The Best Latinx Films Of 2017 Won't Win An Oscar. They Weren't Even Nominated
Latino filmmakers depict compelling histories of two Chicano civil rights figures in new films airing on PBS.
Music
Carol Sloane On Piano Jazz
Sloane's command of The Great American Songbook is unmatched. Revisit this singer's performance of standards such as "Cheek to Cheek" in this 2002 episode.
Ed Schrader's Music Beat, And Guest Member Dan Deacon, Explain Their 'Riddles'
Lyricist and singer Ed Schrader, bassist Devlin Rice and honorary band member Dan Deacon break down the process of creating Riddles, their newest piece of skittering minimalism.
Pokey LaFarge On Mountain Stage
LaFarge offers an auditory time warp back to the glory days of swing jazz while re-imagining the genre into a modern style of his own.
Horse Feathers' Music Gets A Folk-Rock Makeover
Out May 4, a new album called Appreciation will replace Horse Feathers' ornate deliberation with surging folk-rock, full-on soul and just a hint of country. Hear its first single, "Without Applause."
Margaret Glaspy Writes A Bookend To 'Emotions And Math'
The singer and guitarist talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about the EP Born Yesterday, shares the new songs and looks ahead to her next adventure.
Look Around: Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Hamilton Polka'
The latest from Miranda's "HamilDrops" series is a five-minute abridgement of Hamilton, performed as a polka by Weird Al and his band.
Anna Meredith: Tiny Desk Concert
Out of nearly 700 performances at the Tiny Desk over the past decade, this one by British composer Anna Meredith is one of the most exhilarating.
Dolly Parton Gives The Gift Of Literacy: A Library Of 100 Million Books
In 1995, the entertainer and philanthropist started the Imagination Library, inspired by her father, who couldn't read and write. Now, it mails free books to more than a million kids each month.
Rae Sremmurd Balances Diverging Tastes With Three New Tracks
The hit-making rap duo plans to release a triple disc LP for their third studio album.