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Brave Combo: The Fresh Air Concert

New-wave, Tex-Mex polka band Brave Combo joins Fresh Air for a live concert.

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Other segments from the episode on September 3, 1990

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 3, 1990: Interview with Carl Finch, Jeffrey Barnes, Bubba Hernandez, and Mitch Marine; Interview with John Lurie; Commentary on translation.
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"Fake Jazz" Saxophonist John Lurie

Lurie's music is influenced by the soundtracks of classic noir films. He is also an actor, appearing recently in The Last Temptation of Christ and Wild at Heart. He joins Fresh Air to talk about his career, balancing practicing with performing, and his new, self-released album with the Lounge Lizards, Village of Chunk.

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Carl Finch Discusses Working With Tiny Tim.

Guitarist Carl Finch. His band, Brave Combo, just released "Girl" (Rounder) in conjunction with the legendary Tiny Tim. Brave Combo is a Texas world beat polka band and the members weren't sure what to expect when they began working on this project with the eccentric Tiny Tim eight years ago. The CD features many familiar tunes (including "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Hey Jude" and even "Stairway to Heaven") like they've never been performed before.

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