Digging Through The Latin Grammy Nominations: Who's Worth Checking Out
Alt.Latino co-hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd stop by to talk Latin Grammy nominations.
Music & Culture
Amid Hunger And Cold, An Unforgettable Symphony Premiere
A year into the siege of Leningrad, a haggard group of musicians defiantly — and improbably — performed Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, which was dedicated to the suffering city.
Capricorn In Retrograde: Macon's Endangered Musical History
The Georgia town was home to Otis Redding, Little Richard and Capricorn Records, a label that played a key role in the birth of Southern rock. Now, many of the city's musical landmarks are threatened.
Re-Compositions, Not Covers: Sam Amidon's Personal Folk Collages
On his new album, Lily-O, the folk musician approaches the genre with a sense of adventure, not reverence. In the process, he makes parts of our musical past viscerally present to us.
Latin Music Celebrates Lives For Day Of The Dead
In Latin America, the Day of the Dead is a time to remember family and friends who have died. Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd of Alt Latino share their favorite music for this celebration of life.
'Merry Widow' Operetta: Stage Versus Screen
The Metropolitan Opera will be celebrating New Year's Eve with Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow in a new production starring soprano Fleming. But its greatest incarnations have been on film.
Taylor Swift: The Peppiest Pop Star We Have Right Now
1989 sidesteps country music entirely to become Swift's first pure pop album.
The Many New Voices Of Taylor Swift
Swift has received accolades and damnation mostly for her image or the messages she supposedly sends, which must be irritating for a musician so clearly devoted to perfecting her techniques.
A Violin Concerto Back From Beyond The Grave
After composer Robert Schumann died, his Violin Concerto languished in a library — until a grandniece of the man he wrote it for got out her Ouija board.
Just Who Is This Opera Star Singing At The World Series Tonight?
Joyce DiDonato — a Kansas native and lifelong Royals fan — happens to be one of the world's greatest opera singers. Here's what makes her so extraordinary.