The Tiny Desk Contest Is Back For 2020
You can enter starting next week by sending us a video of you playing an original song at a desk. If you win, you'll come play a Tiny Desk concert and tour the country with NPR Music.
Music
Modern Baseball's Jake Ewald Explores A New Sound In Slaughter Beach, Dog
The co-frontman of the Philadelphia band Modern Baseball pulls in some of his former bandmates for a different sound in Slaughter Beach, Dog.
Viking's Choice: Skull-Melting Feedback, Free-Jazz Psych, Experimental Lute
You can absolutely judge an album by its cover, especially when it involves a possessed Toad King surrounded by dead toad soldiers. Plus new music from Sunwatchers, Jozef Van Wissem.
Andy Gill, Gang of Four Guitarist Who Gave Punk Space And Groove, Dead At 64
Gill and his bandmates rewrote the playbook for punk in 1979 with the release of Entertainment! -- incorporating new angles and room to breathe into the frenzied genre.
SiR: Tiny Desk Concert
The R&B singer from Inglewood, CA made his performance a family affair, dedicating it to his late godson, with his mother and older brother on backup vocals.
Remembering Peter Serkin, The Searching Pianist
A thoughtful musician from a distinguished family, Serkin interpreted the classics and expanded the repertoire by commissioning new works.
On A New EP, SayGrace Breaks Down Her 'Defining Moments'
The Australian singer who previously released music simply as Grace talks to NPR's Sarah McCammon about her personal evolution since a 2015 hit, relationships and TikTok.
Latin Roots: 13 Alternative Tracks To Jumpstart 2020
With the first month of 2020 in the books, we're excited to share a fresh spectrum of sonidos alternativos from all over Latin and South America
An Intro To Hip-Hop, For The Uninitiated
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks to Briana Younger, music editor and writer at the New Yorker, about song recommendations for those who might not be hip-hop fans, but might want to give the genre a shot.
X Alfonso Is A Cuban Hip-Hop Pioneer Still Making Vibrant Music
X Alfonso comes from a storied musical family in Cuba and continues to make music with an impact. Alt.Latino's Felix Contreras shares a few singles off Alfonso's forthcoming album.