Songs We Love: Chris Crofton, 'UFO Hunters'
Crofton crystallizes the duality of heartache, knowing life marches cruelly on despite personal setbacks, but wants to simmer in the pain just a little longer.
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Tunde Olaniran Gets 'Vulnerable,' Announces A New Album Due This Summer
For Olaniran, art is about big ambitions, bigger ideas and the relentless pursuit of joy and comfort within his own skin.
First Listen: Logan Richardson, 'Blues People'
The saxophonist enlists rhythm aces mostly from around his Kansas City hometown for a restless and earthy soundtrack to black life.
First Listen: Laura Veirs, 'The Lookout'
With uncommon delicacy and grace, the singer-songwriter spends her 10th album assessing her place in an increasingly unsteady world.
First Listen: Derek Smalls, 'Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)'
Harry Shearer happily dons the grizzled hair and mustache of Spinal Tap's bassist one more time.
First Listen: Mr. Fingers, 'Cerebral Hemispheres'
One of house music's Chicago architects returns with a journey through his eclectic past, and a renewed creative streak.
Thanks To A Tweet, Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Is On The Charts
Fleetwood Mac's 1977 song "Dreams" is sitting at No. 14 on a top rock chart because of its newfound popularity in Twitter memes.
My Friendship With Janka Nabay, Genius Of Bubu
Over 10 years ago, the writer Wills Glasspiegel heard an album by Ahmed Janka Nabay at random, beginning a friendship that changed both their lives and helped to spread an electrifying form of music.
In 'The Lookout,' Laura Veirs Sings An Ode To Stable Love
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.
Brett Dennen On World Cafe
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....