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World music DJ Betto Arcos joins host Arun Rath with a stack of records by his favorite new California musicians — all with global influences.

This week on Alt.Latino, co-host Jasmine Garsd tries to play only songs by Miguel, but is thwarted.

The singer-songwriter is often called the Patsy Cline of Iceland, and it's not hard to hear why. Lay Low's latest record, Farewell Good Night's Sleep, draws inspiration from country music of the 1950s and '60s, and even replicates recording techniques from that era.

Before LCD Soundsystem's show in the Twin Cities last fall, The Current asked bandleader James Murphy if he would share some of his favorite songs. They set him up with two turntables, two CD players and a microphone, and this is what he chose.

This year, the octet has chosen to salute a tenor sax titan and a long-time San Francisco resident. It plays re-arrangements of Henderson classics along with new original pieces live in concert.

It was in Philly where Jimmy Smith first took a church instrument and made it swing. Years later, the city's jazz community gathers to salute its many soulful pioneers of the Hammond B-3 organ.

The saxophonist and composer has long been an standard-bearer for boundary-crossing music. From uptown Manhattan, Jason Moran curates a concert retrospective of his wildly creative universe.

After the attack at a concert hall in Paris, this week's All Songs offers a space for reflection and solitude, and a celebration of the healing power, joy and community that live music can bring.

The venue is a circular, concrete pillar on the river — near a bridge. It became home to the "Secret River" concert series. The shows are the brain child of musician Ben Kinsinger.

High school drumlines from around the country are gearing up for one of the biggest competitions of their lives.