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.
Music & Culture
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.
'La Llorona': A Spooky Folk Song With Many Lives
Just in time for Día de los Muertos, here are 12 versions of an old song that still frightens. Hear "La Llorona" performed by Chavela Vargas, Lila Downs, Mariachi Flor de Toloache and more.
Metropolis: 10/29/16
Hear tracks from M83, Tycho, Little Dragon and more in a two-hour mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.
Grandaddy Reveals New Album, Video
Grandaddy will release its first new album in more than a decade next year. It's called Last Place and is due out March 3 on Danger Mouse's 30th Century Records.
The Ramones Way: Street At Rockers' High School Is Renamed For Band
They're officially the coolest kids to come out of Forest Hills High in Queens, N.Y., and that's saying something. Other famous former students included Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
Meet The Musicians Behind Japan's Vibrant Bluegrass Scene
Japan's love affair with the genre began with brothers Yasushi and Hisashi Ozaki, who formed the country's first bluegrass duo in 1957. Today, young bands like Bluegrass Police are reviving the scene.
Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh On The Synths That Changed Pop Forever
The revolutionary Minimoog Model D is being revived after decades out of production. To demonstrate what's made it so influential, Mothersbaugh brought one of his own Moogs into NPR's studios.
Remembering Steve Goodman, The Folk Singer Who Immortalized The Chicago Cubs Anthem
Steve Goodman is the man responsible for "Go Cubs Go," a song that's been the anthem his beloved team since 1984. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Goodman's biographer Clay Eals about the singer's life.