Music

Guitarist Asad Ali from the Sachal Ensemble of Lahore, Pakistan.

Music & Culture

Latitudes: Hear Great Global Music Right Now, With A World Premiere

8:00am March 31, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

This music crosses continents — hip-hop from India, French club music born in Kinshasa and a Yemeni Jewish lullaby. A timely premiere features Sean Lennon and a Pakistani jazz group.

Gallant's debut album, Ology, is out April 8.

Music & Culture

First Listen: Gallant, 'Ology'

11:11pm March 30, 2016

by Frannie Kelley

The young soul singer refuses to take sides in R&B's generational divide, so his songs all sound familiar, even when they're several things at once.

Music & Culture

First Listen: John Carpenter, 'Lost Themes II'

8:50pm March 30, 2016

by Andy Beta

The filmmaker and musician, known for his work on movies such as Halloween, revisits the approach that defined his synth-heavy soundtrack work.

Joe Castro with Louis Armstrong and Teddy Wilson, backstage at Basin Street in 1956.

Music & Culture

'Nothing Less Than A Treasure Trove': Joe Castro Box Set Features Hidden Jazz Gems

5:09pm March 30, 2016

by Betto Arcos

The Mexican-American jazz pianist earned acclaim in New York and Los Angeles in the 1950s and '60s, but much of his music was never released — until now.

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Wedge Studios in the River Arts District of Asheville, N.C.

Sense Of Place Asheville: River Arts District

4:56pm March 30, 2016

Take a tour of Asheville's creative hub and hear how local artists respond to a changing community.

Jessica Tomasin is manager of Echo Mountain Recording in Asheville, N.C.

Music & Culture

Sense Of Place Asheville: Get To Know Echo Mountain Recording

4:53pm March 30, 2016

Studio manager Jessica Tomasin tells the story of the well-loved Asheville space.

Michael Stipe performs "The Man Who Sold The World" on The Tonight Show

Music & Culture

Watch Michael Stipe Cover David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World.'

4:13pm March 30, 2016

by Jackson Sinnenberg

The former R.E.M. singer made a rare appearance on The Tonight Show ahead of two David Bowie tribute concerts scheduled this week in New York City.

Beach Slang at The First Unitarian Church.

Music & Culture

Portrait Of A Punk Who Never Grew Up

2:13pm March 30, 2016

by Miles Parks

In a short documentary, Beach Slang frontman James Alex shares his hopes for fatherhood and what punk has done for him: "With Beach Slang, I'm feeding back into this thing that was so good to me."

A still from Steve Gunn's "Conditions Wild" video.

Music & Culture

Steve Gunn Announces 'Eyes On The Lines,' Arm-Wrestles Bear In New Video

10:42am March 30, 2016

by Lars Gotrich

Gunn's music thrives on exploration. In a video for the breezy "Conditions Wild," he's a pioneer in a mythological cut-and-paste frontier.

Eli Paperboy Reed's new album, My Way Home, comes out June 10.

Music & Culture

Songs We Love: Eli Paperboy Reed, 'My Way Home'

9:15am March 30, 2016

by Rachel Horn

The Boston-bred soul singer with the meter-pinning voice invokes his gospel schooling in this raw, faith-filled hymn.