allmusic.com: No one seems quite clear as to whether they're a classical group with jazz and populist leanings, or a populist band with classical expertise. Whatever their methods and motivation, the Kronos Quartet has blurred musical categories for decades and attracted interest from audiences who never knew what a string quartet was. Respected as one of the most charismatic and innovative ensembles performing today, Kronos was founded at Mills College in 1974 by violinist David Harrington. More

The Kronos Quartet @ NPR.org:

The Kronos Quartet has just completed an album of Bollywood film music, You've Stolen My Heart, featuring the vocals of Asha Bhosle. A superstar of Indian film, Bhosle is among the biggest-selling recording artists of all time. Link

The Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and dedication to experimentation. Since its inception in 1973, Kronos has assembled a body of work unparalleled in its range and scope of expression. Link

Kronos Quartet Performs Music Based on Distant Signals. Link

Kronos Quartets CD "Nuevo" is featured at npr.org Link

The members of Kronos let us listen in as they went through the process of rehearsing, recording, and mixing one of the cuts on their new album, Nuevo. It's not typical string quartet material. It's a space-age-bachelor-pad concoction by Juan Garcia Esquivel. He called it, "Mini Skirt." Link