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A.J. Croce has come to terms with his family's legacy, finding a way to live adjacent to his iconic dad Jim Croce's shadow.

Each year, the Diver Library takes down the "shhh, please be quiet" signs to rock out! The Library has had a music education component to it since Nicholas Matulis and his wife Donna Baird began running it. As part of that, they've helped many young (and older) patrons learn the art of writing songs. And then... they make them!

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2025 was another great year for new music. Some of our favorite artists (Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter, My Morning Jacket and others) released new music. Here's the 106 top songs of WEXT's playlist from the year.

2017 was a great year for new music. We had dozens upon dozens of fantastic shows come to town, too. With listener feedback, we managed to put together a…

Each year, since we began, the music keeps getting better.