Album Review: Eleanor Dubinsky's 'Soft Spot Of My Heart'
Dubinsky's songs arrive in either English, Spanish or Portuguese — she lets them determine which language is best suited to express the emotion within.
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New Mix: Young Fathers, Confidence Man, A Stunning Tiny Desk Contest Entry, More
This week's new mix features a profound Tiny Desk Contest entry, "dorky" electropop from Australian group Confidence Man, an intimate paean to different loves from Forth Wanderers and more.
Mary Halvorson Re-Engineered Jazz Guitar. Now, She's Hacking Her Own Code
Both as a player and composer, Halvorson has a decade-strong reputation as one of her field's least predictable. Her latest release, Code Girl, might be her most startling move yet.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats On World Cafe
Hear a live studio performance from the platinum-selling band, whose generosity onstage makes the music business seem like the service industry.
Vespers Or Vision Quest? Soulful Music For A Violin In Flight
A video premiere from violinist Olivia De Prato offers ecstatic music by Missy Mazzoli with an enigmatic take, by director James Darrah, on the evening prayer service.
Songs We Love: Nick Lowe, 'Tokyo Bay'
The tongue-in-cheek ode to urban blight features Nick Lowe back in rockabilly mode, featuring Los Straitjackets.
Juliana Daugherty's Contemplative 'Player' Marks A Promising Debut
Daugherty strikes out on her own and falls down a rabbit hole with the lead single off her upcoming album, Light, out June 1.
Songs We Love: Gallant, 'Gentleman'
Let's call this Gallant 2.0, the grown and sexy version. From his forthcoming sophomore album, the mesmerizing falsetto debuts a stripped-down video.
Dee Dee Bridgewater: Tiny Desk Concert
Bridgewater connects with her roots, her birthplace and the town she's loved all her life, with a set of songs from Memphis.
'Jesus Christ Superstar' Brings Strong Voices To A Familiar Story
NBC put on a "live concert" performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar Sunday night, which soared on the voices of John Legend and Broadway's Brandon Victor Dixon.