The Thistle & Shamrock: New Sounds For Summer
Hear new songs from artists from both sides of the Atlantic, including Socks in the Frying Pan, Mary Z. Cox and The Truckley Howl.
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Amanda Shires Takes Her Dive-Bar Ballad 'Harmless' Out To Loch Ness
In an animated video, Shires' beautifully trembling ballad about emotional infidelity turns into a love story with a lake monster.
Songs We Love: NSTASIA, 'Trap Or Die'
The rising R&B songwriter has worked with Beyoncé and Pharrell, and steps out with her first single, a classic love song for a bad boy.
Diet Cig: Tiny Desk Concert
Diet Cig's songs crackle like Pop Rocks, but with a confrontational honesty and striking gravity — and on top of Bob Boilen's desk.
The Sod Of Music
It's a safe bet that few took the time, this past weekend at the Panorama Music Festival, to consider the grass beneath their feet.
Manchester Orchestra On World Cafe
The band's new album, A Black Mile To The Surface, finds emotion through its songs' stories.
Rob Ickes And Trey Hensley On Mountain Stage
Hear the Grammy-nominated bluegrass duo bring jazzy breakdowns and quickfire fingerpicking to the Mountain Stage at West Virginia's Culture Center Theater.
Maxine Waters' Words Get Covered, Remixed And Transformed Into A Gospel Jam
The congresswoman's recent testimony, including a phrase ("I'm reclaiming my time") that went viral, is now a song by Mykal Kilgore, who loops his voice to form a virtual gospel choir.
Jerry Garcia Turns 75: A 'Dark Star' Celebration
"Dark Star" launched hundreds of jams and pushed Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead beyond their creative and exploratory limits. Celebrate Garcia's 75th birthday with a "Dark Star" playlist.
Kelela Returns With A Sensual Invitation On 'LMK'
The one-night stand gets a redux on the debut single from her forthcoming LP.