Rhiannon Giddens On Mountain Stage
The singer and banjo player performs live at the Augusta Heritage Festival in West Virginia.
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10 Songs For An Anxious Moment: A Fall Pop Playlist
As summer turns to fall, the boldfaced names returning to the world of pop might not be offering explicitly political songs, but each makes a big statement in its own way.
Revisiting The Off-Center, Oddly Eccentric Pop Music Of The Chills
The New Zealand band began releasing records on the Flying Nun label in the 1980s. Four decades later, they are still at it. Rock historian Ed Ward tells story of The Chills.
Watch How To Dress Well Perform 'Can't You Tell' Live In The Studio
R&B singer Tom Krell, better known as How To Dress Well, performs a song from his new album, Care, live for KCRW.
Fall In Love With The Voice Of Holly Macve
At 21, the English singer channels the sound of the Grand Ole Opry with her thoughtful story-songs.
Oliver Jones: A Canadian Jazz Legend Heads Home
Oliver Jones may be the most famous living jazz pianist you've never heard of. But in Canada, Oliver Jones is a champion for jazz — adored in his native Quebec and across the country.
Bob Dylan, Titan Of American Music, Wins 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature
The prolific musician is the first American to win the prize for lifetime literary achievement in 23 years. While Dylan long enjoyed favor as an outside shot for the award, few expected him to win.
Foxygen Returns With A Strange, Epic Anthem For America
It's not easy to make sense of the Los Angeles duo's latest song, "America," which lurches from orchestral pop to oddball jazz.
Roger Waters Announces 'Us And Them' Live Tour
The tour will include a mix of Roger Waters' solo work and Pink Floyd songs, along with some newly written tracks for an upcoming album.
First Listen: John K. Samson, 'Winter Wheat'
The former Weakerthans singer returns with an album full of gorgeous, vividly detailed songs about characters whose potential doesn't always lend them a pathway out of their own heads.