Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam - Words and Music - 2013

March 12, 2013|Rita Houston

Back in the late '80s, Dwight Yoakam's take on country music put him in the "alternative" bin of his local record store, and...

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite (photo by Danny Clinch/PR)

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - Words and Music - 2013

March 12, 2013|Eric Holland

Take the elastic rhythms of Charlie Musselwhite's harmonica and top it off with Ben Harper's killer guitar licks and vocals...

Trixie Whitley, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Trixie Whitley - Words and Music - 2013

March 10, 2013|Alisa Ali

Trixie Whitley may be a 25 year-old with a debut album, but she sounds more like a supreme soul singer with history. After...

Eric Holland and Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg - Words and Music - 2013

March 06, 2013|Eric Holland

How lost would be be without the emotional and political firepower of Billy Bragg? In a career that's now three decades...

Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon: 2013

March 06, 2013|Dennis Elsas

Eric Burdon has always had one of the most distinctive voices in Rock & Roll. As the lead singer of The Animals, he...

Josh Ritter, photo by Daniel Gorman

Josh Ritter - Words and Music - 2013

March 05, 2013|Russ Borris

A painful divorce didn't hinder Josh Ritter's need to create. In fact, in the darkest hours, his songwriting propelled him...

Lindi Ortega, photo by Julie Moe

Lindi Ortega - Words and Music - 2013

March 04, 2013|Darren DeVivo

Canadian songwriter Lindi Ortega wasn't exactly born into country music, but she can channel her inner Johnny Cash like...

Robyn Hitchcock, photo by Michéle Noach

Robyn Hitchcock - Words and Music - 2013

February 28, 2013|Darren DeVivo

Robyn Hitchcock's otherworldly wit and off-kilter melodies haven't made him mainstream material, but his storytelling and...

The Lone Bellow, photo by Laura Fedele

The Highline Sessions at Del Posto II - Live Concert - 2013

February 26, 2013|Rita Houston

I often say that I major in music with a minor in food, so putting together "The Highline Sessions at Del Posto" with...

Jessie Ware

Jessie Ware - Words and Music - 2013

February 26, 2013|Kara Manning

London singer Jessie Ware released her debut album, Devotion, in the UK last summer to a rapturous reception. Aside from...

The Mavericks, photo by Laura Fedele/WFUV

The Mavericks - Words and Music - 2013

February 25, 2013|Rita Houston

The Mavericks (Raul Malo, Robert Reynolds, Paul Deakin, Eddie Perez and Jerry Dale McFadden, with added accompaniment on...

Poor Moon, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Poor Moon - Words and Music - 2013

February 21, 2013|Alisa Ali

Christian Wargo is one of those artists that's just too creative to be contained by one band. Joining his Fleet Foxes and...

Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside

Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside - Words and Music - 2013

February 19, 2013|Alisa Ali

Portland, Oregonians are pretty lucky to have Sallie Ford &The Sound Outside as a hometown band. The quartet dedicates...

Camper Van Beethoven with Darren DeVivo, photo by Andrew Arne

Camper Van Beethoven - Words and Music - 2013

February 17, 2013|Darren DeVivo

For 30 years (with a few breaks), the guys of Camper Van Beethoven have blended punk and ska with sounds of world music and...

Angela McCluskey and her guitarist, Dan, with Rita Houston, photo by Paul Cantelon

Angela McCluskey - Words and Music - 2013

February 13, 2013|Rita Houston

The Scottish-born singer Angela McCluskey has a gorgeous, distinctive sound—and she's no wallflower either. Although she...

Bernard Sumner and New Order

Bernard Sumner: 2013

February 13, 2013|Kara Manning

The bitter split between New Order and its founding bassist, Peter Hook, could have put an end to the legendary Manchester...

Rupa and The April Fishes, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Rupa and The April Fishes - Words and Music - 2013

February 11, 2013|Alisa Ali

Doctor by day and bandleader by night, Rupa Marya has put together quite a life. With her band of enlightened nomads, she's...

Kopecky Family Band, photo by Parker Fitzgerald

Kopecky Family Band - Words and Music - 2013

February 07, 2013|Alisa Ali

Kopecky Family Band is one of FUV's New Artists to Watch in 2013, and even though they aren't actually a family, they've...

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