Kermit Ruffins (photo by Braden Piper, courtesy of Basin Street Records)

Kermit Ruffins: Five Essential New Orleans Songs

April 25, 2019|Kara Manning
Picks from the co-founder of the Rebirth Brass Band
Tank and the Bangas (photo by Alex Marks, PR)

Tank and the Bangas: Five Essential New Orleans Songs

April 25, 2019|Kara Manning
As joyful ambassadors of the city's resurrection and revival
The Beths in Studio A (photo by Dan Tuozzoli/WFUV)

The Beths: 2019

April 25, 2019|Kara Manning
Listen: FUV Live session with Kara Manning

"Bad" Songs

April 24, 2019|Corny O'Connell

I can play good music only for so long before I get the urge to play something "bad." Let's indulge in our favorite "bad"...

Jay Farrar of Son Volt in Studio A (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)

Son Volt: 2019

April 24, 2019|Rita Houston

Son Volt is back with his ninth album, Union. Topical songs dominate the album's subject matter: frontman Jay Farrar told me...

Oye Como Va

April 23, 2019|Corny O'Connell

It's Spanish Language Day - celebrating the richness and vitality of the Spanish language. To mark the "Día de la lengua...

Earth Day

April 22, 2019|Corny O'Connell

Today is Earth Day, a reminder to be conscientious of our environment and to take action to protect it. What song would you...

Josh Ritter (photo by Laura Wilson, PR)

Josh Ritter

April 22, 2019|Darren DeVivo

Josh Ritter
Fever Breaks
Pytheas Recordings

It could be easy to take a songwriter as accomplished and reliable as Josh Ritter...

Josh Kaufman with Josh Ritter at The Sheen Center (photo by Gus Philippas/WFUV)

Josh Ritter: The Sheen Center 2019

April 22, 2019|Dennis Elsas
Listen: FUV Live concert, 'Fever Breaks'