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Wilco's new album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot takes the erstwhile alt-country band even further from its roots. Frontman Jeff Tweedy talks with John Ydstie on All Things Considered. And Meredith Ochs reviews a new anthology of music from Tweedy's old band, the legendary Uncle Tupelo. (8:15) The CD is on Nonesuch Records. See http://www.wilcoworld.net/.

Eight years after their previous studio album, the New Orleans-and Colorado-based roots band The Subdudes has reformed. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with original founding members Tommy Malone and John Magnie. The band is currently on tour supporting its new album Miracle Mule.

Noah talks to Chris Douridas - who hosts KCRW's radio show "Morning Becomes Eclectic." He introduces us to a hot band from Mexico City called Cafe Tacuba-- whose new album is called "Avalance de Exitos" - translated "Avalanche of Hits". Douridas says this band is incredibly progressive.. .mixing the sounds of Mexico and South America with American and European rock.

Rock historian Ed Ward tells us about the British band The Pretty Things, a band that was a spin off-of group of the early Rolling Stones. Last year they released the reissue, Come See Me: The Very Best of The Pretty Things.

The Six Parts Seven are an instrumental band from Kent, Ohio. They combine the viola and lap steel with a traditional rock band's drums, bass and guitars. Guitarist Allen Karpkinski talks about marriage and living in the moment, themes on the group's fourth album, Everywhere and Right Here.

In its videos and promotional art, Gorillaz is a band of cartoon characters. In real life, the music is the work of Damon Albarn, who is also part of the real-life British band Blur. Albarn has just released a second Gorillaz album, Demon Days. Tom Moon has a review.

Tim Hedrick's obituary has been posted, which says a public memorial service will be 7:30 p.m. in Xavier University's Cintas Center.Doors will open at…

A young couple was attacked by a gang of knife-wielding men in 2016. The woman's family orchestrated the "honor killing" because she had married below her caste.

Protomartyr lead singer and lyricist Joe Casey walks us through some of the thorny questions behind the band's new album, Relatives In Decent, track by track.

A jury convicted Trump adviser Steve Bannon of criminal contempt of Congress for defying the Jan. 6 committee, but Bannon vows to appeal.