Sound

From Thom Yorke’s command of the crowd to Jlin’s symphony of rhythm, these are the highlights from our Chicago festival this year.

The 'anti-city' country song is a well-worn trope, one that pits idyllic country life against the corruption of the city. But…

The Latin Alternative Music Conference just wrapped its 24th edition. Colombian hip-hop duo Dawer x Damper and Argentinian rock…

Watts, who died July 12, was born in Germany to a Hungarian mother and an African American father. He became famous at age 16…

NPR's Michel Martin remembers the legendary singer Tony Bennett with Weekend Edition host Scott Simon, who wrote the book "Just…

Bennett died Friday morning in New York City, according to a representative for the singer.

The beloved singer and interpreter of pop standards won 20 Grammy awards over a career that touched eight decades.

The legendary crooner Tony Bennett, a giant in the history of American popular music, has died. According to the Associated…

In March, Meet Me @ The Altar released their studio debut album, Past // Present // Future. Today, the Florida pop punks are…

Move over, Aqua Girl – there’s a brand new set of Barbie songs in town from Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Lizzo and more.

In their new book On Minimalism, musicologists William Robin and Kerry O'Brien capture the lesser-known stories of the musical…

Pixies, Spoon, Devo, Khruangbin, Islands, Thundercat, Dr. Dog, The Menzingers ...

Credit: Steven J. Messina Way back in 2009, one of my first books was issued, Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock…

Marnie Stern has announced her first show in nine years. She’ll be opening for Les Savy Fav on August 17 at the Knitting Factory…

Over the past few years, the New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif has made a name for himself with a vivid, disorienting, utterly…

"I guess here we fucking go?!"

"With people turning a shared release date into a meme-fueled double feature, we rounded up our favorite reads about 2023's…

The Walkmen’s reunion tour rolls on, and they just announced a handful of additional dates. Presale for those shows started…

Summer feels infinite, but also rushed in its impermanence. Roséwave bottles that infinity with a soundtrack that spans…