Roots 'N Offshoots

He has a new sampler out which includes 3 new songs from an upcoming release, Simplify.

Currently touring throughout the country, Brendan James will perform at the Rumba Cafe on June 21 starting at about 8pm.

Tune in around 11am to listen to him talk about his music, and perform live.

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

They have a new cd, Ditties For Kiddies.

Two CD release shows are scheduled at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza on Sunday June 23.

It's been several years since New Basics Brass Band has performed live in studio a.

Catch their performance during the 11am hour, June 19th, on 90.5 WCBE FM And HD Columbus, also 106.3 FM in Newark, and online at wcbe.org.

Neko

Case

has a new single out called "Man" with the full length release to follow on September 3rd. 

A project of Kay and Joseph Barker, Bella Ruse will perform later that evening at the Rumba Cafe.

They've opened for bands like Heart, and performed at events like Lilith Fair.

Listen to live performances of a few of their songs, on 90.5 FM and HD Columbus, 106.3 FM in Newark, and online at wcbe.org.

Jason Isbell will return to WCBE to play a few songs for us during The Global Village! 

WCBE

is thrilled to host the legendary Booker T. Jones Live From Studio A and along with Rhythm On The River at Bicentennial Park on Fri. June 14th!  

WCBE and Woodland's Tavern proudly present Royal Southern Brotherhood! 

  The Folly Beach, S.C. trio Dangermuffin will join us live during the Global Village to play a few songs for us. 

The Robert Cray Band will drop by WCBE and play a few songs for us ahead of their show that night at The LC!

His show in town is at Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza in Worthington on June 2.

A former member of Six String Drag, Kenny Roby is currently playing shows all over the eastern U.S.

Memories & Birds is his new release.

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

The Baltimore based duo Bumper Jacksons will bring their traditional jazz and ragtime sounds to WCBE's Studio A. 

Tune if for a live session with Aoife O'Donovan during the Global Village. 

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and a founding member of The Doors, died Monday in Germany. He was 74.

A statement from publicist Heidi Ellen Robinson-Fitzgerald said Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile duct cancer.

Manzarek and Jim Morrison founded the iconic band after meeting in California. The Doors went on to become one of the most successful rock 'n' roll acts of the 1960s — and continues to have an impact decades after Morrison's death in 1971.

Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan will play a few songs during The Global Village ahead of his show that night at Woodland's Tavern! 

Out of Bloomington, IN., Murder By Death will drop by WCBE to play a few songs during the Global Village!

Langhorne Slim & The Law are touring  in support of their latest CD The Way We Move and they'll be making a stop at WCBE before their show that night at The Bluestone with Lucero! 

Folk and pop singer-songwriter Seth Glier will join us "Live From The Library" during the Global Village.  He's out on the road in support of his latest release Things I Should Let You Know.  He'll perform that night with Liz Longley at Columbus Performing Arts Center for a Six String event.  Tune in for live music and conversation on WCBE!  Listen here!

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JJ Grey & Mofro will release THIS RIVER on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. This is Grey's seventh album and his first studio album since 2010's acclaimed Georgia Warhorse.