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India's psychedelic rock scene of the '70s is awash in obscure musicians and forgotten stories. Here, NPR Music's resident funk archaeologist blows the dust off five tracks from the era and digs up the cultural history surrounding each.

From the mercurial twists in CPE Bach's keyboard sonatas to the sprawling, nearly empty canvas of Morton Feldman's Trio, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin an extra-wide variety of new classical CDs.

Tired of a life without adventure, last week Alt.Latino's Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras packed their bags and escaped to the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York to check out some exciting bands. In this episode, they play songs by their favorite acts at LAMC 2010, from a group of shy young Mexicans who went crazy on the banjo to a zombie-like Spanish punk rocker.

What defined Nat King Cole's greatness, and his groundbreaking success, wasn't his piano playing; it was his voice.

On March 26 and 27, the Ultra Music Festival closes out Miami's weeklong Winter Music Conference for electronic and dance music. The sounds coming from the stages at the annual festival are becoming increasingly diverse. Though the event's roots are in house, trance and techno, the 2010 line-up mirrors dance music's recent tendency to mix genres.

On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got select highlights from the First Listen Series, plus a look back at the recent All Tomorrow's Parties music festival.

Hear an unexpected assortment of our favorite new songs, including indigenous folk with an industrial twist, a Brazilian influenced by tango and a sweet Venezuelan punk band that really, honestly wishes you nothing but the worst in life.

Nearly every classical pianist loves Chopin. But pianists from Poland have a special bond with the music of their countryman. NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin great Chopin recordings by Polish pianists from 1917 up to today.

Springtime brings songbirds back to the sky. The first "bird" many think of when they think jazz is sax legend Charlie Parker (it was his nickname). This Take Five doesn't focus on Bird, Birdland or the many song titles that riff on that theme. Instead, this jazz ornithology lesson features songs of a different feather flocked together.

We asked listeners to name the best opening track on an album — and you responded with roughly 800 songs. Join host Bob Boilen, author Tom Moon and Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein as they look at what an opening track means to an album.