The Minneapolis-based indie-rock band Tapes n Tapes recently joined host David Dye on World Cafe with songs from its second full-length release, Walk It Off.

NPR: Tapes N Tapes: Walking Into Success

James, the singer-songwriter who normally heads up the rock 'n' roll band My Morning Jacket, launched a five-set examination of higher powers early Wednesday morning in Austin, Texas, and will wrap things up Friday when he appears at the free outdoor show at Auditorium Shores, one of the week's highlights.

NPR: Jim James Takes Search For Connection To SXSW

The curiously named, four-member Don Johnson Big Band played mix 'n' match with several genres from dub to country on their self-titled, platinum-selling album (platinum in Finland being 30, 000 copies).

NPR: The Sounds of Finnish Musical Experiments

Many, who saw the 10-piece band in concert, walked away feeling they had just seen the future of rock 'n' roll.

NPR: The Arcade Fire, Dark and Energetic

These are musicians who "contributed to the architecture of rock 'n' roll, " Padnos says, by transforming the traditional, bass-heavy New Orleans jazz of the marching band and whorehouse piano into something entirely new.

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