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Vetiver frontman Andy Cabic wrote a new album - the first since the highly acclaimed Complete Strangers in 2015 - entirely on acoustic guitar. It's an easy to reach instrument when inspiration strikes. Warm and organic, "Up On High" is a fine...

Ivory tickler Kiefer studied Jazz at UCLA under some of the greats. Both a student and a teacher, Kiefer says:  " I spend everyday talking to students and mentors and listening to music and finding things that I think are beautiful, and then...

The second in poet and performer Saul Williams' album trilogy, Encryted & Vulnerable, is part of a multi-platform project overseen by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda. "Underground" is  a personal and optimistic commentary on  struggle and deviance.

Here at KCRW, we've been keeping an eye on singer/songwriter Melina Duterte aka Jay Som who started penning songs for her second album after relocating from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. "Nighttime Drive" feels playful and exploratory, just like...

Taylor McFerrin wears many musical hats: he's a producer, composer, DJ and pianist. But as the son of legendary singer Bobby McFerrin, he's been a little more reluctant as a vocalist.  He conveys himself beautifully via his instrumentals, and now...

Leslie Stevens has been on the alt-country circuit for a while, but she hasn't released many recordings. Now, her third album, produced by hometown bud Jonathan Wilson is just out. Hear a stellar cast of musicians backing Stevens' pristine voice on...

Jonathan Something likes to write songs, and in fact, he probably comes up with an entire album's worth of songs every couple of months. If you find yourself in relationship purgatory, pick yourself off that couch and reach out and push the button...

Skateboards and punk rock fueled the trio Brainstory as they grew up in the San Bernardino Valley. Alchemists of sound, Brainstory mixes Jazz with a pinch of psychedelia and a spring of soul on "Mnemophobia" or "fear of memory."

Fraternal twins David and Daniel, along with their younger sister Julia were exposed to their parent's record stacks. While the brothers dabbled in bands, they realized they needed another voice to round out their harmonies, and joked they'd wait...

In 1985, Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan took the stage at WOMAD Festival in front of a non-Asian audience to sing in what turned out to be a transcendent night. Unheard for 34 years, this magical performance has finally been restored and...