WRUR Song of the Day
The Mountain Goats make their long-awaited return to Central New York for a sold-out show in Homer. Led by singer-songwriter John Darnielle, the band is touring to promote its latest album, “Jenny from Thebes,” a sequel of sorts to its 2002 album, “All Hail West Texas.” Bassist Peter Hughes, who lives in Rochester, spoke with The Route earlier this week
News & Views from WRUR
-
On Saturday night, Rubblebucket will make its long-overdue return to Ithaca to perform at the State Theatre. It’s the synth-pop band’s first show at the venerable venue after years of appearances at area festivals such as GrassRoots and the Big Mean BBQ and clubs such as The Haunt and Castaways.
-
Tommy Brunett of Iron Smoke Distillery will host a fest of music and spirits in Geneseo this weekend.
-
Drive-By Truckers bring their "Welcome 2 Club XIII Tour" to Rochester Tuesday night, playing an 8 p.m. gig at the Water Street Music Hall.
Latest Different Radio Music News
-
Taylor Swift, whose latest album is now the first to surpass one billion Spotify streams in a single week, has smashed another record as well.
-
Though Swift performs a range of experience and emotions, the music on her 11th album feels thin and is often in service of lyrics that could have used a red pencil.
-
Author Adam Moss interviewed more than 40 creative minds to find out how they went from a blank page to finished work of art.
-
"I'm not playing with persona," St. Vincent says of All Born Screaming. "It's a really a record about life and death and love. That's it. That's all we got."
-
On Friday — the day Swift released her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department — she smashed the all-time Spotify record for most album streams in a single day, with more than 300 million.
-
The Museum for the United Nations has partnered with musicians to re-release some of their songs with added nature sounds to generate royalties for conservation efforts.
-
The electro-pop group performs some of its enduring classics at the Tiny Desk.
-
Half the inductees in the performer category were nominated for the first time this year. The ceremony will stream live on Disney+ in October.
-
Davis led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Britain's Glyndebourne Festival, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera in Chicago.
-
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks New York Magazine writer Tirhakah Love about the ongoing feud between Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and other rappers.