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Question of the Day: Beards

October 01, 2014|Corny O'Connell

It's Zack Galifianakis' 45th birthday. He's best known as the host of Between Two Ferns and star of the Hangover movies. He...

Strand of Oaks photo by Nick D'Agostino

Strand of Oaks - FUV Live at Rockwood Music Hall - 2014

October 01, 2014|Russ Borris

Timothy Showalter has been making music as Strand of Oaks for several years. His most recent album Heal is an extremely...

Double Albums

September 30, 2014|Corny O'Connell

Today Lucinda Williams releases her first double album*, Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone. It's the 'FUV #NewDig so we...

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Chris Smither - FUV Live - 2014

September 30, 2014|Darren DeVivo

A profound songwriter, Chris Smither draws deeply from a combination of Blues, American Folk music, modern poets, and...

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John Gorka - Sunday Breakfast - 2014

September 29, 2014|John Platt

John Gorka is from New Jersey, so he doesn't expect much. But we've come to expect consistently fine albums from him. His...

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Happyness: FUV Live at CMJ 2014

September 29, 2014|Kara Manning

Happyness, a savvy trio from London, mine the fuzzed-out, brusque beauty of '90s melodic rock. Not grunge, mind you, but the...

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Son Little: FUV Live At CMJ 2014

September 29, 2014|Kara Manning

Son Little's expressive, soulful grooves, rippling through songs like "Cross My Heart" or "The River," adroitly recall the...

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Elle King: FUV Live At CMJ 2014

September 29, 2014|Kara Manning

On songs like the torchy lope of "Ex's and Oh's" and the wistfully funny "Good To Be A Man," Elle King's smoky, soulful...

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Horse Thief: FUV Live At CMJ 2014

September 29, 2014|Kara Manning

Horse Thief's shimmering psychedelic folk broods with an edgy, gnarled beauty, as deftly realized on the Oklahoma quintet's...

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Question of the Day: What Song Do You Wish Was Written About You?

September 29, 2014|Corny O'Connell

What song do you wish was written about you? Maybe Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" or John Mayer's "Your Body Is a Wonderland...