Shamir Reckons With Queer Erasure In 'Straight Boy'
Shamir's new single sounds raw and intimate — like you're having a one-on-one conversation with him about "whitewashing and queer baiting in media."
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'Springsteen On Broadway' Makes A Tidy Sum Its First Week
The Boss, who announced his intimate run on Broadway in August, beat out nearly all productions other than Hamilton and Hello, Dolly!
Songs We Love: AMOR, 'Amnesia'
The Glaswegian quartet is one of the greater, and darkly pleasant, recent surprises in dance music, led by experimental musician Richard Youngs.
Hear Sufjan Stevens' New Song, 'Wallowa Lake Monster'
The song is a rare outtake Stevens recorded while making Carrie & Lowell and one of several previously unreleased songs included on an upcoming mixtape called The Greatest Gift.
Shocking Omissions: Shirley Collins And Davy Graham's 'Folk Roots, New Routes'
The album spearheaded innovation in the middle of the folk music revival, set a template for the folk-rock that followed it and inspired 21st century psych-folk decades later.
Watch Big Thief Perform In KEXP's Studios
Watch the indie-rock band's emotional performance, featuring songs from its sophomore album, Capacity.
Tyshawn Sorey, A Musical Shapeshifter, Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Prize
The wide-ranging composer, drummer, pianist and trombonist has been defying easy category since childhood. Now only 37 years old, he's just getting started.
Meet Rhiannon Giddens, Newly Minted MacArthur 'Genius'
Before she won a $625,000 grant on Wednesday, Giddens was a frequent guest on NPR programs. Relive her performances as both a solo artist and a member of Carolina Chocolate Drops.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones On Mountain Stage
In the midst of his training to become a preacher, Paul Janeway found another way to stir up a crowd. Hear the six-piece band channel serious soul on this week's Mountain Stage.
Grizzly Bear On World Cafe
The indie-rock veterans performs live in the World Cafe studio and speak with Talia Schlanger about the events leading up to their new album, Painted Ruins.