Listen to an interview with the Bloomington-based jazz keyboardist, bandleader, and author Monika Herzig. Shell discuss the latest album from her band Sheroes, titled All In Good Time.Monika Herzigs Sheroes is an all-star group, featuring prominent

Listen to an interview with the composer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Todd Johnson. He creates classically inspired ambient music under the name Airport People.Johnson will discuss the new Airport People release Midwest Dispossessed, a collaborati

In the summer of 1928, the Vocalion Record Company visited Indianapolis in search of the citys best musical talent. The labels trip to Indianapolis was a success, Vocalion discovered and recorded several early stars of Indianapolis country, blues, jazz,

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with jazz bassist and educator Bethany Robinson. Robinson earned national recognition as a music teacher at Noblesville High School and was recently appointed as leader of the Purdue jazz program.

Hear an interview with the Indianapolis rock band The Last IV. The group features a quartet of local music luminaries whove made significant contributions to punk, hip-hop, and indie rock music in Indiana.

Last month, the legendary bassist and singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello recorded a session for NPRs Tiny Desk. The vocals for that performance were handled by The HawtPlates, a musical ensemble co-founded by the Lafayette, Indiana siblings Justin and

Its been 50 years since The Beach Boys released their chart-topping compilation album Endless Summer in 1974. The bands 2024 tour Endless Summer Gold celebrates the legendary Beach Boys hits featured on that album.This week on Cultural Manifesto, Be

Celebrate Pride month by exploring the work of historically significant Indiana LGBTQ+ musicians. Listen to interviews with L Weaver of Software, and writer Tyler Alpern, author of the 2010 book Camped, Tramped and A Riotous Vamp a biography of the Ind

Listen to interviews with the Indianapolis vocalist Bayem, and keyboardist Simon Marvin of Hiatus Kaiyote.Bayems music blends elements of R&B, with 80s pop, and electronic music. His 2022 EP Afterglow accrued millions of streams online. Bayme

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to a conversation with Dave Samuelson, a record producer, writer, radio host, and country music historian based in Battle Ground, Indiana.Samuelson has contributed to the Encyclopedia of Country Music, and writt