Rufus Wainwright archive
Watch Rufus Wainwright: Tiny Desk Concert
August 20, 2012 – By the middle of Wainwright's final song, "Montauk," few dry eyes remained in the NPR offices.
Listen Rufus Wainwright On World Cafe WXPN
August 16, 2012 – Hear the singer explore the emotional events that inspired his new album, Out of the Game. WXPN
Read First Listen: Rufus Wainwright, 'Out Of The Game'
April 22, 2012 – Wainwright's music throws lines in the air with a grace and confidence rarely heard in modern music.
Listen Kate And Anna McGarrigle At Carnegie Hall
January 19, 2010 – Kate McGarrigle, who died Monday, performs a 2004 concert as a tribute to Emmylou Harris.
Listen Musical Stocking Stuffers: New Music Tuesday
December 4, 2007 – A look at the week's new CD releases by Lizzy Goodman of Blender.
Listen Rufus Wainwright and Neko Case in Concert WXPN
August 17, 2007 – The budding alt-pop icons bring their decidedly different sounds to WXPN's daytime concert series. WXPN
Read Operatic Pop Singer Rufus Wainwright in Concert
June 9, 2007 – Hear Rufus Wainwright recorded live in concert from New York's Gramercy Theater.
Listen Rufus Wainwright's Operatic Period: 'Stars'
June 8, 2007 – Rufus Wainwright's new album, Release the Stars is huge, operatic and, of course, dramatic.
Listen Rufus Wainwright: Timeless but Modern WXPN
May 18, 2007 – The son of folk-singing parents, Wainwright exudes proficiency and individuality. WXPN
Listen Wainwright to Channel Judy Garland, Live
June 10, 2006 – Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright is taking on Judy Garland's classic 1961 Carnegie Hall show.
Listen Beck, Mary Gauthier, Rufus Wainwright
February 16, 2005 – A Dust Brothers collaboration from Beck; New music from Manuel Guajiro Mirabal; A soundtrack fro...
Listen Rufus Wainwright, Thea Gilmore, Sex Mob
September 15, 2003 – The Beatley sounds of Sleepy Jackson; England's singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore; Putting the 'fun...