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Music

Cloud Room - live in studio

Cloud Room - live in studio

The self-titled debut album of Brooklyn-based Cloud Room was released to critical acclaim. The band came by the studio to talk with Bill DeVille and perform some songs, including an unreleased track.

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Osmo on Abba

Osmo on Abba

The music of the 1970s Swedish supergroup is back and on stage at Orchestra Hall. Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska is more famous for performing Beethoven and Sibelius, but he's no stranger to ABBA -- and he enjoys performing their pop melodies with a symphony orchestra.
by Tom Crann

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Cam Waters - live in studio

Cam Waters spends his days teaching reading to elementary kids. He spends his nights writing and performing as a singer-songwriter all over southern Minnesota.

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Headlights - live in studio

Headlights - live in studio

The Headlights are a quartet from Champaign, Illinois. They have an EP out and hope to get their first full length album released in late 2006.

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New Classical Tracks: Lang Lang's vivid "Memory"

New Classical Tracks: Lang Lang's vivid "Memory"

This new CD connects pianist Lang Lang to music that he strongly associates with his childhood. Some of these works he learned many years ago, and some he remembers first hearing as a child. Lang Lang takes us from thoughtful moments of quiet reflection to radiant displays of virtuosity.
by Julie Amacher

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We are Scientists - live from South by Southwest

We are Scientists - live from South by Southwest

A trio of tongue-in-cheek geek-rockers in the vein of The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand, We Are Scientists purvey a powerfully hooky brand of frenetic neo-punk.

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The Mystery Jets - live from South by Southwest

The Mystery Jets - live from South by Southwest

Mystery Jets like to incorporate such outlandish objects as hubcaps, colanders and suitcases into performance, whanging away on anything that makes just the right sound.

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Magnet - live from South by Southwest

Magnet - live from South by Southwest

Surrealist folk outfit Magnet is mainly driven by singer-songwriter Even Johansen of Bergen, Norway. He merges ethereal melodies and soaring vocals with programmed beats and unusual instrumentation to create a warm, swirling, welcoming pop sound.

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