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  • Unfazed by a hasty set-up, the Canadian folk band plays a tight, polished live set.
  • Vancouver's New Pornographers is a band made up of musicians who have their own projects in the works on the side, but the band still manages to put out catchy and witty material.
  • Cold War Kids' Loyalty to Loyalty spills a soulful yell over bluesy post-punk songs. Here, the band plays an unconventional version of "Something Is Not Right With Me" and discusses how the band copes with blog backlash.
  • The Waco Brothers, a punk-influenced alt-country band from Chicago made up of mostly British musicians, is best known for their chaotic live performances. The band brings that chaos to the World Cafe studios to perform songs included in their latest CD, Waco Express: Live & Kickin' at Schuba's Tavern .
  • Jack White's main project outside The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, performs an all-acoustic set of material from Consolers of the Lonely. Members Brendon Benson and Patrick Keeler also explain why their Australian Web site calls the band The Saboteurs in a session from WXPN.
  • As they celebrate their 35th anniversary as a band, all the original members of Cheap Trick have again gotten together to record The Latest. Here, the group performs new songs and old classics while showcasing an array of catchy hooks and blistering guitar riffs.
  • Led by former child actors Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett, the L.A. band gained underground notoriety with its catchy indie-pop in the late '90s and early '00s. Rilo Kiley's latest album is the band's first on a major label. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.
  • The funk/soul band mixes percussion, trumpets, guitars, organs, and bass, but its key ingredient is Jones' incredibly soulful voice. The group expertly emulates classic '60s and '70s funk. Hear the band in a performance and interview.
  • Hear the band perform a stripped-down session, recorded at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.
  • On Fragrant World, the band adopts a sparser sound. Hear Yeasayer perform live in the studio.
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