Music

With Ethan Robbins on guitar and vocals and Iain Donkin on drums, Pnature Walk incorporates what it’s like growing up in rural Indiana into catchy pop songs. Hailing from Layfette, Ethan has also played in the band Gaia. Iain, who is from West Layfette, plays the drums in Heaven Honey, hosts an electronic music open night called Open Tweak and …

1. Beach House – 7 2. Eleanor Friedberger – Rebound 3. Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino 4. Birds of Chicago – Love In Wartime 5. Lake Street Dive – Free Yourself Up 6. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Close But No Cigar 7. Tom Misch – Geography 8. Brazilian Girls – Let’s Make Love 9. Bill Frisell …

Amanda Webb was clasically trained at Jacob’s School of Music in Opera but upon graduation she began learning to sing the blues. Accompanied by her husband Brian on the guitar, they play as a two piece rather than a full band in this broadcast. Aside from music Amanda resides in Brown County where she homeschools their 5 sons. The Amanda …

1. Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son 2. Willie Nelson – Last Man Standing 3. Tune-Yards – I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life 4. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Close But No Cigar 5. Bill Frisell – Music Is 6. John Prine – The Tree Of Forgiveness 7. Tom Misch – Geography 8. Beach House – 7 …

Keith Skooglund joined us for this month’s Saturday’s Child from the Monroe County History Center on Saturday, May 12th. Keith, a longtime Bloomington based musician, has played guitar for local luminaries such as Carrie Newcomer and Krista Detor. He is also a member of Bloomington’s Blue Sky Back band. Now, he is a solo act, currently promoting his soon to …

Alaria Spurling is a teenager who writes original guitar driven dark ambient music with a progressive edge. She is this years winner of the Rising Star music competition which was held at Rhino’s Youth Center by the Midway Music Festival. Her powerful vocals are inspired by Flyleaf and Evanescence. SETLIST 1.) Ghost Phase 2 2.) Sweetheart 3.) Astrological 4.) Mind/Matter …

In anticipation of Tune-Yards’ May 17 show at The Bluebird, WFHB’s Christine Brackenhoff caught up with Merrill Garbus on the phone.

1. Various – Johnny Cash: Forever Words 2. Marcia Ball – Shine Bright 3. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Close But No Cigar 4. Willie Nelson – Last Man Standing 5. Laura Veirs – The Lookout 6. Various – The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose 7. Elise Legrow – Playing Chess 8. Meshell Ndegeocello – Ventriloquism 9. Dead Horses – …

Marty Sprowles and Luke Jones are the creators of Hunterchild – an electro soul duo with ambient influences. They both use Roland Juno D keyboards, Marty plays a fender bass and Luke uses a vocal processor over beats from their Roland SPDSX drum pads. On this episode of Local Live they promote their latest album – No Evil / Live …

Merrie Sloan, Coot Crabtree, Lexi Len, Payton-Purnell, and the 220 Breakers are all groups that Ryan Payton has played with on Local Live in the past. In this broadcast he returns to Local Live with a new group called The Wurlitzers with Wes Eberhardt on the electric guitar, Tim Baker on drums, and Devin Brown on upright bass.  Influenced by …