Music & Culture

Music & Culture

Channel-Surf New Fries' Surreally Funky Fever Dream

1:59pm December 08, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

There's something perversely funky about New Fries' freaky no-wave radiations. The band's video flips through a bizarro cable landscape in thickly brushed, brightly colored, MS Paint-style animation.

Chicano Batman in a still from its video for "Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)."

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Celebrate Friendship With Chicano Batman's Groovy New Video

1:39pm December 08, 2016

by Felix Contreras

The SoCal psychedelic-soul band's new album, Freedom Is Free, is due out in March. Watch a video for its new single, "Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)."

Bots-B-Gone? Congress Bans Ticket-Scalpers' Tool Blamed For Quick Sell-Outs

1:27pm December 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The ban applies to ticket sales for any public event that can be attended by 200 or more people.

A new Guy Clark retrospective collection, The Best Of The Dualtone Years, comes out March 3, 2017.

Music & Culture

Songs We Love: Guy Clark, 'Just To Watch Maria Dance'

1:00pm December 08, 2016

by Jewly Hight

Until his dying day, Clark saw himself as a working artist. Both his biographer and co-songwriter Holly Gleason illuminate this late-career demo.

Bon Iver's 22, A Million is Stephen Thompson's favorite album of 2016.

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Stephen Thompson's Top 10 Albums Of 2016

12:04pm December 08, 2016

by Stephen Thompson

If one defining thread ran through 2016's best albums, it was an air of mystery: a sense of myth, otherworldliness, storytelling ambition or multimedia wizardry.

Car Seat Headrest's Teens Of Denial is Bob Boilen's album of the year.

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Bob Boilen's Top 10 Albums Of 2016

10:46am December 08, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk host shares his favorite recordings of the year.

Pegi Young's new album, Raw, comes out Feb. 17, 2017.

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Songs We Love: Pegi Young, 'Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?'

10:00am December 08, 2016

by Alison Fensterstock

In the midst of her searching, tough and vulnerable Raw, written after her divorce from Neil Young, Pegi Young covers a Ray Charles tune that seems to come from the other side of love.

Wilco's Schmilco was among Robin Hilton's picks for the best albums of 2016.

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Robin Hilton's Top 10 Albums Of 2016

9:34am December 08, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The All Songs Considered host's list includes many records that felt particularly appropriate for such a turbulent year.

Hurray for the Riff Raff's new album, The Navigator, comes out March 10, 2017.

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Songs We Love: Hurray For The Riff Raff, 'Rican Beach'

4:21pm December 07, 2016

by Laura Snapes

Alynda Lee Segarra tells NPR her new song is about "people of color claiming their space and their right to exist." It's dedicated to the protesters at Standing Rock and Peñuelas, Puerto Rico.

Children's entertainers Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise are known for their playful use of pantomime.

Music & Culture

The Thistle & Shamrock: The Singing Kettle

2:42pm December 07, 2016

This week's episode features music by children's entertainers Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise.