This week our playlist includes music by Beck, Yma Sumac, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Earlimart, Van Halen, Tori Amos, Alabama Shakes and more.

The Colorado concert calendar was filled with memorable shows in 2012, though the opportunity to go out of state for the Austin City Limits Music Fest...

This week our playlist includes music by John Lennon, Louis Armstrong, The Avett Brothers, Elvis Costello, The Black Eyed Peas and more.

One of Australia's most popular and celebrated singer-songwriters enjoys touring America. Even if she isn't known on a first-name basis in this country like fellow Aussies who simply can go by Olivia, Kylie, Keith and Nicole.

After four songs, Los Lobos spokesman Cesar Rosas, who had the unenviable task of zapping some energy into the crowd, said, "Can y'all breathe all right?... I need some tequila."

Of course, a literary flair allows Williams to write from experience and she knows how dealing with the dark side can lead to tragic consequences. As one of this country's finest writers of roots music, she expresses all that with a gravelly voice that still receives mixed reviews.

Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst like to play rough together. And by following the two-heads-are-better-than-one line of thinking, they hope to make some noise after officially turning their solo acts into a duo called Shovels & Rope two years ago.

This week we review albums by Xavier Cugat, Pat Benatar, Edwinn Star, Eric Stewart, Alicia Keys and other artists.

At Lucinda Williams' Washington show, it was a mad love-fest between audience and performer that I've rarely seen outside of a Bruce Springsteen concert.

This week, we feature music by Peaches, Sly & The Family Stone, Kate Bush, Roy Orbison, and more.

For her new album, Blessed, Lucinda Williams brought in Don Was on production.

PLAY > SKIP: New Music for the Week of March 1 Now that the Oscars are over, can we get back to some music? There are singer-songwriters and bands wh...

For those looking for fresh ideas for 2011, there is a set of festivals still sneaking in under the radar with badass, blockbuster line-ups and evolved concepts that offer a fantastic festival experience.

Carrie Rodriguez was cracking up at the very idea, realizing how preposterous this pairing on her most recent album might seem to a perfect stranger.