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Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye, whose first single, "Girl In A Country Song," takes aim at one-dimensional representations of women in country music.

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Teenage Songwriters Take On 'Bro-Country'

11:17am July 25, 2014

by NPR Staff

In their first single, the young country singers Maddie & Tae make a splash by speaking up for the women in country songs who are expected to look good in the back of a pickup truck, nothing more.

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Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb has warned union workers of a lockout if a contract deal isn't settled by July 31.

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Labor Conflict May Lock Out Met Opera Workers

6:22pm July 24, 2014

by Jeff Lunden

If no contract deal is reached by July 31, Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb has warned union workers to plan for a work stoppage the next day.

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Jorge Drexler's new album, Bailar en la Cueva, ventures into new territory for him: dance rhythms.

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Finding The Anthropology In Latin Dance Music

10:36pm July 23, 2014

by Betto Arcos

The Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler, a former doctor, is known as a literate and introspective musician. But then he wondered how his brainy musings would translate to music for the body.

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Jenny Lewis Stands Out With 'Voyager'

10:56am July 23, 2014

by Bob Boilen

All Songs Considered features "The Voyager," the new album from Jenny Lewis, a singer known for complicated, emotional lyrics and vivid storytelling. It's part of NPR Music's "First Listen" series.

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D.C. Washington's Voice Shines On The Diamond In Nation's Capital

8:17pm July 22, 2014

On a visit to a Washington Nationals game, Robert Siegel was struck by the singer of the national anthem — by his baritone and his apt name: D.C. Washington. So, he invited Washington to the studio.

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Marisa Ronstadt, Cousin Of Linda, Spans Genres For 'Moon'

11:45am July 19, 2014

Marisa Ronstadt is the younger cousin of the famous singer, Linda Ronstadt. But she has her own band, and a new album. She talks with NPR's Scott Simon about a life in music.

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Charlie Haden plays upright bass with Keith Jarrett's band in New York City, 1975.

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'Live In The Present': Charlie Haden Remembered

3:22pm July 18, 2014

"You have to see your unimportance before you can see your importance and your significance to the world," Haden told Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1992. The bassist died on July 11.

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Fred Hersch Knows His Trios

12:23pm July 18, 2014

by Kevin Whitehead

Fred Hersch pulls together jazz piano traditions that have little in common. Kevin Whitehead says the classic piano, bass and drums trio format suits Hersch best of all in a review of Floating.

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Every Composer Needs A Great Storyteller

11:39am July 17, 2014

by Lloyd Schwartz

EMI has just reissued a broad spectrum of German conductor Otto Klemperer's recordings, including a box set of one of the composers he's most associated with: Gustav Mahler.

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Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio released its self-titled debut album in June.

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A Sax Trio Taps Tradition While Thriving In The Present

7:23pm July 15, 2014

by Tom Moon

On an assured debut, Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio pivots from jazz's bygone eras into the hyperlinked modern age and back again.

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