Ane Brun: Tiny Desk Concert
The Norwegian singer-songwriter isn't afraid to face her demons. Watch Brun play three new songs, each of which speaks to newfound freedom and fresh opportunities.
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Dean Blunt: 'Every Day Is A Lifetime'
His songs make your brain briefly unbound and unwieldy. Same goes for this conversation.
New Research Reveals Rachmaninoff's Secret Career
After his First Symphony flopped, the Russian composer made ends meet with a short-lived and little-known career in vaudeville and the circus.
Opera And Jazz Mingle In 'Charlie Parker's Yardbird'
The show explores the life of the jazz saxophonist, with Lawrence Brownlee in the title role. It opens this weekend at the Apollo Theater in New York — a stage where Parker played.
Sense Of Place Asheville: Jon Stickley Trio
The Asheville, N.C., group takes flat-picking to a new dimension. Hear a live set recorded at hometown venue The Grey Eagle.
Andrew W.K. Forms The Party Party
The rock singer, motivational speaker and party devotee has formed what he calls a "new political party."
Sense Of Place Asheville: The Honeycutters
Hear a set by singer-songwriter Amanda Anne Platt and her longtime band, recorded live at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, N.C.
Ibrahim Maalouf Plays Umm Kulthum
Born in Lebanon and raised in France, trained in both Western classical and traditional Arabic music, the trumpeter has always bridged worlds. He puts a jazz spin on the Arab world's most famous star.
All Songs +1: Explosions In The Sky Finds Its Way Through 'The Wilderness'
Members of Explosion in the Sky talk about the challenge of making "The Wilderness," the most adventurous record yet from an already sonically mind-bending band.
Take Alt.Latino's 'Ladies Of Spring' Mix For A Spin
Cuban disco, Colombian love ballads, breezy Honduran-American anthems and winding Brazilian hip-hop: Meet the women who are here to start the season off right.