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Music
Raphael Saadiq: Tiny Desk Concert
The godfather of 21st century soul electrified NPR's Tiny Desk Fest audience, with a little help from rising R&B star Lucky Daye.
Alt.Latino Playlist: Boleros And Innovative Electronic Music Warm Winter's Arrival
Bundle up! We're getting ready for cold weather with new songs by Lido Pimienta, Dimelo Flow, Tiger Army and David Lawrence.
Opera Star Vittorio Grigolo Fired By Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera
His simultaneous dismissal from two of the world's leading opera houses comes after an investigation into allegations of misconduct during a Royal Opera performance in Tokyo.
Larry Campbell And Teresa Williams On Mountain Stage
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams stopped by Mountain Stage to share songs from their second album together, Contraband Love.
Music For Our Emergency
No, songs addressing climate change aren't new. But the new music that does seems animated less by a sunny streak of mainstream activism, and more by a certain feeling we all seem to be sharing.
Viking's Choice: The House That Jack Rose Built
Jack Rose helped revive and reset acoustic guitar music — a new compilation pays tribute to the artist, who died 10 years ago today. Plus, a playlist of 2019's phenomenal crop of guitar records.
On 'Bird Songs Of A Killjoy,' Bedouine Only Feels LA's Sunshine Sometimes
Azniv Korkejian knows she writes songs infused with melancholy. On her sophomore album, she owns the title of "killjoy" across 12 pensive tracks.
'1973: Rock At The Crossroads' Acts As A Mirror For One Moment In Time
Via popular music, Andrew Grant Jackson paints a vivid portrait of a year that was the last gasp of an age of possibility, when idealism gave way to economic recession and cynical disillusionment.
The Who Returns To Cincinnati 40 Years After Concert Tragedy
Forty years ago, 11 concert-goers were killed in a stampede to see The Who in Cincinnati. The group just announced it will return to play another concert there all these years later.