Andy Shauf, 'Telephone'
Shauf mines the immediacy and intimacy of a telephone call in this yearning ode to communication.
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Kasien, 'BREATHE (SLOW IT DOWN)'
The U.K. born Nigerian-Jamaican rapper is the life coach we didn't know we needed.
Senate panel hearing will look into Ticketmaster's dominance in live entertainment
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about Tuesday's hearing that will focus on the problems surrounding Ticketmaster's dominance in the ticketing industry.
Encore: What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery
Jazz musicians and scholars have long debated the question: What exactly is this thing called swing? Now physicists say they've cracked the secret.
Dazy's exhilarating 'OUTOFBODY' sustains its quality all the way through
Virginia-based musician James Goodson — aka Dazy — sings most often in a voice that's high and urgent. His version of power pop is noisy, ragged, full of feedback and clatter — and irresistible.
Dos Santos' sound is a cultural melting pot as eclectic as their Chicago home
The Chicago band pulls from a mix of Latin influences to create their unique take on psychedelic rock.
Alt.Latino offers a 2023 playlist for your listening pleasure
Alt.Latino cues up some new music for the new year, including a piece from a Colombian musician with a flair for the accordion and another from a Brazilian artist mixing folk with electronic music.
San Francisco Chinatown seniors welcome in the Lunar New Year with rap
The Grant Avenue Follies are steeped in tap dance and the songs of the 1950s and '60s. But they are no strangers to hip-hop, as the track "That Lunar Cheer" shows.
Opera singer Tenor Limmie Pulliam reflects on his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 47
Tenor Limmie Pulliam just made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 47. He tells NPR's Scott Simon what pushed him away from singing and what twist of fate brought him back to the stage.
Reneé Rapp wants to burn out by 30 — and it's all going perfectly to plan
You may know about Rapp from TikTok, TV or Broadway. But she says all of that has just been in service of her true passion: a solo music career.