Lucinda Williams On World Cafe
The prolific musician sings and speaks of her late father, the poet Miller Williams, in this intimate session.
Music
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.
Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims
The same law firm that recently succeeded in releasing "Happy Birthday" from copyright rules is now hoping to do the same for the civil rights anthem.
Shearwater On World Cafe
Hear the Austin rock band perform songs from its latest album, Jet Plane And Oxbow.
First Listen: Carlos Niño & Friends, 'Flutes, Echoes, It's All Happening!'
One of Los Angeles' beloved denizens of the soul/jazz/hip-hop underground invites the likes of Madlib and Kamasi Washington to join him in creating a moving ode to spirituality.