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The National returns home this week for its Homecoming festival Friday and Saturday. We chatted with Matt Berninger and Bryce Dessner beforehand.

Conceived and curated with unsurprising acumen by The National's well-connected members, the first installment of the Homecoming Festival in 2018 was a success on every level.

Indie rock faves the National headlined Madison Square Garden with support from Patti Smith and her band.

Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2023. Songs of the Week was on hiatus for the last month because Wendy and I were on a much needed vacation to England and Iceland.

While some bands opt for a name that encompass the meaning of the music, The National has the opposite effect.

The National have shared two new songs, “Alphabet City” and “Space Invader.” They follow the April release of the band’s latest album, "First Two Pages of Frankenstein," and are out now via 4AD.

The National frontman Matt Berninger on how songs from 'Frankenstein' come to live in concert, writing with Taylor Swift and more.

The National have long been one of indie rock’s most revered bands, and like many of their past albums, the songs from their recently released ninth outing,…

The National with the Beths at the Armory in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

A variety of singers, bands and musicians from all genres of music have called Cincinnati their home in one way or another throughout the years.