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A heavy Lake effect snow band that pounded areas north of Buffalo overnight. Snow bands have shifted southward and will continue south through mid-morning…

NPR looks back on the career of Scott Weiland, singer in the bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. Weiland died in his sleep on Thursday at age 48.

Kevin Whitehead says this Davis quintet was consistently amazing, not least on its last big tour.

The Monkees might not have been a critical favorites, but for Morning Edition's Kitty Eisele, the band looms large in her memories of childhood: Singer Davy Jones was her first crush. He died Wednesday at the age of 66. Have a favorite memory of Jones? Let us know in the comments.

The Fillmore West in San Francisco hosted The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and other bands in the 1960s. As NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look back on important events of that year.

Nearly 40 years after its farewell single, the Swedish pop group ABBA has announced its return with a new album this fall, and a high-tech digital concert next spring.

The Colombian indie rock band performs a colorful and funky four-song set from their home country's capital, Bogotá.

Ian Parton used to be the band's sole member, but his love of horns, hip-hop samples and female singers means the group keeps getting bigger. Proof of Youth, the band's second album, is just as fun as Thunder, Lightning, Strike, but stronger and louder.

Case has one of those huge, powerful voices that pulls you in and swirls you around, kind of like a tornado. For her latest album, Middle Cyclone, Case filled a barn with pianos, recorded the sounds of tree frogs and channeled a lovestruck tornado. Here, Case discusses the process of writing Middle Cyclone and working with her other band, The New Pornographers.

Fela Kuti fathered the musical movement Afrobeat and its crown prince, 25-year-old Seun Kuti. The Nigerian singer is leading his father's band, Egypt 80. On his self-titled debut album, he's added some American influences but kept his songs sharply pointed and political.