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Music

New Classical Tracks: Rhapsody in Blue

A young pianist from the Dominican Republic teams up with a Spanish orchestra to play a piece that's got New York written all over it. For Michel Camilo, Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" has opportunity written all over it.
by Julie Amacher

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IV Thieves - live from South by Southwest

IV Thieves - live from South by Southwest

IV Thieves (formerly Nic Armstrong & The Thieves) come from Nottingham, England. Their first album, The Greatest White Liar, garnered ecstatic reviews. The Guardian UK raved, "Melodies so instant they could arrive in a jar."

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Blackalicious - live from South by Southwest

Blackalicious - live from South by Southwest

Blackalicious has been performing their signature style of rap since 1992. Ever since the release of their debut single, they have been known for their smart, spiritual, and intense lyrics.

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Private Givens' letter

This is the complete text of Private Jesse Givens' last letter to his family, sent from Iraq in April 2003.

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Jim Derogatis and the long-lived "Lips"

Jim Derogatis and the long-lived "Lips"

Music critic Jim DeRogatis thinks that only a few people in the rock world qualify as geniuses, and that Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips is one of those people.

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Interpreting the last days of Jesus

Interpreting the last days of Jesus

A new Passion combines modern music traditions and poetry with Biblical language. The composer and librettist say their backgrounds in psychoanalysis helped them appreciate the emotions contained in the Gospels.

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New Classical Tracks: Chapel of the Pieta

New Classical Tracks: Chapel of the Pieta

Just like the Grand Canal that passes each of the districts in as it twists along the length of Venice, this new recording by La Serenissima takes us on a magical journey through Vivaldi's music for the Chapel of the Pieta.
by Julie Amacher

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Belle and Sebastian: The old within the new

Belle and Sebastian: The old within the new

Since their first release in 1996, Glasgow-based cult icons Belle and Sebastian have been crafting sweetly whimsical tunes that smack of sentimental '60s pop. However, the disquieting juxtaposition of the precious and the macabre will have you hooked.
by Sally McGraw

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Sustainable music

Sustainable music

When Minneapolis-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Douglas Ewart needs another instrument to augment his sound, he invents it himself.
by Chris Roberts

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