Our 'On Vinyl' hosts sift through a year's worth of releases and pluck their four best for you to pick up at your local record shop.

The musician and composer mixed the tangible and intangible in his pursuit of a project that explored famililal themes across ...

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling ...

The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound." ...

The event co-founded by Justin Vernon has been dormant since 2018 but dropped a message this week that points toward a ...

The area's best bowling/live-music venue has a four-pack of Milwaukee alt-country ready to take the stage this Saturday.

Every week, Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film and Radio Milwaukee’s Dori Zori talk about movies — because that’s what you do when you’re Cinebuds. This week, our cinematic buddies tackle ...

DiRusso and her band offer a five-song pageant full of clever costuming, synchronized dance moves and even a few ...

The two highly influential/legendary acts toured the U.S. this year and will visit Milwaukee on their next go-around in 2026.

Welcome to the sound of public radio in 2025. Our list of the best 125 songs of the year was curated by more than 60 writers and DJs across the NPR Music Network, and runs the gamut of sounds, scenes ...