John Paul White On World Cafe
After White left The Civil Wars, his songs started flowing again, whether he wanted them to or not. Watch him perform "What's So," from his new solo album, Beulah.
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Listen: The Music From 'Westworld' Is Finally Here
The musical easter eggs buried in HBO's Westworld are now available to hear in their entirety, including solo piano versions of Radiohead's "No Surprises" and The Cure's "A Forest."
The Transatlantic Collaboration Behind Wynton Marsalis' New Violin Concerto
The jazz trumpeter wrote his Concerto in D for, and with, the Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. The two say the process was "fascinating" — but painstakingly slow.
Songs We Love: Mega Bog, 'Fwee'
Erin Birgy echoes the liberationist vibe of the West Coast's hippie heyday with a seven-piece rock band blissing out by a glimmering shoreline.
First Watch: Margaret Glaspy, 'Emotions And Math'
As the video unfolds, Glaspy builds a collage of wall art with mementos from someone she misses until the whole thing looks like a wild mix of ciphers right out of A Beautiful Mind.
First Watch: Delicate Steve, 'Cartoon Rock'
Delicate Steve says his new song was born of "imagining what cartoon music might actually sound like if ZZ Top were the genre's founding fathers." Watch the video, starring bandmate Christian Peslak.
Watch Lera Lynn's New Video For 'Image'
The singer calls her latest single "a reflection on American culture, our infatuation with celebrity, infamy, shock value and drama."
World Cafe Next: The Shacks
The young New York duo's debut EP sounds like the early work of a force to be reckoned with.
Leonard Cohen Explores The Fragility Of Life In 'You Want It Darker'
The 82-year-old songwriter mixes serious contemplation with mordant humor on his new album. Critic Ken Tucker says You Want It Darker features some of Cohen's simplest, most effective lyrics.
Adia Victoria On World Cafe
A long geographic and musical journey led to the blues-rock singer's stunning debut, Beyond The Bloodhounds. Hear her play songs from that album live in Philadelphia.