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The Bad Plus isn't the only piano trio to have recorded parts of The Rite of Spring. Hear from the band E.S.T. and its late leader, pianist Esbjorn Svensson, about their hidden take on "Spring Khorovod."

The London-based percussionist and producer performs "Indefinite Leave To Remain," a song whose themes speak to the issue of cultural exchange in an era of high geopolitical tension.

Watch Caleb Teicher tap his way through Bach's Goldberg Variations with pianist Conrad Tao at the Steinway factory in New York.

Watch the composer, in a bucolic southern England setting, play six of his most tranquil, yet probing pieces.

Join us in an online listening party for Dawn Richard's Second Line. Hosted by WNXP's Jewly Hight, the event will feature a live conversation with Richard herself — along with Dawn's mom, Debbie.

Let the Atlanta hip-hop collective take you to church in its Tiny Desk quarantine video.

On "Come Out," tightly sequenced sounds and a rigid snare-drum beat provide a sturdy base over which 120 Days' members layer groaning drones, phased melodies and Adne Meisfjord's snotty vocals. The Oslo band eschews guitars on this nine-minute single, but it puts the "rock" in synth-rock.

William Darondo Pulliam (a.k.a. "Double D" or "Dynamite D") worked in the San Francisco Bay Area from the 1960s through the early '80s, but he'd also been a teenage musician. After cutting some tracks in a studio, Darondo walked away from music.

The phenomenal Bireli Lagrene can play anything, but his music extends a vital French tradition. The French guitarist has celebrated the hot club jazz of Django Reinhardt ever since the release of his first CD at age 13. Here, Lagrene performs with the Lausanne Big Band at a concert recorded in Switzerland.

The Dirtbombs' "Leopardman at C&A" features an unlikely collaboration: Its words were penned by comics writer Alan Moore for use by his friends in Bauhaus. But singer Mick Collins sets them to his own brisk Bo Diddley beat, so Moore's evocative depictions of a corporate world fallen into savagery are showcased at their funny and despairing best.