So it's no surprise that songwriters often write songs about music itself. Those are the songs we're looking for this morning in WFUV's Question of the Day. It's also WFUV's spring member drive. So, ...

The Godfather of freak folk, Michael Hurley, died on April 3 at the age of 83. His songs often mixed humor, unusual ...

Michael Hurley ... 1964’s “First Songs,” on Folkways, the acclaimed home of Woody Guthrie and curator Harry Smith’s “Anthology of American Folk Music.” Hurley’s talents were manifold ...

For many theater lovers in Sacramento, nothing says summer quite like enjoying a Merlino’s Orange Freeze while watching a show at Broadway at Music Circus. For nearly 75 years, audiences have ...

Michael Hurley, a beloved underground singer ... album and had just returned from weekend performances at the Big Ears music festival in Knoxville, Tenn. Known as a pioneer of “outsider folk ...

San Antonio Democrat Joaquin Castro on Wednesday revealed three Latin songs selected for inclusion in the National Recording ...

Michael Hurley, a legendary singer-songwriter ... Friends, family, and the music community deeply mourn his loss.” Mike O’Quinn, who founded No Quarter Records, also issued a statement calling ...

Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer - ...

Vinyl is a limited run of 100, cut and mastered pristine, with a 12” x 12” lyric insert on which White also details the album ...

Michael Davidman, a 27-year-old pianist ... A self-professed fan of Brazilian music, Davidman fell in love with the piece after hearing it on a 1987 tape de Menezes recorded.

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...