Entries We Love: The Lunar Year, 'Tromping the Duck'
This angsty Tiny Desk Contest entry was filmed with a bassist in a shower, a drummer on a toilet and a guitarist in a bathtub.
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Northwest music fest offers indie artists a platform after long pandemic break
One of the Northwest's biggest indie rock festivals is back this weekend after pandemic delays. Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho, draws big stars but also small town artists looking for a break.
Yeasayer's Anand Wilder releases debut 'I Don't Know My Words'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Anand Wilder about his new album, "I Don't Know My Words."
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50
The longtime drummer for the megaplatinum band has died. On Saturday, Colombian officials released a statement, saying they found evidence of 10 types of substances in Hawkins' body.
Cowboy Junkies' new album recalls their start by returning to cover songs
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Margo and Michael Timmins of the band Cowboy Junkies about their new album, "Songs of the Recollection," and their tradition of covering other artists' songs.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend listening and viewing
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: game shows and album recommendations.
New Orleans rescinds a long-ignored rule prohibiting jazz and dancing in schools
A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans' public schools has finally been lifted — though it was never really enforced.
Afrobeats harmonize with British electronica on the latest from Ibibio Sound Machine
Ibibio Sound Machine is an Anglo-African band from London, and they've teamed up with Hot Chip to create the album Electricity. Together, they balance African funk with British electronica.
Entries We Love: Yah Yah, 'All Bad'
This soulful, guitar-filled R&B Tiny Desk Contest entry reminds us of how the best is ahead, even when the grind of everyday has us reaching our breaking point.
George Floyd remembered in new choral work
In "A Knee on the Neck," composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin pay tribute to Floyd's memory and offer hope for the future – while wrestling with the realities of the present day.