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Ethel, a string quartet that plays amplified music and often collaborates with rock music composers, is making waves in the music world. The group's debut CD is called Ethel. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Todd Reynolds and Mary Rowell, violinists for the band.

There's no new dance like "The Bird," but it's still time for The Time. Morris Day and The Time are out this week with a new CD, It's About Time. Morris speaks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about the record, his band and his time with music legend Prince.

Eugene Hütz is the charismatic front man of the gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. The multinational, multiethnic group includes a violinist, guitarist, accordionist and bass player. Hütz himself hails from Ukraine; he appeared in the film Everything is Illuminated alongside Elijah Wood.

This week, we celebrate Presidents' Day by revisiting interviews with guests who would ABSOLUTELY win the popular vote. So cue up the band, and be ready to hail to Ray Romano, Rosie Perez, and more!

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began its stellar career by performing at the Village Vanguard, one of the most famous basements in New York City, in the 1960s. In 1999, the band re-released many of its classic songs on the album, Thad Jones Legacy, which includes detailed notes and a selected discography.

If you're looking for a certain type of quality introspection on '80s grunge, you won't find it in Neil Strauss' ghostwritten glimpse into Motley Crue. But author Charles Bock wasn't looking for something poignant — he was looking for something real. He found it.

Will GTA6 actually come out this year? Is a new Nintendo console coming? Huge games are creeping on the horizon, including a high-stakes Assassin's Creed title and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

A wide and diverse range of music this Friday (9/12 at 3 pm, rebroadcast Saturday 9/13 at 6 pm)

We had 140 jazz journalists weigh in on their favorite releases of the year. Here are their top overall picks, with top finishers in Latin jazz, vocal, debut and historical categories.

For the Perry siblings of Tupelo, Miss. — ages 9, 14 and 16 — making music involves making unique instruments from car parts. The young family band with astonishingly mature blues chops demonstrates its craft in NPR's Studio 4A.