass bands have been a fixture of military bands around the world for centuries but in just the past decade they been spicing up New York's music scene. There's traditional New Orleans-style and funky Eastern European. Today, we hear the story of this surprisingly diverse genre from brass expert Frank London, and we get a live performance by the funky Balkan group Slavic Soul Party.

Top Brass

Brooklyn's own Slavic Soul Party raise the roof in the WNYC performance studio. And brass expert Frank London fills us in on the history of brass bands.

Pop Levi

Pop Levi is a Liverpool-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter who calls his music "Future Pop." He's come by with his new cd "The Return to Form Black Magick Party."

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Suzanne Vega

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Bob Mould Live

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Dawn Landes

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The Heavy

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The Swell Season in The Greene Space

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Joshua Bell in The Greene Space

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