Local Live

Bookends is an Indiana folk duo consisting of Savannah on banjo & ukulele,  and her husband Joseph on guitar. They sing together, creating beautiful harmonies. Their cite Simon and Garfunkel as a major influence, and they convey an intimate warmth and depth of feeling. TRACKLIST: 1.) Shall I Compare Thee 2.) Season’s End 3.) Gets Me High 4.) Too Quiet …

Ghastly, Indiana is a leftist jangle punk group based in Bloomington. Members include Eric Ayotte, A.T. Bossenger, Emily Timm, and Martin. Inspired by 90s punk, this group takes familiar elements, rocks the house, redefines the genre, and pushes the envelope in the Bloomington music scene. CREDITS Host: Charlotte Wager-Miller Engineers: Jim Lang, Kate Welch Executive Producer and Music Director: Jim …

Originally from Iowa City, Cathy Gutjahr calls Bloomington home. Her first songwriting experiences began at 9 years old but she didn’t start writing “seriously” until she was in her 30’s. She and local musician Dave Cocalis have recorded her compositions together in-studio, recently finishing her third album. This set features Cathy on acoustic guitar, keyboard and vocals and Dave on …

The Movin’ Hips, consisting of Jay Thompson, Marv Druin, Jeff Shew, and John Missing, are a Bloomington based blues and soul group. The band is inspired by artists across all genres, and in this session they sing and play five tunes by some of their favorites. SETLIST 1.) Let The Good Times Roll 2.) Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out …

Rob Freeman is an eccentric local singer/songwriter. He joins us on Local Live with an acoustic guitar and a large songbook. He is a prolific recording artist, having released 3 albums at the end of 2018: Live From Mahlencomp, Acid Washington, and Literally Hot Off The Presses. Check them out on Bandcamp, and check out this intimate portrait of an artist here on …

Lexi Len returns to WFHB’s Local Live to play some twangy country tunes. Influenced by legends like Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, Lexi began writing songs at the age of 8. In this performance Lexi is on rhythm guitar and vocals, Wes Eberhardt on lead guitar, Grady Furgeson on bass, Ryan Payton on pedal steel, and Sam Pierce on drums. …

Musician Noah Kankanala, a junior in game design, says songwriting is his way of communicating with others. As a singer and songwriter, indie folk songs are his method of speaking his emotions. Kankanala’s newest album displays flashes of Americana and indie folk in the vein of Ryan Adams and Jason Isbell. SETLIST 1.) Break Away 2.) Quiet Thoughts 3.) Fleet …

Local Live’s Halloween night broadcast is “The Lord of Recurring Darkness,” featuring soft, eerie songs from a collaboration by Eric Alexander (Sir Deja Doog) and Jordan Gomes-Kuehner (Heaven Honey). TRACKLIST 1.) Portal of Doom 2.) Death of Sally from Death Valley 3.) Cleito’s Ode to Poseidon 4.) Love Coffin 5.) Love Charms 6.) The Reason CREDITS Hosted by Lucas Fisher …

The members of Hoosier Darling began singing together 10 years ago as WFHB’s GoZpel GurlZ but without much luck booking gigs as a gospel spin-off group, they picked up some instruments and began writing songs as Hoosier Darling. In this broadcast Ginger Curry, Suzette Weakley, and Sarah Flint share 6 original songs accapella style. www.hoosierdarling.com SETLIST 1.) Radio 2.) If …

RileyZ is a freshman at Indiana University studying arts management. She hopes to incorporate music into her job in the future. She’s been singing since she could talk and reccently decided to learn guitar to accompany her vocals. Her vocal influences include Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson. In this broadcast she plays 6 songs she wrote within the past year …