Two Artists, Two Different Paths In Exploring The Indigenous Roots Of Latinx Music
The histories and sounds of Mexico's Comcaac and Canada's First Nation peoples inspire and drive the new work of Hector Guerra and Akawui.
Music & Culture
Songs We Love: Lea Bertucci, 'Patterns For Alto'
Bertucci unleashes a cascade of overlapping saxophone lines, with each small repetition spawning a new wave of curling, blending sounds.
Watch: Anna Von Hausswolff Digs Into 'The Mysterious Vanishing Of Electra'
Like the pipe organ she commands at harrowing volumes and in disquiet drones, her howls rattle and shake with a sublime elasticity.
Free-Living And False Heroics In Amen Dunes' 'Miki Dora' Video
Like the surfer the song's named for, there is a restlessness to the first single from Freedom, Amen Dunes' first full-length album in nearly four years.
The Lemon Twigs: Tiny Desk Concert
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario seem like they beamed into the Tiny Desk from the year 1971, untouched by the 21st century.
The Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day'
Gospel singers look back at the legacy of choirmaster and four-time Grammy winner Edwin Hawkins, who died Monday at 74.
How Benny Goodman Orchestrated 'The Most Important Concert In Jazz History'
Eighty years ago, barriers were broken when Benny Goodman took a mixed race band to play jazz to Carnegie Hall.
Song Premiere: Mt. Joy, 'Jenny Jenkins'
The Slingshot band combines old-school classic rock with touches of rootsy acoustic music — a sound that overflows with hooks, tenderness and singalong moments.
Sunflower Bean, 'I Was A Fool' (Live At Pickathon)
Watch the Brooklyn band perform a beautiful new song from the upcoming Twentytwo In Blue, recorded live on a warm Saturday evening in Oregon.
Jimmy Fallon Channels Trump Criticism Through James Taylor
The host directed perhaps his sharpest criticism of Trump to date with a spot-on cover of the perpendicular cool and calm of James Taylor's classic "Fire and Rain."