Noah Gundersen uses his devout religious upbringing to examine faith and spirituality in his music. Meredith Ochs reviews his latest album, Carry the Ghost.
Portland's Crystal Ballroom has one of the few remaining spring-loaded dance floors in the country. It's put a spring in the step of jitterbuggers, Grateful Dead fans and EDM dancers alike.
Musicians Kristin Hersh and Vic Chesnutt were friends and tour buddies for years before his death from an overdose in 2009; Don't Suck is Hersh's haunting memoir of her lost friend and his pain.
Craig Finn has had a prolific rock career with his bands Lifter Puller and The Hold Steady. Now 44, Finn has just released his second solo album, Faith in the Future. Critic Tom Moon says it sounds like a musician looking for his next act.
The young woman who founded Iraq's youth orchestra believes in the enduring spirit of her musicians. The group planned to bring its act overseas until it was forced into hiatus by ISIS.
You'd think the sign in front of dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov's arts center would have his name in lights — but actually, you can barely see it. He says what happens inside is way more important.
Wolfe has just released the recording of Anthracite Fields, which won the 2015 Pulitzer for music. The piece is based on the knotty history of coal-mining families in her home state of Pennsylvania.