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Listen Paula Cole On Mountain Stage
The singer-songwriter gives a stripped-down, intimate performance, recorded live in West Virginia.
Listen Pat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World
On Metheny's latest, the jazz guitarist takes an evocative approach to Zorn's knotty compositions.
Read Kanye West Stands Alone
On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.
Listen The National On World Cafe WXPN
The band plays dour but beautiful songs from its brand-new album, Trouble Will Find Me. WXPN
Listen Gods And Monsters: 5 Unforgettable Wagner Moments
William Berger, author of Wagner Without Fear, guides us through his five favorite Wagner moments.
Listen New Music: Mount Kimbie, Laura Mvula, Jagwar Ma, More
On this week's All Songs Considered, a musical sampler of styles from around the world.
Read First Listen Live: Queens Of The Stone Age, '...Like Clockwork'
The band will perform its new album live at The Wiltern on May 23. Watch NPR's exclusive broadcast.
Watch The National: Falling For 'Graceless' WFUV
Watch the band perform "Graceless," from Trouble Will Find Me, at Manhattan's Cutting Room Studios. WFUV
Watch The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent
Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at 74.
Read Ray Manzarek, Founding Member Of The Doors, Dies
May 20, 2013 – The keyboardist co-founded the iconic band with Jim Morrison. Manzarek was 74.
Watch Aesop Rock And Kimya Dawson Showcase Their Strengths
May 20, 2013 – Critic Robert Christgau says The Uncluded's debut album is almost like two halves of a whole.
Listen Loudon Wainwright III On Mountain Stage
May 20, 2013 – The singer-songwriter gives a unique and unexpectedly personal performance, live in West Virginia.
Watch Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert
May 20, 2013 – The 73-year-old Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring sound that elicit goosebumps.
Listen Next: Hanni El Khatib WXPN
May 20, 2013 – The singer-songwriter combines soul, blues and punk on his blistering new album, Head in the Dirt. WXPN
Listen Dawes: Songs And 'Stories' From Laurel Canyon WXPN
May 20, 2013 – The newly independent California band performs songs from its new album, Stories Don't End. WXPN