Music archive

Watch How Music Transforms The Silver Screen
January 24, 2013 – Recent films, and a new album by Petra Haden, show how music can help bond a movie to the audience.

Listen NewFound Road On Mountain Stage
January 24, 2013 – Hear the band blend traditional pop, folk, soul and bluegrass, recorded live in West Virginia.

Listen The 'True Story' Inside Aaron Neville's Doo-Wop World
January 24, 2013 – Neville's latest album is a collection of the songs he grew up singing in the New Orleans projects.

Read Back Off The Bach To Drive Safely
January 23, 2013 – A new study says that listening to classical music makes for unsafe driving.

Listen Tanlines On World Cafe WXPN
January 23, 2013 – Hear the Brooklyn-based dance-pop duo play a few songs from its debut album, Mixed Emotions. WXPN

Listen SFJAZZ Center Opening Night: Live In Concert
January 23, 2013 – Master musicians like McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea and the SFJAZZ Collective performed together.

Read Reneé Fleming And Susan Graham At Carnegie Hall
January 23, 2013 – The two opera stars will conjure the intimate atmosphere of the 19th-century Parisian salon.

Listen Thistle And Shamrock: Celtic Piano
January 23, 2013 – Antoni O'Breskey, Micháel Ó Súilleabháin headline an hour of Celtic piano music.

Watch Jack White On Bluesman Charley Patton, Plus Tegan And Sara, More
January 23, 2013 – A parade of guest DJs, including Jack White, share their favorite new discoveries.

Watch Beyonce May Have Been Live And Pre-recorded
January 23, 2013 – Listen closely and you can hear two Beyonces, an audio engineer says.

Watch Nick Cave To Kick Off NPR Music's SXSW Showcase
January 23, 2013 – The group opens our showcase at the festival in Austin, Texas, on night of Mar. 13.

Watch Whitehorse On Mountain Stage
January 23, 2013 – Together, Canadians Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet play powerful, guitar-driven folk-rock.

Read The New SFJAZZ Center, As Seen By Its Musicians
January 22, 2013 – Two artists who played the first SFJAZZ festival 30 years ago reflect on its new $64 million home.

Watch Question Of The Week: What Are Your Top Five Story Songs?
January 22, 2013 – This week's debate looks at our favorite stories told in song.

Listen Jose James: A Broad-Minded Singer Lets The Beat Build
January 22, 2013 – Known for his proficiency in jazz, the singer employs the tools of hip-hop on his latest album.