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Ann Powers

Nashville

Critic and Correspondent, NPR Music at NPR

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  • 4 weeks ago | laist.com | Ann Powers

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  • 1 month ago | tpr.org | Ann Powers

    Last week, organizers for SXSW announced they were dramatically scaling back what was once the world's largest music festival. Home to countless performances by artists big and small for nearly 40 years, the annual event is being folded into the Film and Interactive festival, which typically happens the week before Music; it's also being shortened significantly.

  • 1 month ago | wrvo.org | Ann Powers

    Last week, organizers for SXSW announced they were dramatically scaling back what was once the world's largest music festival. Home to countless performances by artists big and small for nearly 40 years, the annual event is being folded into the Film and Interactive festival, which typically happens the week before Music; it's also being shortened significantly.

  • 1 month ago | npr.org | Ann Powers |Robin Hilton |Stephen Thompson

    Saying 'goodbye' to SXSW Music Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1240671742/1268364786" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Deftones performing at SXSW in 2016 Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption toggle caption Adam Kissick for NPR Last week, organizers for SXSW announced they were dramatically scaling back what was once the world's largest music festival.

  • 1 month ago | nhpr.org | Ann Powers

    I first got excited about the new Lucy Dacus album when I heard it included a song called "Limerence." The dreamiest star in indie rock's current pantheon, Dacus is an expert in pulling out the details of experiences that start and often stay inside a person's head: infatuation, unstaged arguments with distant lovers, nostalgia for encounters that glow in memory but maybe weren't so great in the first place.

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Feeling Distant
Feeling Distant @annkpowers
6 Apr 25

Hey! Not sure why this is circulating again but I'm so proud to be on this list. I did publish a book in 2024, it seems so long ago. BUT IT'S STILL OUT THERE

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BookPage @bookpage

Throughout 2024, these 12 biographies inspired us. @eccobooks @deystreet @fsgbooks @AAKnopf @pantheonbooks @duttonbooks @penguinpress @LiverightPub @wwnorton @marinerbooks @misterroll @sdgortonwords @HenryLouisGates @TiyaMilesTAM @KarenValby @annkpowers https://t.co/d7qlc30DBg https://t.co/63xBtLFIdG

Feeling Distant
Feeling Distant @annkpowers
31 Mar 25

This whole series is so rich, I'm delighted to be part of it

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Apple Podcasts @ApplePodcasts

By popular demand, @DJLouieXIV is finally placing Britney Spears in the Pop Pantheon. 🌟 Tune in for five episodes of expertly-researched discussion of Britney’s career, music, and legacy with guests @dstfelix, @annkpowers, @mehpatrol, and @TroyMceady. https://t.co/gdONZeljgG https://t.co/lum9RYBIZA

Feeling Distant
Feeling Distant @annkpowers
25 Mar 25

The Tragically Hip story is so pure. May it stand forever

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The Tragically Hip @thehipofficial

30 years ago today, we played @nbcsnl on March 25, 1995. The rest is history… https://t.co/vNiGBQfNxn