The "tenderpunk" band brings its silly, sophisticated and scrappy songs to the Tiny Desk — along with a confetti cannon.

Some big names in music have special album releases tied to today, Record Store Day. We highlight a few - and take a listen.

In the late 1970s, the actor Jeff Bridges and a band of his old high school friends recorded a hazy mix of tunes. Nearly 50 years later, he has released them on his new album "Slow Magic: 1977-1978."

Bon Iver's new album, SABLE, fABLE, explores a world of new possibilities for the artist, and in the accumulation of hardships and opportunities that got him to this fresh start.

While in Tokyo, we happened across this energetic band featuring the unique vocals of Yu Sakai, so we had to bring them to Tiny Desk.

Check out our long list of albums that hit streaming Thursday night, including new records by Bon Iver, Valerie June, Ken Carson and much more.

Jillian Lauren suffered a non-life-threatening injury this week when police shot her in her yard after they say she pointed a gun at them. Details about the incident in Los Angeles are still emerging.

Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One musician emailed the interim director, Richard Grenell. He responded.

On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.

There are 25 new additions to the Library of Congress collection. They include albums by Elton John, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and the original cast recording of Hamilton.