Laura Mvula (photo courtesy of Columbia Records, PR)

Laura Mvula's Five Essential Prince Songs

June 07, 2016|Kara Manning
He was one of Laura Mvula's kindest early supporters.

Now Is the Time for Your Tears

June 07, 2016|Corny O'Connell

There are tears of sadness, tears of joy, and also tears in song. Drop a few of your favorites in the comments below and we...

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Joseph Arthur: 2016

June 07, 2016|Carmel Holt

Like many kids, Joseph Arthur took piano lessons and hated them. He eventually found his creative muse in the guitar and...

Prince in 1977, Minneapolis, Minnesota, taken at the Schmitt Music building (photo by Robert Whitman, by permission of the photographer)

FUV Essentials: Kara Manning on Prince

June 06, 2016|Kara Manning

Sadly, according to the rules of coolness, I was tardy to Prince's party. I have a hazy, rainy afternoon memory of hearing "...

Prince (illustration by Andy Friedman)

Prince

June 06, 2016|Kara Manning
The word "genius" is a frequently abused superlative. Not here. [Playlist]

Weddings

June 06, 2016|Corny O'Connell

Birds are singing, bees are buzzing, and we can hear the June wedding bells ringing. Time to rent a tux and polish your...

Paul Simon (photo by Myrna Suarez, PR)

Paul Simon

June 06, 2016|Darren DeVivo
New Dig album review: 'Stranger to Stranger'
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Selah Sue: 2016

June 06, 2016|Rita Houston

Already a star back home in Belgium, Selah Sue has just released a new album here stateside that has caught my ear. There...

Gathering Time with "Sunday Supper" host John Platt (photo by Jeremy Rainer)

Gathering Time: 2016

June 05, 2016|John Platt

Ten years ago, three leading Long Island musicians—Stuart Markus, Hillary Foxsong, and Glen Roethel—formed a trio, Gathering...

Benjamin Francis Leftwich (photo courtesy of Vagrant Records, PR)

UKNY For June 4

June 04, 2016|Kara Manning

Love, loss and ghostly apparitions are loosely threaded throughout tonight's UKNY at 11, featuring new releases from Bat For...