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For 35 years, Dr. Larry Weinstein was the carillonneur at Carillon Historical Park. This year, he’s passing the batons to Alan Bowman. WYSO spent some time with both musicians inside Dayton’s largest musical instrument.
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The singer-songwriter's fourth album is her best yet, with crisp, commanding songwriting, shades of '60s baroque pop and melodies that seem to have existed forever.
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Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto — talks to her longtime manager Jim Moore. At 86 years old, she is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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The outrageously fun Japanese punk band speeds and screams through its catalog.
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Levitt Pavilion Dayton has announced its 2024 free summer concert series lineup.
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A big part of what makes the Final Fantasy franchise so beloved is its score. Rebirth's composers aimed to make music that pleases fans of the original while trying something new and surprising.
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A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.
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We received nearly 7,000 entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Cast your vote for your favorite entry from Top Shelf.
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A self-taught virtuoso, his music from the 1950s and 60s was strictly instrumental and featured a distinct twangy sound. His hits included, "Forty Miles of Bad Road" and "Rebel Rouser."
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Rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped a scathing rebuke against Drake in a new song. NPR's A Martinez talks about the fascination with diss tracks with Noah A. McGee of the online magazine The Root.
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ObituariesHe was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians.
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The artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.