Music

Travis Puntarelli is a local balladeer and promoter of Bloomington music and arts. In between eclectic songs of divergent styles, he elaborates his vision of hyper-localism, artistic expression, and “in-spirit-tation.” He has been honing his craft and playing music in Bloomington for many years, and this set is proof of his dexterity and easy-going sophistication. TRACK LIST 1. Springtime 2. …

Pioneers of the alt-country/roots rock revival, St. Louis’s Bottle Rockets have been playing together for almost 30 years. Prior to a local house concert, The Bottle Rockets returned to the WFHB studio for the first time in 21 years. On the heels of their new album Bit Logic, these Rock and Roll champions of Middle America are still sounding as …

1. Durand Jones & the Indications – American Love Call 2. Bloodest Saxophone – Texas Queens 5 3. Andrew Bird – My Finest Work Yet 4. Leyla McCalla – The Capitalist Blues 5. Luther Dickinson And Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon – Solstice 6. Cactus Blossoms – Easy Way 7. Yola – Walk Through Fire 8. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe …

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, …

Join WFHB live from the Monroe County History Center on March 9th, at 11:00 am for Saturday’s Child, WFHB’s longest running remote broadcast—presenting singer/songwriter Rick LeDune. Listen live on your radio or be part of the audience with complimentary coffee, juice and bagels. Rick LeDune has performed around the world (okay…he was in the Army and found a guitar wherever …

1. Durand Jones & the Indications – American Love Call 2. Leyla McCalla – The Capitalist Blues 3. Upstate – Healing 4. Galactic – Already Ready Already 5. Andrew Bird – My Finest Work Yet 6. Nick Waterhouse – Nick Waterhouse 7. Cactus Blossoms – Easy Way 8. Carrie Newcomer – The Point of Arrival 9. Emma Louise – Lilac …

1. Durand Jones & the Indications – American Love Call 2. Julia Jacklin – Crushing 3. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs 4. ABC Gum – The New Arcade 5. Cochemea – All My Relations 6. Rosie Flores – Simple Case Of The Blues 7. The Cowboys – The Bottom of a Rotten Flower 8. Kel Assouf – Black Tenere 9. …

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 …

1. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Signs 2. Durand Jones & the Indications – American Love Call 3. Galactic – Already Ready Already 4. Leyla McCalla – The Capitalist Blues 5. Our Native Daughters – Songs of Our Native Daughters 6. Upstate – Healing 7. Moira Smiley – Unzip The Horizon 8. ABC Gum – The New Arcade 9. Jackson Grimm …

Texas native Buck Meek is a member of Big Thief but tours and records regularly on his solo work. Before his show at The Bishop Bar on February 25, Buck stopped by WFHB for a live Firehouse Session. He performed songs from his eponymous solo album from last year, along with some new ones. Songs performed: 1. Exit Seven Roses/Joe …