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James Blake by Shantel Mitchell for NPR

Smith Westerns by Shantel Mitchell for NPR

Raphael Saadiq by Katie Hayes Luke for NPR

Yuck by Katie Hayes Luke for NPR

Not lucky enough to catch the South By Southwest action from streets of downtown Austin, TX?  Have no fear, NPR serves as your SXSW coverage headquarters with photos, live audio, and full archived audio sets from each day of the fest.  SXSW continues through Sunday, so be sure to check back at NPR.com for additional coverage throughout the weekend.

Check out full archived sets from Wednesday, the opening day of SXSW at NPR.com, below:

James Blake @ SXSW

Smith Westerns @ SXSW

Raphael Saadiq @ SXSW

Yuck @ SXSW

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British soul songbird, Adele, set a 40-day, 22-date North American tour in support of her forthcoming sophomore LP, “21.”  The tour kicks off in Washington, DC on May 12^th, and runs through June 20^th in Nashville, TN.

Tickets for the tour dates go on sale to the public this Friday, February 11^th, but pre-sale tickets for fans go on sale Wednesday, February 9^th at 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST exclusively from Adele’s Official Website.

Also, beginning today, Adele’s “21” is streaming in full at NPR Music.  Be sure to get your first listen before the album hits stores!

Adele North American Tour Dates

5/12 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
5/13- Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
5/15- Boston, MA – House of Blues
5/16- Montreal, QC – Olympia Theater
5/18- Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
5/19- New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
5/23- Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
5/24- Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
5/26- Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
5/28- Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
5/29- Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
5/31- Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
5/31- Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
6/1- Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
6/3- Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
6/4- San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre
6/8- San Diego, CA – Humphreys by the Bay
6/9- Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
6/12- Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek
6/15- Dallas, TX – House of Blues
6/17- Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
6/18- Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
6/20- Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

Adele’s sophomore album, 21, releases January 24^th (UK) and February 22^nd (US/CAN) from XL Recordings / Columbia Records.

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Photo by Nonesuch Records

Blues-Rock duo, The Black Keys, stream their sixth LP Brothers in its entirety via NPR.org.  The first single from the album is Tighten Up, which features production from Danger Mouse, who previously worked with Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney on 2008’s Attack & Release. Brothers is set to release via Nonesuch Records on May 18^th. Read the rest of this entry →

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