Rick Karr
Story Archive
Saturday
National Sawdust is aiming to be the kind of institution that can do what the Metropolitan Opera or the New York Philharmonic does for mainstream artists. Vicente Muñoz/National Sawdust hide caption
Wednesday
The White Stripes officially broke up in 2011, but the band's presence is still felt in sports stadiums around the world thanks to the song "Seven Nation Army." Jessica Bindernagel/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption
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Current And Former Guantanamo Bay Detainees Create 'Ode To The Sea' Art Exhibit
Wednesday
Why Da Vinci's Last Privately Owned Painting Probably Won't End Up In A Museum
Tuesday
Wednesday
Sentinel Awards Celebrate TV Depictions Of Health, Climate Change And Security
Friday
Big Bird, Bowie And Muppets: Museum Of Moving Image Honors Jim Henson
Thursday
The complex soundscape of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was created under technological limitations that have since disappeared. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Sgt. Pepper's' At 50: Why The Beatles' Masterpiece Can't Be Replicated
Saturday
Gary Lucas Uses Film Music 'To Shed Light On Obscure Corners Of Culture'
Thursday
Lou Reed performs in Sweden in 1977. The musician's widow, Laurie Anderson, is donating his personal archive of recordings, photos and business records to the New York Public Library. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Prize-Winning Immigrant Artist Addresses Issues Of Identity Through Sculpture
Sunday
Trombonist and composer Jacob Garchik enlisted three guitarists and a drummer for his winding new concept album, Ye Olde. Peter Gannushkin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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To create his album Tangier Sessions, Sir Richard Bishop had to learn to love a mysterious and temperamental acoustic guitar. Courtesy of the artist hide caption