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The cultural highlights for our region this weekend include chamber music, orchestral music, experimental music, indie-pop … plus a whole lot more.The…

Dance music, cabaret, literary celebrations, jazz and Broadway stars – it may be Labor Day weekend, and cookouts may be first on the menu – but there are…

After 14 albums, Kevin Barnes' music still bursts like an overripe peach. He retains his knack for supple, indelible melody, as well as pomp, melodrama and lavish flourishes of texture and verse.

Afrobeat has proven to be the most durable and appealing fusion of African and American pop styles -- in spite of the death of Afrobeat's creator, Fela Kuti. Critic Milo Miles talks about how some smart, determined Afrobeat inheritors both sustain and build upon the style's foundations.

Paul Tremblay's new novel is, on the surface, a story about a book about a reality show about a real-life event, but reviewer Jason Heller says it becomes an "unsettling conversation about the truth."

After four years, the pop-rock trio released its sophomore album. The sisters say it was inspired by tricky relationships, time on the road and close family ties.

Each year, Halloween brings out the funny, scary and sometimes racist costumes. This year, a young man is getting criticized for wearing blackface to portray slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Our diverse panel of parents gives their take on when dress-up goes too far.

To Americans abroad, comfort food so often looks like junk food. Shops in London are filled with items from Hershey's, Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker. But Kellogg's Pop-Tarts seem to rule them all.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the movie Mississippi Masala, the series Like Water for Chocolate and Hasan Minhaj's new special.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Cure's Songs of a Lost World, a lawn mowing simulator video game, and fall yard work.