Steve Earle photo by Neil Swanson

Steve Earle - Backstage at Holiday Cheer for WFUV

December 18, 2012|Rita Houston

Steve Earle only needed a subway to get from his home in the West Village to The Beacon Theatre for Holiday Cheer for FUV...

Shawn Colvin photo by Gus Philippas

Shawn Colvin - Backstage at Holiday Cheer for WFUV

December 18, 2012|Rita Houston

Shawn Colvin flew in from her current hometown of Austin to perform at Holiday Cheer for FUV and it was great to have Shawn...

Tracey Thorn On 'Tinsel And Lights' (And Boxing Day Quizzes): WFUV Interview

December 18, 2012|Kara Manning

Throughout her career — from Marine Girls to Everything But The Girl to her solo work — Tracey Thorn has quietly rebelled...

Tracey Thorn On 'Tinsel And Lights' (And Boxing Day Quizzes): TAS Interview

December 18, 2012|Kara Manning

Throughout her career — from Marine Girls to Everything But The Girl to her solo work — Tracey Thorn has quietly rebelled...

Guitar Riffs

December 18, 2012|Morning Show

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is celebrating his 69th birthday today. So, in the Question of the Day we ask for...

Lord Huron

Lord Huron - Words and Music - 2012

December 17, 2012|Alisa Ali

The guys from Lord Huron now call LA home, but frontman Ben Schneider keeps his Michigan and modern prairie roots alive on...

John Darnielle photo by D.L. Anderson

The Mountain Goats - Words and Music - 2012

December 17, 2012|Russ Borris

It's no secret that John Darnielle—the man behind The Mountain Goats—has been one of the most impressive and consistent...

Freelance Whales: TAS In Session

December 17, 2012|Kara Manning

Since Freelance Whales released its 2009 debut, Weathervanes, the local indie pop band has gone from busking on Brooklyn...

Reuters

Question of the Day: Songs that Heal

December 17, 2012|Morning Show

As we try to make sense of the tragedy that struck the town of Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, many of us turn to music for...

Daughter photo by Claire Lorenzo

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Daughter

December 14, 2012|Kara Manning

There is a brutal undertow to Daughter's deceptively gentle songs; vocalist/guitarist Elena Tonra's confessional lyrics...