The Jayhawks Gary Louris stops by to chat about and play songs from his new solo record.
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Wild Adriatic are about to release a long-awaited album on April 18th. It will be self-titled. When we heard the news, we hit up the band to see if they'd be game to celebrate with us.
Interviews & Sessions
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Dave Michaels chats with Nashville by-way-of Melbourne, Australia songwriter Jordie Lane.
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Emily Scott Robinson has been winning hearts for the better part of a decade. And she's about to win your heart, too. She's working on a new album. We cannot wait! And she's playing at Caffe Lena on Thursday, March 13.
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Meet the identical twin teens from Scotland. The Elidas is a folk duo that we discovered while wandering around on social media.
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E.R.I.E. perform on WMHT-TV's "AHA: A House for Arts" and sits down for an interview with WEXT's Dave Michaels.
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Carolyn Shapiro put out her last album about a year ago. She's not quite ready to make new one, but she has new songs. So, we were excited to have her play some new songs in the studio. Her next show is Friday night (2/28) at Caffe Lena.
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Dave Michaels chats with Simple Minds' Jim Kerr about Once Upon A Time turning 40.
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Colin McCarthy comes from a musical family here in the 518. He trekked out to Colorado to stretch his legs a bit, but recently returned home to work more on his music career. We sat down with Colin to talk about his music.
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Hot Club of Saratoga are back with a new record for 2025. It's called "Comes Love," and it's out on February 21.
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Ria Curley’s approach to life is summarized very well in the title track of her latest EP, Help Is On The Way. The title song originated in 2020, “I wanted to write a song of hope. Not really knowing where the help was going to come from, that’s on the way, but just sort of having faith that we as fellow human beings would overcome”.
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Chuck Prophet's new album Wake the Dead is out now.
Live performances and conversations with Local 518 musicians. Each week, we highlight a different Local 518 artist in session. Thursdays at 930pm.
From the R&B and soul of the '50s and '60s to the dance beat of the '70s, Chris Wienk brings you a weekly exploration into the roots of rock 'n roll.
Fridays at 9pm, Saturdays at 11pm.
Fridays at 9pm, Saturdays at 11pm.