http://kunc.org en http://kunc.org/post/bright-moments-world-cafe Multi-instrumentalist Kelly Pratt has recorded and toured with bands like <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/15052810/coldplay" target="_blank">Coldplay</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/16334660/arcade-fire" target="_blank">Arcade Fire</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/15129120/lcd-soundsystem" target="_blank">LCD Soundsystem</a> and <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/15148770/beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a> since 2006, but he's stepped into his own spotlight since forming the sunny pop band <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/02/13/146806431/bright-moments-on-world-cafe-next" Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:30:00 +0000 31094 at http://kunc.org Bright Moments On World Cafe http://kunc.org/post/weekend-audition-new-eye-candy-beirut-and-chris-smithers-latest <p><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 15.75pt; ">Do you miss the ocean? Then the latest video sailing the seas with Beirut will solve your nautical longing. We&rsquo;ve also got the latest from blues/folk singer Chris Smither.</span></p><p> Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:00:05 +0000 Wendy Wham 29319 at http://kunc.org Weekend Audition: New Eye Candy From Beirut And Chris Smither's Latest http://kunc.org/post/beirut-soaking-sound-home <em></em>Although its members reside in Brooklyn, N.Y., it's funny to call <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/15148770/beirut" target="_self">Beirut</a> a "Brooklyn band" — its sound, like its history, is so worldly. The story of wanderlust begins in Santa Fe, N.M., where singer-songwriter Zach Condon grew up.<p>As a teenager, Condon would sit in his bedroom for hours, making music. At 17, he decided to travel in Europe; while there, he developed a love of Balkan folk music. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:13:12 +0000 Alisa Ali 15537 at http://kunc.org Beirut: Soaking Up The Sound Of Home http://kunc.org/post/new-week-kunc-music-0 <p>A triple treat making its KUNC Music debut this week. The indomitable John Hiatt, Jach Condon&#39;s third outing under the Beirut&nbsp;nom de guerre, and a Felice brother with his latest slice of Americana from the Catskills.&nbsp;Tune in for KUNC Music, 9a - Noon every Monday through Friday.</p><p> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:30:27 +0000 Jim Hill 15479 at http://kunc.org New This Week on KUNC Music http://kunc.org/post/beirut-world-cafe The story of <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/15148770/beirut">Beirut</a>, the sweetly melancholy musical venture of Zach Condon, is like something out of a movie. The New Mexico native dropped out of college in 2006 to focus on writing and recording music. He produced <em>Gulag Orkestar</em>, celebrating old-world weirdness and nostalgia with bawdy Balkan organ pumps and trumpets. The album sparked a meteoric rise for the young artist.<p>Condon's success was built not upon signing with a major label or playing hundreds of tiny shows, but by word of mouth online. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:37:00 +0000 14991 at http://kunc.org Beirut On World Cafe