The Route Song of the Day
Sit in with Hannah Maier as she talks with Molly Tuttle about her upcoming tour with Marty Stuart, her Jimmy Kimmel Live experience, and what she's been up to following the release of her amazing album "So Long Little Miss Sunshine".
News & Views from WRUR
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NPR's Tiny Desk announcement for 2026 on The Route. Entry window opens January 13, 2026! -
Hannah Maier from The Route interviews JD McPherson ahead of his show at Temple Theatre in Rochester on 12/13/2025. -
Hannah Maier interviews Ryan Montbleau ahead of his show at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester on November 20th.
Latest Route Music News
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The Puerto Rican diaspora is celebrating the rise of one of their own all the way to this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. -
Clifton Chenier is known as the King of Zydeco. He was a pioneering accordion player who melded Black Creole dance music from southwest Louisiana and east Texas with rhythm and blues. -
Petra River-Rideau, co-author of the Bad Bunny Syllabus and the new book P FKN R, says the Puerto Rican artist often wields joy as resistance. -
Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. -
The Travis Scott signee came up in the shadow of his mentor's rootless sound. On Octane, he taps his hometown's lineage and finds a star power all his own. -
Green Day will kick off the music portion of the Super Bowl with a performance at the game's opening ceremony. Will politics be part of their act? -
These wildly different artists both reach the top of the pop charts this week. -
Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground. -
In 1965, Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups. That December, they recorded seven sets over two nights in a Chicago nightclub. The complete recordings went unreleased for decades.
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Backed by a band and choir, Pastor John P. Kee transforms the Tiny Desk into an old, wood-floored country church.
