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Call it diversity or a lack of consensus, but no single act dominated this year's awards. Instead, the Grammys spread the love, though rock bands — including The Black Keys and fun. — fared well.

The nominees may seem to reflect our era of infinite playlists, but where the Grammys are concerned, some surprisingly traditional ideas still endure.

The band responsible for the term "arena folk" talks about balancing between quiet and loud spaces within its music. And, of course, it performs songs from its new album, Babel.

With a wide variety of styles and critical favorites represented, there's plenty about the recent Grammy nominations to feel good about. Once the awards themselves arrive in February, there are a number of ways they could disappoint us.

The British band, which draws inspiration from American folk and Christian tradition, has become one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Its new album, Babel, will be the biggest album in the country next week.

With a name like a hardware store, Mumford & Sons is a British folk-rock band with a huge stateside following. For the group, testing out songs on the road is part of the creative process.

Mumford & Sons' new album is due out on Tuesday, September 24th. Their follow up to the smash Sign No More is hotly anticipated, here's the quartet…

The band's performance during last year's Grammy Awards show gave the song a second life.

UPDATED 01/15/2012: If you missed the show, you can stream it from the eTown show page.eTown heads back in time for an audience requested favorite:…

October was a month long celebration of 20 years of the World Cafe that cumulated with a weekend of amazing concerts. KUNC Member Dan Braun won an…