10 Dylan Songs You’ve Never Heard – All The Way Through
Despite having recorded over 600 pieces in his career, when it comes to Dylan there's not a lot of undiscovered territory. Songs basically come in two forms - well know or completely legendary. Still, [...]
Decade of Difference: Happy Birthday Bob Dylan
The man who has had an incalculable influence on modern music comes from modest beginnings. Bob Dylan was born and raised in Minnesota, learning to play guitar and harmonica as a child and forming a [...]
Decade of Difference Graduation Week: The Record Company
While they tip their hat to the blues and carry a lot of blues in their music, The Record Company is not a blues band. The Los Angeles trio likens themselves as an early rock [...]
Lael Neale – Home Studio Session
Lael Neale talks about her upbringing in rural Virginia, how she embraced the Omnichord as her instrument of choice, and her new album Acquainted with Night in this Home [...]
Decade of Difference Graduation Week: Watchhouse
Formed slightly more than a decade ago, the duo formerly known as Mandolin Orange is the joint effort of singer/songwriter Andrew Marlin and musician Emily Frantz. The pair connected through mutual friends in a North [...]
Stray Fossa – Home Studio Session
Charlottesville-based Stray Fossa connect with WNRN’s Desiré Moses to reflect on the making of their debut LP With You Forever. After considering a move to Nashville, the group talks about why they chose Central Virginia [...]
John-Robert Home Studio Session
WNRN's Lindsey Goldin talks with Virginia native John-Robert about growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, and the ways it did (and didn't) influence the sound of his new EP Healthy Baby Boy Pt. [...]
Decade of Difference Graduation Week: Jr Jr
Beginning in 2011, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr worked to deliver festival friendly music with a nod to both folk and 60’s pop. The band formed in Detroit for fun - none of the founders ever [...]
David Wax Museum Home Studio Session
David Wax Museum’s living room jams are just like yours – except when they invite over pals it’s people like multi-instrumentalist Alec Spiegelman (Okkervil River, Lake Street Dive) and Lucius [...]
Decade of Difference Graduation Week: Milk Carton Kids
What does traditional folk sound like in the 21st century? Take a listen to the Milk Carton Kids for one example. Californians Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan formed the duo in 2011 after shelving their [...]
Decade of Difference: Dawes
It was 2009 when Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith and Blake Mills formed Simon Dawes while in high school in Malibu.The confusing name was formed from parts of the band member's name, but when Mills left, [...]
Decade of Difference: Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder’s incredible career began when he signed his first recording contract as an eleven year old. Wonder has been blind essentially from birth, making his musical accomplishments even more challenging. After his family moved [...]