In MemoriamRemembering Michael Hurley, a godfather of folk music's undergroundGrayson Haver Currin • Apr 4, 2025Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.
News and InterviewsElton John and Brandi Carlile almost abandoned their new albumA Martínez and Phil Harrell • Apr 4, 2025Elton John partnered with Brandi Carlile for a new album of duets, Who Believes in Angels? But the project almost fell apart during its first recording sessions.
News and InterviewsJason Isbell confronts the pain of divorce, and the possibility of new loveTerry Gross • Apr 3, 2025Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.
In MemoriamVal Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65The Associated Press • Apr 2, 2025Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.
PhotosPhotos: Big Ears Festival features eclectic lineup Apr 1, 2025Alan Sparhawk, Sunny War, Phil Cook, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Gibbons and Wilco’s Nels Cline were among the performers at this four-day festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.
PhotosPhotos: Rochester Thaw 2025 packs Med City with live music Rosei Skipper • Mar 25, 2025On March 22, 30 acts playing across six venues in the heart of downtown Rochester, Minnesota, made for an action-packed Saturday filled with live music.
ReviewsStuart Murdoch delivers a sunny portrait of the artist as a young manLuke Taylor • Mar 24, 2025The Belle & Sebastian frontman has gifted fans with a delightful semi-autobiographical tale of a young musician’s artistic awakening.
News and InterviewsJapanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner embraces melancholy in new albumLindsay Totty • Mar 21, 2025With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career goals, a connection to family and a connection to her ancestral home of Korea.
In MemoriamJesse Colin Young, singer of The Youngbloods' 'Get Together,' dies at 83Annie Zaleski • Mar 18, 2025Prolific musician Jesse Colin Young, best known for being the voice of the '60s folk-rock anthem "Get Together," died on Sunday at age 83.
News and InterviewsHow the pandemic changed musicIsabella Gomez Sarmiento, Hazel Cills, Ann Powers, Sidney Madden and Lars Gotrich • Mar 15, 2025In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the industry into disarray, and for many, things have never been the same.