Small Studio Signal Boost

We'll listen to songs from our playlist featuring over 40 hours of music from Indiana based and connected artists. We'll take a trip to the past with tracks from Lonnie Mack and Wes Montgomery and we'll come back to the...

We listen to a Small Studio Session from Foosie, an Indianapolis-based artist who blends hip-hop with Americana to create a sound that’s uniquely his own. Having spent nearly half his life behind bars, he writes heavily...

Cultural Manifesto host Kyle Long has a story on Indianapolis based jazz bassist and bandleader Brandon Meeks. He has a new album out titled On The Shoulders of Giants. Kyle interviews Brandon about the making of the...

Co-host Adam Gross has a conversation with Brady Turner from 317 Shows about his upcoming Unified Fest and his work in the Indiana hardcore scene. We listen to music from bands playing the festival along with new...

What do Let it Be, Thriller, and The Tortured Poets Department have in common? They’re all title tracks. A title track can be more than just a name, it can be the sonic or lyrical anchor of a record. Title tracks have...

We listen to our newest Small Studio Sessions live performance from Indianapolis punk band Pat and the Pissers along with an interview with the band from Cultural Manifesto's Kyle Long. Plus, we take a deep dive into to...

Drew DeBoy is back for another installment of his vinyl listening segment Strictly Heaters. He’ll share some record buying tips and we’ll hear picks from his vinyl collection including songs from Monk Montgomery, Camera...

Hear a conversation with the founders of the new Bloomington-based record label Peppermint Future and listen to songs from their debut release. Plus, Kyle long has an interview with Jermaine from the South and we listen...

We have another installment of our vinyl listening segment, Strictly Heaters, with Drew DeBoy. We’ll listen to tracks from his record collection featuring songs from Daphne, Roy Ayers and more. Plus, Blues House Party...

A listen to our latest Small Studio Session from Indianapolis psych pop band Radar Gold. The group's hypnotic and catchy songs bring the Small Studio to life in this dynamic set. You can almost hear the glitter! Plus...

Kara Tucker from the Indianapolis progressive metal band StarChaser stops by to talk about their new three-part album Tsars of the Universe and we listen to clips from our weekly local music playlist.

Drew DeBoy is back with another installment of his vinyl listening segment Strictly Heaters. We’ll listen to picks from his record collection featuring music from Domenique Dumont, Pere Ubu and more. Plus, we'll take a...

We’ll listen to artists playing at Record Store Day events around Indianapolis. And Cultural Manifesto host Kyle Long stops by to share music from legendary Indianapolis groups Software and Rapture.

We have a conversation with Annie and Andy Skinner, co-owners of the Broad Ripple record store Indy CD and Vinyl, about their new music venue The 808. Plus, Blues House Party Host Matthew Socey stops by to share music...

We have a conversation with Brent Laidler, musician and host of the WBAA Jazz program The Night Shift, and we’ll listen to a performance from his group Brent Laidler and the Swing 39 Quartet recorded live in Lafayette...