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For a guy who gets tagged with a lot of limiting descriptors — "freak folk," "hippie" and so forth — Devendra Banhart doesn't like to let his music sit in any spot for long. His catalog, which now includes seven official albums, has taken him through warmly intimate ballads, raw and unselfconsciously strange home recordings, songs in several languages (Banhart spent much of his childhood in Venezuela), a lot of smoothly strummy folk-pop and the occasional low-key anthem about free-spiritedness.

He's on tour with Whitehorse and will be in Columbus at the Basement later that night.

Hear the country music of Daniel Romano on March 6 during the 11am hour.

That's on 90.5 WCBE FM and HD Columbus, 106.3 FM in Newark, and online at wcbe.org

Please join us for The Eighth Annual Townes Van Zandt Tribute & Benefit For WCBE! 

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Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, the husband and wife duo behind Whitehorse, will perform a few songs live during the Global Village ahead of their show that night at The Basement!

Whitey Morgan and the 78's are a honky tonk country band based in Flint, MI.

Founded by brothers Rev. Gean West and Tommie West, The Relatives first surfaced in the 1970s with the single "Walking On." With its rhythmic fusion of traditional gospel and psychedelic funk, the quintet became known for its energetic live performances. However, the group disbanded in 1980, disappearing from the music world without so much as a full studio album to its name — until now.

This band, fronted by Annie Lynch will be passing through Columbus on their way to their next gig in Washington DC.

They've played festivals including South By Southwest, and the Boston Folk Festival.

Tune in during the 11am hour to hear from Annie And The Beekeepers.

That's on 90.5 WCBE FM and HD Columbus, and 106.3 FM in Newark.

Eilen Jewell will play a few songs during the Global Village ahead of her show that night at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza! 

As one of the most thoughtful singer-songwriters around, Josh Ritter isn't one to write angry, over-the-top, knee-jerk breakup songs — even though his new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, was written entirely in response to his own recent divorce. Gentility and empathy are wired into Ritter's songwriting, so his idea of a breakup anthem is the gorgeous and glorious "Joy to You Baby," in which he closes the book on a relationship by wishing everyone well, himself included.

Richard Thompson started playing in "The British Byrds," Fairport Convention, when he was only 17.

The annual music & camping event features over 40 bands with no overlapping sets, held July 18-21 at Legend Valley Concert Venue & Campground!

Delta Rae played in town last night with Z Z Ward and Martin Harley,

and she's staying in town to perform live for you during the 11am hour.

That's:

on 90.5 FM and HD Columbus, and 106.3 FM in Newark,

and online at wcbe.org

Tune in for a live session during the Global Village with the UK's Martin Harley! 

 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — There will be a British invasion of the main stage at

Paul McCartney and Mumford & Sons are among the headliners for the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

The four-day festival, held on a rural 700-acre farm, always features an eclectic roster, but the June 13-16 event is even more varied than usual.

They're currently touring and will be in our studio during the 11am hour.

Both will be at Woodlands Tavern later that evening.

Hear Freedy Johnston and Aaron Lee Tasjan both perform during the 11am hour.

That's on 90.5 FM and HD WCBE Columbus, and 106.3FM Newark, and online at wcbe.org.

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Say what you will about some of the biggest songs of the 1980s — go ahead and badmouth electric pianos, and by all means bemoan the prevailing production quality — but the decade continues to cast a long shadow over popular music. Given its enduring popularity on dance floors and on radios, not to mention the rise of '80s-emulating singers like Gotye, you could do far worse than look to that decade for tips on connecting with audiences.

Local group The Shazzbots will perform live during the Global Village. 

As the European editor of Rolling Stone, Jonathan Cott spent his time interviewing legendary musicians like Mick Jagger and Pete Townshend. But in 1968, he finally got the opportunity to meet his hero, John Lennon. Cott was nervous.

"He said, 'There's nothing to be nervous about,'" Cott recalls. "'It's going to be OK, and we're doing it together, and that's what really matters.'"