Kelly Richey, her new bandmates Freakbass and (eventually) drummer Jyn Yates stopped by the WFPK studio before the CD release of Kelly’s latest, Sweet Spirit. Kelly and Jyn are also preforming in Actor Theatre’s production of the show Girlfriend.

Austin, Texas-based Mobley stopped by the WFPK studio for a chat and some tunes this past Thursday before their Secret Show event. Discount Guns were also on the bill, and they will be our guests for this Friday’s Live Lunch.

Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale stopped by the studio alongside Derek Hoke for Live Lunch before their show at Headliners.

Calexico was in the studio to talk with Laura Shine and play some songs before their set at the Brown Theater earlier this week.

Matt Costa stopped by the studio before his Winter Wednesday performance earlier this week to chat with Laura Shine and play a couple of songs.

Girlfriend, the musical that incorporates the the songs of Matthew Sweet, is opening tomorrow at Actors Theatre (and running through Feb. 17). To celebrate the opening, the cast of Girlfriend came into the studio to perform some musical numbers from the show.

Father John Misty, aka Joshua Tillman, stopped by the studio to chat with Laura Shine and play a couple of songs from the album Fear Fun before his show at Headliners Music Hall on Jan. 9.

Justin Paul Lewis has a new EP (produced by Ben Sollee) called Rinse, Repeat, Rewind. He visited us before his performance for our Winter Wednesday show at the Clifton Center and brought trumpeter Michael Felker along for the ride.