Mar 23 Watch 2:36 Hear what’s in the newest sonic time capsule from the Library of Congress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 6:19 50 years on, a Monday night tradition keeps the Village Vanguard swinging By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson At the world famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City, Monday nights have meant big band music for 50 years, stretching back to the days of Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. For the jazz impresarios there today, playing… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 3:22 How does a singer-songwriter deal with self-doubt on stage? By PBS News Hour Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter has been performing music for nearly 20 years. But even today, he sometimes finds himself gripped by self-doubt -- both on and off stage. He copes by remembering the relationships he’s developed and the possibilities that lie… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 2:57 Music enables singer-songwriter to reveal “the beast within” By PBS NewsHour Thao Nguyen offers her Brief But Spectacular take on self-expression. Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 2:05 Rocking out to Ray at the White House By PBS News Hour The White House was rocking Thursday night with a tribute to the music of the late Ray Charles. Even President Obama got a chance to stretch his vocal cords by leading a sing-along to one of the blues great’s famous… Continue watching
Feb 25 Like Beyoncé in ‘Formation,’ Big Freedia shows out for New Orleans By Kenya Downs On the heels of her appearance in Beyoncé's "Formation," the "Queen of Bounce" Big Freedia talks staying true to herself and her New Orleans roots. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 7:16 How composer Carter Burwell helped craft the love story of ‘Carol’ By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson A movie score usually goes unnoticed, unless it’s very bad -- or very good. Composer Carter Burwell has written music for more than 80 films over a 30-year career, but his soundtrack for “Carol” is his first to be nominated… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 1:53 New museum takes visitors inside Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s London pad By Phil Hirschkorn Considered one of the greatest guitarists in rock 'n' roll history, Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle, amassed a following in London before he became famous in the U.S. Now, London officials have turned his last residence into a museum. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 7:06 Restoring hope by repairing violins of the Holocaust By PBS News Hour At a music shop in Israel, a violinmaker has been collecting stringed instruments once owned by inmates of Nazi concentration camps. Largely silent for seven decades, they now speak for horrors of the Holocaust as part of a project called… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 6:13 Happy birthday, Mozart! How this musical genius summed up the universe in three notes By PBS News Hour Continue watching