Music

Country Music Couple Finally Makes An Album Together

February 19, 2013
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis are pictured at the Here & Now studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Singer-songwriters Kelly Willis and Bruce Robision have been making music separately for years. The couple’s first album together is getting rave reviews.

Mindy McCready’s Beautiful Voice, Troubled Life

February 18, 2013
In this Nov. 14, 2008 file photo, country singer Mindy McCready performs in Nashville, Tenn. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

One month after the boyfriend of country star Mindy McCready is believed to have committed suicide, McCready herself apparently has taken her own life.

Carrie Rodriguez Fiddles Her Way To Center Stage

February 12, 2013
Singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez. (Photo: Brian Brauser)

Austin, Tex. singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez started out playing classical violin as a child. But though she went on to the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, the fiddle called her.

Alabama Shakes: From High School Band To Grammy Nominee

February 7, 2013
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Rock band Alabama Shakes is up for two Grammy awards on Sunday: Best New Artist and Best Rock Performance. We talk with the band’s lead singer and drummer.

A Visit With Cello Legend Yo-Yo Ma

February 4, 2013
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Here & Now's studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has won more than a dozen Grammy awards for his performances of Bach, Brahms and Beethoven. This year, he’s nominated for Best Folk Album.

National Anthem As ‘Holy Grail Or Third Rail’

February 1, 2013
Whitney Houston, left, sings the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl. Christina Aguilera, right, sings the national anthem at the 2011 Super Bowl. (AP)

Alicia Keys is slated to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. We take a look at the most famous and infamous renditions of the notoriously challenging song.

Remembering Country-Rock Pioneer Gram Parsons

January 31, 2013
Country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons is shown in this undated photo.  (The Rhino Records/AP)

Gram Parsons is often called the father of country rock. He released his first solo record “GP” 40 years ago this month, but later that same year he died of a drug overdose.

Grammy Nomination For John Fullbright

January 25, 2013
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Fullbright, 24, just picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album for his CD “From the Ground Up.”

Music On Only A Game

January 19, 2013
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Only A Game’s Gary Waleik shares some info about the music on this week’s show.

Teaching Rock History Online

January 14, 2013
A longtime music critic is teaching the history of rock, from musicians like bluesman Robert Johnson back in the 1930s, to Amanda Palmer using Kickstarter and Twitter to reach fans. (Wikimedia Commons, Kickstarter screenshot)

Berklee College of Music offers an online class on the history of rock, from bluesman Robert Johnson back in the 1930s, to Amanda Palmer using Kickstarter and Twitter to reach fans today.

Music On Only A Game

January 12, 2013
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Gary Waleik provides information about this week’s music. Sports!!!

Timur And The Dime Museum Offer Up Post-Punk Screaming Opera

January 11, 2013
The members of Timur and the Dime Museum. Top row, from left: Daniel Corral (accordion, keyboard, music director),  Timur Bekbosunov (vocals, producer), Matthew Setzer (electric guitar). Bottom row from left: Andrew Lessman (drums), Cassia Streb (viola), David Tranchina (electric bass).

If you put Borat and Rufus Wainwright in a band you might wind up with the unique sound that belongs to this group, fronted by Kazakhstan-born Timur Bekbosunov.

Yo La Tengo Won’t Compromise

January 9, 2013
The members of Yo La Tengo, from left, Ira Kaplan, James McNew and Georgia Hubley. (Carlie Armstrong)

In over 25 years of making music, N.J. indie band Yo La Tengo has drawn both critical acclaim and a devoted following, though they’ve never achieved widespread commercial success.

Ludwig Van — You Are The Man

January 7, 2013
Katherine Brandt (Paula Plum) turns to Beethoven (James Andreassi) for comfort in “33 Variations.” (Photo courtesy of Lyric Stage Company of Boston / Mark S. Howard)

BOSTON — The Lyric Stage has a sharp production of Moisés Kaufman’s “33 Variations,” about a musicologist’s exploration of Beethoven’s “Diabelli Variations.”

Lisa Batiashvili On CD, But Not At BSO

January 7, 2013
Lisa Batiashvili. (Photo courtesy of Boston Symphony Orchestra.)

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili cancels her BSO concert, but plays matchmaker for Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann on her new CD.

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