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Kirby Hammel grew up in Indiana to a musical familiy. Learning piano in his youth and picking up a guitar later on, he utilizes contrasting styles; he’s got one foot in an acoustic guitar-based folk singer-songwriter domain, and another foot in a blues boogie-woogie piano domain. Having recently moved back to Bloomington after a stint of many years in California, …

Denis Taaffe is a seasoned musician who has created, out of his own home studio, over 300 albums of improvised guitar music. He elaborates his musical philosophy and aesthetics on an endless series of YouTube videos under the name Alien Guitar. Through many years of exploring his inner world of guitar sounds, he has developed an ambient style that is …

Liz Moudy is a singer-songwriter with influences ranging from Nirvana to Animal Collective. While she has played in bands here and there, she has been writing her own songs since her early teens. Most of the songs in this broadcast were written in the past year and she is currently working on new material. Liz’s vocals are reminiscent of Regina …

THiN LiNES is the peanut butter and jelly between fluttering pop songs and nostalgic rock. Their inspiration comes from bands like Blink 182, Pink Floyd, and Green Day. In this session, THiN LiNES performs 6 original “space rock” songs. Later this year they will be participating for the third time in the Bluebird’s Battle of the Bands. Track List: 1.) …

Eric Alexander, Will Staler, Mark McWhirter, and John Terill just released their self-titled album, ABC Gum on Let’s Pretend Records. In this live performance they play several songs from the new album as well as a few oldies. TRACK LIST 1.) Motherless Child 2.) High Noon 3.) Behind The Curtain 4.) Lack of Sleep 5.) She Delivers 6.) Honeycomb Hideout …

Millaze is the deliberate dissociation character from a story (“The Dialectic”) that took pianist singer/songwriter Emily Plazek 11 years to write, and will be released starting in 2019. Millaze’s sound begins in her trained piano singer/songwriter style, and then is either kept acoustic for epic heartbreaking anthems, or produced into a “dreamhop” style using emo-rock and rap/hip-hop inspired instrument palettes. …

Hoot Von Woot is the husband/wife team of George Napier (vocals, guitar, ukulele and keyboard) and Megan Napier (vocals and percussion).  George says he mostly writes “ditties” but people enjoy them, and, surprisingly, they seem to have meaning to a lot of people.  He says he writes music to make people happy.  George was a road manager for Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn …

Big Blue Whale is a Bloomington based Southern California rock group, consisting of Randy Szatkowski and Zach Curry. Their biggest influences include Sublime, Nirvana, and Dave Matthews Band, and that certainly shows during their performance. This show, we discuss the origins of their band, their upcoming EP, as well as past shows they’ve played. Tracks: 1.) Quarry 2.) Prettier With …

With Nick Newman (Vocals and Rhythm Guitar), Noah Kankanala (Lead Guitar), Julian Povinelli (Bass), and Blake McKean (Drums), Time with Jameson is an alternative rock band inspired by the energy of punk, the melodies of 80s post-punk, the intimacy of singer-songwriter, and the passion of rock and roll. TRACK LIST: 1.) Omni 2.) Writing on the Wall 3.) Calling Out …

Shuzo Hamada and Anna Maberry met in a Baroque orchestra class at Jacob’s School of Music and bonded over their Japanese heritage. They are frequent performers at the Bloomington Farmers Market, playing folk songs on violin and cello. Shuzo began learning cello at 12 years old and Anna started violin at the age of 3. In this session they play original …