Decade of Difference: Anais Mitchell
Born in Vermont where her father was a novelist and college professor, Anais Mitchell traveled extensively while growing up. By high school she was looking for chances to perform, and in college she continued her [...]
Decade of Difference: Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird began playing violin as a 4 year old and ultimately earned a degree in violin performance from Northwestern University. Along the way, he developed a desire to incorporate traditions from many genres into [...]
Decade of Difference: Robert Earl Keen
After more than four decades playing approximately 200 shows per year, Robert Earl Keen announced that this current tour would be his last. Growing up in Houston, Keen studied English at Texas A&M, where he [...]
Decade of Difference: Iron & Wine
South Carolina native Sam Beam performs under the stage name Iron & Wine, a name he took from the label of a dietary supplement, “Beef, Iron and Wine”. Beam studied Art at VCU and then [...]
Decade of Difference: Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf was born on this day in London. A poor student in all subjects except Art, Stevens began a performing career in 1965 [...]
Decade of Difference: Fantastic Negrito
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, better known by his performing name Fantastic Negrito grew up in western Massachusetts. One of fourteen children, he relocated with his family to Oakland, California as a twelve year old. The move [...]
Decade of Difference: Commander Cody
George Frayne was studying sculpture and painting at the University of Michigan when he formed a rowdy country band driven by his boogie woogie piano playing. The band moved to northern California after he completed [...]
Decade of Difference: Delta Spirit
California band Delta Spirit formed in 2005 when Jon Jameson and Brandon Young spotted Matthew Logan Vasquez busking in San Diego and the band released their EP in 2006 followed by their first album in [...]
American Aquarium In-Studio Session
BJ Barham from American Aquarium came through In Your Ear studios to talk about and play songs from their new record, Chicamacomico. […]
Decade of Difference: Linda Ronstadt
Possessing one of the greatest voices in popular music, Linda Ronstadt collected 11 Grammys and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame over her 44 year career. As an Arizona State University [...]
Jim Lauderdale In-Studio Session
Americana singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale came by the station in Charlottesville to play a couple songs from his new album, Game Changer, out on August 26th. The cheerful lead single "That Kind Of Life (That Kind Of [...]
Decade of Difference: Woody Guthrie
One of Americas’ greatest folk treasures, Woody Guthrie wrote hundreds of songs for adults and children. His album of songs about the Dust Bowl era Dust Bowl Ballads preserved the true life experiences of those [...]