In the last edition of this year's Blaze festival podcasts, we catch up with alt country troubadour Howe Gelb from Tucson, Arizona - performing in the Barbican Hall on 22 Jul with Giant Sand, featuring Kristin Hersh and Howe Gelb & A Band Of Gypsies). Plus a preview of our Autumn series of transcendental and spiritual music from across the globe, with Songlines Magazine's Editor, Simon Broughton; and a short chat with New York-based Asphalt Orchestra, who played at Dance Nations Dalston on 4 Jul.

For more info about these concerts, visit www.barbican.org.uk/contemporary

Enjoy!