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The five-member string band Old Crow Medicine Show got its start eight years ago when it busked and played in bars in Canada. The group attempts to recapture and honor the tradition of traveling variety shows that fanned across the United States more than a century ago.

In the first taste of the band's forthcoming Restless Ones, Heartless Bastards' big, bluesy sound feels slick and streamlined, with choruses that get grander and grander as the song chugs along.

The New York post-punk band has aged into its polished sound nicely, maintaining its influences (Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, et al) while sounding more distinct from them than ever.

Frontman Brian Henneman discusses the country-rockers' stripped down new album, and why he resents the nickname "America's greatest bar band."

The latest video from the band, for the song "No Hard Feelings," is a deeply emotional and, at times, profound reflection on what it means to be human and the ties that bind us.

The Brooklyn-based Americana band discusses it's rough-and-ready approach to touring and recording, and performs live at NPR.

The House committee subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted, as the panel probes President Donald Trump's actions at the time of the deadly Capitol attack.

It's been five years since the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. NPR's Investigations team's coverage includes an archive of much of the documentation no longer available from the government.

The Jan. 6 hearing will outline pressure on the DOJ to help overturn the election. The death toll continues to climb after the earthquake in Afghanistan. President Biden will attend the G7 summit.

Four years ago, singer-songwriter Conor O'Brien released a critically acclaimed album with his band, The Immediate. That band has since broken up, but O'Brien is receiving praise once again -- this time for Villagers. He's the man behind the compelling lyrics and carefully crafted arrangements of Becoming a Jackal, which was recently nominated for Britain's Mercury Prize.