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In the late 1960s, just as San Francisco was having its own Summer of Love, a rustic canyon at the heart of Los Angeles was also in bloom with songs that defined the moment, written and performed by the bands that defined a generation.

Vic Chesnutt was paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 18, but he's still a massively productive songwriter. Chesnutt has fifteen albums under his belt and his songs have been covered by Madonna, Smashing Pumpkins, and R.E.M. His new album, At The Cut, is a collaboration with Guy Picciotto of the band Fugazi.

Mark Lanegan was a founding member of the grunge-era Seattle band Screaming Trees and later part of Queens of the Stone Age. He died Tuesday of unspecified causes at his home in Ireland.

Adrienne Young is a Nashville musician who makes old-fashioned songs sound new. From sparse banjo to traditional country-band backing, her brand of folk music is winning fans across generations. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Young about her debut album, Plow to the End of the Row.

The band's 2015 album, which won a Norwegian Grammy, will now be available stateside. Here's a great track from Sun Stare Sound for those that missed it.

Cold Beat's forthcoming Chaos By Invitation leans into the band's pop sensibilities more than ever, and bring a load of synths with them.

The Chicago band exists somewhere between Hoover's post-hardcore heft and Braid's weird hooks.

The members of Foals produced the last two albums themselves. The British band left its lead singer alone to finish lyrics in a dark studio in South London.

Pascal Danaë shed light on the historic and musical connection between Africa, the French West Indies and Louisiana.

From Willie Nelson's band to touring with Neil Young, here comes a new generation carrying the country-rock torch.