Music & Culture

A free listening service from the New Orleans library is spotlighting local musicians

1:34pm October 08, 2022

by Scott Simon

The New Orleans Public Library has introduced Crescent City Sounds, an online collection of recordings by local musicians that virtual visitors can stream from their devices.

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Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine perform during the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, on May 14. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of Ukraine.

Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine

10:36am October 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

The contest will be staged next May in the birthplace of The Beatles after Britain was asked to hold the event in place of war-torn Ukraine, the designated host country.

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Conductor Marin Alsop on her upcoming performances at Carnegie Hall in New York City

9:12am October 08, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to conductor Marin Alsop about her upcoming performances with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Loretta Lynn campaigned for both Bush presidents. She's shown here with President George W. Bush in 2000 in Little Rock, Ark.

How Loretta Lynn, country music and a rural Republican tide changed U.S. politics

5:00am October 08, 2022

by Ron Elving

At the peak of her fame in the 1960s and 1970s, Lynn was part of a key change in the politics of country music — a change akin to the shifting partisan leanings of the music's most loyal fans.

Cate Blanchett plays a world-renowned conductor in the film Tár.

In 'Tár,' a brilliant but manipulative conductor orchestrates everyone around her

4:57pm October 07, 2022

by Justin Chang

Cate Blanchett learned to conduct, play the piano and speak German for this thought-provoking film about genius and the abuse of power.

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Dale (voiced by Andy Samberg) and Chip (voiced by John Mulaney) in Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers on Disney+.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

4:33pm October 07, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the novel Thistlefoot, "Blessed" by GloRilla, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and more.

Composer and trumpeter Etienne Charles, in a portrait taken inside the newly renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.

Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

4:17pm October 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.

Carla Morrison performs a Tiny Desk concert.

Music & Culture

Carla Morrison: Tiny Desk Concert

2:12pm October 07, 2022

by Felix Contreras

The Mexican singer-songwriter gives a mesmerizing and emotional El Tiny performance.

The new interior of David Geffen Hall, during a New York Philharmonic tuning session.

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

1:50pm October 07, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center, home of the New York Philharmonic, opens this week. And while the outside is the same, everything inside has changed.

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Tom Waits says some songs just demand to be sung in a particular way

1:46pm October 07, 2022

by Terry Gross

Wait's two lyrical concept albums, Blood Money and Alice, are being reissued on vinyl for their 20th Anniversary. We listen back to archival interviews with the musician, broadcast in 2002 and 2011.

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