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For more than two decades, international crowds have flocked to a Berlin dive bar to hear German band La Foote Creole play New Orleans jazz.
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Eva LoVullo’s summer spent traveling back and forth between Kentucky and Tennessee led to a gloomy guitar rift that reminded her of passing the highway exit signs. Today, that riff has transformed into one of her newest songs, "Midnight Snack," that explores the anxiety we feel during life’s more banal moments.
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Musician Jon Batiste, from the New Orleans area, leads all musicians with 11 Grammy nominations for his work in 2021, including one for the coveted Record of the Year for his song, "Freedom."
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After two COVID-19 delays in just as many years, James Taylor played in New Orleans with Jackson Browne on Saturday, Oct. 16. But as Gwen Thompkins writes, this concert was different than his past live events.
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"Berlioz tells it like it is. You take a trip, you wind up screaming at your own funeral."So wrote Leonard Bernstein about the bizarre, masterful,…
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Continuum presents delightful catches and ballads of Merry Old England— 300 years ago. Featured will be Songs from the Tavern, Dancing in the Grass,…
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This week Continuum presents A Flemish Feast, featuring music of the Netherlands — including songs and dances that were very popular during the…
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The grand 'Emperor' concerto comes roaring back to vivd high-fidelity life via a thrilling performance from one of the century's great pianists. On this…
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Continuum presents excerpts from the 12th century manuscript, Carmina Burana(The Songs from Beuern). This medieval manuscript was discovered in 1803 inthe…
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Think Beethoven wrote the only famous 5th symphony? Think again. On today's show, we hear the great fifth symphony of Tchaikovsky. A piece written after…
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Music performed by one of America's leading early music ensembles, The Waverly Consort, is presented on this Continuum. Three of their CDs are featured,…
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Arabia's One Thousand And One Nights Goes To RussiaWhat happens when a Russian composer gets ahold of the classic Golden Age Islamic tales?On this program, we devote the entire show to Scheherezade, the…