Music

Known as the queen of rockabilly, Wanda Jackson is widely considered the first woman to record a rock 'n' roll song: 1958's "Let's Have a Party." A singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, Jackson became a pioneer for her mix of country and rockabilly music. This approach served her well in the mid-1960s, as rockabilly began to decline in popularity.

Baltimore's Ballyhoo! will play a few songs live during the Global Village ahead of their show that night at Woodland's Tavern!  Tune in for live music, conversation and a chance to win tickets to the show that night with Kayavibe and Tropidelic!  Listen here!

Performing a mix of rootsy, jazzy, americana and more, Miss Tess will be traveling to Columbus from her home base of New York.

She will perform at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza on Saturday Feb 16th, but you can hear her perform on WCBE this Thursday during the 11am hour.

That's on 90.5 FM and HD, WCBE Columbus, and online at wcbe.org.

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Listen to Mandalit del Barco's radio report from the Grammys at the audio link.

Coming up on Saturday Feb. 16th it's the eighth annual Music In The Round benefiting the Rafiki AIDS Orphanage School of Muziki. 

The progressive bluegrass outfit the Punch Brothers will perform live during the Global Village ahead of their show that night at The Southern Theatre with Anais Mitchell. 

After nearly 30 years of prolific genre-avoidance, the indie-rock trio Yo La Tengo returns with Fade, its first studio album in almost four years. The record, the band's 13th full-length release, features "Before We Run," a six-minute piece of orchestral pop showcasing Yo La Tengo's stately side.

Micah Schnabel and Shane Sweeney of the local band Two Cow Garage will join us live during the Global Village in the 2PM hour.

These guys have some new songs, and will be playing at Woodlands Tavern that evening, as a part of the
 Woodlands Tavern Live Music Fan Appreciation Night.

Many other bands will be there as well.

Hear new music from Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk, and find out what they've been up to lately.

That's on 90.5 FM and HD WCBE Columbus, and online at wcbe.org

The drummer Marcus Gilmore is coming off a major year in his career. In 2012, DownBeat magazine named him its top Rising Star Drummer in its long-running Critics Poll; pianist Vijay Iyer's trio, of which Gilmore is a member, also took the Jazz Album and Jazz Group of the Year categories.