Vince Staples: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Vince Staples brings the sound of his new self-titled album to life for his Tiny Desk (home) concert.
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Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Reflects On Leaving – And Sharing – '662'
Clarksdale, Miss., where blues guitarist-singer Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram hails from, is "pretty much the mecca of the blues," Ingram says in an interview with NPR's A Martinez on Morning Edition.
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Fiona Apple's 'Tidal' Promised Me The Unknown
When writer Lindsay Zoladz first heard 'Tidal' as a teen, it validated her pain in an uncertain time. Returning to the album decades later, it reminds her of how much our past selves can teach us.
This Song Is About You
Confessional songs are all over the pop charts, from Tyler, The Creator's Call Me If You Get Lost to Olivia Rodrigo's Sour. What do musicians who blend fact and fiction owe their real life subjects?
Low, 'Disappearing'
On "Disappearing," Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low sing in harmonies that quell the deepest doubts and soothe the savage heart.
illuminati hotties, 'u v v p'
On "u v v p," Sarah Tudzin dials down the energy and seeks inspiration in surf rock sounds. Featuring Buck Meek on the outro, it paints a cowpoke portrait of a Western rambler.
Leo Sun, 'When You Wake Up'
If summers are made for stories of fleeting love, "When You Wake Up" is a commentary on the resilience needed to soak it all in, the good and the bad.
Shemekia Copeland, Modern Guardian Of The Blues
Watch Shemekia Copeland play the 2021 Exit Zero Jazz Festival and, on our radio episode, get inside her eclectic sound and topical lyrics, connecting her to blues icons from Ruth Brown to Ma Rainey.
Eric Clapton Says He Won't Play Venues That Require COVID Vaccines
On social media late Wednesday, the musician wrote: "I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present."
Buckwheat Zydeco On Mountain Stage
Listen to this 2015 concert from the dearly departed Stanley Dural, Jr., recorded just a year before his death.