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San Antonio culture still influences the band that's played with Shaggy and Sting.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Joe Talbot, lead singer for the British rock band Idles about their new album Ultra Mono.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to AJ Haynes and Adam Davis of the Louisiana rock band Seratones. The group had a entry to the recent NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest, though they didn't win the final prize.

The shortlist also includes a 1990s pop diva, heavy metal pioneers and a legendary R&B singer and producer.

The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since late 2008, but the labor force has shrunk. That could be a sign that many Americans still think there just aren't that many job openings out there.

From theater to art to music, there's plenty going on this weekend. First, the International Fest of Theater concludes this weekend. Roberto Prestigiacamo…

Abortion is almost entirely illegal in some states. The Catholic church hopes to keep it that way, but many Catholics support abortion rights. How do they reconcile their politics with their faith?

45 years ago, a legendary show took place in San Antonio. In 1978, The Sex Pistols playing only a handful of U.S. shows, decided to make Randy’s Rodeo one of their first stops. Some of the organizers and folks who were in the crowd are getting together to remember this show - The Filth and The Flautas - Saturday, January 7th, 2023 at the Paper Tiger in San Antonio.

From the Beach Boys, BRIAN WILSON. We feature a segment from a 1988 interview with WILSON. This ties in with the next interview:Editor in Chief of Billboard Magazine TIMOTHY WHITE. He has written a new book that traces the evolution of the "myth" of Southern California. WHITE uses the history of the Wilson family and it's migration to California in the 1920s. The Wilson family is that of Brian Wilson, one of the Beach Boys, the band the helped put Southern California on the map as the place of sun and fun. WHITE's new book is "The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience" (Henry

The composer of Faust also wrote music fit for a pope. Wednesday, before the introduction of Pope Francis, a marching band played opera composer Charles Gounod's Pontifical March. Hear the stately, serene Vatican anthem.