Marcia Ball On Piano Jazz
Marcia Ball bends our understanding of blues with her melding of deep southern melodies and rhythms.
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New Music Friday For June 22: Six Albums You Should Hear Now
Highlights from June 22 include the intense industrial rock of Nine Inch Nails, the new joint project of Lecrae & Zaytoven and the wildly ambitious, shape-shifting jazz of Kamasi Washington.
Kamasi Washington's Heaven Exists In His Mind
The jazz torchbearer's new record Heaven and Earth represents the relationship between his inner world and outward reality.
It's Impossible To Reconcile XXXTentacion's Art With His Violent Life
We break down the controversy surrounding rapper XXXTentacion in life and in death.
From The Top: Tiny Desk Concert
A handful of teenagers, and a 12-year-old violinist, from the radio show From the Top, give sparkling performances, proving there's a bright future for classical music.
Us, Today Explores Intersection of Progressive Rock, Electric Jazz on 'Computant'
Eight years ago three friends from Oxford, Ohio, decided to start a band. On one of the recording tapes they wrote "Us, Today" and the name stuck. Their fourth album Computant is out now and is one to savor.
Tash Sultana Finds 'Salvation' In The Form Of Studio Time And Skydiving
The Australian multi-instrumentalist dives head-first into the journey to find self-validation on the lead single of her upcoming album.
Max Richter's 'Blue Notebooks' Offers Moving Portrait For Elisabeth Moss
To mark the reissue of The Blue Notebooks, Richter has released a short film featuring The Handmaid's Tale star and a potent piece of music from the 2004 album.
Arrest Made In The Murder Of Rapper XXXTentacion
Police have arrested a suspect in the death of Jahseh Onfroy, better known as the rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and killed outside of a motor sports dealership on June 18 in Florida.
Ever Get Ghosted? Feel All Your Feelings With Florence + The Machine
In "Big God," the new single and video from High As Hope, Florence Welch lends her powerhouse voice to a dramatic treatise on abandonment.