North Carolina's The Avett Brothers are set to release a new full-length album, "Magpie and the Dandelion," on October 15, 2013. Whet your Avetts appetite with this track, 'Another is Waiting' - brought to you by NPR Music.
Each month, NPR Music polls public radio DJs/programmers and asks them to share their favorite new songs. You get to download the tracks! Here are the picks for August 2013, including songs by New York City-based composer Daniel Wohl, Louisville band Handmouth and D.C. trio Misun.
The World's April Peavey reports on Swedish musician Anna von Hausswolff, who recorded her new album in Annedals Church in Gothenburg, Sweden. Hausswolff incorporated the church's organ into her album, "Ceremony."
Maxwell's is a tiny club that's hosted some of the biggest names in music for 30+ years - including R.E.M., Nirvana, The Replacements and David Byrne. NPR's Joel Rose looks at the fate and legacy of this seemingly typical neighborhood tavern.
It's been three years since local singer/songwriter/barber Drew Danburry made a record. He's back now, and the album he'll release this September tells the story of how he became Bastian Salazar. Drew talks with Doug and plays live in KUER's studio.
Check out the latest in jazz music from an elder statesman of piano, a trumpeter who understands creole music personally, a drummer who writes tunes with a payoff, and a singer in her early 20s with maturity and kick.
The Young Ethio Jazz Band consists of teenagers who rock out to their parents' music. The Oakland-based band played its first gig in San Francisco, now they're slated to play at Yoshi's (a famous San Francisco jazz club) and the Ethiopian Heritage Festival at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The World's Sam Harnett talks with the band, all second-generation Ethiopians between 11 and 16-years old.
Metropolitan Opera star Licia Albanese celebrates her 100th birthday today. "Only God makes a diva," she told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2004. "No, just call me a plain singer with lots of expression."
NPR Music invites you to listen to the Newport Jazz Festival, August 3-4, 2013. Click here for a complete listing of this year's performers, along with archives of past festivals. And tune-in to 90.1 every evening at 8p MT for a mix of jazz music brought to you by KUER's jazz hosts.
Pitchfork is the music website often credited with launching the careers of indie rock bands like Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend. And while making some names big, they've stayed pretty successful as well -- pulling in more than 1 million unique visitors a month. Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal talks with Pitchfork CEO Ryan Schreiber.
NPR's All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with KUER's Doug Fabrizio about his favorite music of 2013, including new albums from some influential 90s bands (Superchunk, Pixies). Listen to the show here, or tune-in tonight at 7 p.m. MT for the rebroadcast.
NPR Music brings you the new album by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. Check out individual tracks or listen to the entire album (self-titled) before it's released to the public on July 23, 2013.
Sub Pop Records celebrated 25 years of music last weekend, with a live show on top of the Space Needle. Check out Sub Pop legends Mudhoney as they play 500-feet above Seattle (courtesy of KEXP).
The World's Marco Werman and April Peavey bring you their favorite summer beats from around the globe. Check out PRI's The World featuring the Global Hit weekdays from 2-3p on 90.1.
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg studied the heart rates of high school choir members as they sang. Their findings, published this week in Frontiers in Neuroscience, confirm that choir music has calming effects on the heart. Anna Haensch reports for NPR.
Michigan-bred soul singer Mayer Hawthorne's new album Where Does This Door Go comes out next week (July 18, 2013) - but NPR Music brings it to you first.
Public radio DJs throughout the U.S. share what they're spinning this summer. Check out cuts from singer/songwriter Neko Case, R&B artist Valerie June, rapper Porter Ray and Scottish octet The Chair.
One band is on the East Coast, another on the West. Both give performances that celebrate America. Jazzset's Rhonda Hamilton introduces this unique pairing. Check out the performance, recorded live at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Although Mozart never traveled to America, his violin and viola recently did. Listen to the full concert and check out video excerpts from the performance featuring Mozart's instruments (produced by WGBH).
Hailing from Mexico City, guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela moved to Ireland and grew a cult following playing the streets of Dublin. Blending metal, jazz and global music influences - Rodrigo y Gabriela are known for packing a fiery punch during their live shows. They'll hit Red Butte Garden's amphitheater on July 12, 2013 as part of the garden's outdoor concert series.
DJ Betto Arcos talks with NPR's Jacki Lyden about some Brazilian music that he's been spinning on Global Village, a world music program out of KPFK in Los Angeles.
