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  • Live from the Freight Elevator: Ready Revolution
    Live from the Freight Elevator is a brand new TPR Music series featuring local, national, and international bands, performing live from our office freight elevator. Ready Revolution was kind enough to stop by and help us kick things off.
  • Playwright Larissa FastHorse is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of <a href="https://www.indigenousdirection.com/" data-key="117875">Indigenous Direction</a>, a consulting firm for Indigenous arts and audiences.
    Fresh Air Weekend: The EarRegulars; Playwright Larissa FastHorse
    Jazz band the EarRegulars stop in for live music and conversation. David Bianculli reviews Season 5 of Fargo. FastHorse discussses The Thanksgiving Play and the "wild mess" of the holiday.
  • For the band's Simon & Garfunkel cover, Disturbed's lead singer, David Draiman (second from left), utilized the classical vocal techniques he learned at his synagogue as a child.
    When Metal Goes Acoustic: Disturbed On Covering Simon & Garfunkel
    The band's Grammy-nominated cover of "The Sound of Silence" seems to come out of left field — until you learn where lead singer David Draiman first cut his teeth as a performer.
  • Take Me to the Dance is the latest album from Freshlyground.
    Freshlyground: Polished African Pop On The Global Dance Floor
    Driven by Zolani Mahola's powerhouse voice, the band is one of the most talked about musical acts out of post-apartheid South Africa. Although its latest album features an American producer, its desire to hang onto the past while establishing a place in the future is decidedly South African.
  • The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65
    MacGowan was an Irish kid who grew up in England, and the songs he wrote and sang were a furious fusion of folk and punk. His band, The Pogues, was once described as a barroom brawl with instruments.
  • 'Wild Winter' Inverts The Holiday Album Formula
    Scott Simon speaks with Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies of the British band Smoke Fairies, whose new album frames the holidays with chilly ambivalence.
  • Album Review: 'III,' By Bixiga 70
    Bixiga 70 is a 10-piece band from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The eclectic set of musicians seamlessly fuses cumbia, afrobeat and funk. NPR's Banning Eyre says their instrumental dance songs have earned them a global reputation.
  • The Flaming Lips: 'Embryonic' Experiments
    The Oklahoma-based rockers have been steadily mining new sonic territory for over a quarter-century — a trend that continues on their new album. Front man Wayne Coyne discusses the release, plus a very naked music video and a forthcoming homage to Pink Floyd.
  • 'We're Contemporary People': BADBADNOTGOOD's Mixed Bag Of Inspiration
    The Toronto jazz band is heavily influenced by today's hip-hop. "We came about precisely from just goofing around and having fun," bassist Chester Hansen says.
  • Harried Travelers Get Unexpected Delight
    San Antonio International Airport's busy pre-holiday schedule has begun. Over the holidays, major airports like San Antonio International can seem cold…
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