Joshua James On World Cafe
The songs on James' latest album, My Spirit Sister, are staggeringly honest snapshots of love and doubt. Hear an interview and performance from the Americana songwriter.
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My Mom Loves Snoop Dogg, And Other Testaments To A Quarter-Century Of Relevance
With the release of Neva Left on Friday, the elder statesman of rap isn't making a comeback as much as he's maintaining his streak of consistency.
Bambu: 'My Music Is Here To Push People To Organize'
The Filipino-American rapper and activist discusses how gang life and poverty shaped his youth in 1990s Los Angeles and how he draws on those experiences in his uncompromising music.
Paramore's 'After Laughter' Is Something New, Built From Pieces Of The Past
The fifth album by the one-time pop-punk champions ditches the four-letter qualifier to embrace a classic '80s pop sound. But there's still anxiety beneath the gloss.
BJ Leiderman: 'I'm The Luckiest Composer On The Planet'
He's behind the theme music for public-radio programs like Morning Edition and Marketplace. Now, Leiderman finally has an album of his own: BJ, which features Béla Fleck on several tracks.
ICYMI: On His Solo Debut, 'Fantasmas,' Zavala Is A Messenger Of Relief
The Chicago producer ventures into instrumental electronic music that evokes both his home city and the openness of nature.
Watch Live: Benjamin Booker, Hurray For The Riff Raff, More
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, Lo Moon, Holly Macve, The Dream Syndicate and The Growlers will also perform during the final night of Non-Comm 2017. Watch live starting Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
Dee Dee Bridgewater On Piano Jazz
The versatile, knowledgeable vocalist joins Marian McPartland for a set of Duke Ellington and Gershwin tunes.
Music News: Chris Cornell's Death, Fall Of PWR BTTM
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to NPR Music Senior Editor Jacob Ganz about death, sexual assault allegations, a failed music festival and the crossover hit at the top of the charts.
Across the Blue Ridge #73- Mountains of Music Homecoming and country classics
The Mountains of Music Homecoming is just around the bend. The movable feast of roots music takes place in communities around southwestern Virginia June 9-17.