Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Lightspeed Champion
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British singer-songwriter Devonte Hynes led the bratty and abrasive band Test Icicles a few years back, but it didn’t take him long to adopt an altogether different sound and persona as a solo artist. Hynes’ new group, Lightspeed Champion, will perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia at noon ET Friday and broadcast on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Donna Jean and the Tricksters
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Singer Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay has contributed to an incredible array of acts. Originally from Alabama, she launched her career at a young age, serving as a session singer with Muscle Shoals Studios and Fame Studios. She performed on singles by Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, and Percy Sledge, among many others, and she sang for The Grateful Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band in the ’70s. Donna Jean and the Tricksters will perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia at noon ET Friday and broadcast on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Ryan Bingham
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A Southern roots-country rocker and former bull rider, Ryan Bingham performs with a rough style to reflect his upbringing in Texas and New Mexico ranching communities. His music is infused with bayou-influenced instrumentals and Southwestern flavor. Bingham will perform a concert from WXPN and the Millennium Music Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., broadcast live friday at noon on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Counting Crows
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In the 15 years since releasing its breakthrough debut, the San Francisco band Counting Crows has become one of the most popular and easily identifiable rock groups in America. Counting Crows will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe and you can hear it Live Friday at Noon on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Bob Mould
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A constantly evolving guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Bob Mould has been an influential and even iconic musician for more than two decades. Mould fronted the rock band Husker Du — one of the acts that defined alternative rock — before exploring a poppier direction with Sugar in the early ’90s. He’ll perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and you can hear it Live Friday at Noon on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Back Door Slam
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The British blues-rock trio Back Door Slam brings to mind the rougher-sounding work of English blues-rock players such as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and John Mayall – which is especially impressive given that its members are all in their 20s. Back Door Slam, which hails from the tiny Isle of Man, will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live Friday at Noon, on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Nicole Atkins
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A young singer-songwriter from New Jersey, Nicole Atkins grew up listening to old-school folk and country, which would later inform her own soulful crooning, introspective songwriting, and subtly psychedelic rock sound. Atkins will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live Friday at Noon on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)
Live Friday at Noon: Me’Shell NdegeOcello
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Me’Shell NdegeOcello’s name means "free like a bird," which effectively describes her mix of funk, soul, R&B, hip-hop, reggae, rock, and jazz — as well as lyrics that explore the politics of race, sex, gender, and more. NdegeOcello will perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and available Live Friday at Noon on VPR.net.Live Fridays at Noon (vpr.net exclusive)