Rosanne Cash On Art And Activism
The singer-songwriter opens up about the #MeToo movement in the music industry and more.
Music
The Mekons Celebrate Restlessness And Exploration On 'Deserted'
The Mekons are first-generation British punk rockers who've moved through an array of genres over the decades. Their most recent album was recorded in a studio just outside Joshua Tree National Park.
Cate Le Bon Comes 'Home To You'
The Welsh singer uses a luminous wash of avant-pop to explore one communities' search for belonging and a sense of place.
Gary Clark Jr.: Tiny Desk Concert
These three songs, from Clark's incendiary new album This Land, roar with the assurance and force of a showman at the top of his game.
New Mix: Tank And The Bangas, Jesca Hoop, Chris Staples, More
This week we've got wild and wonderful new music from Tank and the Bangas, a message of unity from singer Jesca Hoop (with Lucius), the mysterious voice of Sevdaliza and more.
Readjusting Your Reality: Ellen Reid Wins Music Pulitzer For 'P r i s m'
The young composer's opera, which debuted at the Los Angeles Opera, was inspired by her own experience as a survivor of sexual assault.
Watch It Live: The 2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
Stanley Crouch, Bob Dorough, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Maria Schneider are recipients of the 2019 Jazz Masters award — the highest honor the U.S. gives to a jazz musician or advocate.
WATCH LIVE: Pulitzer Prizes Name A New Crop Of Winners For 2019
Prize Administrator Dana Canedy is stepping behind the lectern Monday to deliver good news to distinguished journalists, authors, musicians, scholars and others ranging across 21 categories.
Jazz Trumpeter Tom Harrell Proves To Be A Thinking Person's Soloist On 'Infinity'
Group chemistry and deft composing make Harrell's new album a polished, inventive album that's worth checking out. Critic Kevin Whitehead says it's "really, really good."
6 Years Of Life Fueled Phosphorescent's Latest Album
Matthew Houck, who records as Phosphorescent, shares how meeting his partner in a New England bar, having a child and almost dying from meningitis informed his new music.