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Richard Thompson OBE Is Still the Shreddingest (From the Archives)
Episode 60
British singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson OBE was part of the groundbreaking folk rock band Fairport Convention in the 1960's, made r…
2 years, 3 months ago
NYC's Zelenaya Sculpts Traditional Folk Into Doom Metal, In-Studio
Episode 59
The NYC group Zelenaya mixes traditional folk music with heavy metal in ways that are both surprising and convincing. Haunting three part harmonies, …
2 years, 3 months ago
Tuareg Guitar Shredder Mdou Moctar Brings the Joy, In-Studio
Episode 58
The Tuareg singer and guitarist Mdou Moctar is from Niger, and his music career began with his songs being shared across mobile phone trading network…
2 years, 3 months ago
Electronic Cinematic Pop From the Duo Ringdown, In-Studio
Episode 57
The duo called Ringdown makes what they refer to as electronic cinematic pop from Portland, Oregon. But there are also elements of folk and classical…
2 years, 3 months ago
Brooklyn-Via-Peru Combo Tipa Tipo Brings the Yacht Rock With Cowbells
Episode 56
The band called Tipa Tipo comes from Brooklyn via Peru. The trio plays an unexpectedly danceable mix of tropical Latin funk, cumbia, disco, and yacht…
2 years, 3 months ago
Julia Holter's Artful Minimalism and Fluidity, In-Studio
Episode 55
Julia Holter’s could be in the realm of contemporary classical music, experimental pop, and ambient music. Often dreamy and elusive, her songs defy e…
2 years, 3 months ago
Guster Slings Hooks and Harmonies, With Bongos, In-Studio
Episode 54
The alternative rock band Guster, formed over bongos and acoustic guitars at Tufts University in 1991, has built its reputation on their striking voc…
2 years, 3 months ago
Grace Cummings Channels Emotion Into Powerful Vocal Poetry
Episode 53
Grace Cummings, the Australian singer and songwriter from Melbourne, has a strikingly rich and commanding voice, the kind that can cut through a big …
2 years, 3 months ago
Composer and Cornetist Graham Haynes Confounds Expectation
Episode 52
Graham Haynes, the Bahia, Brazil-based composer, cornetist, and bandleader, “expands and confounds what we understand as jazz and electronic music.” …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Jazz Passengers Cover Themselves, In-Studio
Episode 51
New York’s The Jazz Passengers – despite the name – don’t just play jazz. Founded in 1987 by sax player Roy Nathanson and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, …
2 years, 4 months ago