Bob Boilen (photo by Jessica Mowery)

Bob Boilen: 2016

May 03, 2016|Alisa Ali

You likely know Bob Boilen from NPR’s "All Songs Considered" and "Tiny Desk Concerts." You may have seen him in animated...

The cover of the Pretenders' 1980 debut album

FUV Essentials: Corny O'Connell on the Pretenders

May 02, 2016|Corny O'Connell
"Was that a rock band quoting Oscar Wilde? Yes, it was."

May Flowers

May 02, 2016|Corny O'Connell

April showers are sticking around for the May flowers. On this damp and dreary day we need some color. Let's have your...

The Jayhawks (photo courtesy of All Eyes Media, PR)

The Jayhawks

May 02, 2016|Darren DeVivo

Paging Mr. Proust
The Jayhawks
Sham Records/Thirty Tigers

The Jayhawks are one of this country’s finest bands. The Minneapolis...

Peter Wolf at WFUV

Peter Wolf: 2016

May 02, 2016|Paul Cavalconte

Peter Wolf is most closely connected with a music career that blossomed in Boston, but he's a Bronx boy. This spring he...

Sultans of String with "Sunday Supper" host John Platt (photo by Christian Wiloejo)

Sultans of String: 2016

May 01, 2016|John Platt

Sultans of String are an eclectic Canadian band led by violinist Chris McKhool. They draw on a multitude of influences...

Prince, cover of 'Art Official Age'

UKNY For April 30: Prince

April 30, 2016|Kara Manning

Tonight on UKNY, a show entirely inspired by and dedicated to Prince and the bridge between Paisley Park and Britain. Not...

Mahwah New Jersey home of "Trees" poet Joyce Kilmer (photo by Alex Michelini, via Creative Commons)

Trees

April 29, 2016|Paul Cavalconte

"I Think That I Shall Never See,

A Poem Lovely As A Tree."

Do you agree?  On this Arbor Day, WFUV's Question Of The Day is: Do...

R.E.M. (photo by Mike Ambs, via Creative Commons)

Essential R.E.M.

April 28, 2016|Don McGee

R.E.M. is the FUV Essentials artist this week. Today's question: What R.E.M. song would you like to hear? Studio album cut...

Yeasayer in a WFUV performance

Yeasayer: Rockwood Music Hall 2016

April 28, 2016|Russ Borris

Brooklyn’s Yeasayer celebrated their ten year anniversary last year, so perhaps the direction of the new album Amen and...