FUV Live Sessions

WFUV’s Alisa Ali sits down with Lake Street Dive in Racket NYC’s greenroom ahead of their exclusive show for FUV Marquee Members to talk about their new album, Good Together, and how they rolled the Dungeons & Dragons dice to craft creative tracks for this album. Songs: Good Together, Walking Up Hill and Help Is On the Way

Long-time WFUV favorite Gary Clark Jr. sits down with host Eric Holland backstage at Radio City Music Hall ahead of his show to talk about his new album, JPEG Raw, what it was like to work with Stevie Wonder and how his relationship with his guitar has changed over the years. Songs Courtesy of CBS Saturday Morning: This Is Who We Are, Triumph and Maktub

Quadruple threat singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Brittany Davis chats with WFUV’s Meghan Offtermatt about their new album, Image Issues, and how important it is for listeners to hang up any preconceived notions that what they see is more important than what they hear. Songs: So Fly, Lashes and Goons

Following the release of their new EP, SPACELUV, Philly-based band Snacktime sat down with WFUV host Alisa Ali to talk about how they got their start playing music for outdoor diners during the pandemic, their people-centric philosophy and where to eat in Philadelphia. Songs: I DON’T GIVE A DAMN, SPACELUV and TOGETHER

Australian band, Girl And Girl, joins WFUV host Alisa Ali in the studio to play three songs from their debut record, Call A Doctor, and bandmates Kai James and his Aunty Liss talk about what it was like to buckle down and release this album after getting signed by Sub Pop Records. Songs: Hello, Strangers and Call A Doctor

Ahmed Gallab, who makes music as Sinkane, talks with WFUV host Kara Manning about his album, We Belong, how it pays homage to the Black diaspora and what can happen when you decide to make the music you really want to make. Songs: We Belong, Come Together and How Sweet Is Your Love

Emily Kempf and Jason Balla of indie rock band, Dehd, talk with WFUV host Sam Sumpter about their latest album, Poetry, and what it was like to eat, sleep and breathe making an album while traveling throughout some of the United States' most beautiful landscapes. Songs: Bad Love, Mood Ring and Dog Days

Abigail Morris and Aurora Nishevci of British band, The Last Dinner Party, talk with WFUV host Kara Manning on their tour bus ahead of their Webster Hall show in New York City about their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, and what it has been like to achieve so much success so quickly. Songs: Sinner, Portrait of a Dead Girl and The Feminine Urge.

Welsh musician, songwriter, composer and producer Gruff Rhys joined WFUV host Kara Manning in New York City for a live set and to talk about his new album, Sadness Sets Me Free, and how he managed to hang his collection of “weird songs” on the peg of the title track. Songs: Sadness Sets Me Free, Bad Friend and I Tendered My Resignation.

Friends and bandmates Alex Bleeker and Martin Courtney from Brooklyn-based, Bergen County-bred band, Real Estate, talk to WFUV host Eric Holland about the meaning behind their new album, Daniel, and play a live set with the rest of the band. Songs: Water Underground, Flowers, Daniel and Haunted World.

Singer, songwriter + guitarist Fabi Reyna of Reyna Tropical talks to WFUV host Kara Manning about how Reyna Tropical’s debut album, Malegría, helped them move forward and process their grief following the sudden death of their musical partner. Songs: Cartagena, Conexion Ancestral and Suavecito.

FUV Live Sessions is a podcast from WFUV in New York City featuring live sessions and interviews with emerging artists and established icons. Each week, FUV hosts will talk to artists, and listeners will get the chance to hear a live set from FUV’s Studio A. ‘FUV Live Sessions’ will premiere on Monday, May 13, featuring singer, songwriter and guitarist Reyna Tropical. New episodes drop every Monda...