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Often compared to The Flaming Lips and Pavement for its complex indie-pop sound, The Spinto Band draws from the music of Burt Bacharach, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and many other acts with Bs in their names. Its latest album is Moonwink.

Often compared to The Flaming Lips and Pavement for its complex indie-pop sound, The Spinto Band draws from the music of Burt Bacharach, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and many other acts with Bs in their names. Hear The Spinto Band perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.

Actress S. Epatha Merkerson just won the triple crown of television honors: an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actor's Guild award. To many Law and Order viewers, Merkerson will always be Lt. Anita Van Buren.

The British duo Sleaford Mods talks about the influences behind their latest album, UK GRIM.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a conference of economists on Monday that despite data pointing to an economic recovery, many people still feel stressed. He said the economic well-being of Americans is the Fed's ultimate objective — that is, the sense that things are going well.

http://66.225.205.104/20120822DNC.mp3 Reporters got a preview Wednesday of the arena as workers prepare for the DNC. Photo: Greg Collard Construction…

James Mercer and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton put on a private show for opbmusic and Sound Opinions. Watch Broken Bells perform "Control," from the band's album After The Disco.

Raised in the New York folk scene of the '50s and '60s, the blues guitarist now lives in Sweden.

This summer's jangliest tune, "Can't Keep Checking My Phone," is brought to you by chronic insomnia and a complex love triangle.

Watch Lucius bring its vibrant pop spectacle to the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

A modernistic bluesman with a taste for electronics appears with just his acoustic guitar, his singing sister and a percussionist.

Watch Chicano Batman perform a new lowrider classic, perfect for slow dancing.

Alynda Lee Segarra's performance of "The Body Electric" is as impassioned as the narrative the song conveys.

As spirited as ever, Lynn gives a seemingly effortless performance of "Coal Miner's Daughter."

Introduced as "the hero of outlaw country," Simpson lives up to the title in "Life Of Sin."

The Seattle folk duo's new song, "Down in the Lonesome Draw," is about searching for work and opportunity — a relevant topic for musicians and music lovers alike. Watch them perform the song live.

Accompanied by Ry Cooder's guitar, Crowell offers up a tender take on "God I'm Missing You."

The bluegrass trio has traded in the campfires of Ithaca, N.Y., for the clubs and honky tonks of Nashville. Hear the band perform its new song, "Pack Up Joe."

What would happen to the Earth if all humans suddenly disappeared? In his new book, The World Without Us, author Alan Weisman discusses how long it would take for all evidence of human life to vanish from the planet.

Writer Mark Vaz's new book is Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong. Cooper was an explorer, war hero, filmmaker and cinema pioneer. A new biography tells of this larger-than-life personality.