Earlier this month the Indianapolis guitarist and bandleader Mike Woods passed away. He was 67 years old. Woods is best known for his work with the funk band Soul Relation. The group recorded their debut single “Mongo Strut” in 1972 while Woods was a stud

Uncle Funkenstein, Zerfas, and Hamilton Movement may be unfamiliar names to most Hoosier music fans, but record collectors around the world pay thousands of dollars for these rare Indiana discs.This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to the top 10 mos

According to a 2023 report from Luminate, formerly known as Nielsen SoundScan, over 120,000 new tracks are uploaded to the music streaming service Spotify every day. Thats over 36,500,000 tracks per year. According to that same report, over 45 million of

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with the classical music pianist Joshua Thompson, creative partner-in-residence with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Hear Thompson discuss his upcoming concert with the ICO titled "Black Keys: Th

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with the Indianapolis jazz saxophonist Rob Dixon. Hell discuss Salon Noir, a public conversation focused on the jazz history of Indiana Avenue as it relates to the present and future state of Black

This week on Cultural Manifesto, celebrate Womens History Month by learning about the women pioneers of Hoosier music, including Vivian Carter, Dena El Saffar, Mary Byrne, Priscilla Mclean, Margaret Hills and Anna Mae Winburn.Vivian Carter was a legen

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with the Indianapolis jazz musicians Rob Dixon and Richard Sleepy Floyd.Their new project From the 317, seeks to document and export the Indianapolis sound. From the 317 features a wide variety

The Texas politician and author Beto ORourke joins Karla Lpez Owens to discuss his book Weve Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible. Beto also shared how punk rock music influenced his work in politics.

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with Breezey Fox and Krista Hoose of the Indianapolis-based country music band The Indy Annies.Well also have another edition of Rebel Music with Karla Lpez Owens. This week Karla's guest will

The Gary, Indiana music legend Donald Kinsey passed away earlier this month at the age of 70. Here in Indiana, Kinsey is best known for his work in blues music. This week on Cultural Manifesto well explore Kinseys connection to reggae music icon Bob Mar