Tinsel Tunes: A Classical Holiday Playlist
Hear a slightly off-kilter collection of beloved carols, Hanukkah favorites and works by Prokofiev, Mahler and Thomas Adès.
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Watch Mondo Cozmo Perform 'Shine' Live For KCRW
Joshua Ostrander's new project performs the standout pop-rock single live for KCRW.
Wayne Henderson On Mountain Stage
Hear the renowned luthier and finger-picking legend play a live set in Abingdon, Va.
You Better Not Cry: The Sad Songs Of Christmas
Happy holidays? More like Sappy Bawlidays. If Christmas sends you down the chimney of despair, these 10 of the season's saddest ditties will meet you there.
A Year Of Listening Desperately: 10 Classical Albums That Saved 2016
The contentious presidential election colored the listening habits of NPR's classical producer.
Songs We Love: Windy & Carl, 'Christmas Song'
The shoegazing tune feels a little like a lost Christmas carol: faded with time, but still echoing lightly through the winter air.
Bon Iver, Live In Concert
Watch Bon Iver play a full concert, including songs from 22, A Million, at Pioneer Works, a cavernous warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Return To Daddy
Aphex Twin's first U.S. performance in eight years brought out the elements and cosmic comedy.
The 2016 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
Critic Francis Davis surveyed the jazz community to determine the best albums of the year. The winner has had a very good 2016.
Gucci Mane Is Happy, Healthy — And Productive As Ever
The prolific rapper and mentor recorded a song the day he got out of federal prison this May — and he's put out 10 projects this year. His secret? "Don't never drop your head," he says.