SXSW 2018 Dispatch: Live Performances From The Marias And Amara La Negra
Alt.Latino hosts our first SXSW Showcase with two bands that show off distinct styles and approaches to Latin music.
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South X Lullaby: Max Richter
The audience slept, dreamed and sometimes snored — it's okay, that's what it's for — through this trance-inducing experience.
50 Years After The My Lai Massacre, An Opera Confronts The Past
The My Lai Massacre occurred 50 years ago this week in Vietnam. An opera featuring the Kronos Quartet and Van-Anh Vanessa Vo tells the story of an American soldier who tried to stop his own troops.
Paul Thorn Revisits His Gospel Roots
The Southern rocker talks about channeling his humble beginnings in church for his latest album, Don't Let The Devil Ride.
What You Could Take Away From 'David Bowie Is'
When the exhibit was first conceived, in tandem with Bowie's own collection, its success was far from guaranteed. In the five years since, its outlived its subject and changed as much as he once did.
Invisibilia: Inspired By 'American Idol,' Somali TV Show Aimed To Change The World
Reality TV is popular around the world. It's also roundly mocked as formulaic and contrived. But can that kind of fragile fantasy meaningfully influence the real world?
Jimmy McPartland On Piano Jazz
Revisit this 1990 episode featuring the legendary cornetist as he teams up with his wife, host Marian McPartland, to perform "St. James Infirmary."
Across the Blue Ridge #117 - Vivian Leva, Women In Song, Classic Songs & Tunes
This week we showcase the premiere album of a young singer and songwriter steeped in traditional Blue Ridge mountain music. Vivian Leva – who's been on the show before with The Onlies – grew u
Amy Rigby Maintains Her Punk Mischievousness On 'The Old Guys'
Rigby's new album, which features jangly guitars and thumping drums, sounds like an old-fashioned rock 'n' roll album. But critic Ken Tucker says that The Old Guy is definitely not "a nostalgia item."
The Tiny Desk Contest Entries We're Excited About This Week
There's still time to enter the Tiny Desk Contest — send in your video before midnight EST on March 25. In the meantime, check out some more entries we love.