SXSW 2018 Recap: Hip Hop, Latin Folk and Mexican Barbecue
NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael and Felix Contreras dish about their favorite new discoveries at South by Southwest 2018 over a plate of barbecue.
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Amara La Negra On Her Roots, Miami Reality And Barbecue
Over a plate of Texas barbecue, Alt.Latino spoke with this fast-rising Afro-Latinx artist from Miami in the midst of her unforgiving South By Southwest schedule.
South X Lullaby: Stella Donnelly
Surrounded by an art installation featuring wires and woolen yarns, the Australian singer-songwriter's sharp wit stands out in a sweetly quiet song that rages loudly.
CD Set Offers A Long, Satisfying View Of The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic celebrates its 175th birthday with a box set dating back to its very first recordings a century ago, featuring some of the greatest musicians of the 20th-century.
One Year After A Long Sabbatical, Wolfgang Voigt Returns Yet Again As GAS
The ambient music innovator quickly follows up 2017's Narkopop with Rausch, out May 18.
The Indelible Career Of Gospel Innovator Dr. Bobby Jones
The choirmaster is known as the "Ed Sullivan of gospel" and has helped launch the careers of artists like Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams.
Cornelius: Tiny Desk Concert
Cornelius' Keigo Oyamada deconstructs and reassembles music like it's a neon cubist-pop sculpture. On a rare U.S. tour, the Japanese band brought its complex cool to the Tiny Desk.
Reports: Another Explosion In Austin, Texas, Injures 2
The blast comes on the heels of three package-bomb explosions that killed two people and injured two more, as well as a bomb threat that canceled a Saturday concert at the South by Southwest festival.
Habibi Fuses Farsi Lyrics With Western Riffs
The Brooklyn-based band doesn't need to speak English to pack a punch. Frontwoman Rahill Jamalifard talks about songwriting in Farsi and how Middle Eastern rock emboldens her.
Making Musical Connections At Sing Sing Prison
Since 2009, the maximum security prison has been home to music workshops put on by Carnegie Hall and led by some of New York City's top musicians.