Listen to an interview with the Indianapolis rock band Wishy. Their debut album Triple Seven has been praised in publications including Pitchfork and The Guardian. Wishys music draws inspiration from 1990s shoegaze and dream pop bands like My Bloody Vale

Listen to an interview with jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. 2024 has been a breakout year for Lakecia. She was nominated for 3 Grammy awards, and made high profile appearances on NPRs Tiny Desk, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She will be perf

Listen to an interview with rock and roll legend Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals.Vocalist, organist and songwriter Felix Cavaliere confounded Rascals in 1965. Originally known as The Young Rascals, the band would go on to chart 9 top 20 Billboard singl

Listen to an interview with the New York-based musician John Roseboro. He describes his music as post bossa, a unique blend of American indie rock and Brazilian bossa nova. Roseboro will be performing in Indianapolis on September 14 at State Street Pub.

Carl Broemel started his career as a choir boy at Indianapolis Christ Church Cathedral, today he travels the world as a guitarist with My Morning Jacket. This week on Cultural Manifesto, hear Broemel discuss his roots in the Indianapolis music scene.B

Listen to an interview with photographer Jacob Moran. Hell discuss Visual Aural, a book and mixtape documenting the Indianapolis rap music scene.Also hear from two of the musicians featured in Visual Aural, rappers 4200Kory and Joosi.

Listen to an interview with the Indianapolis-based poet and filmmaker Too Black. Hell discuss his new book, Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits, co-written with Dr. Rasul Mowatt.The book explores how the

Listen to a preview of this years edition of Chreece, an all-day hip-hop festival happening in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis.Hear a conversation with Chreece organizers Oreo Jones, Jane Kim, and Jay Brookinz; along with interviews

Listen to a special podcast edition of Cultural Manifesto, featuring an unedited conversation with Oreo Jones, Jay Brookinz, and Jane Kim the organizers of Chreece, an all-day hip-hop festival happening in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapoli

Listen to an interview with the Hobart, Indiana pop star Omar Apollo. He will discuss his new album God Said No, his memories of growing up in northwest Indiana, and his upcoming concert in Indianapolis.