De La Soul Is Streaming
The iconic group's early music releasing online at last comes with a renewed interest in its career arc. Take a guided tour through one of the most distinguished runs in hip-hop history.
Music & Culture
Natural Information Society, 'Stigmergy'
Joshua Abrams and band don't improvise as much as they coalesce, calibrating the 13-minute piece through an ongoing, call-and-response of tasteful solos and shimmering drones.
San Francisco's 'Bucket Man' Larry Hunt has died at 64
Larry Hunt, the "Bucket Man" who brought his percussive soundtrack to the streets of downtown San Francisco, has died at 64.
Wattstax drew 100,000 people — this 1972 concert was about much more than music
Although the fight for racial equality is ongoing, Stax co-owner Al Bell says so is the hope for a better future envisioned by Wattstax a half-century ago.
Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89
The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.
Miss Grit, 'Syncing'
Built on a lullaby-sweet hum, a person — not merely a cyborg — comes to life.
On 'This Is Why,' Paramore emerges from our collective fever dream
For a world hell-bent on erasing the memory of the last three years, Paramore approaches hard times with a refreshing sense of self.
From the Warehouse to the world: Chicago and the birth of house music
For the people who were there when it was invented in small clubs and basement parties in Chicago in the 1980s, house music was a force of nature. Four decades later, its impact is bigger than ever.
Antonio Sánchez & Bad Hombre: Tiny Desk Concert
Sánchez observes the world with a drummer's sensibilities. Here, he and his pals in Bad Hombre explore the rhythm of language in a set of tracks from Sánchez's latest album.
Entries We Love: Dalaine, 'Start To Heal'
This ode to the power of healing comes from Washington singer-songwriter Dalaine.