The Jayhawks, photo by Laura Fedele

The Jayhawks: 2016

July 14, 2016|Carmel Holt

Now three decades into a storied career, The Jayhawks have held a revered place in the hearts and minds of both fans and...

Margaret Glaspy (photo by Ebru Yildiz, PR)

Margaret Glaspy's Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs

July 13, 2016|Kara Manning
Mitchell's Blue has always stood out for Glaspy as an embodiment of great songwriting.

Big Name, Small Room

July 13, 2016|Corny O'Connell

On this date in 1974 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band played the first of three nights at the newly opened Bottom Line...

Twin Peaks with Eric Holland at WFUV

Twin Peaks: 2016

July 13, 2016|Eric Holland

Twin Peaks regard the musical growth shown on their third album, Down in Heaven, as a matter of course.  In fact, doing what...

Soak's Bridie Monds-Watson (photo by Joshua Halling, PR)

Soak's Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs

July 12, 2016|Kara Manning
Bridie Monds-Watson's carefully considered list

Stars

July 12, 2016|Corny O'Connell

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is tonight. The stars of the American and National leagues will vie for bragging...

Gwenno at WFUV

Gwenno: 2016

July 12, 2016|Kara Manning
Although she’s only in her mid-thirties, Welsh singer and songwriter Gwenno Saunders has had a fascinating life. She was a...
Rita Houston with Joni Mitchell (photo courtesy of Rita Houston, taken at "CBS This Morning" in January 1996)

FUV Essentials: Rita Houston on Joni Mitchell

July 11, 2016|Rita Houston
How many of us have written Joni lyrics in a card to a lover or friend?
Joni Mitchell (Original photo: Asylum Records [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)

Joni Mitchell

July 11, 2016|Kara Manning
Virtually every profile of an emerging female songwriter inevitably includes a comparison to her. [Playlist]

Collegiate Origins

July 11, 2016|Corny O'Connell

Some of our favorite bands and artists got their start while in college. Who are some of your favorites that got their start...