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Rock and Roll and Rifles: David Byrne’s Contemporary Color

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The latest project from indie rock icon David Byrne brings together rock music and color guard, the sport of flags and dummy rifles usually seen on football fields.

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Music heard on the air for May 9, 2014

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Music heard on the air for May 9, 2014

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tUnE yArDs music is all over the global map

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tUnE yArDs music is all over the global map

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Merrill Garbus Becomes tUnE-yArDs

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Merrill Garbus is the performer behind tUnE-yArDs – a music project that blends African-inspired rhythms and vocals with electric bass and saxophone. She tells Kurt Andersen she found musical inspiration as a student living in Africa.

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The Summer of the Ukulele

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How did the ukelele rise from Hawaiian resorts and the novelty ghetto to pop celebrity? We asked Sarah Lemanczyk to solve the mystery.

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Merrill Garbus Becomes tUnE-yArDs

Arts, Culture & Media

Merrill Garbus is the performer behind tUnE-yArDs – a music project that blends African-inspired rhythms and vocals with electric bass and saxophone. She tells Kurt Andersen she found musical inspiration as a student living in Africa.