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14/07/2025

Jack Barksdale wrote a song from the perspective of an entitled, sneering Jesus. That, along with several tracks about death and the end of the world, make this one of the most interesting albums of the year. Have I mentioned he's only 17?

At only 17, Jack Barksdale is the youngest guest I’ve yet to have on my show. That does not seem to have stopped him from having an existential crisis. “There’s a pie in the sky idea that someday w…

06/07/2025

Somewhere between relentless optimism and well-earned grit, the mood from Larry McCray is a good deal less blue than his guitar playing. He knows quite a bit about accountability, progress, and comebacks.

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24/06/2025

We all have that old friend we've lost touch with. Stephen Kellogg explores the loss and nostalgia in a matter-of-fact way that makes certain details hit that much harder.

Old friends are, for the most part, a bittersweet memory. We keep very few of them for our entire lives and the connections we share with them later on are insignificant compared to what once was. …

14/06/2025

Caitlin Cannon is willing to be honest about love in a way few songwriters are. Spending some time with her defense mechanisms can be tragic or cathartic, depending on how high your own walls are.

Addicts often have an unhealthy relationship with a particular substance and can’t quite get the high they need. “Love Addict,” therefore, is the perfect title for a Caitlin Cannon album that conta…

02/06/2025

Leslie Jordan never got to know her grandfather while he was alive. Still, she was able to collaborate with him through a box of his old writings. The result is a powerful story about a complicated and lonely man.

Leslie Jordan never knew her grandfather. Her mother barely knew her father, for that matter. He left her and his wife and wandered the West, fancying himself as a beatnik writer. When he died, Les…

27/05/2025

You & I Are Earth from Anna B Savage sounds, well, earthy. But her shock and joy at finding true love is simply heavenly.

When love is right, it feels right. Anna B. Savage had no problem being single and didn’t imagine a future like this. But it was love, and it felt right. “This warmth, this is how it should be,” si…

24/04/2025

Pug Johnson is a uniquely hilarious songwriter when he plays the character of "El Ca**on," or the bastard. But his sincere love songs to his wife feel all the more significant thanks to the contrast.

Pug Johnson may not be “El Ca**on,” which roughly translated to bastard, but he certainly knows how to write a song as one. “It seemed like a fun, mischievous type of a guy who would have a lot of …

19/04/2025

Sean McConnell had to unlearn to relearn. Thanks to his spiritual reading and maturing, he imagines a return to innocence and delivers on the concept with the most beautiful, peaceful end to an album you'll ever hear.

Sean McConnell is deconstructing and rebuilding on “Skin,” his latest thoughtful, spiritually influenced work. He is unlearning to learn, maturing by finding a child within, and becoming a better m…

07/04/2025

Lily Talmers meant her latest album to be like a circle. The ideas and emotions are complex and at times overwhelming. It's an album about grief that feels a lot like being hit by a wave of it.

Lily Talmers is a revelation on “It’s Cyclical Missing You.” In both her lyrics and performance, Talmers is intense, intelligent, and confrontational. She’s almost breathless at points. At moments,…

02/04/2025

Join Barry Oreck on WUSB for a New York History lesson on topics like Robert Moses and the folk scene. Stick around for a chat on how to adapt to today's climate.

Barry Oreck is grateful to be a part of the New York City folk community. The lower East side was once the center of the American folk movement and though Oreck spent most of his career as a dancer…

27/03/2025

Join us tomorrow for an all night music event!!
The 24 hour student takeover is a time where the students get full control over what plays on air for 24 hours, its a lot of fun and I hope to see you there!
The takeover is from noon on 3/28 to noon on 3/29.
Pizza will be delivered after 6 PM.

25/03/2025

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