The National with host Russ Borris at The Cutting Room

The National - Words and Music - 2013

May 21, 2013|Russ Borris
Watch/Listen: Studio session with DJ Russ Borris
Tom Jones, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Tom Jones - Words and Music - 2013

May 20, 2013|Rita Houston

Tom Jones is back with a new album called Spirit In The Room, and while hIs voice is unmistakable, his choice of songs might...

James Hunter, photo by Daniel Gorman

James Hunter - Words and Music - 2013

May 15, 2013|Carmel Holt

His new album, Minute By Minute, is with The James Hunter Six, but some lucky WFUV members and I were treated to a few of...

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Willy Mason - Live Concert - 2013

May 14, 2013|Carmel Holt

Willy Mason’s career has been an amazing series of important connections and relationships (or as he put it, “accidents”)...

Iron & Wine (photo by Craig Kief)

Iron & Wine - Words and Music - 2013

May 13, 2013|Carmel Holt
Watch/Listen: FUV Live session
Phoenix with Alisa Ali and Carmel Holt in 2013

Phoenix In Session 2013

May 06, 2013|Kara Manning

Phoenix has been spending a lot of time in New York of late — far removed from decent Parisian croissants — recording at Osc...

Phoenix with Rita Houston (photo by Daniel Gorman/WFUV)

Phoenix - Words and Music - 2013

April 23, 2013|Rita Houston

There is much anticipation and excitement around the forthcoming album from Phoenix, called Bankrupt. The foursome from...

Thao Nguyen, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Thao and The Get Down Stay Down - Words and Music - 2013

April 15, 2013|Russ Borris

After taking some time off from music to advocate for the rights of women prisoners in California, Thao Nguyen returned to...

Mike Scott (and W. B. Yeats), photo by Paul Mac Manus

The Waterboys - Words and Music - 2013

April 15, 2013|Eric Holland

The Waterboys first shaped the poems of W. B. Yeats into song 25 years ago on Fisherman's Blues, and now a lifelong labor of...

Phosphorescent, photo by Claire Lorenzo

Phosphorescent - Words and Music - 2013

April 11, 2013|Russ Borris
Watch/Listen: Studio session with DJ Russ Borris
Madeleine Peyroux, photo by Rocky Schenck

Madeleine Peyroux - Words and Music - 2013

April 10, 2013|Rita Houston

With her new album The Blue Room, Madeleine Peyroux continues to show little fear of tackling great works. The Blue Room is...

Satellite, photo by Nathan Winston

Satellite - Words and Music - 2013

April 09, 2013|Carmel Holt

After having a successful career as a songwriter for other musicians, Steven McMorran began to wonder what kind of songs he...

Crystal Bowersox, photo by Daniel Gorman

Crystal Bowersox - Words and Music - 2013

April 07, 2013|Rita Houston

From open mics to American Idol to moving on after that wild ride, the musical path of Crystal Bowersox now brings us her...

Low, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Low - Words and Music - 2013

April 04, 2013|Alisa Ali

This year, Low (founded by Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker) celebrates 20 years together as a band, and they recently released...

Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, and John Platt, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison - Words and Music - 2013

April 03, 2013|John Platt

Kelly Willis was already a recording artist with a couple of major label albums to her credit when she met Bruce Robison, an...

Stars, photo by Deirdre Hynes

Stars - Words and Music - 2013

April 02, 2013|Eric Holland

After over a decade together, Stars continues to sing about relationships in ways few other bands can. With Torquil Campbell...

Samantha Crain, photo by Brian Kordenbrock

Samantha Crain - Words and Music - 2013

April 01, 2013|Kara Manning

To Samantha Crain, the flaws in life are something to be embraced and reflected upon, and for her new album Kid Face, the...

Wild Belle, photo by Caroline Inzucchi

Wild Belle - Words and Music - 2013

March 28, 2013|Rita Houston

Wild Belle is a Chicago sibling duo and also a psychedelic love letter to the sounds of Africa and the Caribbean. Natalie...

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