David Bazan - Words and Music - 2009

October 15, 2009|Russ Borris

Seattle songwriter David Bazan takes another step outside his Pedro The Lion past with his first full-length solo record...

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Erin McKeown - Words and Music - 2009

October 13, 2009|Darren DeVivo

With a collection of standards and a live record, Erin McKeown kept busy in the four years between albums of original...

David Gray - Words and Music - 2009

September 30, 2009|Alisa Ali

With successful albums like 'White Ladder,' David Gray could easily take the 'more of the same' approach to songwriting and...

Elizabeth and the Catapult - Words and Music - 2009

September 02, 2009|Claudia Marshall

Labels like 'baroque pop' and 'jazzy chamber pop' sort of fit the sound of Elizabeth & The Catapult. After all, the Brooklyn...

Cracker with Darren DeVivo

Cracker - Words and Music - 2009

September 01, 2009|Darren DeVivo

Despite the title 'Sunrise In The Land of Milk and Honey,' there is plenty of snark and dark, driving rock in the new songs...

Meat Puppets with Darren DeVivo

Meat Puppets - Words and Music - 2009

August 26, 2009|Darren DeVivo

Brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood along with drummer Ted Marcus are the present-day Meat Puppets, and return with a second...

The Low Anthem - Words and Music - 2009

August 24, 2009|Rita Houston

With its second album, 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin,' Rhode Island band The Low Anthem continues its musical evolution...

Jenny Owen Youngs - Words and Music - 2009

August 17, 2009|Rita Houston

There's no sophomore slump here as Jenny Owen Youngs returns with the new record 'Transmitter Failure,' and chats with Rita...

Among the Oak and Ash - Words and Music - 2009

August 06, 2009|Claudia Marshall

A plan to give traditional folk songs a new voice led songwriter Josh Joplin to phone pal Garrison Starr and ask her to help...

Justin Townes Earle - Words and Music - 2009

August 04, 2009|Claudia Marshall

Not yet 30, Justin Townes Earle has already been making music for half his life, and with the release of his new album...

Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens- Words and Music- 2009

July 29, 2009|Claudia Marshall

Gospel, soul, spirit and patience all make their way into the music of Naomi Shelton, a Brooklynite-via-Alabama who's just...

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Slaid Cleaves - Words and Music - 2009

July 20, 2009|Darren DeVivo

The last album from Slaid Cleaves was the covers record 'Unsung,' so it's been about 5 years since we heard new original...

Marshall Crenshaw with Darren DeVivo

Marshall Crenshaw - Words and Music - 2009

July 09, 2009|Darren DeVivo
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Madeleine Peyroux - Words and Music - 2009

July 08, 2009|John Platt

Moving past the inevitable and unending Billie Holiday comparisons, Madeleine Peyroux continues growing into her own as a...

Bill German - Words and Music - 2009

July 02, 2009|Dennis Elsas

Bill German started The Rolling Stones fanzine 'Beggars Banquet' as a teenager and eventually found it picked up as the band...

Regina Spektor: 2009

June 23, 2009|Kara Manning
Listen: FUV Live session with Kara Manning

Steve Earle - Words and Music - 2009

June 16, 2009|Rita Houston

Townes Van Zandt inspired many with his songs, including a young Steve Earle. Now Steve honors him with a full album of Van...

Christian Mazzalai and Thomas Mars of Phoenix in Studio A (photo by WFUV)

Phoenix - Words and Music - 2009

June 11, 2009|Alisa Ali

Fending off noise complaints in their hometown of Versailles, the French quartet Phoenix made a record that's meant to be...

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