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The rock band Phish, noted for its devoted followers and free-ranging concerts, announces that it will break up after their summer tour. Band members posted a notice on the group's web site Tuesday notifying fans of the decision. The group is scheduled to go on tour supporting its new album, out in June. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and critic Peter Shapiro.

Jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie. Bowie was considered one of the most original trumpeters in jazz, and a master of horn effects. He died in November of 1999. Bowie started out playing with Saint Louis R&B bands. In 1969, he helped found the Art Ensemble of Chicago as an outlet for more eclectic and avant-garde jazz. Bowie also headed his own band, Lester Bowie's Jazz Fantasy. (originally broadcast 11

Our Changing Face of America segment today explores the phenomenon of bands distributing their music over the worldwide web. We meet Jim Infantino, of the Boston band Jim's Big Ego. He takes us on a tour that starts with his thinking up a melody... and ends with a fully-produced rock tune going out over the Internet.

David Greenberger reviews the latest CD from the surf guitar band "Los Straitjackets". The band is from Nashville, and when they perform they like to wear Mexican wrestling masks, medallions, and matching black turtlenecks. But their music is distinctively surf music — with many original tunes, and some eclectic covers, like Louis Prima and the love theme from the film Titanic. The music is all about surprise, invention, and good taste. (3:30) Los Straitjackets latest disc is on the YepRoc Records label.

Touring the U.S. as a Canadian band comes at a steep price—costly visas, hidden fees, and digital barriers that make breaking through even harder. In this episode, Kasador unpacks the financial and social media challenges of reaching audiences across the border.

In 1829, the U.S. government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation. It instead illegally sold it all to white settlers.

In Rep. Abigail Spanberger's competitive 7th Congressional District, some voters are more concerned with economic issues than the ongoing Jan. 6 hearings at the U.S. Capitol.

The U.S. has now placed 13 nations under varying travel bans. The new policy restricts immigrant visas for citizens of Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan.

Jerome Schad will remain as a commissioner for the Erie County Water Authority for another term. Erie County Legislators voted 6-to-5, along partisan…

For the latest installment of "What Are You Listening To?" NPR's John Ydstie speaks with Adam Sarmiento of Norman, Okla. He's a drum and percussion teacher, a landscape gardener, and a member of a pop rock band called The Candles.