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Alanis Morissette blends music and storytelling for her new concert series

NPR's A Martinez visits 90s music icon Alanis Morissette as she prepares for her residency "Butterfly with a Machete," a series of concerts in Los Angeles that are part musical performance, part storytelling.

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A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.