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On the Outside finds Starsailor refreshed after a period out of the limelight, while retaining a depth of emotion that attracted much attention earlier. The band performs live from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, with singer-songwriter Peter Walker.

The group Las Rubias del Norte is led by a pair of singers from Brooklyn who found inspiration in the songs of Tejana singer Lydia Mendoza and other music of South America.

With an impressive 40 year music career, John Stewart is a true music veteran who is best known for songs like "Daydream Believer" and "Gold." His latest release, The Day the River Sang, is an exercise in minimalism. Each of his songs has deep meaning, including a poignant piano-laden tribute to New Orleans.

Michael Brook has a history of collaborating with musicians from around the world. It's made him one of the most sought-after producers in the music industry. His new CD, RockPaperScissors, is an eclectic nod to international artists, both living and dead.

What began as Elvis Costello's tribute to Allen Toussaint's music became a dedication to the rebuilding and return of New Orleans. The two musicians talk about their new album A River in Reverse.

The Gourds have been called the best band in Austin, Texas. That's no mean feat in a town awash in music. Band members Kevin Russell and Jimmy Smith tell John Ydstie about their latest release, Heavy Ornamentals.

The World Cup finals feature soccer that is elegant, powerful and artistic. But the quadrennial tourney holds no guarantees for providing music that matches the magic conducted on the pitch. In fact, some of it could only be filed under "A" for awful.

Tourists and townsfolk alike are dancing to the beats of the Jazz Festival in New Orleans. It's the first major music festival in the city since Hurricane Katrina struck last year. So far, ticket sales have been brisk.

The Jayhawks may have called it quits after two decades of pioneering alt-country music. But even as drummer and multi-dimensional musician Tim O'Reagan trots out a self-titled CD, he's joined by several Jayhawks alumni.

Those familiar with Radiohead's Thom Yorke — the great rock poet of anxious despair, whose internal dialogue revs like a thousand engines stuck in neutral — might be skeptical of any attempt to give his inner doomsayer the day off. But he's determined to try.