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INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK

Monday 04/13
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BEYMAN BROTHERS
Musical parodist plays real music
Christopher Guest is best known for film parodies like A Mighty Wind, Best of Show and most notably, This is Spinal Tap where he plays Nigel Tufnel in the wasted heavy metal band of the title. You might think The Beyman Brothers were a parody as well, but Guest, who is a serious musician, has teamed up with childhood friend David Nichtern of Drala and "Midnight at the Oasis" fame and longtime music collaborator CJ Vanston to create an album of evocative world chamber folk music called Memories of Summer As a Child. The Beyman Brothers give us a real interview.
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Tuesday 04/14
AN INTERVIEW WITH BALMORHEA
Modern chamber music from the American heartland
Balmorhea is a band that should probably be playing rock and roll, and in their own fashion, they might be. Using acoustic guitars, piano, violin and cello, they orchestrate a haunting, pastoral sound tinged by country and born out of the landscapes of Texas. They've just released a new CD called All is Wild, All is Silent, which features some tunes they debuted on Echoes. We return to our profile of Balmorhea.
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Wednesday 04/15
ECHOES THEN & NOW: STEVE ROACH
Steve Roach from tribal to the beyond
Steve Roach was a signature Echoes artist when Echoes launched in 1989. He even wrote our original theme music. As we celebrate our 20th year and listen to music by artists from 20 years ago and those same artists today, we'll hear Steve Roach from Dreamtime Return to Stream of Thought.
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Thursday 04/16
We have new music from William Orbit on the next Echoes. He produced Madonna's Ray of Light and created one of the best electronic albums of the century, "Hello Waveforms." He returns with his first new music in 4 years called "My Oracle Lives Uptown."
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Friday 04/17
ECHOES OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
We hear Scandinavian Echoes when we explore the outburst of new music from countries cold and dark. We'll hear Sigur Ros and Jóhann Jóhannsson from Iceland, Solar Fields and Johan Agebjorn from Sweden, Erik Wollo and Martine Lund Hoel from Norway and many more artists whose music seems born of the chilled air and extravagant landscapes of their homes.
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Playlists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive