Songs We Love, Americana Edition: Margo Price And Friends
The country singer-songwriter will join NPR Music's Ann Powers during AmericanaFest for a live webcast of performances and conversation on Sept. 21.
Concerts
WFUV Presents: First Listen Live With The Head And The Heart
NYC's City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to watch the adored folk-rock band perform its new album, Signs Of Light.
Saul Williams: Tiny Desk Concert
In this intense performance, you can feel the singer and poet's passion in every sharp, thoughtful, powerful, provocative word.
The Secret Sisters: Tiny Desk Concert
The Alabama sibling duo's music can be hymn-like: plain but powerful, heartsick and hopeful. Watch The Secret Sisters perform a river ballad, a hymn and a song capturing some old-fashioned loneliness.
William Bell: Tiny Desk Concert
The 77-year-old soul hitmaker, known for co-writing songs like the blues standard "Born Under A Bad Sign," returns to the spotlight with the aid of a 12-piece band.
Big Thief: Tiny Desk Concert
The band's songs exude muscular warmth, with lyrics that are both memorable and meaningful. Watch Big Thief perform three songs from Masterpiece, recorded live in the NPR Music offices.
Now In Its 12th Year, Brooklyn Festival Carries Momentum For Afropunk Movement
The movement continues to push the boundaries on music and fashion as art, setting the standard for what many would define as cool. Editors note: At 2:04 into this piece there is a bleeped expletive.
Three Miles Ahead
Hear three interpretations of the musical icon: on screen, with actor and director Don Cheadle; on the page, with co-biographer Quincy Troupe; and on stage, with trumpeter Keyon Harrold.
Cecile McLorin Salvant And Sullivan Fortner
The communication between piano and voice often becomes deeply personal. Two rising stars of their instruments prove as much in duet at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Nina Diaz: Tiny Desk Concert
As a solo artist on leave from Girl In A Coma, the singer finds new ways to sound ferocious. Here, she performs three songs from an album due out in the fall.