Arts interviews, reviews, and features from WFIU Public Media from Indiana University.
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The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos. Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of ...
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Expatriarch Radio is a deconstruction of gender and genre, a paperless music magazine entrenched in pop and politics, made with limp wrists and clenched fists. The monthly show—broadcast since 2010 with host Joey Hansom, and since 2015 with host Bella Cuts—is a counterpart to Expatriarch’s concerts and parties, likewise balancing local love and international perspectives.
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Mystic Bowie sits down with Amy Wachtel (Night Nurse) and Ebong Udoma ahead of his 2/1 WPKN Black History Month Concert and Bob Marley Birthday Bash at FTC on Saturday 2/1.由WPKN
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Joseph Celli talks with singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert ahead of his Saturday, 2/8, WPKN Black History Month appearance at Jazzy's Cabaret in New Haven. Tickets at Fernandopintopresents.com由WPKN
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Musicologist Scott Freiman speaks with Brendan Toller (Shake 'N' Vibrate Radio) about his upcoming appearance at Fairfield Theater Company where he will present audiences with his Deconstructing Dark Side of the Moon lecture delving deep into this classic album.由Brendan Toller, WPKN
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Molly Tuttle joins WPKN's Bob Anderson (A Little Bit of Everything) for an interview ahead of her Tuesday, November 19th appearance at Fairfield Theater Company in the Warehouse.由WPKN
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Valerie Richardson sits down with Lilia Uribe and Dr. Royce K. Young Wolf, the inaugural Assistant Curator of Native American Art at the Yale University Art Gallery and Collection Manager of the Native North American and Indigenous Collection at the Yale Peabody Museum, to discuss the powerful work of Native American artist Julie Buffalohead. In ho…
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Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group, Nuggets compiler, writer, composer) interviewed by WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis (The Flux Capacitor)
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Lenny Kaye talks with WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis on The Flux Capacitor ahead of Lenny's November 8, 2024 appearance at Small Batch Cellars in North Haven.由WPKN
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Jonathan Yates (Music Director of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra), and Alexander Markov (violinist) interviewed by WPKN's Richard Epstein (Sometimes Classical)
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WPKN's Richard Epstein (Sometimes Classical) chats with Jonathan Yates, Music Director of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra (norwalksymphony.org), and violin soloist for the first concert of the season Alexander Markov (alexandermarkov.com). The pair discusses the 85th season of the Norwalk Symphony and Markov's innovative playing at his recent Carneg…
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Nate Hilts of the Dead South checks in with WPKN's Martha Nachman (The Music Never Stopped) ahead of the Dead South's 10/24 performance at College Street Music Hall.由WPKN
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Jason Kao Hwang discusses his early training and eventual emergence in New York’s improv loft scene. He discusses the Asian American music movement, his mentors, and the use of the electric violin. Jason has worked as a violinist with innumerable new music legends including Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Henry Threadgill, Tomeka Reid, Wadada Leo …
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WPKN's Rich Kaminsky, host of Off-Beat! airing Saturdays, 2 a.m. – 6 a.m., interviews singer and artist, Exene Cervenka ahead of X's last national tour and new album, Smoke and Fiction.由WPKN
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The Courettes join WPKN's Howard Thompson (PURE) discussing their fourth tour of the US in conjunction with the release of their new album THE SOUL OF THE FABULOUS COURETTES...由Howard Thompson, WPKN
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Jim Reid, singer/songwriter, lead singer, and co-founder (with brother William Reid) for The Jesus and Mary Chain, chats with WPKN's Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio) ahead of the group's WPKN Presents performance at College Street Music Hall on Tuesday, October 1st at 7PM. In partnership with Premier Concerts and Manic Presents.…
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Tim Butler, bassist, and co-founder of the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, chats with WPKN's Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio) ahead of the group's WPKN Presents performance at College Street Music Hall on Tuesday, October 1st at 7PM. In partnership with Premier Concerts and Manic Presents.…
