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  • The members of the trio talk about All of This Life, their relentless work ethic and the surprising similarities between touring in a rock and roll band and growing up on a dairy farm.
  • Its roots are in the all-ages punk scene, but the band has evolved into one of the city's most musically compelling and lyrically insightful ensembles.
  • Once a backing band for burlesque shows, DeVotchKa is known for its soundtrack to Little Miss Sunshine. With raucous music that combines Slavic, Russian and Gypsy roots with American punk and folk, the group's four members pick up at least a dozen instruments on their new record, A Mad and Faithful Telling.
  • Ari Picker was into jam bands before attending the Berklee College of Music. He emerged with a new obsession -- classical composition -- and assembled a tiny orchestra of North Carolina folk musicians. Listen to two songs from the band's new album, All Alone in an Empty House.
  • Without Feathers was released in March and revealed a new sound for The Stills — one heavily influenced by rootsy '70s rock bands, while still retaining traces of the style that won the group exposure in the first place.
  • Hear the band's very first performance since the pandemic began, recorded live for World Cafe.
  • Renowned for their innovative "sacred steel guitar" sound, gospel band the Campbell Brothers teamed up with John Medeski on their latest release, Can You Feel It?. Medeski is a gifted organist best known for his band Medeski, Martin and Wood.
  • In the 15 years since releasing its breakthrough debut, the roots-pop band has become one of the most popular rock groups in America. The band plays from and talks about its new album, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings.
  • Recorded over a span of four years, Isbell's new solo debut (Sirens of the Ditch) showcases a power-pop disposition that generally favors pianos and pedal-steel over the buzzing, overdriven guitars of his previous band.
  • Led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel, American Music Club lives up to its name by mixing very different types of American music. When it began in 1982, the band characterized what would become "slowcore," a style marked by its crawling pace. Hear an interview and performance.
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