On 'My Savior,' Carrie Underwood Sings For An Audience Of One
My Savior, the new album by Carrie Underwood, is a first for the country music superstar, who pulls from the songbook of her childhood in church.
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Aparna Nancherla's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts
Actress and comedian Aparna Nancherla picks her five favorite performances.
'Couch By Couchwest': Standouts Of SXSW's All-Digital Music Festival
The 2021 SXSW Music Festival was an all-digital affair — which left All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen with lots of streaming concerts to watch. He picks standouts from the 130 shows he saw.
From Norway With Horsepower: Soprano Lise Davidsen Is Conquering Opera
The young, late-comer to opera is turning heads in the classical world with a powerful voice that can rocket over huge orchestras or pare down to a silvery thread.
A Hole In Our Hearts: Live Performances By Musicians We Lost In 2020
Mountain Stage celebrates music from those we lost in 2020 with performances by Jerry Jeff Walker, Tony Rice, Billy Joe Shaver and John Prine.
Armand Hammer Raps From Another Dimension. It's On Us To Catch Up
For nearly two decades, billy woods and ELUCID have established themselves as cult figures in hip-hop. The duo's new album, Haram, is their most approachable, even if the rhymes are still intricate.
Myra Melford's Myriad Sounds
Jazz Night in America profiles multi-dimensional pianist and composer Myra Melford, who takes us on a musical journey across the spectrum, from the avant-garde to the blues.
NYC Mayor Promises To Help Broadway Reopen By September
At a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.
KCRW Presents Lockdown Listening: Machinedrum
Sam Prekop, Tigran Hamasyan, Nahawa Doumbia and more are featured on the electronic producer's Lockdown Listening playlist.
Bach's Favorite Instrument You've Probably Never Heard Of: The Long-Lost Lautenwerck
The lautenwerck, an instrument like a lute and a harpsichord, almost went extinct in the 19th century, but forensic musicologists are bringing it back to life.