Live Sessions

Psychedelic desert blues jazz, live on WFHB! Originally aired on 10/2/19

Local synth dream pop band glitches joined us at the station ahead of their performance at MidWay Music Festival 2019. They will also perform at WFHB’s Block Rocker on Saturday, October 12th. CREDITS Interview Host: Christine Brackenhoff Engineers: Jim Lang, Dan Withered Coordinating Producer: Christine Brackenhoff Executive Producer: Jim Manion DJ: Ol’ Dirty Bryce Post Production Engineer: Jar Turner

Thee Aquaholics play instrumental surf music from the heartland. They are veterans of the scene, having played in such groups as The Walking Ruins, The Panics, El Nino, Trailside Killers and more. They recently recorded an album at Russian Recording that will be released soon. Thee Aquaholics is Ross Danielson on guitar, Ian Brewer on rhythm guitar and trumpet, Matt …

Long before they were a band, the members of Lula Wiles sang folk songs and traded fiddle tunes at camp in Maine. The trio, all of whom grew up in rural Maine, carry those lessons of community and the meaning of shared art with them as they create music that explores cultural virtues, soothes aching wounds, and envisions a better …

Les Filles are from Illighadad, a secluded commune in central Niger, in the scrubland deserts at the Sahara’s edge. They draw on the traditional tende music of rural Niger that inspired Tuareg blues. The sparse music, which is built from a few elements (vocals, handclaps, percussion), is also dominated by women. Lead vocalist Fatou Seidi Ghali is one of the …

The Steve Riley Trio plays Cajun French music born in the bayous of Southwest Louisiana: acappella ballads; Cajun blues; hot two-steps that transform the festival tent into a Louisiana dance floor. Steve Riley is a master of the Cajun accordion and his bandmembers are: Kevin Wimmer on fiddle and vocals, bringing a Creole touch to the proceedings; and Sam Broussard …

Lotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session is broadcast live on 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 …

Lotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session was broadcast live on September 27 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 …

Lotus World Music and Arts Foundation and WFHB Community Radio have once again partnered to bring the Lotus Festival experience to the airwaves of South Central Indiana! Each Lotus Live session features a different Lotus festival artist for an exclusive performance and interview live from Blockhouse Studios. This session is broadcast live on 91.3 FM, 98.1 Bloomington, 100.7 Nashville, 106.3 …

Electronic music meets Afrobeat. Born in Chad but now based in Montreal, Afrotronix creates what he calls “an electronic futurist package” by drawing on and sampling from (for example) Mandinka music of West Africa, Saharan Tuareg blues, Senegalese rumba, Chadian sai, dubstep, EDM, and reggae. And he takes his futuristic aesthetic seriously: expect his signature all-white clothing and a helmet …