Sarah Davachi's 'Gloaming' Soundtracks The Growing Dark
Sarah Davachi's electro-acoustic compositions seek the corners of quiet with a studious and patient curiosity.
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Not My Job: We Quiz Wilco's Jeff Tweedy On 'A Yankee, A Hotel, And A Foxtrot'
As a kid Tweedy lied about knowing how to play the guitar, but he must have figured it out eventually because he went on to form the bands Uncle Tupelo and Wilco.
Sire Records Co-Founder Seymour Stein Reflects On Life In 'The Pursuit Of Music'
In his autobiography, Siren Song, Stein writes about how he started out in the music business as a teen before going on to sign groundbreaking artists like Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T and k.d. lang.
World Cafe Nashville: Liz Cooper And The Stampede
Call it psychedelic, call it classic or call it the sound of new Nashville. Liz Cooper and The Stampede is leading the rock pack in Tennessee right now.
First Listen: Death Cab For Cutie, 'Thank You For Today'
On the band's ninth album, Ben Gibbard addresses an array of life's aftermaths, set against propulsive arrangements that know just when to sparkle and sway.
Tower Of Power: Tiny Desk Concert
Even from its beginnings in late-'60s Oakland, the band has always stood out. Fifty years later, its devotion to classic horn-driven soul remains unmatched, its passion and precision unchanged.
'The Battle Hymn Of The Republic': An Anthem For Every Cause
Julia Ward Howe wrote a rousing anthem for the Union in the Civil War. Since then, it's been caught in a cultural tug-of-war over who it's an anthem for.
Summer Music From Alt.Latino
It's rock, it's hip hop, it's sung in English ... can it still be "Latin music"? Music and cultural identity intersect in surprising ways in this week's list of tunes shared by Alt.Latino.
A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life'
John Lennon and Paul McCartney have differing memories of who wrote the music for "In My Life." A mathematics professor has spent 10 years working with statistics to decide once and for all.
Another 'Kiki Challenge' Video From India Earns 2 Million Views — And 3 Arrests
The police came after the guys who made the video because of their dangerous stunts. The courts gave them what some folks think is a highly appropriate punishment.