GoGo Penguin: 2016

May 24, 2016|Kara Manning

Nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2014 for their second album, v2.0, Manchester's GoGo Penguin artfully blurs the...

M. Ward: Rockwood Music Hall 2016

May 23, 2016|Carmel Holt
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LNZNDRF: 2016

May 18, 2016|Alisa Ali

LNZNDRF (pronounced Lanzendorf) is a new band featuring Ben Lanz of the band Beirut along with Scott and Bryan Devendorf of...

Little Green Cars: 2016

May 17, 2016|Carmel Holt

Dublin's Little Green Cars formed in high school in 2008. This five-piece band was a part of FUV's 2012 CMJ Music Marathon...

Barns Courtney: 2016

May 16, 2016|Eric Holland

Barns Courtney breezed into FUV's Bronx studios recently. This young man, who may or may not be old enough to legally drink...

SHEL: 2016

May 15, 2016|John Platt

The four young sisters of SHEL grew up in rural Colorado, where they were homeschooled. Other than playing with their...

Operators: 2016

May 10, 2016|Alisa Ali

The synth-pop group Operators is led by Dan Boeckner, notably of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, and Divine Fits.  Drummer Sam...

Seratones: 2016

May 09, 2016|Russ Borris

Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana, Seratones recently released their debut album Get Gone on the widely respected Fat...

Tacocat: 2016

May 05, 2016|Alisa Ali

This jubilant, female-led, punk-pop quartet, which hails from Seattle, recently released a third record, Lost Time....

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...

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...

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: 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...

Yeasayer: Rockwood Music Hall 2016

April 28, 2016|Russ Borris

Brooklyn’s Yeasayer celebrated their ten year anniversary last year, so perhaps the direction of the new album Amen and...

Rogue Wave: 2016

April 27, 2016|Alisa Ali

Zach Schwartz started Rogue Wave almost 15 years ago in Oakland, California.  Through the years, there have been several...

Laura Gibson: 2016

April 26, 2016|Kara Manning

Over a year ago, a tragic gas explosion on Second Avenue in the East Village killed two people, injured 19 others, and left...

You Won't: 2016

April 25, 2016|Carmel Holt

Lexington, Massachusetts is known as the birthplace of the American Revolutionary War, where the first battle was fought...

Sean Watkins: 2016

April 24, 2016|John Platt

Sean Watkins wasn't yet a teenager when he, his sister Sara, and Chris Thile formed Nickel Creek, the Grammy-winning...

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