Saba identifies a Few Good Things, and learning to pray alongside Ice Cube.

Calexico returns, and Jonathan Franzen visits the Crossroads.

Punch Brothers come alive, and Jabari Asim delivers one of the first great novels of 2022.

The Lumineers tap into that good heartache, and Pedro the Lion crosses the Arizona border once again.

Tripping back to Phoenix with Jimmy Eat World, and diving deep with a Pulitzer winner.

The Smile shows its teeth, and one of my favorite poets shines.

Idles crawls through the mire, and a look at 2021 books from one of my favorite readers.

Achtung Matt Nathanson! And a lovely remembrance from the pen of Susan Orlean.

Patty Griffin always shines, and Louise Erdrich gathers a number of perfect sentences.

Courtney Barnett takes her time, and a deep dive into the powerful “Procession.”