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Still in his 20s, the Nashville pop singer performs songs from his new album, accompanies himself on piano, showcases his iPhone on drum programming and converts the Mountain Stage audience into his own backing band.

The work of a six-man collective fusing hip-hop, funk and gritty soul, The Revelations' seven-song Deep Soul EP blends the sounds of the bluesy rural South and gritty urban streets. Led by Tre Williams, the group crafts a sound that's timeless and undeniably energetic. Hear the group perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.

More than 20 years since they started making music, Indigo Girls' members still exude a passion that never subsides. The folk-pop duo's new release, Poseidon and the Bitter Bug, is the first on their independent label, IG Recordings; it finds the duo exploring new melodic and rhythmic territory.

The California native found his way from West Coast beaches to the swamps of New Orleans to perfect his soulful, '70s-style blues-rock. Lindell draws on his travels around the country to infuse his new album, Gulf Coast Highway, with funky grooves, touches of soul and a bit of honky-tonk.

However it's happened to you, in romantic, platonic or familial love, this artist's therapeutic vocals vividly express the frustration of dealing with someone who only shows up when they need you.

This Tiny Desk Contest entry is a psychedelic invocation of the "sombra en el cielo" ("shadow in the sky") that takes us to the afterlife.

A U.S. delegation returns from North Korea, carrying a message from its leaders. The communist country says it has nuclear weapons and plans to build more. But officials doubt whether North Korea has the technology to back up those claims. One American scientist recounts his rare 1994 visit to the country's nuclear facilities, and the questions he was left with. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

With five months to go in the election season, a barrage of presidential campaign ads has begun -- on the World Wide Web. Political ad content isn't restricted by law when it's delivered online, and the assaults are markedly vicious.

Former President Gerald Ford was often called the accidental president. He never sought the presidency on his own and was famously humble about it. The 38th president died last night at the age of 93. In this NPR Special broadcast, guests remember Ford's life and presidency.

Ten years ago, the phrase "Web log" — which was then shortened to "blog" — was born. Now there are more than 100 million blogs, and about 100,000 new blogs are created daily.

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Stay in. Sing out. Support local music from the comfort of home with Songversations, a new video series from WFAE's Amplifier.Part performance, part…

Republican lawmakers are also calling on the Obama administration to strengthen the bureau's leadership, according to news outlets.

He's traveled the world to find inspiration and written songs to reflect his observations along the way. Hear Baxter perform songs from his debut album as part of the 2013 Newport Folk Festival.

Hear a freewheeling set of vamps and vocoder from the hip-hop hybrid band, with a Herbie Hancock tune followed by a Daft Punk cover.

Think of Newport Folk staples Deer Tick as a turbo-charged bar band, free-wheeling and versatile. The group performed at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, July 26.

The power-pop band is best known for a pair of '80s LPs that became cult classics and helped influence a generation of guitar-driven music. The group recently reunited after to release a new album.

Raised in Alabama and based in Brooklyn, Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck makes moody, searching, pretty music. Watch Phosphorescent perform "Ride On/Right On" at the 2013 Newport Folk Festival.

The Brooklyn singer's latest video is dripping with lush imagery and wanderlust.