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Erwin Helfer Helps 'Celebrate The Journey' With The Chicago Boogie Ensemble
For Helfer, vintage piano dialects are living traditions, not museum exhibits. The 85-year-old Chicago musician helps keep those traditions alive — and passes that knowledge on — with a new album.
Bonnaroo Announces Lineup For 2021 Festival In September
Among the first of the major festivals to detail its post-pandemic return, Bonnaroo announced a 20th anniversary lineup that includes Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo and the Grand Ole Opry.
Get Out Of Your Head With Infinity Song's 'Outside Myself'
"Outside Myself," Infinity Song's entry for the Morning Edition Song Project, is about trying to remember the big, wide world outside of you.
KCRW Presents Lockdown Listening: Lady Blackbird
Brittany Howard, Sampa The Great, Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway and more are featured on Lady Blackbird's lockdown playlist.
Heavy Rotation: 16 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves this month, including music from CHAI, Joe Chambers, serpentwithfeet and more.
Couch By Couchwest: Real Discoveries From A Virtual SXSW
The 2021 South by Southwest music festival took place entirely online, but that didn't stop Bob Boilen from seeing dozens of performances. Watch a few of his favorite sets here.
Are You Ready To Rock? Music Festivals Prepare For A 2021 Comeback
Some concert organizers are making plans to forge ahead cautiously this festival season, hoping that increased vaccination will make concerts safe and appealing.
Dissecting Kanye West's Turning Point, In Microscopic Detail
Rodney Carmichael talks with Cole Cuchna, the host of Dissect, about the focus for his podcast's new season: Kanye West's divisive, career-pivoting 2013 album Yeezus.
Elizabeth King's Gospel Sound Transports Believers And Non-Believers Alike
King made some recordings in the 1970s, but then quit the music business to raise her children. Now in her late 70s, she's released her first full-length solo album: Living in the Last Days.