Thao Nguyen and Eric Holland at WFUV

Thao and The Get Down Stay Down: 2016

May 04, 2016|Eric Holland

I've got nothing but respect and admiration for Thao Nguyen.  On her new record, A Man Alive, she put herself in a...

KT Tunstall (photo courtesy of the artist)

KT Tunstall's Five Essential Pretenders Songs

May 03, 2016|Kara Manning
"They basically make you want to wear skin-tight jeans, lurk moodily in corners, party, and cry like you're 15"

Teacher Teacher

May 03, 2016|Corny O'Connell

This is Teacher Appreciation Week and today is National Teacher Day. Has there been an educator in your life that you'd like...

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...