An extended Vampire Weekend, and exploring grief at the movies.

Change your life with Portugal. The Man, and get supernatural with M. Ward.

Chasing joy with Jenny Lewis and watching blue skies burst into flame alongside novelist TC Boyle.

Why we’re lucky to have Bully, and losing it along with Beck.

The Arlo Parks machine hums on, and an ode to Meg White.

Andrew Bird keeps whistling against the darkness, and the Ax Man cometh for one more inning.

Eluvium creates more ‘Reality,’ and standup Pete Holmes dives into the heart of sex and spirituality.

Finding abundant ‘Proof of Life’ with Joy Oladokun, and getting wonderfully lost in the Tim Hecker machine.

Traveling light with Radnor and Lee, and how one writer crafts stories under music’s influence.

Eating the whole Cake, and looping through anxiety with a remarkable Italian composer.