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"All Fall Down" by Shawn Colvin
Back in 1987 Shawn Colvin was a backup singer for Suzanne Vega. Look at her now! All Fall Down is Colvin’s eighth studio album, and her memoir has just been published by William Mo…
"Apollo" by Icebreaker
Imagine life without gravity: weightlessly floating with ease. Images of the earliest astronauts bouncing in slow motion on the moon’s surface and drifting in space exude this feel…
"Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions" by Billy Bragg and Wilco
Fifteen years ago Nora Guthrie, the daughter of political folk legend Woody Guthrie, asked British singer Billy Bragg if he’d create music for some of her father’s thousand unrecor…
"Stifters Dinge" by Heiner Goebbels
Soundscape, audio collage, musique concrète, found sound. Those are some of the ways to describe the avant-garde traditions that Heiner Goebbels has drawn upon in his career. …
"Threading the Ether: A Cantata in 9 Movements"
This is soul-nourishing music, leading beyond thought to a contemplative realm in which an acoustic symphony orchestra and instruments from foreign lands blend with and support a h…
“Moon River,” JT, and Me
Simple joys help us flow back to the best things in life. “Never have I so sensed in my patients and myself the necessity of cultivating awareness of simple joys.”
5 Questions with Philip Glass
Composer Philip Glass culminated almost two decades of exploring sacred indigenous ceremonies with an album and concerts with two Wixarika musicians from Jalisco, Mexico. See the review.
5 Ways Music Can Make You a Better Person
Can listening to music change your behavior for the better?
8 Songs for Social Change: The Music of Revolution
I came to activism out of a desire to make a difference, but I stayed for the music. I marvel at music’s capacity to open us up, lift us up, and touch us so deeply. And I marvel ev…
A Playlist For Nervous Cats
Parent to a nervous cat? Body-Mind-Spirit connection isn't just for the humans—help your cat cultivate its inner peace through music.
A Sound Bath: Ways to Use Sound and Music to Promote Wellbeing
“Sound and music can quickly alter your mood, affecting your subconscious mind. Listening to music is a relatively inexpensive, easily accessible solution to elevate your awareness and your emotional states.”
A Worcester Ladymass
Trio Mediaeval: Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Torunn Ostrem Ossum, Voices This trio of perfectly calibrated women’s voices from Oslo sings a reconstruction of a thirtee…
All Together Now
“It’s true that we get clarity about what matters during a crisis, and, hopefully, as a society, we actually can readjust toward things that do matter.” —Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go
Animal Dreamzzz
Kristen RaceAnyone who has ever suffered a bout of insomnia knows how frustrating it is to try to fall asleep when your mind is not ready; this is true not just for adults but also…
Awakening at the Crossroads
A voice in my head told me, “Ahh, you’ve been here before. But last time you sailed blithely through....”
Bach on a Steinway
J.S. Bach Played in a 17th Century StyleJeffrey Biegel, PianistThis past summer, pianist Jeffrey Biegel performed a set of Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685 – 1750) keyboard works on a…
Beyond
Buddhist and Christian PrayersTina Turner, Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Regula CurtiThe hauntingly beautiful opening “Alleluia” gives way to a Buddhist chant, then blends the spirit of t…
Bossa Nova Around the World
Various International ArtistsPutumayo World MusicThe sultry bossa nova (remember “The Girl from Ipanema”?) developed in Brazil in the mid-1950s and is an evolution of samba. More c…
