NPR Live-Tweets The Grammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2015Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson had to shift gears mid-Grammy's due to technical issues. The pair from NPR Music are now live-Tweeting the awards, as their live blog software wasn't up to the task.
Chromatics: Toulouse-LautrecFebruary 6, 2015 | Nick BrunnerCapRadio Music & The Crocker Art Museum, present soundtracks for exhibits currently on display. This is Nick Brunner's playlist inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880–1910.
TBD Fest Team To Host Music Showcase Coinciding With South By Southwest FestivalFebruary 6, 2015 | Melody StoneSacramento's home-grown music-festival team is boarding a bus to Austin to host the largest unofficial music showcase during the South By Southwest festival.
Suggested Shows: Lovely Folk Ladies, Irish-Punk, Indie-Rock Duos And Big Brass FunFebruary 2, 2015 | Melody StoneWe've rounded up some of the finest musical experience options over the next couple weeks for you to put on your calendar.
ClassicalFifty Years Of Steve Reich's 'It's Gonna Rain'January 29, 2015In 1965, a happy accident with tape machines, and the words of a Pentecostal preacher, helped launch the celebrated composer's career.
Latitudes: The Global Music You Must Hear In JanuaryJanuary 29, 2015Catch the sights and sounds of two recently departed artists, an exuberant celebration of life and a deeply engrossing — and ear-splittingly adrenalized — documentary.
Bjork's 'Vulnicura': An Inquiry Into MelodramaJanuary 23, 2015If its songs demand that the listener get uncomfortably close to the viscera of romantic experience, they do so the better to expose how humans move through pain and finally justify leaving it behind.
Studio 7055: Kevin Seconds, Punk As FolkJanuary 20, 2015 | Nick BrunnerWhere do Hardcore Punk and Folk music meet? Kevin Seconds certainly has an idea. Hear songs from New Year's Rulin's recorded live in our studio.
No Business Questioning A Thang: Another Death Grips MysteryJanuary 16, 2015 | Nick BrunnerWith an unexpected all-new instrumental release, the question remains: Is Death Grips really defunct?
ClassicalPortland Cello Project Showcases The Cello's Range And Elliott Smith's SongwritingJanuary 15, 2015 | Melody StoneFrom Bach to Kanye and back again, The Portland Cello project strives to make classical music accessible and fun.