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"Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product" at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museums...

"Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product" at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museums

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A Golden 'Silence' From Haskell Small

It takes courage for a pianist to program a concert of works by a single composer. Double -- maybe triple -- that courage when the composer is Federico Mompou, a fascinating if obscure Spaniard whose austere, inward-looking works offer little in the way of crowd-pleasing virtuosity.

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'Growing Pains': M.J.'s Rx

Mary J. Blige knows your pain. She's reached icon status crafting analgesic hits for lovelorn ladies. She can salvage your self-worth and help you locate your dwindling dignity. And if that's not enough, on her excellent eighth album, "Growing Pains," she can also make you dance.

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'The Cool': Lupe Redeems Himself, if Not a Genre

Hip-hop listeners last year were quick to anoint Lupe Fiasco the new savior of the genre, based on the strength of his brainy, socially aware 2006 debut, "Food & Liquor." As is always the case when the public believes a rapper can single-handedly return hip-hop to thoughtful, responsible lyri...

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Hard-Core Holiday Spirit

Turns out there is a mass market for metal as light as lithium. Trans-Siberian Orchestra played two of its trademark holiday shows before huge crowds at Verizon Center on Sunday.

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The Odd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren wasn't too thrilled about the 7:30 start to his show at the Birchmere on Sunday night. "I should be in a daze somewhere," he said, a little wishfully, as he peered through dark glasses at the sold-out house.

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Quick Spins

THE MIX UP South Rakkas Crew Which way to Orlando? If you're using the music of South Rakkas Crew as a signpost, it's somewhere between Jamaica and Jupiter. The Orlando-based production duo is responsible for the most electrifying dance tracks of the year, blending Caribbean dancehall with cosmic...

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The Singles File

A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind.

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Highlights

On Night 2 of "Clash of the Choirs" (Channel 4 at 8), the first group of singers is eliminated.

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Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Six Talents, One Accord

It is sometimes said that within every orchestral musician is a soloist desperate to get out. I'm not sure about that (the very fact of choosing the tuba or the double bass as one's instrument more or less rules out a solo career), but I do believe that many artists find deep satisfaction when...

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