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Works Progress Administration

Wed, Dec 9 Listen
It's only the band's name, Works Progress Administration, that goes back to the 1930s. In 2007, Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, and Luke Bulla of Lyle Lovett's band, formed their group after talking about all the material they hadn't recorded with their other outfits. Their debut album, 'WPA,' features contributions from a dream team of Americana and Folk Rock musicians including Sean's sister Sara Watkins and the pianist Benmot Tench. Despite all the...

The Low Anthem

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
With its second album, "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin," Rhode Island band The Low Anthem continues its musical evolution, showcasing a range in sound from the rural to the raucous. Pump organs are only the beginning of the trio's obsession with instruments, and the band brought a few favorites to 'FUV for a studio session with host Rita Houston.

Mark Knopfler

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
For a man that's sold over one hundred million albums, it is not all that surprising that he has his hands in one hundred million musical projects. Mark Knopfler's 'fingerstyle' guitar playing is so distinctive that Rolling Stone has ranked him as the '27th best' guitarist of all-time and Fender puts out a 'Mark Knopfler' model of its Stratocaster. After two decades as The Dire Straits front man, he's gone onto a busy solo career as a singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer. He...

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour stopped by FUV's Studio-A with a full horn section for their Alternate Side interview, which might sound strange for a project that is only two years old, and started as a two-person collaboration between Mette Lindberg and Lars Iversen. They formed a band over their shared love of American Soul music, and it's a good thing they did, as their first concert was opening for Amy Winehouse in Copenhagen, and one of their first singles 'Around the Bend' was featured in...

Jill Sobule

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
There are two big themes on Jill Sobule's new album "California Years": the Golden State and the feel-good support of Jill's fans. She asked for help meeting the budget to make a record, they came through, and now Jill's hit the road to share the songs. One stop was 'FUV's Studio-A, for an interview with Claudia Marshall.

Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons (new!)

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
The son of a Baptist preacher and a mother who played piano for the church choir, it was seen as an act of rebellion for Cory Chisel when he started listening to the Clash, Sam Cooke, and Tom Waits. While Cory and his band, The Wandering Sons, started their career playing coffee houses around Appleton, Wisconsin, they've now been signed to a major label, and their debut LP 'Death Won't Send a Letter,' featured contributions from members of The Raconteurs and My Morning Jacket. The band...

Rosanne Cash (new!)

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
When Rosanne Cash was a teenager, her father, Johnny Cash, was worried that she was straying away from her roots, and wrote her a list songs that he considered to be a part of her family genealogy. More than three decades later she's turned part of that list into a CD with help from Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Tweedy, and Rufus Wainwright. Rosanne stopped by Studio A with her producer and husband John Leventhal to chat with FUV's Rita Houston about her father's list, and how it led to her latest...

The Avett Brothers (new!)

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
There are only two brothers in the North-Carolina Indie-folk group the Avett Brothers, Scott and Seth, but when one of the specialties of your sound is the three-part harmony it helps to have two other band members. They were recently playing a gig in midtown at Terminal Five and FUV's Alisa Ali was able to have a chat with them backstage as they toured to support their latest album, 'I and Love and You.'

Jack Penate

Fri, Nov 27 Listen
His 2007 album, Matinee, made him a hit in dance halls, but Jack Penate's most recent full-length 'Everything is New,' is making him a hit not just in dance halls, but everywhere people dance. He sat down for an Alternate Side interview with FUV's Alisa Ali to talk about his Latin, Jamaican, and Electronic dance music roots.

Loudon Wainwright

Thu, Nov 26 Listen
With his new album 'High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project,' Loudon Wainwright III is doing his part to make sure people know about old-time banjo player Charlie Poole. If you're one of the many who don't, listen in as Loudon tells the basics of his story during an 'FUV Live show hosted by John Platt.

Anthony DeCurtis

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
FUV Music Critic and Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis joined Nora Flaherty to talk about his new book—'Blues and Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer." It's an anthology of the music writing of the highly-influential New York Times and Rolling Stone music critic Robert Palmer. Anthony was Robert's editor at Rolling Stone, and he speaks about what made Palmer's writing and personality more like that of a rock star than a rock critic.

Norah Jones

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Back in 2001, a little known 22-year old Jazz singer from Texas named Norah Jones put out a five song EP. For the first radio interview of her career she came to WFUV's studio A to talk with Vin Scelsa. They discuss her Texas roots, her jazz influences, and her love of Joni Mitchell. Eight years later, she has just put out her fourth studio album, 'The Fall.'

Jupiter One

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
The New York-based indie rock band, Jupiter One, quit their day jobs in the Big Apple Circus to start making music together. And they don't clown around on their new album, 'Sunshowers,' which is upbeat and really danceable. They drove up the Cross Bronx to FUV's Studio A to chat with Alisa Ali.

The Black Hollies

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
The Black Hollies are a young-band, but they like and produce an older sound. Their second album 'Softly Through the Light' is a highly-danceable record that uses sixties instruments and recording techniques for a vintage feel. Justin Angelo Mori discusses what it's like touring with the older equipment in Studio A with FUV's Russ Borris.

Ray Davies

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Being knighted a Commander of the British Empire would probably make you a 'well-respected man about town,' but even before knighthood Ray Davies of the Kinks has been a well-respected man of music for more than four decades. Recently, the Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer stopped by Studio A to talk to FUV's own Dennis Elsas about his new album 'The Kinks Choral Collection' which features a sixty-odd piece chorus tackling a portion of The Kinks' prolific singles catalog.

Warren Haynes (New!)

