Monday, June 11th: CHRIS SMITHER - Hundred Dollar Valentine

Tuesday, June 12th: NEIL YOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE - Americana

Wednesday, June 13th: JERRY DOUGLAS - Traveler

Thursday, June 14th: GLEN HANSARD - Rhythm and Repose

Monday, June 11th: CHRIS SMITHER - Hundred Dollar Valentine

Tuesday, June 12th: NEIL YOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE - Americana

Wednesday, June 13th: JERRY DOUGLAS - Traveler

Thursday, June 14th: GLEN HANSARD - Rhythm and Repose

A band's sound is only as big as its members, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' music is huge. The 10 members are a whirl of roving horns, as well as whistles, claps, shouts, strummed string instruments and percussion involving drums, hands and anything else they can find. The group's communal folk sound blew up in 2009 with the heart-pounding, foot-stomping single "Home"; with its universal sentiment, the song includes a back-and-forth between frontman Alex Ebert and bandmate Jade Castrinos.

David Holt accompanied Doc Watson both on and off stage from 1998 until Doc's death two weeks ago, though they first worked together (with Merle) in 1984.  Any of us who have seen Doc perform these last 14 years can credit David for that wonderful opportunity.  The multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, PBS host, and all-around roots music advocate spends an hour reminiscing about one of our greatest inspirations, spinning tunes from both Doc and some of Doc's own early inspirations.  

Saying her case of harboring notorious mob boss James J. 'Whitey' Bulger was no "garden variety," prosecutors said they want his girlfriend to serve 10 years in prison.

"It is the most extreme case of harboring this District has seen," the federal prosecutors wrote in a 36-page filing with the U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts.

So what exactly is Catherine Greig, who pleaded guilty in March, accused of doing?

This Thursday evening on Peak of the Week, tune in for Sugarman 3 What the World Needs Now.

This 1976 classic features Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, and Lenny White at the top of their game; weaving a medieval theme throughout this blend of jazz-rock and jazz-fusion, this album went gold, making it Return to Forever's most popular one to date.  Join us as we celebrate Corea's birthday a day early!  

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President Obama opened himself up to withering Republican attacks Friday via an off-hand statement he made in a brief White House news conference.

Obama seemed to suggest that matters were going swimmingly for the private-sector part of the economy and that it was the reduction of government jobs that was the real problem.

Asked to respond to Republican charges that he was blaming Europe's economic policies for the alleged failure of his own domestic economic policies, Obama said: