We showcase a new generation of artists with swag: Alex Isley, Madison McFerrin and Ravi Coltrane. All three of these Tiny Desks feature folks who come from legendary musical families. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Taja Cheek's psychedelic project L'Rain has always been tagged as experimental. On fata morgana, she asks what separates music like hers from the mainstream.

"Weird Al" Yankovic returns to the Tiny Desk with a couple parodies, a Weezer pastiche and the Emmy-losing closing-credits blues-rock jam to Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

There's a reason why the escapist hit from singer Aitana has swept most of the Spanish-language world.

AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.

The Seattle band's latest album is a cheeky critique of late-stage capitalism.

James Ellis Ford's new album Lost In Another World tells a story of survival and imagination. He made it from his hospital room during cancer treatment.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Alex Suskind, news director at Pitchfork, about the artist Tyga's use of AI technology on his new album. Pitchfork rated the album 0.0 out of 10.

From its triumphant revolution to the decay of today, singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez has chronicled Cuba's history.

A look inside Phoebe Bridgers' new album, "Lost Weekend," and the lives she's lived since we heard from her last.

Darren Hellwege of The Opera Shop talks with Christina Casey Ray, who teaches vocal music at Mizzou and is co-founder of Landlocked Opera.

Opera Shop host Darren Hellwege talks with Greg Campbell of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City about their coming season, including their debut performance of "Cinderella."

Folk musicians from mid-Missouri gather monthly in Sinquefield Music Center to participate in a rollicking jam session.The next MO Old Time Jam will be held Monday, October 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

For many people, some of the enjoyment of going to the Missouri State Fair is the spectacle – the sights, sounds and smells. But that can be overwhelming for some. KBIA's Rebecca Smith reports from Sedalia on one effort to make the fair more accessible – and enjoyable – for all.

Classical 90.5's Kiana Fernandes sat down with MU clarinet professor Wesley Warnhoff to discuss his first album with colleagues Dan Willett and Natalia Bolshakova.