The markets ended in positive territory for the fourth day in a row, capping off the best week this year.

Of course, last week, was painful with big losses. The Wall Street Journal reports on the numbers:

NPR correspondent Deborah Amos joined U.N. monitors and a small group of journalists Friday who were able to enter the Syrian village of Mazraat al-Qubair, where 78 people, including women and children, were killed on Wednesday by pro-government forces, according to opposition activists.

A military judge refused to dimiss 10 of the 22 counts against Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who stands accused of giving classified information to WikiLeaks.

The AP reports:

"Col. Denise Lind also indicated she will postpone Pfc.Bradley Manning's trial, currently set to start Sept. 21, to November or January because of procedural delays.

Egyptian state television has begun running an ad that seems to be stoking fear of foreigners.

If you're stung by a jellyfish or Portuguese man-o-war, how do you treat the pain?

Some emergency room docs at the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center pored over all the scientific papers they could find to come up with answers based on evidence instead of intuition.

Singer/songwriter/violinist CAITLIN CARY returns to WNCW on Friday for another live session.  In addition to her solo work and her time spent in Whiskeytown, she has collaborated with Thad Cockrell, Tres Chicas, and most recently, Small Ponds (a duet with Matt Douglas.)  She/they play Asheville and Charlotte this weekend.    

RED JUNE  is the acoustic Americana trio of Natalya Weinstein, Will Straughan, and John Cloyd Miller.  Blending old-time, bluegrass, traditional country, and folk, the Asheville band was the #1 WNCW listeners' pick for favorite regional release in 2010 for "Remember Me Well".  Their new CD is "Beauty Will Come."  

SARA WATKINS has just released her 2nd album, Sun Midnight Sun, with help from Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Benmont Tench, and her brother/fellow Nickel Creek bandmate Sean Watkins.  We're excited to welcome her back to Studio B!  

The California-based quartet DAWES has quickly made a name for themselves with their great harmonies and songwriting.  With roots in the great Laurel Canyon sound of Gram Parsons, David Crosby, and others, bandmates Taylor Goldsmith, Griffin Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber and Tay Strathairn join us in Studio B for performance and talk about Middle Brother, Robbie Robertson, and of course their own great releases.