Watch Tinariwen Perform 'Tin Ihlan' Live At Pickathon
Watch the groundbreaking Tuareg band perform a nighttime set in the Oregon woods.
Music
Songs We Love: Japanese Breakfast, 'In Heaven'
The lush dream-pop gem is a testament to Michelle Zauner's ability to layer mourning and beauty seamlessly. The video features bearded studs, "an invitation to my own personal heaven," she says.
Viking's Choice: Lisa Prank, 'Take It All'
Seattle singer Robin Edwards makes bubblegum pop-punk for lovesick, rainbow-colored unicorns.
Steve Kimock: Tiny Desk Concert
The veteran jam-rock guitarist's dedication to his instrument is matched only by his imagination. There's joy in hearing Kimock play acoustically, with no filter between his ideas and his fingers.
World Cafe Next: Kyle Craft
Craft's debut album, Dolls Of Highland, is influenced by Louisiana and David Bowie in equal measure. Hear two songs.
Yuja Wang Plays Carnegie Hall
Hear one of today's most charismatic pianists perform music with deep psychological — and physical — dimensions by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms.
Metropolis: 5/14/16
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by Kaytranada, Bibio, James Blake and more in a two-hour EDM mix.
Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel
The Chicago rapper's new mixtape, Coloring Book, walks a line between the secular and the religious, bringing gospel sounds to listeners who may not have darkened the doors of a church in a while.
A Heavy Dose Of Glitter, Pyrotechnics and Politics At Eurovision 2016
Ukraine's Jamala is this year's winner with a haunting song about the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars during World War II. Politics are never far from the surface at the European song contest.
Tiny Desk Contest Stand-Out 'Seratones' Adjusts To Tour Life
Last year, NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to one of the bands that stood out in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest: Seratones. A year later, the band is releasing its first album.