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Country music legend Willie Nelson and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis discover common ground and a mutual love of jazz standards and the blues on their album Two Men With The Blues. Here, the artists discuss their first-ever collaboration.

Edwards is one of the last men who knew the iconic bluesman Robert Johnson.

If pop music ever had a strange bedfellow, it's been in Deerhoof. Hear the forward-thinking indie-rock band perform a concert from the Wordless Music Series recorded in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 18.

Tampa Bay-based alt-country group Have Gun, Will Travel began as the solo project of lead singer and songwriter Matthew Burke, and released its 2006 self-titled debut as such. Since then, HGWT has become a full band, and the group's sophomore release, Casting Shadows Tall as Trees, is steeped in the country twinges of lap steel, harmonica, banjo, strings, and acoustic guitars. Music aside, though, the record's true strength is its artful tributes to classic westerns, tying the album stylistically and thematically to the wild-west in all its gun-blazing glory.

Most know her as an actress, from her work in projects such as Almost Famous and Weeds. Now, with M. Ward, she's part of the musical duo She & Him. Their debut album came out in March 2008.

The War on Drugs is steeped in music of the past, mining the territory between Americana and the esoteric U.K. rock of the '80s. With songs that coax comparisons to Tom Petty and The Smiths, Bob Dylan and Brian Eno, the band's debut wears its many influences proudly and prominently.

Iconic Brazilian talent Sergio Mendes visits David Dye on World Cafe to discuss his latest album, Encanto. Translated from Portuguese as "enchanted," the album exhibits his distinctive Brazilian fusion with current pop-star contributors.

In a rare acoustic performance, the hip-hop group Atmosphere performs with just an acoustic guitar and two voices. Frontman Slug is a Minneapolis native with an inspiring message, especially on Atmosphere's new album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That S--- Gold.

The veteran vocalist has a gift for putting the right words to a melody. She wrote some lyrics for her new CD, Distances, and she blends a poem by an Italian filmmaker with music by eccentric French composer Erik Satie.

Blender music critic Lizzy Goodman says she has an "absolute mad love" for the group Hold Steady.