JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound - Live Concert - 2012

July 17, 2012|Alisa Ali

Chicago soulman/showman JC Brooks takes the stage of Rockwood Music Hall with his band The Uptown Sound for an FUV Live...

Rodney Crowell and Mary Karr: 2012

July 16, 2012|John Platt

Celebrated songwriter Rodney Crowell and award-winning poet and author Mary Karr grew up only 16 miles and 5 years apart in...

Diamond Rugs - Words and Music - 2012

July 12, 2012|Eric Holland

When Deer Tick frontman John McCauley was looking to set up another raucous clubhouse of collaborators, he enlisted some all...

Cold Specks - Words and Music - 2012

July 11, 2012|Rita Houston

Al Spx is a Canadian singer-songwriter of East African descent, who heard echoes of ancestors in the Deep South recordings...

Patti Smith - Words and Music - 2012

July 10, 2012|Eric Holland
Listen: Conversation on 'Banga,' Electric Lady, Hendrix and more

Hacienda - Words and Music - 2012

July 09, 2012|Alisa Ali

The San Antonio-based quartet, Hacienda, didn't have to look too hard to find each other. With three brothers plus a cousin...

Lee Fields and The Expressions: 2012

July 05, 2012|Claudia Marshall
Watch/Listen: Live performance and conversation in Studio A

Ronnie Spector: 2010

July 04, 2012|Dennis Elsas

[Ed. Note: Ronnie Spector passed away on January 12, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 78.]

She had that...

Great Lake Swimmers - Words and Music - 2012

July 03, 2012|Alisa Ali

The Canadian band, Great Lake Swimmers (or GLS, if you're into the whole brevity thing) did a fantastic session with us in...

Larry Campbell - Words and Music - 2012

July 02, 2012|Rita Houston

Larry Campbell is a master of guitar, violin and all things stringed and strummed. You might know him from his years touring...

Glen Hansard - Words and Music - 2012

June 28, 2012|Claudia Marshall
Listen: Hansard talks about (and plays from) his first solo album.

White Rabbits - Words and Music - 2012

June 27, 2012|Alisa Ali

I was very pleased to see that I had gotten the White Rabbits interview. I absolutely loved their last record, It's...

Neil Young and Jonathan Demme - Words and Music - 2012

June 26, 2012|Darren DeVivo

Neil Young and filmmaker Jonathan Demme took a special journey last year from "a town in North Ontario" to a Toronto concert...

Theresa Andersson - Words and Music - 2012

June 25, 2012|Rita Houston

You wouldn't expect a young, blue-eyed Swedish woman to morph into a Cajun street parade right before your eyes, but Theresa...

Father John Misty - Words and Music - 2012

June 21, 2012|Alisa Ali
Listen: FUV Live studio session with Alisa Ali

Of Monsters and Men - Words and Music - 2012

June 20, 2012|Claudia Marshall

The Icelandic band, Of Monsters and Men, has careful orchestration at the core of its sound, but the restraint ends there -...

Chuck Prophet - Words and Music - 2012

June 18, 2012|Claudia Marshall

On the surface, Chuck Prophet's new album, Temple Beautiful, showcases his talent for writing hook-filled rock songs. Look a...

Alejandro Escovedo - Words and Music - 2012

June 14, 2012|Darren DeVivo

Roots rock icon Alejandro Escovedo has long inspired us with his ability to blend genres into an Americana that everyone can...

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