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WPKN programmer Valerie Richardson speaks with artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo about his exhibition Arwe Journey: Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration, which will be on view at the Housatonic Museum of Art from Weds. Sept. 18, 2024, through Feb. 21, 2025. In the 61 paintings in this exhibition, the artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of the 2…
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Azerbaijani jazz pianist, Amina Figerova, is interviewed by WPKN's Richard Epstein of "Sometimes Classical" ahead of her "Jazz At The Post" appearance on Thursday, June 6th at 7:30pm in Westport, CT.由WPKN
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Bryan Munar, Orpheus in the upcoming touring production of Hadestown, talks with WPKN's Valerie Richardson ahead of the Hadestown theatrical debut at the Waterbury Palace Theater, October 3-6.由WPKN
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Bridgeport Film Festival 2024 Preview with Artistic Director / Founder Jason Coombs, and Filmmakers Nilsa Laine and Brian A. Russell
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WPKN Director of Operations and New Initiatives (and filmmaker) Brendan Toller sits down with Artistic Director / Founder Jason Coombs of the Bridgeport Film Festival, and Filmmakers Nilsa Laine and Brian A. Russell for a preview of the 2024 festival. Nilsa Laine is the Director of "Undergraduate Experiences of Black Women at PWI Campuses" [14.57] …
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Michael Pillot, Festival Organizer of the Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr's Quantum Leap Festival, Nola2Nofo with WPKN's Kevin Gallager (Digging in the Dirt, GaiaGram)
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Kevin Gallagher talks with Michael Pillot, Festival Organizer of the Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr's Quantum Leap Festival, Nola2Nofo, happening Friday 9/13 through Sunday 9/15 at Borghese Vineyard, 17150 Middle Road Cutchogue, NY 11935 Funk, blues, jazz, hip-hop, zydeco, swampadelic guitar - the music and culture of New Orleans hits Long Island win…
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Singer/songwriter Amy Rigby details her new album "Hang In There With Me" and following US tour with WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis.由Martha Willette Lewis, WPKN
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Americana/folk duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams chat with Jim Motavalli ahead of their 2024 CT Folk Fest appearance Saturday, September 7th, at New Haven's Edgerton Park.由WPKN
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This interview features Erica Gies author of Water Always Wins, Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge (winner of the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism) and jazz bassist Stephan Crump who was inspired by the book to write an 18-part suite called Slow Water. The two are joined by WPKN's Jim Motavalli.…
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WPKN's Jim Motavalli interviews Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers ahead of their 2024 Rhythm and Roots appearance in Rhode Island and amidst their Southern Rock Opera Revisited Tour.由WPKN
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Cory Younts of Old Crow Medicine Show is interviewed by WPKN's Jim Motavalli ahead of the group's 2024 Rhythm and Roots, Rhode Island appearance and a 2024 tour.由WPKN
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Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü) talks with artist/musician Mike Cooper (The Defcon Five, The Hymans) ahead of Bob's solo electric date Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 7:30 PM at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT.由WPKN
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Saxophonist/Composer James Brandon Lewis interviewed by WPKN's "Musicians Speak" Joseph Celli
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WPKN and Musician's Speak host and DJ Joseph Celli interviews composer and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis during amidst a 2024 tour with the Messethics featuring members of DC DIY pioneers, Fugazi. “James Brandon Lewis, a jazz saxophonist in his 30s, raw-toned but measured, doesn’t sound steeped in current jazz-academy values and isn’t really comi…
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Jon Auer (Posies, Big Star, Big Star Quintet) with Richard Epstein of WPKN's Sometimes Classical and Brendan Toller
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Singer/Songwriter/Producer, Jon Auer (Posies, Big Star, Big Star Quintet), joins Richard Epstein of Sometimes Classical and WPKN's Director of Operations & New Initiatives, Brendan Toller, in the WPKN studios for an interview and performance. Auer discusses his musical origins, "power-pop," Big Star, Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, his intruiging musi…
