Much of Portland guitarist Marisa Anderson's work is rooted in the Appalachian music tradition. With her new album, Into the Light, however, she turns her focus to Arizona's Sonoran Desert. Influenced ...

On “Western Stars,” the songwriter revisits Laurel Canyon pop, experimenting with genre and narratives. By Jon Pareles Amid Bruce Springsteen’s huge songwriting catalog, “Western Stars” is a side trip ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. The album title itself is ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Local students recently had the opportunity to have fun with music. The Western Colorado Guitar Society and the Independence Academy Charter School held their 11th ...

The notes used in Western music—or, more accurately, the relationships between the notes used in Western music—have a strange power. Bobby McFerrin demonstrated this dramatically by showing that an ...