Question of the Day: Trains

March 14, 2013|Morning Show

Casey Jones, the train engineer who inspired many a song, was born on this date in 1864. His story has become legendary, but...

FUV & NPR Music At SXSW: Live From Stubb's

March 13, 2013|Sarah Wardrop

Our friends at NPR Music return to Stubb's for their annual SXSW showcase, which this year features Nick Cave & The Bad...

Dwight Yoakam - Words and Music - 2013

March 12, 2013|Rita Houston

Back in the late '80s, Dwight Yoakam's take on country music put him in the "alternative" bin of his local record store, and...

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - Words and Music - 2013

March 12, 2013|Eric Holland

Take the elastic rhythms of Charlie Musselwhite's harmonica and top it off with Ben Harper's killer guitar licks and vocals...

Bobtown - Sunday Breakfast - 2013

March 11, 2013|John Platt

Bobtown is a NYC-based quintet that, much like Ollabelle, comes from a lot of different places geographically and musically...

Workout Songs?

March 11, 2013|Morning Show

 It's finally warm enough to exercise outside. Whether you've been walking, running, biking, or just doing your own thing...

Trixie Whitley - Words and Music - 2013

March 10, 2013|Alisa Ali

Trixie Whitley may be a 25 year-old with a debut album, but she sounds more like a supreme soul singer with history. After...

Take Five with The Alternate Side: Guards

March 08, 2013|Kara Manning

Guards dives headlong into the deep end of the guitar rock pool on its expansive, brazenly hook-laden debut, In Guards We...

Question of the Day: Who's Calling?

March 07, 2013|Morning Show

We've come a long way with our smart phone technology since Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone on this date in...

Billy Bragg - Words and Music - 2013

March 06, 2013|Eric Holland

How lost would be be without the emotional and political firepower of Billy Bragg? In a career that's now three decades...