Local Live – WFHB

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.) …

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 …

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 …

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: …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Acre Brothers rock the night away with slide guitars, saxophones and pocket rhythms. Some of their musical inspirations include Los Lobos, Little Feat, Roy Buchanan and Morphine. In this performance they play songs from their new album Brothers and Sisters. Nathan talks about the music education company he started called Everybody Rocks (everybodyrocks.net), that …

Lemondoza started as Anuta Pravdina’s username for a Russian chatroom that she later picked back up when she started DJing. Her first experience listening to EDM at a concert in Scandinavia inspired her to create her own tracks. When she came to America she found it quite easy to become part of a small community …

Bloomington native Austin Lucas held the release show for his new Immortal Americans album at The Bishop Bar in Bloomington on Friday, August 17, 2018. WFHB’s Local Live crew broadcast the entire show live. Remote Broadcast Producer: Jim Manion Bishop Bar Live Sound: WFHB Local Live Remote Broadcast Crew: Jim Lang, Ilze Akersberg, Dan Withered, …

Anna Wrasse joins Local Live to play some songs from her latest album, To You, that was released in May as well as a few brand new tracks. At fifteen years old she’s been playing music for the majority of her life, beginning at 6 with the piano. In this broadcast Anna plays three songs …