Charles Bradley showed us why he's called the "Screaming Eagle of Soul."
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Several music fans at SXSW walked away from our showcase claiming this was the concert of the night. Watch to find out why.
Chicano Batman performs "Right Off The Back" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Chicano Batman digs deep into its own version of '70s funk groove at NPR Music's SXSW Showcase in Austin, Texas.
Chicano Batman performs "Cycles Of Existential Rhyme" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Watch Chicano Batman kick off NPR Music's SXSW showcase with a song dripping with '70s funk organ and serious existential Chicano angst.
Chicano Batman performs "Joven Navegante" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Hear Chicano Batman combine funk and rock with mellow, lowrider grooves to get the crowd at NPR Music's SXSW showcase moving.
Chicano Batman performs "La Manzanita" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Watch Chicano Batman close its set at NPR Music's SXSW showcase with this seriously old school quinceñera cumbia.
Chicano Batman performs "Magma" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Like the song title implies, "Magma" is slow moving, thick with grooves and taking down everything in its path.
Chicano Batman performs "Itotiani" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Watch Chicano Batman perform a new lowrider classic, perfect for slow dancing.
Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman balances guitar and keys at our showcase.
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Watch as this band from Southern California sends waves of velvet-sounding Chicano soul over the crowd at NPR Music's SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas.
Margo Price performs at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas.
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The rising country singer plays rousing odes to drink and trouble at Stubb's in Austin, Texas.
Anderson .Paak grooves hard at the NPR Music SXSW showcase.
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The new "it" guy of that place where R&B and hip-hop overlap showed why he's attracted so much attention at NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's.
Mitski performs "Drunk Walk Home" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Mitski closed her set at our SXSW showcase with a no-holds-barred song for a scorned ex-lover.
Mitski performs "I Will" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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With bravery on display, Mitski performs an aching love song at our SXSW showcase.
Mitski performs "Your Best American Girl" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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At our SXSW showcase, Mitski played the explosive first single from her upcoming album.
Mitski performs "I Don't Smoke" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Mitski sang this simple, yet intense song with controlled passion at our SXSW showcase.
Mitski performs "Francis Forever" at NPR Music's SXSW 2016 showcase.
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Mitski performs an emotional, bass-driven ballad live at our SXSW showcase.
