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Mr Twin Sister formed in 2008 under the name Twin Sister, quickly garnering critical attention from the dense homemade pop of their early EPs – "Vampires with Dreaming Kids" in 2008 and "Color Your Life" in 2010. They have been a quietly influential fixture of independent music ever since. The group released their debut LP "In Heaven" (2011) via Domino, and in 2012 their song "Meet the Frownies" was sampled by Kendrick Lamar and Dr Dre on The Recipe. Having left Domino and changed their name to Mr Twin Sister, the group re-emerged in 2014 with the low lit disco and funk of their self-titled Mr Twin Sister. The record appeared on best-of-year lists from Pitchfork, Gorilla vs Bear, TIME, and many others. In 2018 the group released Echo Arms, their most popular track to date, and Salt, their third and most diverse album yet. 2021 saw the release of the group’s fourth full length LP Al Mundo Azul, a vibrant, surreal record that swaps the group’s restrained cool for something wide awake and grinning. Mr Twin Sister has made a habit of swerving the expectations of their devoted following and critical outlets alike, recombining musical styles and dodging easy categorization as a matter of course. SOCIALS: Twitter Instagram

To celebrate this year's Public Radio Music Day, we asked KPBS staff what they're listening to right now, and why they love it.

California está llevando a cabo su elección primaria el 7 de Junio, y con la temporada de elecciones a la vuelta de la esquina, puede llegar a ser abrumador entender “quién, qué, dónde, cuándo y cómo” votar. KPBS está aquí para ayudar a resolver tus preguntas.

Audiences will be captivated by a newly conceived, semi-staged celebration of Kurt Weill’s extraordinary body of work. Directed by Zack Winokur, one of the most innovative and exciting talents working today, the program features two of the world’s most in-demand vocalists: Anthony Roth Costanzo, who became an international sensation and won a GRAMMY for his portrayal of the pharaoh in Philip Glass’s opera Akhnaten, and GRAMMY Award-winner Cecile McLorin Salvant, alongside an ensemble of SummerFest musicians for an incomparable evening you will not want to miss. Date | Thursday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $53 to $113. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/kurt-weill or call (858) 459-3728.

What creative genius’ work has permeated the culture and had more influence than that of the Bard himself? Join us for the intermission-free "Under the Influence: Shakespeare's World" event as we enjoy music from Shakespeare’s time and hear some of his most famous words composed into song. Following Korngold’s popular incidental music for the comedy Much Ado About Nothing, composed in 1920, we conclude with Beethoven’s “Ghost” Piano Trio, which came out of sketches for an opera based on Macbeth that he never completed. Stay after the concert for a special event in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd to enjoy more music and a feast featuring the best of San Diego’s culinary and craft cocktail scene! Date | Wednesday, August 3 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $43 to $93. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/shakespeares-world or call (858) 459-3728.

The PROTOTYPE festival, now in its 10th year, presents new operas and music-theater works in smaller settings. "We were trying to create a black box opera movement," says co-founder Beth Morrison.

A 27-year-old Queens rapper took a defining hip-hop practice and reinvigorated a subgenre, in New York City and beyond.

For hours on Friday, the lead prosecutor interrogated the disgraced South Carolina attorney over his lies about stealing money and his whereabouts the night his wife and son were killed in June 2021.

It was a pretty wild year for music. Here are some KPBS staff picks for the best albums of 2022.

Alternative rock band Creature Canyon hit the stages again with the release of their new single "Pressure," a song that seeks to offer a light at the end of the tunnel for anyone struggling to break free of interpersonal difficulties. This month Creature Canyon will hit the road for a run of shows on the west coast with special guests Hate Drugs and Public Theatre. Date | Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m. Location | Soda Bar Get tickets here! General admission is $20 per person. This event is only for people 21 yeard of age or older. For more information, click here or call the venue at (619) 955-5551.