City Scenes: Inside The History Of A Storied Kansas City Venue
Once a motorcycle repair and parts shop, Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, Mo., has become a jewel in the city's music scene.
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The Lessons To Be Learned From Forcing Plants To Play Music
It's not as mean as it might sound (though it does involve a little electrocution) and the results can be both beautiful and, well, eye-opening.
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz: Tiny Desk Concert
Chris Dave, your favorite musician's favorite drummer, takes listeners on a journey through a virtual record store, picking up different genres along the way and putting them in your bag.
Alt.Latino Playlist: The Changing Seasons Of Life And Love
Hear a mélange of sounds and styles from across Latin America and the U.S., centered on the sentiment of loves lost and found in unlikely places.
From Their Desks To Ours: Tiny Desk Concerts From Our 5 Tiny Desk Contest Winners
These five artists make music that is singular enough to stand out among the thousands of others who enter the Contest each year with high hopes of playing at the Desk.
Synonymous With Soul, Percy Sledge Transcended The Muscle Shoals Sound
For our series One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs, NPR Music Senior Director Lauren Onkey recommends "Out of Left Field" by Percy Sledge. He's known mostly for his 1966 hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman."
All Ears: Some New Ways To Hear Distortion
Distortion is familiar to most of us — a 'staticky noise,' a 'noisy static.' But in the right hands, its uses can bloom and its rigid contours soften.
Archers Of Loaf Returns With 'Raleigh Days,' Its First Song In Over 20 Years
"Raleigh Days" tugs at weathered heart strings with a reckless rock and roll abandon — just like yesteryear's Archers Of Loaf.
The Po' Ramblin' Boys On Mountain Stage
The Po' Ramblin' Boys stopped by the Mountain Stage to share songs from Toil, Tears & Trouble, the band's 2019 debut.
Elisapie: Tiny Desk Concert
The Canadian singer-songwriter gives a deep, soulful performance against a sometimes moody backdrop of bass saxophone and bowed guitars.