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Late in 2018, we talked with post-collegiate group Ember, about their recent activities - and heard some new songs from their rep!

In this interview and performance from 2018, we talk with Sigma'cappella about their origins, their ICCA experiences, and where they want to go from here.

With their win at the AcaOpen finals in New York in 2018, Iris cemented their place in a cappella history after just a short time. Our session with them that year discusses their origins, stylistic choices - and showcases some live tunes!

HIVE is, in short, a super-group of a cappella. Bringing together vocal musicians with impressive history, the group sounds great and has fun doing it. In this 2018 session, they sang live and shared stories of their development and growth.

John sits down with Restless Vocal Band's Brian Kirkness to discuss his career and the dual nature of contemporary a cappella.

We were pleased to invite ShockWave from Rutgers University into our Spotlight mobile studio in 2018, to hear how they're evolving after 15 years - and hear them sing.

Business Casual is a fun group that, despite having gone through some personnel changes over its history, has always sounded great. In recent years, they've gotten more recognition, winning national awards and releasing great music. In 2018, we talked with them about their journey, and heard their award-winning live music.

Gary Stroh, the director of TAG, discusses the group's history, prestigious career, and rehearsal processes.

How do you move on from your group once you've graduated? This week, John, Brian, and Greg wrestle with that question and attempt to answer it.

Jose Peraza-Diaz, one of the first Mountain Horns, stops by the show to discuss why it's important to take music seriously, but to never take yourself too seriously.

Talkappella: Exploring Your First Year

While in the Boston area in 2018, Acaville's own Rachael guest-hosted #TheSpotlight, recording live music from the Northeastern Pitch, Please!, then sitting down for a live chat with Olivia from the group.

While in the Northeastern US, Rachael spent time with the Northeastern Unisons (appropriately enough), and guest-hosts this episode of #TheSpotlight to hear some live tunes and stories.

This episode of #TheSpotlight features the Brandeis University Rather Be Giraffes, who had recently celebrated their 15th anniversary. She gets some live tunes from them and talks with their members about the group.

In 2018, the women of Northeastern's Treble on Huntington went into the mobile studio with Rachael to record some live tunes and talk about the group.

Chris Glatfelter, another Mountain Horn, sits down with John to talk about singing in a collegiate group as a non-student and the role family plays both in and around contemporary a cappella.

While in the Boston area, Rachael spent time with the women of Up The Octave from Brandeis University. Catch their time together, along with some great live songs!

Hear Harvard University's Christian a cappella group Under Construction sing some of their repertoire, and talk with guest host Rachael about their journey as a group.

While on a swing through the Northeast, Rachael brought VoiceMale into #TheSpotlight mobile studio. Hear her chat with the group, along with some live tunes!

While in Boston in 2018, guest host Rachael sat down with post-collegiate group The Pow! Arrangers to talk about their backstory, balancing life and a cappella, and more - plus they sang some tunes!

Mark Holdemann, the host of ShopTalk on Acaville, discusses the recent change in the Barbershop Harmony Society's gender policy and how it will affect, and ultimately improve, both barbershop music and its community in the coming years.

In this episode, recorded in 2018 with guest host Rachael, we talk with Lesley's co-ed group Harmogeddon, about building a cappella on campus, growing as a group, and defining their sound. Plus, they sing some songs!

In 2018, we sent Rachael to the Boston area, and while there, she caught up with Berklee's Upper Structure. They talked about the development of the group, and they recorded some songs live in our mobile studio!

Right at the beginning of 2018, we brought Ember into the mobile studio to talk about how they're working on defining themselves as a new group, and what the post-collegiate experience is like. Plus, we recorded some of their live tunes!

If you follow a cappella, you know the Veritones. They've been on the scene for over 30 years, and have accomplished a lot in that time. So where are they going and growing next? We talked about it, and recorded some live tunes from them as well. Recorded in 2018.