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Wondering where to turn after The xx? Warpaint make late-night music that’s as atmospheric as it is addictive

Barack Obama loves her, the purists call her the real thing — and now, says Esperanza Spalding, who performs at the London Jazz Festival next month, she wants the world to hear her astonishing music

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Pierre-Laurent Aimard is not your everyday piano virtuoso. When the occasion demands, he can dazzle you with fancy fingerwork

It’s strange. You wait longer for a Ronnie Wood show than even he can remember and then two come along in one evening

Kelly Jones kicked off this show with an affecting tribute to Stuart Cable, describing the former Stereophonics drummer as a “mad bastard”

Few people could persuade the reclusive Martha Argerich to appear at their 70th birthday celebrations but Stephen Kovacevich did

The latest outing of NME’s Radar Tour was dominated by guitars and even featured a guest appearance from a minor indie icon

We review the week’s new releases including albums from rapper Lil Wayne, Bob Dylan and Keane side project Mt Desolation