Throughout history, musicians have used music as commentary on current events. It’s often powerful, and it’s a phenomenon ...

Artists from Jesse Welles to Nashville songwriter Zach Schmidt are singing about the senseless killing of Renee Good ...

Venezuela has a deep tradition of reflecting political change through music. This week, as the country reels from the seizure ...

From the realism of Canserbero to the nostalgic pop of Elena Rose, these tracks show Venezuelans preserving their country and identity beyond borders.

On this edition of Jukebox Journey, as a nod to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Kevin explores the building blocks of American protest music.

Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics.

Bob Dylan's radical reworking of "Masters of War" at the 1991 Grammys split fans between those who declared the performance a bold success and others who derided it as a muddled mess. If the verdict ...

The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are four albums that reflect and respond to the dire state of the union. Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive (Merge) The legendary Chapel Hill indie-punk band’s third album ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

A music collective that includes several Christian ministers sang protest songs outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in suburban Chicago on Friday, November 21, footage shows.