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Following the sudden demise of his former band, The Capulets, Stuart McLamb says he packed up his things one drunken night and moved from Raleigh to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to pursue a problematic relationship and begin his next musical endeavor under the somewhat ironic moniker of The Love Language. McLamb's story may sound dangerously clichéd, but his music is anything but trite.

Mark O'Connor's new Americana Symphony follows the spirit of America's historic westward expansion and the music it engendered. The fiddler says he's trying to identify something long overlooked in classical music — our native language.

In addition to sharing a similar upbringing, brothers Roberto and Nathaniel Aguilar now have the same career trajectory as the two main players in the Florida-based band Dish. At a healthy sixteen tracks, Ma Raison De Vivre Ton Amour, is nearly an hour long, which gives these brothers the opportunity to explore and showcase their talents.

Two albums featuring the late rock 'n' roll icon have been released — Memorial Collection and Down the Line: Rarities. Rock historian Ed Ward considers Holly's music and tragic death.

Foster starts out her KUT session by reaching back to her roots with a Sister Rosetta Tharpe song. It sets the mood for a soulful performance and conversation with the modern blues singer and guitarist, who looks beyond the folk tradition for which she's become known.

On Apr. 4, the rockabilly legend behind "Hard Headed Woman" will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. It's her hard head in the music business that's helped make her both a survivor and a pioneer.

March is the month of tournaments, but why should college basketball have all the fun? Every weekday at NPR Music brings a new Song of the Day, so Jacki Lyden and Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson recently sat down to debate this past week's selections.

Bob Boilen, Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton Stephen Thompson wrap up their SXSW '09 coverage with a final look at some of the most memorable acts.

For the folk-pop songwriter who borrows his stage name from the 1967 Bob Dylan album, cleverly pointed lyrics and biting humor come as no surprise. As sharp as ever after a five-year hiatus, Harding has released Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, the result of a new found musical freedom.

Guitarist and songwriter Erika Wennerstrom fronts the Cincinnati group with a sprawling voice that that simultaneously exudes both strength and grief. Their introspective third album, The Mountain, is a departure from previous albums' brighter, garage rock and chronicles a move from Ohio to Wennerstrom's new home of Austin, Texas.