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Singer-Songwriter Mike Doughty begins the first day of his self-proclaimed 'Small Rock World Tour' by taking caller questions and performing songs from his new album Haughty Melodic at NPR's Washington studios. Doughty is the former frontman for the group Soul Coughing.

Erin McKeown takes a break from songwriting to reinterprets American standards on Sing You Sinners. The 29-year-old artist reflects on the inspiration for the new melodies and mood used to remake some American favorites.

Alt.Latino co-hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd stop by Weekend Edition Sunday to offer a glimpse of the growing Mexican electronic-music scene.

The surprise performance at the Newport Folk Festival, now released as an album, is another exciting evolution in Joni Mitchell's notoriously chameleonic career.

A few years ago, Bon Jovi stopped performing due to a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight highlights his surgery and return to stage. Originally broadcast April 24, 2024.

President Trump signed an executive action yesterday to start shutting down the Education Department, which could hurt low-income and rural schools. And, this week's new music, movies and books.

Taylor Fritz surged with a six-game run against a fading Frances Tiafoe, also of the U.S., to come out on top 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and reach his first Grand Slam final.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jeremy Earl about his band Woods and its new album, Strange to Explain, which he wrote in the months following the birth of his daughter.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an Arkansas-native who influenced musicians later credited with creating rock and roll, is one of six acts being inducted this year…

Guitarist Joe Beck said he thought of the guitar as a six-piece band. Music reviewer Tom Moon says that's exactly how Beck's music sounds: layers of overlapping ideas. He reviews Beck's posthumous release, "Get Me Joe Beck."