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Listening to The Milk Carton Kids on an album is one thing; seeing the band work its magic live is another. Watch Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan perform "Hope of a Lifetime."

Darlingside's dark songs are full of light, illuminated by voices that come from on high.

You can hear a great New York jazz band in the rhythms of Sinkane, but you can also hear the influence of Bob Marley and the hypnotic repetition of Sudanese desert sounds.

The duo strips down to acoustic guitar and keyboard for a strikingly intimate set, illuminating their close harmonies that tangle like garlands.

The soulful rock band draws inspiration from dreamy '60s pop and heavy '70s guitar-rock. Hear five songs from the group, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown.

Concha Buika's voice doesn't come from inside her petite body: It comes from Africa, and from the past with obvious traces of flamenco.

The twin-sister pop duo have come a long way since their first performance at The Current in 2007. Watch Tegan and Sara perform their latest hit, "Closer," which recently received Glee's golden touch.

The former playwright and actor switched to songwriting full-time after Judy Collins became a fan and signed Speace to her record label. Listen to a four-song set of Speace's latest material.

Ellen Kempner and her band perform three tense and evocative songs from last year's Dry Food, set amid the pin-drop silence of a rapt crowd.

Staples started his set at our showcase with the same song that kicks off his double album, Summertime '06.

The Shenandoah Valley string band performs a mountain-themed medley from its latest album, Leave Some Things Behind.

The gospel-trained singer showcased why she counts Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson as fans.

The band's songs exude muscular warmth, with lyrics that are both memorable and meaningful. Watch Big Thief perform three songs from Masterpiece, recorded live in the NPR Music offices.

This song is one of a few new tunes Bradley performed from his upcoming album, Changes, at our SXSW 2016 showcase.

The renowned actor has graced the screen since TV's earliest days, though he's best known for playing Baron von Trapp in The Sound of Music. Plummer's memoir, In Spite of Myself, will be released next week.

From ergonomic strollers, to sleep consultants, to professional potty training, child rearing has become a very big business. Author Pamela Paul discusses her new book, Parenting, Inc. and the aggressive marketing aimed at new moms and dads.

Sarah Chayes has been living and working in Afghanistan since she covered the fall of the Taliban government for NPR. She joins Fresh Air to explain how the hard-line religious movement is using both fear and persuasion as it works to once again expand its power in Afghanistan.

Should global superpowers help in vaccinating the world? Especially when some are having trouble vaccinating all of their own citizens?

A new poll by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press suggests a significant negative shift in perceptions of the United States among people in 44 nations, including many in the Muslim world. But as NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports, the poll also exposes many contradictions. Much of the world, for example, believes that Iraq is a threat to mideast stability -- but are suspicious of American motives. Read the results of the entire poll.

The need for organ donations in the U.S. is dire. Scientists hope animal organs can fix that.