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Photos: All Songs Considered Sweet 16 At 9:30 Club

Alex Schelldorf — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:22:07 +0000

Scenes from last night’s NPR-hosted All Songs Considered Sweet 16 party at 9:30 Club.

Bob Boilen gets things started

Glen Hansard

Sharon Van Etten

Kishi Bashi

Laura Gibson

The Suffers

Dan Deacon

Crowd during Dan Deacon’s set

Bob Boilen in the crowd

All photos by Alex Schelldorf

Grab Free Tickets To The ‘All Songs Considered’ Sweet 16 Bash

WAMU Staff — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:00:58 +0000

Update, 4:57 p.m.: These tickets are gone! But you can still hop on our waitlist. Just fill out the form below.

NPR’s All Songs Considered began in 2000, long before on-demand streaming began to reshape the way people hear music. Sixteen years later, the show is still kicking — even thriving, having become one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes.

To recognize 16 successful years of music discovery, All Songs Considered hosts Robin Hilton and Bob Boilen are throwing a Sweet 16 party at D.C.’s 9:30 Club Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. Pop experimentalist Dan Deacon co-headlines the bash alongside singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten, with more special guests to be announced. No surprise, tickets have already sold out.

Lucky for you, WAMU’s Bandwidth.fm is giving away free tickets to the show. Want in? It’s easy. Just be one of the first to fill out this form below, and we’ll add you to our guest list. But act quickly! These spots will move fast.

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Song Premiere: GEMS, ‘Living As A Ghost’

Bob Boilen — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:03:41 +0000

I savor the moment of finding a band to love. I relish those first singles and EPs, and hearing their live sound take shape on record. And then they release their debut album.

GEMS is that special group for me, a former hometown band about to be discovered by everyone else. These two have had a vision for their breathy, explosive sound and they’re dedicated to it. The dreamy duo of Lindsay Pitts and Clifford John Usher has left D.C. and moved to LA, and I’ve just heard “Living as a Ghost,” the first song from Kill the One You Love, their debut album. It’s the culmination of a process that we in D.C. have watched. They are a twosome meant for each other, with Usher’s guitar and electronic production punctuating Pitts’ soaring, swirly shimmer.

Kill the One You Love will be out Oct. 30 on Carpark Records.

All Songs Considered: The Year In Music 2014

NPR Staff — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:03:00 +0000

How will we remember the music of 2014? All Songs Considered starts off NPR Music’s year-end coverage by discussing themes that surfaced again and again: new discoveries, best live shows, saddest records and missed gems. All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by NPR Music’s Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson to reflect on what made 2014 a standout year in music.

From established artists like Beck, St. Vincent and Weezer to new acts like FKA Twigs, Sturgill Simpson, Sylvan Esso and Luluc, 2014’s releases were varied and surprising. Some, like the beautiful albums by Beck and Luluc, made an impression while keeping the volume low; others, including the sophomore album from the hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, made a noise that was impossible to turn down once it arrived like a buzzsaw in October. And then there are the pop juggernauts who bookended the year: Beyoncé, whose self-titled album came out late in 2013 but echoed through most of this year, and Taylor Swift, who wiped the floor (sales-wise, at least) with every other album released in 2014.

This is just the beginning of our year-end extravaganza. Next week NPR Music will share lists of our favorite albums and favorite songs, as well as individual lists from Bob, Robin, Stephen and Ann.

What defined your year in music? Let us know in our comment section below and vote for your favorite albums of the year in our listener poll.