Newport Folk Festival
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The Tallest Man On Earth, Live In Concert: Newport Folk...
Fans overflowed well beyond the point at which they could reasonably be expected to see the singer on stage, as Kristian Matsson blazed through songs from each of his records, with an emphasis on this summer's terrific There's No Leaving Now.
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Sharon Van Etten, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012
On stage, backed by a full band and ace utility player Heather Broderick, Van Etten alternately exudes quiet confidence, sweet shyness and bold aggression, depending on a given song or moment, and never lets her audience's attention lag.
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Gary Clark Jr., Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012
Working off a blues-rock template, Clark infuses his gritty songs with soul, pop and even reggae. Don't be stunned if he blossoms into a next-generation blues icon in the next few years; he's already well on his way.
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Sara Watkins, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012
Watkins' new album, Sun Midnight Sun, is a smart, surprising collection of sweetly hooky songs that rest within pop, country and folk on the Venn diagram of musical genres.
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tUnE-yArDs, Live In Concert: Newport Folk Festival 2012
tUnE-yArDs' strange, joyous concoction is wild, rhythmic, layered and swirling with surprises. Leader Merrill Garbus forms a cut-up collage of coos, howls and bold statements of purpose, but her live shows fan out into epic rave-ups, complete with a pair of saxophonists.
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Blind Pilot, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012
Since expanding from a duo into a sextet, Blind Pilot has given its warmly catchy, charmingly delicate folk-pop a bit of a propulsive kick. Both of the band's albums are stuffed with ringers: It's never released a bad song, and that's some kind of wonder to behold.
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Alabama Shakes, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012
In concert, the soulful blues-rock band's music reached ecstatic, rafter-shaking heights. Singer Brittany Howard has the bearing, power and charisma of a star twice her age, but on stage, she's positively dominant.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Washington, DC
- Americana, Folk, Live Music
- NPR
- English
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635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-513-3232 - Visit the station website Update show info
