Listen: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach's 'Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor'
Ma said he thought of the piece as "a struggle for hope," capturing the feeling in Boston perfectly.
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Coachella's Hometown Aims To Cash In On Fest's Rising Tide
The highest-grossing music festival in the world happens in a city struggling to stay afloat.
The Diverse Influence Of The 2013 Rock Hall Inductees
As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts a new class, musicians and writers look at how influence — one of the Hall's criteria for induction — plays out in ways obvious (how Beyonce draws on Donna Summer) and not so much (jazz pianist Vijay Iyer explains how Public Enemy shaped his music).
Brad Paisley's 'Wheelhouse' Of Good Songs — And Intentions
"Accidental Racist" launched an Internet firestorm and threatened to overshadow everything else on the country singer's fine new album, Wheelhouse. Even in that polarizing song, Paisley's biggest sin is that he's well-meaning in a way that topples too easily into sentimentality.
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper Emerges From Behind The Counter
On her first studio album, Ripely Pine, singer-songwriter Aly Spaltro transforms a batch of solo recordings into full-band arrangements that explore the juxtaposition between lyrical content and musical tone.
Remembering Colin Davis, A Conductor Beloved Late In Life
The English conductor was knighted in 1980 and won three Grammys — but did not reach the real heights of his career until he was in his sixties and seventies. Famed for his interpretations of Berlioz, Sibelius and Mozart as well as contemporary composers, he died at age 85 on Sunday.
Dumbfoundead: A Rising Star In A Genre In Transition
Despite the prominence of Asian artists in several aspects of hip-hop, they're still not the most visible performers in the genre. Dumbfoundead wants to be an exception.
Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
Download new music from hip-hop veteran N.O.R.E., indie-rock favorites Telekinesis and Phosphorescent, soul man Charles Bradley, folksinger Samantha Crain and many more in this special edition of Heavy Rotation.
Thao Nguyen's Musical Life Is Far From 'Common'
A trip to a California women's prison inspired many of the songs on the folk-rocker's latest album, We the Common.
Dave Matthews Takes John Denver's Music 'To Tomorrow'
Matthews joins a diverse cast — including Emmylou Harris, My Morning Jacket and Old Crow Medicine Show — to honor the late singer-songwriter on a new tribute album.