Epiphanies come, as epiphanies do, in unexpected and often far-flung settings. For trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, three such ...

A Toledo musician has opened a museum to preserve the history of sacred steel, an African American gospel tradition built ...

Rock doesn't always need lyrics, and these classic instrumentals from Led Zeppelin, Santana, Van Halen, and more show how!

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On the last episode of All Songs Considered for 2025, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich takes host Robin Hilton through an ...

Boeing is well-known for building and manufacturing aircraft, but it also owns several aviation companies. Here's everything ...

The Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church was established in June 1827.  In those days, the church met in people’s homes.  In ...

Billy Martin, best known as the drummer for Medeski Martin & Wood, has until midnight tonight to fund an ambitious new theatrical work.

An exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum examines an Alabama region’s history as a recording mecca, attracting Paul Simon, the Rolling Stones and many others.

One of my favorite rhythm games of all time is also one of the most obscure, a little PS2 title that hasn’t gotten anything in the way of references or cameos in subsequent years. That game is Gitaroo ...

We’ve sorted through the best and worst so you don’t have to. Pentatonix, Christmas in the City They’re known for taking carolling back to its primitive roots: a cappella singalongs and, um, a human ...

For many people, the autumn/winter zone between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be one of the bleakest slogs of the year. Can you think of a better way to kick that off than the most doom-laden concert ...