Badly Drawn Boy - Words and Music - 2006

November 06, 2006|Rita Houston

Before the acclaim and prolific songwriting, Badly Drawn Boy's Damon Gough was a kid growing up in the U.K. and obsessively...

Josh Ritter at The Cutting Room

Josh Ritter - Live Concert - 2006

November 06, 2006|Corny O'Connell

Josh Ritter ran the 2006 New York City Marathon for WFUV and followed up that performance with this musical one. His one...

Tim O'Reagan - Words and Music - 2006

November 01, 2006|Claudia Marshall

For fans of The Jayhawks, the band's drummer Tim O'Reagan does include some of that alt-country sound on his new self-titled...

Los Amigos Invisibles - Words and Music - 2006

October 31, 2006|Rita Houston

While the group Los Amigos Invisibles now lives in New York, they pay tribute to songs from their true home on the new CD...

Remembering Tony Bennett

October 30, 2006|Rita Houston
2006 Interview with Rita Houston
Claudia Marshall with Mindy Smith

Mindy Smith - Words and Music - 2006

October 26, 2006|Claudia Marshall

A mere five years after deciding to make music her career, Long Island-born Mindy Smith found herself in Nashville, on a...

Jamie Cullum - Words and Music - 2006

October 25, 2006|Rita Houston

The Jamie Cullum songbook covers works from Radiohead to Cole Porter to Jamie himself, and whether he's adding jazz to rock...

The Decemberists with Russ Borris and Ed Pinka at FUV

The Decemberists - Words and Music - 2006

October 23, 2006|Russ Borris

Strains of British folk, indie pop, and prog rock all make their way into The Decemberists' sound, and on the band's latest...

Rosanne Cash - Words and Music - 2006

October 19, 2006|John Platt
Listen: Interview with John Platt

Tobias Froberg - Words and Music - 2006

October 18, 2006|Rita Houston

Tobias Froberg calls Stockholm home but is clearly influenced by songwriters from this side of the Atlantic like Simon &...

Chris Thile - Words and Music - 2006

October 05, 2006|Claudia Marshall
Listen: Studio A live session with Claudia Marshall
Citizen Cope with Rita Houston

Citizen Cope -Words and Music - 2006

October 04, 2006|Rita Houston

Brooklyn's Citizen Cope (a.k.a. Clarence Greenwood) takes a layered approach when it comes to creating his sound, but he...

Joseph Arthur - Words and Music - 2006

October 03, 2006|Claudia Marshall

For Brooklyn-based songwriter Joseph Arthur, there is no shortage of inspiration or means of expression when it comes to art...

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Amos Lee - Words and Music - 2006

October 02, 2006|Russ Borris

Combining soul, songwriting, and the voice to match, Amos Lee's 2005 debut album was voted one of the best of the year by...

Robert Randolph - Words and Music - 2006

September 27, 2006|Rita Houston

It's been five years since Robert Randolph and his pedal steel guitar made the jump from churches to club gigs, and quickly...

Photo by David Bergman

Barenaked Ladies - Words and Music - 2006

September 26, 2006|Darren DeVivo

After over 15 years together, the guys of Barenaked Ladies have grown a lot as songwriters and performers. As a result...

Joshua Radin - Words and Music - 2006

September 25, 2006|Rita Houston

It's an understatement to say that Joshua Radin quickly found success as a musician. Two years ago he wrote his first song...

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