Seratones: Tiny Desk Concert
The Louisiana band takes gospel into the garage, and what comes out is fiery rock 'n' roll. Watch Seratones perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.
Music
Songs We Love: Sarah Louise, 'Floating Rhododendron'
When we translate the natural world through instruments, we commune with it. The guitarist culls her 12-string compositions from birdsong, rivers and the sacred drone of Appalachian folk music.
Carlos Santana Breaks Down His Band's Trailblazing Sound
The original Santana made music history nearly 50 years ago. As the band reunites for a short tour this spring, the guitarist tells Alt.Latino how he and his collaborators did it.
Lucinda Williams On World Cafe
The prolific musician sings and speaks of her late father, the poet Miller Williams, in this intimate session.
Songs We Love: The Summer Hits, 'Maximum Bum Ride'
#TBT to '90s L.A. indie-rock and a noisy pop band crooning about "doin' nothin' but gettin' stoned." Beaches and Canyons collects The Summer Hits' singles and compilation tracks for Record Store Day.
Big Hush Turns Nirvana's 'Sifting' Into A Droney Dream
Featuring the whisper-soft vocals of Chris Taylor (Pygmy Lush, pg. 99), Big Hush radically transforms the sludgy, feedback-squealing Nirvana song into a quiet, softly strummed apology.
Jamie xx And The Value of Other People's Music
The easiest way to understand the music of Jamie xx, a producer and DJ whose dance-inspired beats are tempered with reserved atmospherics, is to accompany him on a crate-digging excursion.
Watch Anderson .Paak Perform 'Am I Wrong' Live In The Studio
Watch the California singer, rapper and drummer perform live for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.
First Listen: Rufus Wainwright, 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets'
Wainwright and his many guests pile on the gravitas while still digging into the Bard's material with playful and provocative spirits.
First Listen: Wire, 'Nocturnal Koreans'
A brilliant new album by an always unpredictable band, Nocturnal Koreans is a view of the more experimental side of Wire, mysterious and potent.