A Young Afghan Pianist Plays For His Country's Future
"I want to show the new face of Afghanistan," says 18-year-old Elham Fanoos, now studying piano at Hunter College in New York.
Music & Culture
'Adore Life' Refines Savages' Quiet Moments And Thunderous Peaks
The four women of Savages first appeared in 2013 with Silence Yourself and a sound that lived up to the band's name — raw, confrontational, intense. Adore Life represents a huge leap forward.
Metropolis: 1/23/16
KCRW's Jason Bentley spins tracks by Flume, Sofi Tukker, Chet Faker and more in a two-hour EDM mix.
'Leave Me Alone' Blends Harshness With Beauty
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut album by the Spanish quartet Hinds. "These four women revive the notion of do-it-yourself punk musicianship," Tucker says of Leave Me Alone.
Songs We Love: Emily Wells, 'Come To Me'
The singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist returns with her trademark blend of earthbound traditionalism and electronic ambiance.
The Arcs: Tiny Desk Concert
It's our 500th show at the Tiny Desk, featuring The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and the new band he started with Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss, a Mariachi band and more.
'What Made That Thing Work?': Bill Frisell Takes On Screen Music
While making his latest album, the inventive guitarist found that covering classic film and TV scores has an existential side effect.
Making Sense Of A Song Called 'Widow Maker'
Musician Brooke Waggoner was on a coffee run when she got a worrisome text from a friend, whose husband was dealing with a life-threatening heart problem. The news gave her a shiver — and an idea.
Barbershop: Black History Month, Macklemore And "Blizzard Baes"
NPR's Sam Sanders, Arun Venugopal of WNYC, and comedian Amanda Seales talk about inflammatory comments by actress Stacey Dash, the new single by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and "blizzard baes."
Across The Blue Ridge - Episode 4 (A Senior Virginia Fiddler Tells His Story)
This week on Across the Blue Ridge, we take a field trip to see a senior fiddler, John “Johnny” Lewis, in southwest Virginia. He's played music since early childhood, and now, at age 92,