The Thistle & Shamrock: Dream Time
There's more to this roots-music business than high-energy dance tunes. Kick back with some soothing voices and some free-spirited instrumentals.
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Cultural Appropriation Is, In Fact, Indefensible
Recently, the New York Times published an essay defending cultural appropriation as necessary engagement. But that's a simplistic, misguided way of looking at appropriation, which causes real harm.
Kevin Morby On World Cafe
While making City Music, Morby looked to Lou Reed's legacy for the confidence to experiment. He tells World Cafe about the album and the role New York has played in his story.
Sean Rowe On Mountain Stage
Hear the blues-folk musician's soulful, gravelly thunder return to Mountain Stage at the Culture Center Theater in West Virginia.
Dave Rosser, Guitarist For The Afghan Whigs, Dies At 50
The guitarist joined friend Greg Dulli on two projects and contributed to an stylistically eclectic range of albums.
Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda's Stunning New Video For 'Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)'
A new mini-epic taken from The Hamilton Mixtape highlights the successes and struggles of immigrants in a country formed by them.
NPR Music's Essential Songs, Albums, Performances And Videos Of 2017 (So Far)
Nearly four dozen musical moments from the first half of 2017, selected by public radio staff and partners, that helped to make sense of the world, or offer relief from it.
Dreamy Post-Punks Flesh World Blast Off To 'Destination Moon'
Featuring members of Brilliant Colors and Limp Wrist, Flesh World's new album, Into The Shroud, both sharpens and expands the band's twilight-skating post-punk.
Deerhoof Gets Political On New Song, 'I Will Spite Survive'
The defiant new single is our first glimpse of the band's full-length, Mountain Moves, due out Sept. 8.
A Passionate Plea For Health Care, From She Keeps Bees
She Keeps Bees returns with a lacerating lament, the second song from the duo's upcoming EP Our Bodies/Head of Steak.