A New Box Set Holds A Springsteen Holy Grail
For 35 years, a Bruce Springsteen concert in Arizona has been legendary. We have a video from that show — and more on The River box set.
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NO BS! Brass Band Transcends The New Orleans Sound
It's tough getting 12 musicians to agree on anything. But the members of the Richmond, Va. ensemble are firm in the desire to represent their own city in their music.
Adele's '25' Is Coming. Where You'll Hear It Is A Mystery For Now
A word you may hear a lot this week: "streamable." Adele is about to release one of the most anticipated albums of the year, but she hasn't confirmed whether Spotify will be part of the picture.
Hear An Unreleased Song By Allen Toussaint
NPR contributor Gwen Thompkins met the musician at a time when he'd thrown himself into performing around the world. Before his death this week in Madrid, he gave her a song he never got to release.
Walter Trout Returns From The Edge Of Oblivion With 'Battle Scars'
The guitarist has been playing the blues for five decades, but drugs and alcohol almost did him in. He joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss a raw new album.
'We Didn't Wanna Be Anybody Else': A Tribe Called Quest Reflects On Its Debut
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is 25 this year. Ahead of their Fallon performance, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad discuss the group's game-changing first album.
FFS On World Cafe
Franz Ferdinand and Sparks perform together as FFS, recorded live at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
Stolen Jars Tell Their Story In "Waves"
A tale of memory and the emotional waves of memory as told by the band Stolen Jars.
'Fresh Air' Remembers Hit Songwriter, Pianist And Producer Allen Toussaint
Toussaint, a central figure in the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues scene during the 1950s and '60s, died in Spain on Monday. He was 77. Originally broadcast in 1988.
First Watch: Poliça, 'Lime Habit'
Poliça's latest album is a love letter to the band's hometown of Minneapolis, recalling the city's troubled history of economic injustices, corruption and racism.