Phosphorescent, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Phosphorescent - Words and Music - 2013

April 11, 2013|Russ Borris
Watch/Listen: Studio session with DJ Russ Borris
Madeleine Peyroux, photo by Rocky Schenck

Madeleine Peyroux - Words and Music - 2013

April 10, 2013|Rita Houston

With her new album The Blue Room, Madeleine Peyroux continues to show little fear of tackling great works. The Blue Room is...

Satellite, photo by Nathan Winston

Satellite - Words and Music - 2013

April 09, 2013|Carmel Holt

After having a successful career as a songwriter for other musicians, Steven McMorran began to wonder what kind of songs he...

Crystal Bowersox, photo by Daniel Gorman

Crystal Bowersox - Words and Music - 2013

April 07, 2013|Rita Houston

From open mics to American Idol to moving on after that wild ride, the musical path of Crystal Bowersox now brings us her...

Low, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Low - Words and Music - 2013

April 04, 2013|Alisa Ali

This year, Low (founded by Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker) celebrates 20 years together as a band, and they recently released...

Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, and John Platt, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison - Words and Music - 2013

April 03, 2013|John Platt

Kelly Willis was already a recording artist with a couple of major label albums to her credit when she met Bruce Robison, an...

Stars, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Stars - Words and Music - 2013

April 02, 2013|Eric Holland

After over a decade together, Stars continues to sing about relationships in ways few other bands can. With Torquil Campbell...

Samantha Crain, photo by Brian Kordenbrock

Samantha Crain - Words and Music - 2013

April 01, 2013|Kara Manning

To Samantha Crain, the flaws in life are something to be embraced and reflected upon, and for her new album Kid Face, the...

Wild Belle, photo by Caroline Inzucchi

Wild Belle - Words and Music - 2013

March 28, 2013|Rita Houston

Wild Belle is a Chicago sibling duo and also a psychedelic love letter to the sounds of Africa and the Caribbean. Natalie...

The Milk Carton Kids by Dan Gorman

The Milk Carton Kids - Words And Music - 2013

March 26, 2013|Alisa Ali

Rarely has so much discord resulted in such harmony. The dueling guitarists in The Milk Carton Kids (Kenneth Pattengale and...

Dawes, photo by Neil Swanson

Dawes - Live Concert - 2013

March 26, 2013|Alisa Ali
Watch/Listen: FUV Live Concert
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José James - Words and Music - 2013

March 24, 2013|Alisa Ali

Minneapolis-born, NYC-based José James crafts an intelligent and intoxicating mix of jazz, beats and soul. His third album...

Jesse Dee and band, photo by Dan Gorman

Jesse Dee - Words and Music - 2013

March 20, 2013|Alisa Ali

Born in the Midwest in 1940? Nope. Jesse Dee only sounds like it. Channeling soul greats like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding...

Alice Smith, photo by Laura Fedele

Alice Smith - Live Concert - 2013

March 19, 2013|Rita Houston

Alice Smith has an intriguing combination of influences. Growing up between Washington, DC and a Georgia farm, this Fordham...

Iron & Wine (photo by Laura Fedele/WFUV)

WFUV at SXSW: Iron and Wine

March 19, 2013|Laura Fedele
Watch/Listen: Live set from 2013
Wake Owl, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Wake Owl - Words and Music - 2013

March 18, 2013|Alisa Ali

Songwriter Colyn Cameron is the founder and frontman of the quartet Wake Owl, and with the band's debut EP, Wild Country...

Photo by Laura Fedele/WFUV

WFUV at SXSW: Vampire Weekend

March 16, 2013|Laura Fedele
Watch/Listen: Live set
Rita Houston with Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell - Words and Music - 2013

March 14, 2013|Rita Houston

Americana luminaries Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have been making music fans swoon for decades now with their...

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