Julia Holter On World Cafe
Hear the experimental singer, songwriter and composer perform songs from Have You In My Wilderness.
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Craig Finn On Mountain Stage
The frontman of The Hold Steady makes his first solo appearance in front of a Mountain Stage crowd.
New Mix: Shearwater, Lily & Madeleine, Eskimeaux, More
On this week's show: songs of power, protest and passion, including a cut from Shearwater's "angriest" record, and singer Kevin Morby's fervent if exasperated attempt to make sense of police violence.
KEXP Presents: Ty Segall
Watch Segall shred through "Emotional Mugger/Leopard Priestess," complete with creepy props.
Songs We Love: Kevin Morby, 'I Have Been To The Mountain'
A surging, hard-won roots-rock epic, indebted to the classics and wise beyond its singer's 27 years.
On Her New Album, Lucinda Williams Is Driven, Not Comfortable
For decades, the Americana singer has been known for her gritty, gutsy songs. The Ghosts of Highway 20 takes listeners to the American South, a place she associates with her late father.
New Box Set Shows Off The Twisted Rhythms Of Jazz Pianist James P. Johnson
Johnson was one of the greatest pianists of his time. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (1921-1943) "paints a portrait of a working virtuoso."
Beyonce's 'Formation' Is A Visual Anthem
Filmmaker and writer dream hampton says that Beyonce's provocative new video is "about a black future [where] we are imagining ourselves having power and magic."
Viking's Choice: Cobalt, 'Beast Whip'
Cobalt is a pillar of American extreme metal. Seven years after Gin, the duo returns with a double album, a new vocalist and the colossal "Beast Whip."
First Watch: Liima, 'Amerika'
America, in a new video from the Danish electro-pop band Liima, is anything but the promised land.