Music & Culture

Lost Balloons' Hey Summer comes out June 16.

Music & Culture

Lost Balloons' Sweet Little Psych-Pop Song 'Paint' Just Doesn't Want To End

1:00pm June 06, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The cross-continental duo of Jeff Burke (The Marked Men, Radioactivity) and Yusuke Okada (Suspicious Beasts) make hazy, flowery '60s psych with a bit of '80s jangle.

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Watch: Higher Brothers, The Chinese Migos, Flex Like 'Franklin'

12:56pm June 06, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

See a new video from the crew knocking down China's Great Firewall.

Choreographed "punk showbiz" duo Nancy And Beth perform on Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.Va.

Music & Culture

Nancy And Beth On Mountain Stage

12:55pm June 06, 2017

The musical alter ego of Will & Grace comedian Megan Mullally and Friday Night Lights actress Stephanie Hunt covers Gucci Mane and Lou Rawls in West Virgina.

Sylvan Esso performed back-to-back sold-out shows at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pa., in May.

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World Cafe's Best of 2017 (So Far)

11:45am June 06, 2017

by Talia Schlanger

It's been a pretty stellar year for new music. Enjoy a playlist of some the best so far, including The War On Drugs, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Gorillaz and more.

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House And Land Transform An Old Hymn's Plea Into Rapture

11:41am June 06, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

The 12-string guitarist Sarah Louise and fiddler Sally Anne Morgan braid the natural connection between traditional Appalachian folk music and modern composition.

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Guest DJ: alt-J

10:54am June 06, 2017

by Bob Boilen

The trio joins host Bob Boilen to share some of the songs they love by other artists, including music from Radiohead, Metronomy and Death Grips.

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Songhoy Blues' Aliou Touré says, "With 'Bamako,' we just wanted to write something fun and positive about where we come from."

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Songs We Love: Songhoy Blues, 'Bamako'

9:57am June 06, 2017

by Bruce Warren

From barber shops and crowded streets in Mali, to dancers getting lost in music and the nightlife, "Bamako" captures a joyous spirit.

A crane is used to lift wreckage as part of search efforts in a fire-ravaged warehouse on December 5, 2016, in Oakland, Calif.

2 Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter For Deadly 'Ghost Ship' Fire

6:43pm June 05, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The "Ghost Ship," a warehouse that was used as a residence and performance space in Oakland, Calif., caught fire in December, killing 36 people. The building manager and a party planner face charges.

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Dan Auerbach Guest DJs, Spinning The Music That Inspired His New Record

5:32pm June 05, 2017

by Bob Boilen

Dan Auerbach joins Bob Boilen to go through the music that inspired his newest record, Waiting On A Song, featuring contributions from some of Nashville's most accomplished and dedicated musicians.

Apple executive Phil Schiller introduces the HomePod speaker at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif.

Apple Joins Smart-Speaker Race With Music-Focused 'HomePod'

5:22pm June 05, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

The speaker is powered by Apple's personal assistant Siri and marks the long-awaited entry of the tech giant into competition with Amazon's and Google's smart home devices.