Pat Metheny On Piano Jazz
On this episode, The Pat Metheny Trio, which includes bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez, performs an exclusive version of "Go Get It" and "Bright Size Life."
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Members Of Savages, Yeah Yeah Yeahs And Perfect Pussy Unite For 'Road Trip'
The combination of Savages' thundering rhythm section, Perfect Pussy vocalist Meredith Graves and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner drops a metallic funk-punk bomb-track.
The Gift Of Posthumous Prince Music
Rachel Martin talks to NPR Music critic Ann Powers about Piano & a Microphone 1983, Prince's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material, out now.
Anthony Roth Costanzo: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the ambitious countertenor sing music that spans more than 250 years, connecting the dots between David Byrne, George Frideric Handel and Philip Glass.
New Music Friday For Sep. 21: Eight Albums You Should Hear Now
Intimate home recordings from Prince, ragged rock from Metric, the angelic harmonies of Mountain Man, and Richard Swift's final, posthumous album are among this week's essential new releases.
Stream Brockhampton's New Album, 'Iridescence'
The 14-member hip-hop boy band just unveiled its first album since signing to RCA Records in March.
The Anthemic Allure Of 'Dixie,' An Enduring Confederate Monument
Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.
Puerto Rico One Year After Maria
A collection of stories from NPR News about the devastating storm and its aftermath.
Between Chaos And Desire: A Conversation With Christine And The Queens
Talia Schlanger chats with pop music's weird cousin about the new album Chris and its blurred distinctions between aggressive and vulnerable, masculine and feminine, identity and presentation.
Watch A 7-Year-Old Bassist Play Along With Mac Miller
Slovakian 7-year-old Aron Hodek loves playing along with Tiny Desk concerts. In his latest performance, he tackles Thundercat's bass line in "What's the Use?"