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  • The New Orleans-based octet discusses the success of its song "Wish I Knew You" and shares Hurricane Katrina stories — plus, live performances recorded at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
  • Combining sludgy stoner metal, electronic textures and sugary-sweet harmonies, Segall basically remakes heavy music into his own funhouse image.
  • The Madrid garage rockers played "Garden" and "Easy" during one of their many Austin sets.
  • From his Drive-In Studio to the Fidelitorium, the producer keeps pop alive in his home state.
  • The three musicians that make up Medeski, Martin and Wood met in Brooklyn in the early '90s and instantly developed a rapport with each other that allowed them to make their own uniquely organic folk/jazz music.
  • The Brian Setzer Orchestra has recorded a new Christmas album: Dig That Crazy Christmas. It's a rocking combination of traditional Christmas carols — and a few other spirited rock, swing and blues tunes.
  • In the 1970s, the musical environment of Senegal was ready for a revolution; Orchestra Baobab delivered. Combining a variety of established popular styles, the legendary Afropop group shaped the region's style with an Africanized sound of indigenous instruments and language. Hear a session from WXPN.
  • Bluegrass hero Dan Tyminski possesses a remarkable voice and unmistakable charisma, both of which shine through on his second album, Wheels. Hear a batch of his Tyminski's songs when he stops by World Cafe to discuss his new album.
  • Though best known for their textured, electronica-infused pop, the German rockers have explored a wide variety of styles in over 20 years together. They perform a set of songs from 2008's The Devil, You + Me — their first album in six years — at WXPN.
  • Avant-garde in the best sense of the word, BLK JKS' chaotic sound calls to mind psychedelic rock, jazz, blues, metal and reggae. Last month, the Johannesburg natives put out an EP called Mystery, which often pushes its genre blend to the brink, but never quite spills over the edge.
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