• Steve Earle & Allison Moorer - Words and Music - 2007

    November 21, 2007|Claudia Marshall

    Steve Earle still speaks loudly with his steady sound and message on the new album Washington Square Serenade, but finds...

  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Words and Music - 2007

    November 14, 2007|Rita Houston

    Combining two of the purest voices in rock and bluegrass may seem like an unlikely match, but with T Bone Burnett at the...

  • Dan Wilson - Words and Music - 2007

    November 12, 2007|Rita Houston

    Six years post-Semisonic and a year after working on The Dixie Chicks' latest Grammy winner, Minnesotan songwriter Dan...

  • Iron & Wine - Words and Music - 2007

    November 07, 2007|Rita Houston
    Listen: Live studio session with Rita Houston
  • Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Words and Music - 2007

    November 06, 2007|Claudia Marshall
    Listen: FUV Live session
  • ALO - Words and Music - 2007

    October 22, 2007|Claudia Marshall

    Loved in and out of jam band circles, ALO (a.k.a. Animal Liberation Orchestra) keeps the free-form vibe flowing, but made...

  • Nerissa & Katryna Nields - Words and Music - 2007

    October 18, 2007|John Platt

    Nerissa and Katryna Nields made their name being in a band, but folk songs inspired their life in music. Now the sisters...

  • Joe Henry - Words and Music - 2007

    October 10, 2007|Claudia Marshall

    After projects with Mary Gauthier, Loudon Wainwright III, and Bettye LaVette (among others), Joe Henry returns to solo work...

  • Stars - Words and Music - 2007

    October 09, 2007|Russ Borris

    After seven years together, Canadian band Stars shows its veteran status with the carefully constructed 'In Our Bedroom...

  • Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding - Words and Music - 2007

    October 03, 2007|Dennis Elsas

    [Editor's note: Robert Gordon passed away on October 18, 2022, at the age of 75.]

    Elvis Presley's "Hillbilly Cat" days...