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Richard Thompson Plays Electric Acoustic

Guitar God Richard Thompson Plays Electric Acoustic

Calexico

Calexico Adds New Orleans Influence to the Mix on New Album Algiers, released September, 2012.

From his 1970s breakthrough as a founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra to his influential role as a leading drummer in the style of jazz and jazz-fusion, Billy Cobham remains a powerful musical explorer.

Wanda Jackson

One of the first popular female rockabilly singers, Wanda Jackson served as a pioneering rock and roll artist in the 1950s and 1960s. Known by many as the Queen of Rockabilly, Jackson is credited with being the first woman to record a rock and roll song – “Let’s Have a Party” in 1958.

Ben Sollee

Cello Playing Singer-Songwriter Ben Sollee Tackles Growing Up in this session.

The xx

The Quiet Intensity of The XX is Intact on their 2nd Album Coexist.

Jimi Hendrix Special - The Jimi You Never Knew

More than forty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix's music is still relevant today. His new album release, People, Hell & Angels debuted at Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 list and the single charted at Number One.

Toro Y Moi

Performing and recording under the name Toro Y Moi, Chaz Bundick draws on elements of soul, jazz, Latin disco, funk and modern pop. With Toro Y Moi's 2010 debut, Causers of This, Bundick became a pioneer of what's often called chillwave.

The Lions

Some of Today’s Best, Most Authentic, Live Reggae Comes from Kingston Los Angeles!

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo are approaching their 30th anniversary as a band and have just released one of their best albums yet, called Fade and we'll hear music from it live, on today's session. Plus David Dye gets to talk with Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan about the new biography on the band as well.