World Cafe Next: Birds Of Chicago
Hear two songs by the ecstatic folk-gospel band, which is built around Allison Russell and JT Nero.
Music & Culture
Across the Blue Ridge - New Takes On Old Music
This week's Across the Blue Ridge treats us to field and studio recordings of historic musicians from the 1920s to the 1990s; contrasts between old and new renditions of classic tunes. Our feature
Music Review: 'Trade Winds: Cuba,' Matt Geraghty Project
Tom Moon reviews an album chronicling some unscripted jam sessions from a variety of Cuban musicians.
Gay Glam Comes To HBO
Is Vinyl's latest fictionalized New York music character a tribute to Jobriath, the post-Bowie 'space clown' who was rock's first openly homosexual performer?
Watch Parquet Courts Perform 'Berlin Got Blurry' Live In The Studio
The Brooklyn garage-rock band plays a sharp, smart song from its upcoming album live for KEXP.
PWR BTTM: Tiny Desk Concert
The queer, glammy, wildly dressed duo has a keen sense of mischief and a gift for honest, punk-infused, tongue-in-cheek pop gems. Watch PWR BTTM perform four songs in the NPR Music offices.
Metropolis: 4/2/16
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by Robyn, Anohni, SNBRN, Cut Snake and more in a two-hour EDM mix.
Grammy Winner, Sax Legend Gato Barbieri Dies At 83
Known for his ever-present black fedora, Barbieri could never be pinned down. "My music is the same. I play Gato," Barbieri once told The Tavis Smiley Show.
Songs We Love: Ronnie Spector, 'I'd Much Rather Be With The Girls'
It was originally written for The Rolling Stones and has made its way through several covers, but Spector's big, sexy, sweet-and-tough voice brings this song home.
When The Page Becomes A Mirror: A Chat With Radical Face
As Radical Face, Ben Cooper has released a series of albums telling the story of multiple generations of family drama. In his latest work, some of the stories are his own.