Search results for

Halloween, Alaska is a pop group from Minnesota, with an evocative sound that fits the bittersweet change of the seasons. Too Tall to Hide is their latest CD. The band's singer-guitarist James Diers and keyboardist Ev — just Ev — visit with Brian Naylor.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to China Forbes and Thomas Lauderdale of the band Pink Martini, and Sofia, August, Melanie, and Amanda von Trapp about their collaborative album and upcoming performances.

The trombonist, who died in December, spoke to Terry Gross in 2002 about the first time he played the horn as a kid: "This phenomenon came out, and I said, 'Damn, that's me! '"

Burton played in Ricky Nelson's band, and has been on hundreds of recordings, including those by Frank Sinatra and Johnny Cash. You can hear him on the new box set, Elvis: Live 1969.

Check out some of NPR's special programming for Hispanic Heritage Month / Explora alguna de la programación especial que NPR presenta en el mes de la herencia hispana

Parsnips are particularly sweet when they winter over (the natural sugars are at their peak), and many believe this is the best time of year to eat them.

Mark has been a host, reporter and producer at several NPR member stations in Delaware, Alaska, Washington and Kansas. His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. He is a diehard college basketball fan who enjoys taking walks with his dog, Otis.

Daryl Davis is a boogie-woogie pianist who's played with Bill Clinton, Bruce Hornsby and Chuck Berry. But we wanted to talk to him about another group of his friends.

The blueberries are just beginning to morph from green to their stunning purple-blue and August means blackberries will be ripe any day now.

"I think if I had been an accomplished songwriter I wouldn't have written 'You Really Got Me,' " Davies tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.