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Andy Zax is an American music historian and a producer of music reissues. As a producer of boxed sets and archival music reissues, Zax has been responsible for restoring and remastering the catalogues of Talking Heads, Rod Stewart, Echo & The Bunnymen, Television, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, The…
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The Bloomington community gets creative as it tries to save the Alexander Memorial in Courthouse Square.由Culture – Arts and Music
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For the past 40 years, Indiana Heritage Arts (IHA) has promoted the tradition of this painting style as it was practiced by T.C. Steele and others in Brown County.由Culture – Arts and Music
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"A free performance featuring a wide variety of dance styles and a Q&A on stage, immediately afterward. It's a perfect opportunity to explore one of the country's finest arts..."由Culture – Arts and Music
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The 2018 Bloomington Early Music Festival reaches new heights through collaborations with both local and national organizations.由Culture – Arts and Music
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Local musicians Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen bring "new" Old-time music to the 2018 Bloomington Early Music Festival.由Culture – Arts and Music
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Local chamber choir Voces Novae premieres a movement from The Vonnegut Reqiuem as part of the Granfalloon.由Culture – Arts and Music
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#96 - Admina, Big Freedia, Elysia Crampton, Nakhane, Auth, Chicks on Speed, Oshun, Rebeca Lane
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This month in Berlin, Admina (pictured) is smashing the patriarchy with techno, Big Freedia is here to make you shake, Oshun showcase their bittersweet debut album, The Guilt want you to dance to the revolution, and Chicks on Speed are celebrating 20 years of making music. Tune in for all that plus tunes by Elysia Crampton, Nakhane, Rebeca Lane, Bi…
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Jacobs School of Music students learn how to build and repair stringed instruments from Professor Tom Sparks, who is retiring at the end of this semester.由Culture – Arts and Music
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#95 - FRIIIDAY, serpentwithfeet, SXTN, Ipek, Sonae, Adi Amati, zdrada pałki, Candice Gordon
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This month FRIIIDAY (pictured) bring their squad to Berlin, and Bella Cuts is back on the air to tell you all about the Heartbeatz Solifest, the launch of Otter Lieffe’s new book, and a bunch of other things happening in April. Tune for new music by Adi Amati, Candice Gordon, Sonae, serpentwithfeet, and more, plus a guest mix by the one and only DJ…
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The most feminist month of the year is here and Expatriarch Radio keeps on featuring gender rebels! In this episode you will hear music from Terre Thaemlitz, Linn da Quebrada, Flohio (pictured), Chynna, Smerz, Lyzza, Akkamiau and many more!Tracklisting: www.expatriarch.com/radio94Expatriarch Radio is broadcast on reboot.fm (88.4 in Berlin, 90.7 in …
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Documenting MLK’s “Beloved Community” in Bloomington由Culture – Arts and Music
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"El Capitane is an opera project that explores identity politics and focuses on creating a diverse and sustainable audience for the art form. " Alejandra Martinez由Culture – Arts and Music
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And now for something completely different........由Culture – Arts and Music
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Monroe County Fair is not a place for those with a timid appetite由Culture – Arts and Music
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This spring, George Pinney retired from his position as head of the Musical Theater Department at IU's Theater School. He reflects on 30 years of teaching.由Culture – Arts and Music
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"Anything goes" in fasion show dedicated to the reused and recycled. The only prohibition: Nothing new!由Culture – Arts and Music
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Reflections on how One Million Stars to End Violence Project made its mark on Bloomington this year through the Lotus Blossoms Education and Outreach Program.由Culture – Arts and Music
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"My first puzzles, the back side of the puzzle could actually be a hand-painted set piece that you might’ve seen onstage at a Cardinal performance."由Culture – Arts and Music
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Daniel Larsen, the youngest person to have a crossword published in the New York Times, explains how perseverance and Elmer Fudd helped him achieve his goal.由Culture – Arts and Music
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