Studio Sessions

Some say the glass of 2018 is one-quarter empty; others say it's three-quarters full. We say, "Wow, we've had some incredible artists perform in 2018."

The incredibly talented producer and musician calls on the likes of Lana Del Rey and Conor Oberst for his latest album Rare Birds. Hear a live performance in this session.

Cecil Taylor encompasses a never-ending range of sound and emotion. Hear an archival session with Marian McPartland from 1994.

A record shop discovery led to the rebirth of Hailu's career, which includes his latest album called Lala Belu.

Watch the Portland singer-songwriter perform a new song inside WXPN's World Cafe studios in Philadelphia.

Watch the West Londoner and former member of The Slits combine the island sounds of reggae with a pop sensibility on the song "Together."

The folk singer-songwriter, who recently released an album with Neko Case and k.d. lang, stops by opbmusic to perform its title track and more.

It's hard not to smile when watching Brett Dennen do his thing. Get a look inside his live World Cafe performance of tunes from his latest EP, 'Let's....

Hear a live studio performance from the platinum-selling band, whose generosity onstage makes the music business seem like the service industry.

Lead singer/guitarist, Colin Meloy, talks about where the band's new sound came from and surprises you'll hear on the record.