Jon Pareles
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Now hear these -- kudos to the Interactive team!
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Find Your New Favorite Song from 2024
Catch up on the yearâs most notable music: Listen to the 450-plus tracks we reviewed this year, save them to a playlist and share it with your friends.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/26/arts/music/discover-songs-2024.html
over 1 year ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/a...
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Taj Mahalâs Music Takes It All In: âMy Sweep Is Globalâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/arts/music/taj-mahal-time.html
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Happy 5/4.
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Holst - The Planets, Op. 32 [Score]
YouTube video by Maddenhawk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhFfuLqoiUI
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www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
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Once Detained by ICE, Mariachi Brothers Open for Kacey Musgraves
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/mariachi-brothers-ice-kacey-musgraves-texas.html
19 days ago
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@Yahoo is spectacularly incompetent. Now I know.
about 1 month ago
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"A complex series of adaptations to a hostile environment" ....
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/a...
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How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Let Melvin Gibbs Explain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/arts/music/melvin-gibbs-how-black-music-took-over-the-world.html
about 2 months ago
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Odd meters, loops, syncopations, non-diatonic scales, big noses, crazed guitar tones, fast fingers hands and feet--what's not to love?
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/a...
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With Polka Dots and Microtones, Angine de Poitrine Has Gone Viral
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/arts/music/angine-de-poitrine-vol-ii.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YVA.NSMv.QstShIJQVrra
about 2 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/a...
Come for the Dead and Bonnie Raitt, stay for the Ligeti and Schoenberg...
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Bruce Hornsby Still Isnât Playing It Safe
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/arts/music/bruce-hornsby-indigo-park.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W1A.uMjl.g4-2D8ruiz3Y
about 2 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/s...
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The Majestic Artistry of the Mardi Gras Indians
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/style/mardi-gras-indians-new-orleans-super-sunday.html
2 months ago
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Amid everything, it's
#BandcampFriday
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3 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
Fear of music? From ben @sisario
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âAn Unbelievable Messâ: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/arts/music/trump-visas-touring-musicians.html
4 months ago
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Required reeding from Jesse Green.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/a...
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If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/music/oboe-laubin-jim-phelan.html
4 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/a...
Gift link.
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Bob Weir Was the Deadâs Invisible Thread
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/arts/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-remembered.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DlA.RsQZ.zGH7ccCUqJk1
4 months ago
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"I'll be knocking on the golden door..." RIP Bob Weir
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/a...
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Bob Weir Was the Deadâs Invisible Thread
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/arts/music/bob-weir-grateful-dead-remembered.html
4 months ago
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A deep dive from Ben Sisario.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
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Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/arts/music/tom-verlaine-television-archives.html
4 months ago
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Hey hey, my my....https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/arts/music/year-in-rock-geese-turnstile.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AVA.TQ1F.KSKW8W2wu5w7
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Who Says Rock Is Dead?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/arts/music/year-in-rock-geese-turnstile.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AVA.TQ1F.KSKW8W2wu5w7
5 months ago
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Zigging and zagging, RIP Joe Ely
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
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Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/obituaries/joe-ely-dead.html
5 months ago
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#BandcampFriday
reminder. Musicians can use the support.
6 months ago
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6 months ago
JOHN TESH is somehow exactly who you think he is and completely not what youâd expect. I profiled another Long Island piano man as âRoundball Rockâ returns to NBC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
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John Tesh Keeps Bouncing Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba Back
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/arts/music/john-tesh-roundball-rock-nba-song.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k8.HZlX.2LgjuRuLmhgO&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
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At 95, David Amram Still Makes Music. And Nobody Can Put Him in a Box.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/arts/music/david-amram.html
6 months ago
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Jon Pareles
The New York Times
6 months ago
Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including âYou Can Get It If You Really Want,â has died. He was 81.
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Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer and star of the movie âThe Harder They Comeâ died of pneumonia, his wife said.
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What âThe American Revolutionâ Says About Our Cultural Battles
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/arts/television/ken-burns-the-american-revolution-documentary.html
6 months ago
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Jon Pareles
The New York Times
6 months ago
Bad Bunny won five trophies at the 26th annual Latin Grammys in Las Vegas on Thursday night. Karol G, Liniker, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso and other artists also received awards. Here are eight of the most striking moments from this year's show.
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Bad Bunny Tops the Latin Grammys: 8 Key Moments From the Show
The multicultural awards ceremony hinted at rediscovered roots and ways forward as Karol G, Paloma Morphy and Liniker also earned big wins.
https://nyti.ms/3LE1mky
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Ultimate New York City rock in the NYT. "Horses! Horses! Horses!"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/07/arts/music/patti-smith-horses-anniversary.html
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50 Years of Patti Smithâs âHorsesâ
In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the album share their memories.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/07/arts/music/patti-smith-horses-anniversary.html
7 months ago
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Low-fi meets "primitive" E Street...https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-nebraska.html
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Bruce Springsteenâs âNebraskaâ Was a Risk. Heâs Proving It Paid Off.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/arts/music/bruce-springsteen-nebraska.html
7 months ago
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The New York Times
7 months ago
DâAngelo â the soul singer, songwriter and producer who died on Tuesday at 51 â released three studio albums of genre-crossing music. Here are 14 essential songs that show his extraordinary musical scope.
