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Minus the Bear's brightly appealing indie-pop may be dispensed with remarkable technical prowess, but it also benefits from the band's sweetly personal lyrics and flair for writing pop hooks. Hear an interview and in-studio performance from WXPN.

Founded in 2002 by leader Zach Rogue, the indie-rock band Rogue Wave started when the newly unemployed Rogue went to New York to put together material that would later become the group's debut. Hear an interview and in-studio performance.

Country-rock singer Tim Krekel uses music as a means of paying tribute to life, love, and especially rock 'n' roll. Born in Louisville, Krekel got his start in music at an early age, breaking into the record industry in the '70s as a guitarist in Jimmy Buffett's band. Hear an interview and performance.

Browne and her band, The Bangin' Rackettes, are a flamboyant retro ensemble from Australia. The group's new album is called Baby Caught the Bus.

The three guys from Montreal, all talented instrumentalists, just released their sophomore album, La La Land. The record is tighter and heavier than their first, more loosely structured effort, Parc Avenue. The band plays its new songs live at the WXPN studios.

James Brown hasn't been reincarnated, but Black Joe Lewis sure does follow in his footsteps. With his new band The Honeybears, the twentysomething Texas soul singer showcases his rowdy retro-rock at WXPN.

Former J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf discusses his new album, Midnight Souvenirs, in an interview on World Cafe. The record features contributions by Shelby Lynne, Neko Case and Merle Haggard.

The Gallagher brothers had a longstanding feud for decades, and the band broke up for good in 2009.

The Irish rock band performs songs from their latest album, Romance.

During Obama's tenure, Justice Antonin Scalia sided with a 5-4 majority in many important cases. We look back at some of them.