World Cafe Next: Brent Cobb
The Nashville songwriter's major-label debut is reminiscent of Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver and James Taylor all at once. Hear two songs.
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Kyle Craft On World Cafe
Craft's music combines the influences of his Louisiana hometown and David Bowie; you might call it "Southern glam." Hear a conversation and performance.
Metropolis: 9/24/16
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins a two-hour EDM mix featuring a guest DJ set from Lee Burridge.
The Long, Strange History Of Campaign Endorsement Songs
From "Nixon's The One" To "El Corrido de Hillary Clinton," an odd subgenre of music raises its head every four years: the endorsement song. It's part commercial jingle, part aspirational anthem.
Angel Olsen Sings With Fierceness And Fatalism On 'My Woman'
Though Olsen sets pain and frustration to music in her latest album, critic Ken Tucker says it's clear that the singer is "very much in control of her emotions and her life."
Remembering Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr., A Legend In Lousiana's Zydeco Music
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr., was known as an international ambassador for Louisiana roots music with his genre-leaping band Buckwheat Zydeco.
Off Stage And Inside The Life Of 'The Boss' Battling With Depression
Michel Martin chats with David Kamp about his Vanity Fair interview with Bruce Springsteen. In the book, called Born to Run, Springsteen opens up about his life and his history with mental illness.
'Rolling Stone' Sells Minority Share Of Magazine To Singapore Entrepreneur
It's the first time Jann Wenner has allowed an outside investor to buy a part of the fabled magazine he founded in 1967.
The Gospel Of The R&B Singer: Anthony Hamilton's Journey Home
This summer, Hamilton met NPR Music in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C. for a tour of some of the places — from his boyhood church to the where he cut hair as a singing barber — that shaped his voice.
Y La Bamba's Luz Elena Mendoza On Valuing One's Voice
Mendoza says she's often felt caught between cultures. But she's learned to embrace multiple identities simultaneously — and it shows in her music.