Mar 20th, 2010 · Friday was another full day of music at South By Southwest, the third day of the festival. Bob Boilen recaps a few of the great bands he saw throughout the course of the day, with some short videos shot along the way.
Mar 20th, 2010 · The host of KPFK's world music show discusses some of his favorite tracks with Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz. Among them are songs by Jorge Drexler, Omar Sosa and Lila Downs.
Mar 20th, 2010 · In this third Late Night Dispatch from SXSW, the quartet is now down to a trio, but still are able to recap their favorite music of Friday night and rediscover the meaning of life in the process.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Friday is the third day of the music portion of SXSW, the annual festival and conference in Austin, Texas. It feels like the 43rd. The festival's official band count is at 1,981 bands, over 500 of which hail from outside the U.S. (some from as far away as Singapore), playing in over 85 venues.
Mar 19th, 2010 · The Jamaican musician was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as only the second reggae artist to be welcomed there. He spoke on his childhood fascination with music, which turned into a long and pioneering career.
Mar 19th, 2010 · In perhaps the cutest study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, psychologist Marcel Zentner and Tuomas Eerola found that babies will spontaneously groove to music. While babies are not great dancers, they smile more when they do hit the beat.
Mar 19th, 2010 · There's a wounded heart in Sharon Van Etten and it is singing. NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and I were sitting next to each other during the performance, and at some point I passed him a note that said, "I can't recall hearing anything more beautiful in all my life."
Mar 19th, 2010 · Alex Chilton died March 17 from a heart attack. Chilton was the lead singer of the 60s teenage band The Box Tops and the 70s power pop group Big Star. He joined Fresh Air for two interviews, first in 1991 and then again in 2000. Today, we remember the cult musician.