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Family is the foundation on Kamasi Washington’s new album ‘Fearless Movement’
The New York duo doesn’t reinvent the wheel – who’d want them to, anyways?
The Lemon Twigs’ ‘A Dream is All We Know’ is more of the same – but I still can’t get enough
The New York duo doesn’t reinvent the wheel – who’d want them to, anyways?
Vampire Weekend has been peppering recent performances with increasingly unpredictable left-turns.
Vampire Weekend covers Springsteen and Dylan at Jazz Fest
Vampire Weekend has been peppering recent performances with increasingly unpredictable left-turns.
The song’s got it all: tight bursts of horns, spacey and subtle synth, and a brief but beautiful flute solo.
Kamasi Washington combines intergalactic funk with West Coast hip-hop on “Get Lit”
The song’s got it all: tight bursts of horns, spacey and subtle synth, and a brief but beautiful flute solo.
Kelly Writers House hosted a half dozen youth poets and more earlier this spring.
Listen to a group of youth poets laureate read their work on ‘Live At The Writers House’
Kelly Writers House hosted a half dozen youth poets and more earlier this spring.
Sam Beam’s seventh full-length album uses poetic lyrics and a variety of sounds to make light of the absurdity of the human spirit.
The positive nihilism of Iron & Wine’s ‘Light Verse’
Sam Beam’s seventh full-length album uses poetic lyrics and a variety of sounds to make light of the absurdity of the human spirit.
The aptly-titled piece by the Japanese pop-rock-electronic-everything musician seems to sway in the wind as you listen to it.
Cornelius’ “Sketch for Spring” comes at the perfect time
The aptly-titled piece by the Japanese pop-rock-electronic-everything musician seems to sway in the wind as you listen to it.
On his new single, this Chicago rapper teams up with three of modern R&B’s most exciting artists.
Saba, Madison McFerrin and more team up on “head.rap”
On his new single, this Chicago rapper teams up with three of modern R&B’s most exciting artists.
The new music from the folk icon continues to branch out into a more psychedelic sound that stays true to her long-running themes fighting…
Ani DiFranco Can’t Be Stopped: Listen to “You Forgot To Speak” from new album ‘Unprecedented Sh!t’
The new music from the folk icon continues to branch out into a more psychedelic sound that stays true to her long-running themes fighting…
Chronicling the coexistence of love, loss, and grief, the album is a beautiful reflection of the human spirit.
Pillow Queens release third album, ‘Name Your Sorrow’
Chronicling the coexistence of love, loss, and grief, the album is a beautiful reflection of the human spirit.
