Music & Culture Songs We Love: Ashley Monroe, 'Hands On You' 8:00am February 23, 2018 by Jewly Hight Monroe sounds more sensitive, sensual and comfortable in her skin than she ever has on her upcoming album, Sparrow.
Music & Culture Vagabon: Tiny Desk 5:00am February 23, 2018 by Bob Boilen Laetitia Tamko, the artist known as Vagabon, is a 25-year-old, Cameroon-born musician with a big, tenor voice just bursting with new musical ideas.
Music & Culture Alice Phoebe Lou Dives Deep In The Ethereal 'She' Video 6:41pm February 22, 2018 by Bob Boilen The Alice Phoebe Lou song "She," is about female empowerment in the age of "Me Too." It now has an equally powerful video seemingly shot in a aqueous abyss.
Music & Culture Janelle Monáe Bends More Than Gender In Two New Videos From 'Dirty Computer' 5:31pm February 22, 2018 by Rodney Carmichael "Make Me Feel" and "Django Jane" from her forthcoming LP and "emotion picture," Dirty Computer, show Monae at her most vulnerable.
Music & Culture Black Milk Gets Stuck In Social Media Trance In 'Laugh Now, Cry Later' 12:25pm February 22, 2018 by William E. Ketchum III The video premiere from his forthcoming album, Fever, is a zombified wake-up call.
Music & Culture Let's Eat Grandma Reclaims 'Hot Pink' 10:18am February 22, 2018 by Andrew Flanagan The prodigal pair of teenage post-pop creators return by enlisting the help of two other forward-looking geniuses.
Music & Culture Looped: Lo Moon 3:17pm February 21, 2018 by Tyler Hale Watch on this episode of KCRW's Looped as inaugural Slingshot artist Lo Moon talks to Anthony Valadez before their show at the Troubadour.
Music & Culture August Greene: Tiny Desk Concert 12:22pm February 21, 2018 by Abby O'Neill August Greene, Common's new trio with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, brought some special guest vocalists to the Tiny Desk.
Music & Culture Punk Trio Screaming Females Continues To Evolve With The Poppy 'I'll Make You Sorry' 9:22am February 21, 2018 by Lars Gotrich Lance Bangs directs the video for the New Jersey trio's endlessly hummable punk-bop catharsis.
Music & Culture Watch Deer Tick Perform 'Card House' Live At Pickathon 11:00am February 20, 2018 by Jerad Walker Watch this band that ping pongs between hard rock and soft folk take a turn towards the latter for a standout performance of their song 'Card House.'