Digital Pan Flutes And Marvin Gaye: The Blissed-Out Rise Of Kygo
The 24-year-old Norwegian recently set a record on Spotify, exceeding a billion streams faster than any artist before him — and his debut album isn't even out yet.
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Washington, D.C. Gets Funky
Washingtonians are expected to gather in the tens of thousands for the city's annual Funk Parade.
Musician Lera Lynn On The Joy Of Creepy
The singer and multi-instrumentalist, who also appeared in the second season of HBO's True Detective, has a new album out called Resistor.
In North Carolina, Musicians Face Off Against HB2
Stars like Bruce Springsteen canceled North Carolina shows because of the state's "bathroom bill." Others, like Beyonce, played. For local musicians and venues, the decision is a complicated one.
Across The Blue Ridge #19 - Presenting Tradition In A New Era
This week, host Paul Brown visits with performer, folklorist and roots music evangelist David Holt. David's latest TV series is titled David Holt's State of Music. In its secon
All Songs +1: The Season Of Surprise Albums, From Beyoncé To James Blake
Are you feeling listener fatigue or musical ecstasy from all the surprise album drops? Guess what: It's not over yet.
Power Trio Mixes Old And New, And The Result Is 'Perfection'
Jazz stars David Murray, Geri Allen and Terri Lyne Carrington first played together last year in New York. Now they come together with the new album, Perfection. Critic Kevin Whitehead has a review.
Jim Ferguson On Piano Jazz
The singing bassist presents original songs and standards in a session from 2001.
Grant-Lee Phillips On World Cafe
The lifelong Californian's move to Nashville inspired a new album, The Narrows. Hear the conversation and performance.
Radiohead Announces New Album, Hear Another New Song
The band's ninth album, the title of which is still unannounced, will come out on Sunday. The band also released a new song, "Daydreaming," with a video directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.