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Brandi Carlile performs at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Brandi Carlile, Live in Concert: Newport Folk 2018
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Neko Case performs her newest album Hell-On live for WFUV Public Radio and NPR Music at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Gus Philippas/WFUV hide caption
First Listen Live: Neko Case, 'Hell-On'
From left, Lo Moon's Sam Stewart, Matt Lowell, and Crisanta Baker at WFUV's studios in New York. Kristen Riffert/WFUV hide caption
Lo Moon And The Art Of The Reveal
The Head And The Heart performs songs from Signs Of Light live at City Winery in NYC. Gus Philippas/WFUV hide caption
Mumford & Sons perform live in the WFUV studio. Caroline Inzucchi/WFUV hide caption
Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford are The New Basement Tapes. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Son Little's new song "The River" is a favorite on WFUV in New York City. Todd Cooper/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Sam Smith's new album, In the Lonely Hour, comes out June 17. Courtesy of the artist hide caption