For our first South X Lullaby of SXSW 2016, we met the pop band Lucius on a bridge over Waller Creek at 10:00 p.m. for a ballad about finding your way in the unknown.
The President and Michelle Obama welcomed the creator and some of the cast of the smash Broadway musical to the White House on March 14 — a visit that included a little Rose Garden freestyling.
Produced by Spaceman 3's Sonic Boom, and featuring a cast of Memphis' finest players, indie experimentalists return with a melodic psychedelic-pop waltz.
From expressionistic early pieces to picturesque later music inspired by his remote island home, the celebrated musician left a broad, vibrant body of work.
All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Stephen Thompson and NPR's Music Saidah Blount for a look at a handful of bands we can't wait to see at SXSW this week.