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On this week's episode, hear host Bob Boilen's discoveries from the Iceland Airwaves festival, as well as new music from TV on the Radio, Caribou and more.

The versatile violinist is as well-known for backing the likes of Norah Jones and Lucinda Williams as she is for her many solo projects. On her new album, Scheinman leads a band of creative risk-takers that includes guitarist Nels Cline of Wilco.

The AC/DC AB/CD High Voltage Alphabet is written for preschoolers. All the letters feature band references — starting with "A is for Angus, who thinks it's good luck to wear a school uniform."

Laine sang lead vocals on one of the 1960s biggest hits, "Go Now," with his band the Moody Blues. Laine would go on to write one of the best selling songs in British history, 1977's "Mull of Kintyre."

California schools were once in the top 10 nationally. Now as scores fail, so does the economy, further compromising the school systems. One institution hopes that becoming a charter school may help brighten its future.

Diaa Hadid has covered the rise of the Taliban and crackdowns in Pakistan. She's trekked through the Himalayan mountains in northern Pakistan to see the impacts of climate change, and introduced us to characters like the queen of Pakistan’s dirty theater.

An 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being honored for his heroism after he saved a choking classmate and rescued a woman from a house fire in one day.

On Saturday, the U.S. Defense Department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.

Sri Lanka has been struggling to buy essential imports such as fuel and medicine, and feed its population. The new president has numerous challenges ahead of him.

A U.S. District Court judge says he wanted to send a message with his sentencing of Paul Hodgkins. It is the first resolution of a felony case stemming from the insurrection.