Matt Berninger’s gloomy persona, which has defined The National’s albums, is brought to a new level on his solo debut “Serpentine Prison.”

"While opening up the week’s onslaught of new CDs, one in particular helped put a huge smile on my face. The never before released 1968 concert: Thelonious Monk - Palo Alto." Read Jae Sinnett's account of how this unique concert came to be. 

Join us Sunday night to hear from folk icon Judy Collins. We'll discuss her career of more than 50 years and preview her upcoming virtual concert. 

This week, Pickin' on WHRV features the music of the Bluegrass Album Band, a group regarded as one of the finest Americana bands to ever record and perform together.

In a Portsmouth church in 1932, a legendary R&B singer was born. That’s where Ruth Brown, then known as Ruth Weston, made her singing debut.

Bahamas is the name Afie Jurvanen has been recording under since 2009 and, as his fifth album’s title,“Sad Hunk” implies, he’s struggling to live up to his own reputation

"As a music educator and serious foodie, in teaching music to non-musicians, I often make parallels with cooking." Read how Jae Sinnett uses food analogies to help his students understand jazz better.

Bluegrass may have been born in the mountains of Appalachia, but as people moved to cities in search of work it spread to a wider audience. On this week's episode, we explore musicians from one unlikely Bluegrass hotbed, Baltimore, Maryland.