Frightened Rabbit On World Cafe
The Glasgow band has recently found a U.S. audience with its Aaron Dessner-produced album Painting Of A Panic Attack. Hear a live performance.
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Weekend LISTening: World Cafe's 11 Favorite Glaswegian Bands
Today's World Cafe guest, Frightened Rabbit, inspires this weekend's list of fellow Glasgow bands.
Across the Blue Ridge #28 - String band music, and Charlie Sizemore’s recollections of performing with Ralph Stanley
This week we feature some outstanding string band music from the New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters of southwest Virginia, with powerful singing, fiddling and autoharp playing from Eddie Bond.
Songs We Love: Bobby Rush, 'I Don't Want Nobody Hanging Around'
In the lead-off track from the first album Rush has made in his home state, the Louisiana bluesman delivers a deeply funky warning to a cadre of potential back-door men.
As 'The Summer Drones' On, Take A Psychedelic Pilgrimage With Inter Arma
The slow boogie of the Richmond metal band is set to the mystic heat of Joshua Tree National Park, where sands burn orange and the landscape drips like the rainbow in an oil slick.
First Watch: Elton John, 'A Good Heart'
Our first peek in over a decade at a music video featuring the legendary Elton John is an elegant and simple ode to love. The song, "A Good Heart," appears on his new album, Wonderful Crazy Night.
Aaron Parks On Piano Jazz
The prolific pianist was still in his teens when he joined Marian McPartland for this 2001 session.
Valley Queen: Tiny Desk Concert
For a band with only a few Bandcamp singles under its belt, Valley Queen plays with nuance and depth, rooted in a California country sound. At the Tiny Desk, the group played three unreleased songs.
Warren G: 'It's A Cold Game'
The West Coast legend, one of the main instigators of G-funk, has seen the underside of the industry. It's not pretty, but he stays smooth.
Some Musicians Want To Disable Your Cellphone At Shows. Do You Care?
Tech developments point to a time when you no longer have the option of taking photos at concerts. How important is having a camera or a cellphone at a show to you?