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Rose City jazz pianist Ben Darwish teams up with sisters Katelyn and Laurie Shook (a.k.a. Shook Twins) to form a smoldering jazz-rock outfit that brings to mind Steely Dan or Sade.

Childers makes his second appearance on Mountain Stage with a set of tunes from Purgatory.

The rising pop star performs three of her best-known songs, including a sweet solo take on her career-making "Alaska."

Pianist, composer, and vocalist Freddy Cole can take any song and bring out colors and nuances never heard before. He brings this special ability to "Sometimes I'm Happy" in 1998 session.

Thao Nguyen has recorded three albums with her band, including the latest, We the Common. The group's set includes the title track, which is dedicated to an inmate Nguyen bonded with as a volunteer.

Together, the English punk-folker and the celebrated American singer-songwriter are a 2017 Americana Music Award-nominated duo that brings its brawny harmonies to its Mountain Stage debut.

The country star displayed her new traditionalist approach at the Americana Music Honors & Awards.

The film adaptation of Christopher Buckley's 1994 satirical novel Thank You for Smoking is about to hit the big screen. He talks with Liane Hansen about the movie from a smoke-filled bar in Washington, D.C.

For some actors, the Method has become an ossified idea instead of an evolving system -- which is what Stanislavsky first envisioned it to be. Now some actors and writers are trying a number of approaches that put a writer's words front-and-center.

NPR's Piano Jazz and WBGO in Newark honor the jazz singer and pianist Bobby Short with a look back at two of his live performances. The encore presentations include an appearance on Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland.

Richard Shindell moved from New York to Buenos Aires four years ago. His latest album Vuelta, a collaboration with the Argentine band Puente Celeste, shows the folk musician has learned a new lyrical language.

With Il Sogno, a new full-length symphony and The Delivery Man, a country-rock CD, Elvis Costello is still pushing musical boundaries. The pop icon talks about creating his latest music with NPR's Michele Norris.

PF Sloan was a major songwriter in L.A.'s burgeoning '60s folk and pop scene, with writing credits for the likes of The Turtles, Johnny Rivers and The Grassroots. His song "Eve of Destruction" was a #1 hit in 1965, and after a long break from the music business, Sloan recently returned with the new Sailover.

Coretta Scott King died Monday night, in bed at a holistic health center in Mexico, just south of San Diego. She was 78 years old. King took up the torch of human rights, founded the King Center for Non-Violent Social Change, campaigned to establish her husband's birthday as a national holiday, fought to protect his image, and came to be regarded as the matriarch of the civil rights movement.

The National Museum of Health and Medicine in D.C. is not for the squeamish. Founded in 1862, the museum displays everything from a large human hairball to skull fragments from Abraham Lincoln.

The Skagit Valley, a lush area near the coast between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, dominates the North American tulip industry. One family-owned company has led the way in producing a variety of bulbs -- and hundreds of acres of blooming tulips -- in the area. As half a million sightseers begin to pour into the area, NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Paddington and the queen have more in common than you might think. The two always keep a marmalade sandwich hidden away ... for emergencies.

Kate Maki's new album, On High, is a collection of pastoral country-folk songs that soar with gentle beauty. "Blue Morning," in particular, functions as a recipe for lazy perfection, as country harmonies tumble along and a pedal steel evokes big-sky country.

Professing love for Bob James' music can yield a side-eye in some circles, as his 1970s work is seen as a progenitor to smooth jazz. But he certainly knew his way around a catchy melody and an infectious riff — as legions of rap and house producers have discovered through sampling.

The dark side of reggae from Easy Star; Melbourne's melancholy trio The Dirty Three; A Beatley record by John Cunningham; Not suitable for radio: Kathleen Edwards and more.