Audio Vault

She's a Mountain favorite -- always provocative and always passionate. Tori kicked off her tour in Seattle following this live session for a Lounge full of devoted fans/Mountain listeners.

Songs: Curtain Call, Silent All These Years, Here In My Head, 500 Miles

A remarkable Australian one-man-band who sings and plays a slide guitar, a didgeriddo, and percussion -- all at once! In this session his bandmates Tio on bass and Andile on drum join Xavier for two songs from his Food In The Belly album.

Songs: Energy Song, Messages

Poet/rapper/musician who came to the US from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia -- he learned to speak English by listening to hip-hop records He was in Seattle to open for Matisyahu, who joined K'Naan for the final song in this performance.

Songs: Fatima, Wavin' Flag, Dusty Streets (with Matisyahu)

The one-of-a-kind Hassidic Jewish hip-hop reggae artist, whose music reflects global influences as well as his devout faith. His new album "Light" is coming out in August, but Mountain listeners got a preview, plus a little Michael Jackson beatbox demo, too!

Songs: I WIll Be Light, One Day

She lost an entire album due to record company restructuring, she survived a brutal gang attack last summer, and she's on our New Music Sampler with one of her unique sunny-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside songs.

Songs: On Vacation, Save Me

She was an aspiring third grade teacher and a former Starbucks barista before her musical career took off. Now she's an emerging artist who appears on The Mountain's New Music Sampler, and her own debut CD is called Love Travels.

Songs: Like You Do, Make Me Believe

Alison Sudol lived in Seattle until she was 5; she performs as A Fine Frenzy. Her sophomore album Bomb in a Birdcage isn't out until September, but she stopped by to give us a preview of her new music.

Songs: What I Wouldn't Do, Happier, Blow Away

They're an indie band from LA whose major label debut is getting tons of attention. Singer/guitarist/songwriter Mikel Jollett and viola player Anna Bulbrook stopped by to introduce themselves.

Songs: Wishing Well, Sometime Around Midnight

In the 1970s he played John Lennon in Beatlemania, in 1982 his debut album was hailed as a pop masterpiece, and now he's back with a new release, Jaggedland.

Songs: Passing Through, Someone Told Me, There She Goes Again, Never Coming Down

He's the son of soft-rock legend Kenny Loggins, and the winner of the MTV reality show Rock The Cradle, yet he seems totally normal.

Songs: Seriously, I Ain't Watin' On Nobody No More, Time To Move