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INTERVIEWS AND CONCERTS FOR THE WEEK

Monday 05/26
A LIVING ROOM CONCERT WITH THE AHN TRIO
Three virtuosi float on a stream of new Music live
The Ahn Trio are three sisters from Korea who have become darlings of the classical world for their bold interpretations and new music. Their latest album, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac, slides towards ambient chamber music with new compositions from Kenji Bunch, Michael Nyman and some clever covers. In an intimate performance, we hear The Ahn Trio playing live, on Echoes.
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Tuesday 05/27
A LIVING ROOM CONCERT WITH SCOTT AUGUST
Native flute player creates canyon echoes in an LA Living Room
Scott August has been a longtime listener favorite on Echoes with his melodic native flute compositions set in ambient landscapes. His Lost Canyons CD was a CD of the Month in December. We capture Scott live with veteran film percussionist Brian Kilgore.
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Wednesday 05/28
A LIVING ROOM CONCERT WITH BALMORHEA
Ambient chamber music from the Americana heartland
Balmorhea is a town and a state park in Texas, and it's the inspiration behind a quartet of the same name. They've taken the dictum, "quiet is the new loud" to heart in a soft melodic brand of instrumental rock with piano, classical strings, acoustic guitars and the occasional banjo and Telecaster. They've released critically acclaimed albums including their latest CD, Rivers Arms. Balmorhea comes into the Echoes Living Room to play live.
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Thursday 05/29
AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPANCAKES: AMBIENT COUNTRY ROCK
An instrumental guitar band taps country and classical with a touch of quirk
Japancakes are a band from Athens, Georgia, that mixes electric guitar with pedal steel guitar, classical strings with synthesizers and emerges with a sound that's got country airs strung out in classical refrains. Their earlier CDs have recently been reissued. We return to our interview with three of the central figures in this band that expands the alternative Athens tradition.
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Friday 05/30
AN INTERVIEW WITH GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA:
BREAKING THE HOLLYWOOD SOUNDTRACK FORMULA
A Two Time Academy Award winner goes against the Hollywood grain
In his Los Angeles homes, Argentine born composer Gustavo Santaolalla talks about his film scores for movies like Brokeback Mountain, Babel and Amores Perros.
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laylists for previous weeks can be found at our Playlist Archive

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