Tank And The Bangas On World Cafe
The New Orleans band, who won NPR Music's 2017 Tiny Desk Contest, brings its big sound and huge heart to this interview and performance.
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First Listen Live: The National, 'Sleep Well Beast'
Hear the band perform explore new territory on this exclusive album premiere live in concert — Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. ET.
Stevie Wonder Reflects On Motown, God And Prince
The one and only Stevie Wonder talks to Stretch, Bobbito and DJ Spinna about making music at Motown Records, pushing for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and missing his friend Prince.
The Thistle & Shamrock: More New Sounds For Summer
Hear great new sounds from the likes of Calan, Matt Tighe, Dougie MacLean and more.
Amplified And Orbital: Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme On Living In The Moment
The band's frontman and founder talks to Kelly McEvers about being "a now-ist," working with Mark Ronson and Iggy Pop and the dancey sound on the band's new record, Villains.
World Cafe: The National's Matt Berninger Reflects On Creating 'Sleep Well Beast'
The singer and lyricist reveals his secret to beating the jitters and having fun on stage, the subtexts of his band's new album and the things you miss when you don't pay attention.
Lydia Loveless On Mountain Stage
Hear the cowpunk rocker make her Mountain Stage debut with a setlist heavy on cuts from her 2016 album, Real.
Coldplay Dedicates Song To Houston
Support for Houston keeps coming in from around the world. The band Coldplay was supposed to perform there Friday. So at a concert in Miami this week, they performed a new song called "Houston."
Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Ronnie Spector, Lead Singer Of The Ronettes
Spector, who spoke to Terry Gross in 1988, was part of the 1960s girl group that gave us "Be My Baby." She left the music business for a number of years before returning to recording in the 1970s.
Celebrating 30 Years Of 'Fresh Air': Soul Singer Ben E. King
King began his career in the '50s with The Drifters, but it was the '61 hit "Stand by Me" that sealed his musical legacy. He spoke with Terry Gross in '88 about his career and his childhood in Harlem.