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DâAngelo: 14 Essential Songs
The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.
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R.I.P. Hermeto -- definitive obit by Larry Rohter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/a...
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Hermeto Pascoal, Eccentric and Prolific Brazilian Composer, Dies at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/arts/music/hermeto-pascoal-dead.html
8 months ago
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Another
#BandcampFriday
is here. Support musicians directly.
9 months ago
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50 Years Ago, Bruce Springsteen Made a Masterpiece. It Wasnât Easy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...
10 months ago
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A Critic's Notebook: âFleetwood Macâ at 50: A Marvel of Serendipity and Perfectionism
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/a...
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âFleetwood Macâ at 50: A Marvel of Serendipity and Perfectionism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/arts/music/fleetwood-mac-50th-anniversary.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
10 months ago
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RIP to an ultimate NYC musician. Eddie Palmieri, Latin Musicâs Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/a...
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Eddie Palmieri, Latin Musicâs Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/arts/music/eddie-palmieri-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
10 months ago
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Irreplaceable. Robert Wilson Expanded Our Sense of Theatrical Possibility
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/a...
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Robert Wilson Expanded Our Sense of Theatrical Possibility
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/arts/music/robert-wilson-theater.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
10 months ago
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Another month, another
#bandcampfriday
Support musicians directly.
10 months ago
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Bruce Springsteen Reveals His Paths Not Taken
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/a...
10 months ago
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Heâs Ringo. And Nobody Else Is.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/a...
11 months ago
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Ann Powers
11 months ago
I'm gonna keep pushing this show it's FREE and celebrates WOMEN PLAYING INSTRUMENTS including the voice) and features percussion legend BOBBYE HALL and queens WENDY AND LISA and my young faves YASMIN WILLIAMS and MEI SEMONES and many more YOU SHOULD COME IF YOU CAN!!! JUNE 22 LINCOLN CENTER 7 P.M
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Irreplaceable. E pluribus unum with maximum funk.
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12 months ago
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#bandcampfriday
continues. Support musicians.
about 1 year ago
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Jon Pareles
The New York Times
about 1 year ago
âI havenât really done press in a long time.â Tracy Chapman, the singer and songwriter, has avoided the spotlight for years. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit âFast Car.â Read our exclusive interview.
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Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself
For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit âFast Car.â
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/arts/music/tracy-chapman-interview.html
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about 1 year ago
The recording appears to be from the bandâs 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/a...
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Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop
The recording appears to be from the bandâs 1962 audition for Decca Records, which notably rejected the group.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/arts/music/beatles-vancouver-demo-session.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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a @Sisario gem: The Wizard of Vinyl Is in Kansas
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/a...
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The Wizard of Vinyl Is in Kansas
Chad Kassem is on a mission â saving listeners âfrom bad soundâ â at the rural factory where he pores over LPs from some of musicâs most important artists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/arts/music/vinyl-albums-chad-kassem-acoustic-sounds.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
about 1 year ago
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A 4-hour
#Oscars
can include nominated songs and serious score excerpts, not snippets. Ran short anyway. Music can transform a movie--admit it.
about 1 year ago
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Ann Powers
about 1 year ago
John Schaefer is a beacon. This is such a loss for music lovers
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R.I.P. Roberta Flack. There was such strength in her delicacy. Roberta Flackâs 11 Essential Songs
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...
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Roberta Flackâs 11 Essential Songs
One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/arts/music/roberta-flack-songs.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
about 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
I went long on Garth Hudson for
@theringer.com.web.brid.gy
www.theringer.com/2025/01/22/m...
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The Old Man and the Keys: The Improvised Legacy of Garth Hudson
Writer, musician, and Hold Steady member Franz Nicolay remembers the Bandâs famed keyboardist and sage eccentric, who died Tuesday at age 87
https://www.theringer.com/2025/01/22/music/garth-hudson-the-band-obituary
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Year-end rant--stop gamifying songs! Pop Musicians, Please Spare Me the Back Stories
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/a...
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Pop Musicians, Please Spare Me the Back Stories
The power of a lasting song is that it breaks free of its origins. Hits should be more than celebrity narratives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/arts/music/pop-songs-metanarratives-back-stories.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
over 1 year ago
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Now hear these -- kudos to the Interactive team!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Find Your New Favorite Song from 2024
Catch up on the yearâs most notable music: Listen to the 450-plus tracks we reviewed this year, save them to a playlist and share it with your friends.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/26/arts/music/discover-songs-2024.html
over 1 year ago
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đ€đ€đ€đ€ A Solstice of the Soul
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...
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Dennis Overbye on Retiring from The New York Times: A Solstice of the Soul
For his next trick, your cosmic correspondent for the past quarter-century will (try to) retire.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science/space/universe-overbye-retirement.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
over 1 year ago
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how it's going...
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over 1 year ago
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58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
over 1 year ago
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#BandcampFriday
still happens. Support musicians directly.
over 1 year ago
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