Metropolis: 1/30/16
Hear music from Jamie xx, Shur-i-kan, Ratatat and more in a two-hour EDM mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.
Music & Culture
The Riffs And Rhythms That Led To Jazz As We Know It
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in Feb. 1917 is often cited as the first jazz record ever, but critic Kevin Whitehead says that the roots of jazz stretch a little further back.
Palehound, Live In Concert
Watch a full set by Ellen Kempner's indie band, which marries rock muscle to bedroom folk's wiry vulnerability.
Leon Bridges, 'River'
The young star's music hearkens back to the soul of old, but his new video draws on current events.
Songs We Love: Emmy The Great, 'Swimming Pool'
Technology invades Emma-Lee Moss' acoustic, confessional songwriting on her new album, Second Love.
Gospel Star Kirk Franklin Wants To Help You Lose Your Religion
The gospel star is known for merging hip-hop and gospel. His new album has a controversial title; he says he hopes it will help make God famous.
Walter Martin Remembers Art History Class With 'Arts + Leisure'
The Walkmen musician has gone solo with his new record. It's a song cycle inspired what Martin calls his "shaky grasp of college art history."
Vân-Ánh Võ's 'The Odyssey' Tells Refugee Stories Past And Present
Võ's music blends Vietnamese and Western traditions. Her new multimedia stage work was inspired by people who fled Vietnam in 1979, as well as those fleeing wars today in Syria and Iraq.
With 'MartyrLoserKing,' Saul Williams Aimed To Make A Modern-Day Parable
The writer, poet, activist and musician joins Rachel Martin to discuss his latest album, the story of a hacker living in resource-rich Central Africa.
Latitudes: Our Favorite Global Music Right Now
Feisty, hypnotic dance music from southern Italy, rollicking guitar licks from Niger and a tribute to an Indian dance legend.