The Messthetics: Tiny Desk Concert
The bassist and drummer from D.C.'s pioneering punk band Fugazi join guitarist Anthony Pirog for a set of thrilling, sometimes loud and frenetic instrumentals.
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The Sound Of Silence: Female Composers At The Symphony
America's top orchestras are presenting little if any music written by women next season. Why is that?
Her Devotion Weighs A Ton: Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Celebration Of 'Love'
The collaboration between the married stars, the capstone of a trilogy of albums focused on their union, underlines the simultaneous centrality and marginalization of women in hip-hop.
Father John Misty Mixes Egotism And Humor On 'God's Favorite Customer'
Critic Ken Tucker says Father John Misty's new album offers a "roundabout, melancholy" acknowledgement of the artistic selfishness that often accompanies confessional songwriting.
With 'Frostbiter,' Saintseneca Swings Towards Bright, Beautiful New Places
For Saintseneca, fatalistic gloom blends seamlessly with a kind of playful sprightliness. Hear "Frostbiter," the first single from a forthcoming album called Pillar of Na.
World Cafe Nashville: Bermuda Triangle
Jesse Lafser, Brittany Howard and Becca Mancari all maintain their own brilliant careers. What brings them together as Bermuda Triangle is friendship, pure and simple.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Unearths New Mobb Deep Song For 'Hamildrop' Series
After the death of Prodigy — one-half of the the Queens duo — last year, they bring the posthumous noise on the new track "Boom Goes The Cannon..."
Your Favorite New Artists Of 2018 (So Far)
Many of your favorite musicians of 2018 (so far) defy genres and expectations, from the idiosyncratic wonder of Superorganism to the stirring, swirling ballads of serpentwithfeet.
Hear The Mountain Goats' Ode To WWE's 'Legit Boss,' Sasha Banks
Banks requested the song after The Mountain Goats released Beat The Champ, a wrestling-themed album, in 2015. Now, songwriter John Darnielle has delivered.
Khôrada, Forged From Agalloch And Giant Squid's Ashes, Burnishes 'Glacial Gold'
Two forces of modern metal combine to reflect on the past while looking for the means to move forward.