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
To say Warren Haynes is a very good guitarist is an understatement. Rolling Stone has ranked him as the 23rd 'Greatest Guitarist of All-Time' and he has garnered seven-grammy nominations. But as he told WFUV's Darren Devivo during a recent session in Studio-A, he is also a very busy guitarist. And it's no wonder, he has his own record label, a solo-career plays in three major touring bands: The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, and Gov't Mule. It is with his Gov't Mule hat that he stopped into...

April Smith and the Great Picture Show

Tue, Nov 17 Listen
They're so new they don't even have a studio release—yet. April Smith and The Great Picture Show have been making waves across the New York City bar and club circuit, and have gotten the attention—the good kind—of the celebrity blogosphere. April stopped by WFUV's Studio A to talk with Rita Houston about how her early music influences of the The Andrews Sisters and Fats Waller, can exist in her repertoire alongside her other favorites like Tom Waits and PJ Harvey.

One Eskimo

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
Their first album garnered them international attention and a spot opening for Tori Amos, and that was just One Eskimo's music. They also funded their own music video, featuring themselves as animated characters, which was so well-received it was picked up for full-scale production by Warner Brothers. WFUV's Alisa Ali sat down with Kristian Leontiou and the rest of One Eskimo to talk about their self-titled debut album, their cartoon characters, and their unique creative process.

As Tall As Lions

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
As Tall As Lions were formed and are based in Long Island, but spent some time in Chicago maturing their sound, and then explored the rainforests of Costa Rica to gain inspiration for their most recent LP. So it was easy for them, geographically speaking, to hop across the Whitestone Bridge to join Alisa Ali in WFUV's Studio A for a conversation and acoustic performance featuring songs from their latest album, 'You Can't Take it with You.'

As Tall As Lions

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
As Tall As Lions were formed and are based in Long Island, but spent some time in Chicago maturing their sound, and then explored the rainforests of Costa Rica to gain inspiration for their most recent LP. So it was easy for them, geographically speaking, to hop across the Whitestone Bridge to join Alisa Ali in WFUV's Studio A for a conversation and acoustic performance featuring songs from their latest album, 'You Can't Take it with You.'

As Tall As Lions

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
As Tall As Lions were formed and are based in Long Island, but spent some time in Chicago maturing their sound, and then explored the rainforests of Costa Rica to gain inspiration for their most recent LP. So it was easy for them, geographically speaking, to hop across the Whitestone Bridge to join Alisa Ali in WFUV's Studio A for a conversation and acoustic performance featuring songs from their latest album, 'You Can't Take it with You.'

Neko Case

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
A little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll, and a lot obsessed with tornadoes — Neko Case is back with a new album called "Middle Cyclone." The sounds on the record are about as varied as the lyrical content but her unmistakable voice ties it all together, along with the help of an impressive list of musical friends. Hear more about the record and how a few of the songs sound acoustically, as Neko chats with host Claudia Marshall in 'FUV's Studio-A.

Charlie Mars

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
Charlie Mars' fifth album 'Like a Bird, Like A Plane,' has recently been released, and the Mississippi-originated singer-songwriter stopped in for an acoustic performance and conversation with Alisa Ali over at FUV's studio A. He talked about the constant touring of his early days, and how it wasn't till he struck a jackpot—not on tour—but at a casino that he was able to find some time to focus more on his songwriting and the direction of his sound.

Rickie Lee Jones (new!)

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
It's been three decades since Rickie Lee Jones released 'Chuck E's In Love' and 'Coolsville' and while the songs made her an overnight sensation her career has never burned out. She has been constantly exploring new genres in her music and new depths in her songwriting. She sat down in studio A with WFUV's John Platt to talk about her latest album 'Balm in Gilead' which explores her familial and spiritual roots. Rickie also talked about her deep connections with her fans.

Dan Auerbach

Mon, Nov 9 Listen
As a producer and one half of The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach is already busy guy. But a solo record somehow fit into his non-stop schedule, as did a few more layers of sound. Hear the results on the album "Keep It Hid" and in Dan's recent conversation with host Russ Borris at 'FUV.

Jim James

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
My Morning Jacket's grown from a Kentucky bar band to one of rock's best live acts, and they prove it on record too with the new album "Evil Urges." WFUV's Rita Houston was there to catch the band debuting tunes at SXSW this year, and heard what Jim James had to say about the recent changes in the band's sound.

Piers Faccini

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
Piers Faccini's first band, Charley Marlowe, came out of a performance poetry project with Francesca Beard, and when that came to an end in 2001, he threw himself into his painting, and became a darling of the gallery world. However, music and songwriting is still very much part of his oeuvre, and as he told FUV's Claudia Marshall his new album, Two Grains of Sand, is heavily influenced by his recent spate of traveling, and his recent experiences with the music of South Africa.

Fanfarlo

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
While a lot of bands like to craft intricate sounds on their albums, when they go on the road they'll often forgo band members for synthesizers, laptops, and ipods. Not so, for the UK band Fanfarlo, which features a touring crew of six multi-instrumentalists and vocalists along with the occasional guest musician. They've brought them all across the pond to talk with WFUV's Rita Houston about their debut album 'Resevoir' and while they're not an American-band, they don't necessarily mind...

Ray Lamontagne

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Soulful songwriter Ray Lamontagne sounded wise and weary beyond his years on his debut album "Trouble," and while that's a constant in his core sound, he's made a few changes on his new album, "Gossip in the Grain." One song started as a ballad and now features a horn section, and Ray explained a few other sonic differences during an interview with WFUV's Rita Houston.

Author Elijah Wald

Mon, Nov 2 Listen
During his prolific career as music writer, Elijah Wald has published books about bluesman Robert Johnson, folk artist Dave Van Ronk, and Mexican drug ballads. He dropped by 'FUV to talk with host Nora Flaherty about his latest and easily most controversially-titled book, 'How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music' and did a little spinning as a guest DJ.

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