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On Nelson's first album of mostly original material in 18 years, he paints a self-portrait of a long, up-and-down life — specifically the life of an artist.

The Plimsouls, an L.A.-based band led by singer-songwriter Peter Case, performed extensively during the early '80s. The new release of a Plimsouls performance from Oct. 31, 1981 (called Live! Beg Borrow and Steal) leaves critic Ken Tucker feeling freshly enthusiastic about the continued vitality of The Plimsouls' music.

NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.

After covering Rage Against the Machine and Bad Brains — not to mention collaborating with psychedelic hardcore band F***** Up — the Miami rapper has been making the case for a new role.

Over the past 14 years, some of New York's hottest young jazz musicians have worked for peanuts, just to have the chance to play the Argentine composer's challenging mix of Latin rhythms, classical structures and singable melodies.

Though they work as a traditional African-American string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops' members throw in some modern twists. The Durham, N.C.-based trio plays a wide variety of instruments, including the banjo, fiddle, jug, bones and harmonica. All of those sounds are featured on the band's newest record, Genuine Negro Jig.

If you've ever dreamed of the good life on one of Maine's coastal islands, be forewarned: the Internet ranges from lousy to nonexistent.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson recently winnowed the thousands of bands playing the South by Southwest music festival down to a 100-song playlist. Here, he singles out four discoveries — bands he'd never heard but now can't wait to see live.

Formed by friends attending college in Durham, N.C., the indie-folk outfit nearly fell apart several years ago, when one member found himself suddenly unable to play his instrument.

There are more than a thousand community bands in big cities and small towns throughout the country.