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Fanfarlo

After many independent labels and attempts to break into the international music scene, Fanfarlo took things into their own hands and released their album for $1 on their Web site. The result? A national tour of the United States and plenty of international dates as well. (11/12/2009)

Jay Farrar

Son Volt has a new album and it's called The Search. The album originally had twenty two tracks but was pared down to fourteen, however the band plans to release a limited edition of The Search album in the near future, containing all twenty two tracks. (08/14/2007)

Feist

Leslie Feist's first foray into music a punk band she started in high school. More recently, however, she's been known for her work with the Toronto collective, Broken Social Scene. She joined Mary Lucia in the studio to perform songs from debut release, "Let It Die." (07/08/2005)

Tom Feldmann

One wouldn't guess Tom Feldmann grew up in the Midwest after hearing his latest CD, and that's exactly the sound he was aiming for. (03/27/2007)

The Fiery Furnaces

The playful indie-pop brother and sister duo Matt and Eleanor Friedberger of Brooklyn's Fiery Furnaces have just released their fifth full-length album Widow City. (10/12/2007)

Bela Fleck

The Sparrow Quartet doesn't fit any musical molds. They could be placed into a bluegrass box just as easily as a classical box or anywhere in between. (09/16/2008)

Flogging Molly

Dublin's Flogging Molly is in the midst of an extensive US Tour. Band leader Dave King says the band tries to blend the traditional Irish music heard as a kid, with the loud guitars and punk rock he discovered as a teen. They stopped by The Current to chat and perform. (02/05/2006)

Foals

Foals' lead singer Yannis explains the band's approach to making music by saying, "we wanted to make music that was very technical, that wasn't just party music, but at the same time you could dance to it." (04/29/2008)

Fog

Local noise rockers Fog have worked with bands like Dntel and Low. They've also given themselves the task of "Keeping Indie Rock Weird." They stopped by The Current studios to chat with host Jill Riley about the local scene and Danny Sigelman, another Current host, calling them freaks. (09/13/2007)

Fog

The branchild of local musician Andrew Broder, Fog has turned into a musical project that has garnered him some raving reviews and some that are not as pleasing. With his band in tow, he joined Mary Lucia to talk about those reviews as well perform songs from his latest release. (03/17/2005)

Forward, Russia!

An English indie band from Leeds, formed in the Spring of 2004. The band was particularly well known for its decision to only name tracks with numbers, in the order that they were written. (12/08/2006)

Fountains of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne tells stories with their songs. They can make the Tappan Zee Bridge seem romantic and the Department of Motor Vehicles worth chronicling. They regale us with more tales of ordinary slobs like you and me set to a perfect pop melodies. (06/13/2007)

Raphael Fraisse

French violinist Raphael Fraisse found a home in Minnesota with the explosion of the "hot club" music scene. (01/18/2007)

The Frames

The lead singer of The Frames, Glen Hansard, started his career as a busker in Dublin. In 1990, he gathered together a bunch of musicians he knew from the streets and formed the band. After seventeen years of hard work, The Frames are one of the most popular bands in their native Ireland. (04/17/2007)

Michael Franti

The former member of Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy is known for being politically active. Spearhead's latest album was inspired by a trip Franti took to Iraq so that he could see firsthand what toll the Iraqi War was taking on the people there. (10/25/2006)