Presented by: Radionica Colombia

PROVIDENCIA is a band from Medellin city wich emerged in 2001, working hard within the independent music scene in Colombia, making its lyrics, taking the reality of their environment. Taking as base language the Jamaican...

Medellin COLOMBIA

Presented by: Radionica Colombia

24 years old. Chilean-northamerican. Singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, producer and writer. Independent musician, artist and entrepreneur. Founder of Fran Ltda, her own company from which she develops her projects ...

Santiago CHILE

Presented by: Radionica Colombia

Monsieur Periné, more than a musical group, it’s a creative project that was born out of the artistic and rhythmic exploration undertaken by Catalina Garcia, Santiago Prieto, Nicolas Junca and Camilo Parra in 2007. To...

Bogota COLOMBIA

Presented by: KCRW

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London UK-ENGLAND

 

Presented by: KCRW

The story of the Alabama Shakes begins in a high school psychology class in Athens, Alabama. Brittany Howard, who had started playing guitar a few years earlier, approached Zac Cockrell and asked if he wanted to try maki...

Athens AL

 

Presented by: KCRW

Burlap and opals. Moonshine and macrobiotics. Shaken and soothed. How Suzanne Santo (vocals/banjo/violin) and Ben Jaffe (vocals/guitar) managed to reconcile not just polemics, but seemingly opposed realities for their se...

Los Angeles CA

Presented by: WXPN

"Wesley Schultz, 9, who wants to be an artist, said, 'I spend a lot of time on my drawings and it turns out good 'cause I've been practicing a lot.'" -The New York Times, 3/15/92 Twenty years ago, Wesley Schultz saw t...

Denver CO

 

Presented by: WXPN

When it came time to record Delta Spirit’s third album, the band members knew one thing: It was time to shake off the stylistic labels that have shadowed them since they formed in San Diego, CA, in 2005. Though lyricis...

Long Beach CA

Presented by: WXPN

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Los Angeles CA

Presented by: WFUV

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Austin TX

Presented by: WFUV

It’s been suggested—by fans, detractors, even by the band’s founder—that Shearwater and whatever we call underground/indie/whatever-rock in this part of the century are not an obvious fit. And that’s true. So m...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: WFUV

Punch Brothers: Punch Brothers are the New York City-based quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. Their new album Who’s ...

New York NY

 

Presented by: The Current

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London UK-ENGLAND

Presented by: The Current

In 2009, Ben Kweller moved back to Texas after 10 years in New York City. To welcome himself home, he made a country record that released a voice he’d been hearing in his head since his earliest days growing up in Gree...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: KUT

American Goldwing is Sub Pop’s third full-length release with Portland’s Blitzen Trapper and the band’s sixth full-length overall. Over the course of their career they’ve earned rave reviews (from Rolling Stone, ...

Portland OR

 

Presented by: KUT

Brimming with confidence and creativity, Arrow sees Heartless Bastards pushing their distinctive sound forward with their most eclectic, energetic collection thus far. The album – the Austin, Texas-based band’s firs...

Cincinnati OH

Presented by: KEXP

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London UK-ENGLAND

Presented by: KEXP

On a rainy Nashville Thursday last October, Justin Townes Earle leapt onstage at the famed Ryman Auditorium to accept the 2011 Americana Music Award for Song of the Year. The triumphant evening capped a turbulent twelve...

Nashville TN

 

Presented by: KEXP

Fall. “Let’s make a new record,” they say. “How do we do this? Let’s do it differently—let’s write a whole pile of songs and develop them big time before we go into the studio to record—let’s not do th...

Montreal QC CANADA